The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
VIRGINIA DEBT
PROBLEM To Be
ENDED At ONCE

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. FL ne
biggest propoSii ion. from the standpoint
nf the people; pocketboOk. that Will
come before the West Virginia lcglsIu-
,Ur,. this session. will be brought To
head AT least in the discussions OF Inc
LEGISLATORS, by the middle of this week.
II is tbs Virginia debt. 1t Will DE
brough UP by the meeting here Wedhc+S-
dav of the Virginia commission al lhlS
state Tho principal and interest or the
debt now aggregates more than 3l"'UoV'-
700
Already there has been considerable
discussion Of tho matter among the
members OF both houses. Although OPP
position is apparent from IN" cohFcrS"-
tons OF some Of tho members. the con-
census Cf opinion seems Ia he thai IT, ~
now no IL TN" STATE 10 settle the deDt IN"
that the only thing to do. as one member
>uts il "is 20 mect il lik" men and devise
the most practical way Of paying IT,
No Accommodation.
Governor Cornwcll merely mentioned
the subject n his regular message
promising q. special mcssaG" dealing
with the problem and presenting the
report ur tn" commission. 1t has becn
hintcd that the commission. OF which the
governor is chairman. Will make no con-
crete recommendation tn the legislature
merely presenting tho facts Of the stu
alton and leaving it entirely up 10 IN"
legislators .agarding the manner OF
meeting il.
Jus, wha, tho commission will do.
however. probably will not b" decided
until its meeting 1t is the opinion or
In,
isIaturc that undoubtedly the Enited
States Supreme Court has determined on
a means Of enforcing the payment OF inc
debit. else il would not have mail!
claimed jurisdiction over il.
Some of these members. therefore. he
lIevc tina: tho stat" would and should
avoid further embarrassment and added
cxnonsr by assuming III" responsibility
of settlement at once. TIL" issuance OF
state bonds covering III" amount. Tor
period of 90 10 30 years. has boon pro-
messed MS one of the ways OF meeting the
debt
7, * understood tha: VI. X. Duty. ct
PnnnShoru. will he named as chairman ~
tho Virginia debt committee in TN" SEN
ntr. ~. definite information j. araiiahl"
tonight. as Ia ,hr choice Of Speaker
Wolfe for chairman Of This conmittr" IN
the house.
women's Suffrage.
Will" tho equal suffrage leaders III inc
state ar" not expected 10 ask for sub
mission Of n state constitutional amend
,nrnt on tho subject it is known to he
watching congressional action very
closely and il tho federal amendment
rcsolutinu passes there. tn" West Viz
ginin legislature will be urged 10 ratifE
81 NJ 0u"o.
Mrs John Frhl. or Harrisburg. on" of
thr leaders nf the organizers IN tn" state
was hero last wcrk and interviewed
number Of the members nr both houses.
Hrr conversations however. related only
Il, consideration tina will !" asked on
the question IN N" "vont the federal
amendment is submitted.
In Wow of the very sever" defeat IN"
proposed state amendment moi al tn"
polls in 1916 however. n gnod deal nt
doubt is expressed oyer III" favorable
consideration rv"n nf Il federal amend
mont at this time in the West Virginia
legislature.
TO Legalize Boxing.
Tho proposal /" lcgalIz" h"Hinc by ih'
creation Of Il stat" boxing commission 10
supervize the sport in West Virginia.
will hc introduced again A. this session.
and mRny m "mh"rs profess tn" belief
that il will have much better chanc" TO
enact than any Of it's predecessors in the
la 81 decade.