The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
WOULD ACCEPT
PROPOSAL FOR
PAYING DEBT

CHAIR. ESTON, W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
question Of accepting or refusing 10 a"-
cept III" proposal officially submitted to
the Legislature yesterday by the Wiz
ginia debt commission for settlement OF
the Virginia debt was put squarciy up
to the house of delegates this morning
by the introduction OF l. resolution by
Delegate George ". McClntic OF
Charleston. providing for the acceptance
OF the offer.
II ~ the first time in tho history OF
the state thai such Il resolution has ever
been introduced. based on ANY definite
proposition OF settlement. On motion oL
Mr.. McCllntic the reference t" commit
tee was dispensed with and the fcsolu-
tiun. which is concurrent. Will go 20
!irsl reading tomorrow. Ii follows:
"Resolvrd by the house Of dele
gates the senate concnrrinS' That the
offer of settlement Of tho judgment
Of Virginia against West virginia
made BY the Virginia debt commission
be aud the same is hereby accepted
md The committees OIL the subject or
The Virginia debt Of tn" respective
houses are hereby directed TO pro-
ppro and submit TO the house ana
Scoate suitable hill or bills for the
nurposc Of providing for the payment
Of the cash payment and the issuance
and delivery of the bonds necessary 70
curry ont tho terms OF such offer.
still further reference TO the oeot
Question WAS made in the house thls
morning in connection with the Sceoho
reading and amendment 10 the raFioF
min which proposes the laying OF PRIV
,lcre tax of ono tenth Of one per cent
pcr cubic foot on gas for each :" mile
eucb r,s is transported within the state
and two cents Il barrel for rach l"lret
of petroleum or the distillatrs thereoi
received for transportation IN OIL p'p'
lines. ,u
This bill it has been estimated Will
vicld An annual tax OF sl.250.OO0, il en-
acted into law and it provides mat OIL
H., nrucceds from The gus and OIL TAX.
.n much as may hr necessary snail oF
devoted tu-thc payment Of Such app "N
jn,ntIous ns may hc made by inc l"e'S-
laiure To be expended for any n"c'SHnis
purposc in connection with WI" Sr'',r
Incrit of the debt" the r"nalhdfr 10 ~
divided between the siat" road. iuno anu
the state school fund. 80,
Objection to this part OF inc !aA Wv
was made by Delegate shaw al iFcst""
county, on tic ground That Inc ies'Hi"
ture had not Yet decided whether Or 'v'
that Nrpl 10 WHIIlI VIZ
iotc rcnlv Of Speaker Wolfe was m
xorrv 20 say Mr.. shaw that I'm atrald
We haven't much 10 say about hat Hues-
-ion. 4 higher authority than VIC are
ALREADY said We Owe it,
While tho oil and gas tax bill Was on
third reading Delegate Williams :"
Peasants attempted TO amend inc Dl!.
bv providing for production tax ~
five cents Il ton on coal. but h"cnu:'"
III" oil and gas laN bill is Il privilege
and not q production tax. III" ameno-
mont WAS held BY III" speaker 10 DC o"'
of order.
The house accepted slight amendments
made in tho child labor hill by the sen
ate and rrpasscd that BILL taxing III"
sam" action on tn" community demon
stratiun packing house bill.
Tho house rejected the Morris roaa
bill, which proposed In make the speed
limit on automobiles ~ miles an hour
on all ronds. Tho present law Is 20 miles
on curves and SIS miles on good roads.
The house also rejected the Hale DILL