The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-17
EXTRA SESSION
NOW UNLIKELY
SETTLEMENT OF STATE
DEBT SEEMS CERTAIN
Speeding Up of Legislation
All Along the Line on
the Program.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Feb 1e.-
Though there has been some talk IN the
last week of q possible extra session OF
the legislature to complete anticipated
unfinished tasks Of the present regular
session, which closes next Friday night.
that evcntuallty is not now looked fpr
by the lenders in either house.
While there are q large number of
bills on both calendars still only par
TALLY considered. there Is but little
doubt that the best of them can be
ground through the mill In the remain
ing five days Of the session. along with
the four major propositions yet to be
acted upon.
The four major propositions yet to
be acted upon arc the Virginia debt set
tIcment: the passage OF the budget, or
appropriations bill; the passage in the
house of the school code bill; and the
enactment Of some sort of state patrol
or police bill.
Minds Made up
There is little doubt now that the
minds Of n vnst majority Of the lcgis-
lators. both Republicans and Democrats,
arc made up on the Virginia debt set
tlement. and that it is only a matter OF
the time necessary to put the bill
through after it comes from commit
tee.
The amended budget bill is expected
to come from committee to the floor OF
each house tomorrow. advanced under
n. suspension Of the rules to second read
Ing for amendments. after which II
must so to third reading for passage not
later. than Tuesday night The budget
amendment to the constitution requires
that It shall be passed at least three
days before final adjournment.
The school code bill will be on sec
ond., reading in the house tomorrow.
Some time probably will be consumed In
amending the measure there. but 1t is
confidently believed by those behind the
bill that it will be passed in good time.
Nay ReorHanixe Guard.
The most doubtful proposition OF all
is the state patrol, or police bill. Tho
Hough patrol BILL advanced 10 third
reading Friday in the senate. was re-
turned to second reading by that body
Saturday. and its standing was MADE
still more uncertain by the introduce
tion of n joint resolution by Senator
A. E. Schcrr, Republican. last Sat-
urday. which II adopted by both houses
would direct the governor TO proceed
with the reorganization Of at least
one regiment OF the national guard.
Which ono of the propositions IS
10 receive favorable consideration by
the Legislature is not clrar nj this time.
IN his biennial message. Governor
Cornwcll discouraged any thought or
an attempt to revive tho national guard
as im7racticablc under present condi-
tions. and suggested n plan similar 10
the one proposed in the Hough Dill.
ExtrI Session Possible.
Tba rnpcrpDpr furt hnr hintCd in his
message that ne expected some kind
of state police bill to be passed at
this session, and indicated that unless
IL should be done he would convene an
eStra sessions Immediately for that pur-
pose.
The eX;gcncics in that situation,
therefore. in the belief Of most OBJ
servers. carry the only prospects Of an
extra session.
Tn to Saturday night seventy-seven
bills had been passed by both houses.
with the prospect that all Of them. with
one possible exception. will become
laws. 1t has been predicted BY some
that Governor Cornwcll would veto inc
state racing commission bill. lin which
event II probably could not be- revived
rs It's passage in the house was ac-
complishcd by only small margin.
and there were more Republicans than
Democrats against il.
Tho senate has passed nincty-three OF
It's own bills and forty-sevcn house
bills. while the house has passed
eighty-thrrc OF It's own bills and thirty
senate bills. The total number OF bills
to get through both houses by the end
Of the session. therefore. probably Will
be considerably over IL hundred.