The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
Gas !
BILL THROUGH
UPPER HOUSE.. u /.
1e TO 10 THE VOTE.
ON THE. MEASURE
Both Pan Handle Senators
and Hunter, Of Marshall,
Voted for the Bill. 81,

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE {,
Steptoc bill. passed several days ago by,
the house of delegates, was passed this
afternoon by the senate by vote OF ID /
to 10, or by one vote more than was
shown by the test vote on amendment,
yesterday. This bill has for its pur-,.
pose the conservation Of natural gas |,
for the use OF West Virginia consumers /.
in preference TO consumers outside thsS-
state. 81
1t provides that all gas companies
shall satisfy, 10 the limit Of their ability,
all demands made upon them by west
Virginia consumers. both commercial
and domestic. for gas before shipping
any of its supply outside the state.
Opposed the BILL.
The bill WAS opposed in an extended
discussion by Senator Wallace B. Crib:
ble OF Doddridge county and by senator,
w. +. Burgess Of Wetzel county. SEM
ator Gribble discussed the bill. raising
many points of objection. particularly!
those relating to its practical poerations
and effect and it's right to stand under
the constitution. He declared the ef-,y
feet Of it would be TO increase the COST.
of gas in West Virginia to prohioitire
figure or else to confscate the property;
of the gas companies In other states by
compelling them 10 abandon such prop
erty. -:-r
Alleging its unconstitutionality. Sem.
etor Gribblc declared the legislature Of!
this state, in passing II, was in cffec-,
voting secession against the united,
States supreme court and the Union in'.
sofer as the power Of the federal gov
crnment's authority to regulate COM
merce is concerned. 81
Defended By HarmsF. 81,
The bill was defended at length. by
Senator Harvey w: Harmcr OF Harrison
county. who declared that to defeat the
cilr was to make invasion on tho people -
rights Defeat the BILL he insisted >fur-
thcr. and factories will dismantlc anu
20 into other states to burn West Wiz.
kinia gas when it has been slipper
there.
In addition, he said. thousands oI;
homes in this state now fitted to burn
this fuel, which God gave to West Viz:
Rinfa, will have to go back to- coal And
wood II we continue to permit the ship
ment of gas in unlimited quantities int1
other states. - .E.s
Those voting for the bill were Sena-,'
tors Arnold, Bloch, Burr. Cobun, D4t1,I
Fox, Hartman, Har1ner, Hough, n
Johnson, Kumpf, Montgomery, No
Polling, Sanders, Stats, Stewart
SinseI.
Those voting against the bill =
Burgess, Chapman. Coalter. Dod
Frazier. GrAslc, Lewis. Luther SCI
and York.
Tencill telegraphed he was o. Rset
the bill. but no member for the
would agree to pair with IL. senate
Montgomery voted against theHU- xhcna
1aI htit 1ntpr ChanRc6S
his vote to aye. ri$5Ss
GODFREY BIll PasSsd -:
The senate also passed the GodfnS5
bill, relating to assessments and taxa.
ton. which passed the house several
days ago. 1t also reconsidered the vote
of yesterday by which it passed the cis-$:
cult judges salary bill. and recalled ~
from the house to be put back on second
reading for amendment. &.
The house passed the Sanders short
hand transcript bill. the Morton commis-.
sioners in chancery bill, and the terms OF
court bill. all Of which have passed tho,
senate. and house bills relating to me..
morals to soldiers. corporations organ
'ization, authorization Of maps and re-:
cordins Of births and deaths. 80
1t defeated on passage the MOTOR
bill. dispensing with the seal on deeds;
the Pettigrew bill. on payment OF ouos-
rnents by municipalities. and-thc Nc:
clintic bill, relating TO land titles.
The features Of the morning session!
Of the house was the introduction OF q
iofnt resolution by Delegate George ":
McClintic of Kanawha providing Tor AeS
reptinr the terms Of settlement OK tne
Virginia debt as submitted yesterday py
che virginia debt commission. and tno
n,seare Of the Taylor bill. providing
for a privilege tax on oil and gas IL.