The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-14
MANY BODIES WEST VIRGINIA
To PETITION FOR EXTRA SESSION
pecial Dispatch To Tho Intclligcnccr.

Special Dispatch To Tho Intclligcnccr.
WASHINGTON. r. c.. March l%.-Thp
West Virginia legislature will bc asked
10 join other state assemblies. chambers
OF commerce. business mems clubs. and
civic organizations Of all kinds and do
Scriptions throughout the country III
formally pctitoning tho President "t
tho United States To rt'nv"nr Tho con-
gross in extra session without further
delay.
Leaving the political snarl Of Tho
President with tho last congress "ntir"-
L.; out OF it. erasing the partisan feel
ing from the situation (if that be posi-
hlc). the business men OF tho country
arc speaking up with a demand fii.i
congress be convcncd-not wh"n the
President gets back, because no one
knows when that will be and tho rrcsi-
dent himsclf said in his New York
speech on tho eve "f his dcpartur" TOR
France second limo. that he woula
no: return Until 1t was over. over
thcre"-that congress be convened AZ
once. II can be done by cable. if nur
legally by law, legally by pr"ccnt. for
tn" executive part of the governments
has been run by GA bl" for several mnntit>
already and viii continue I" b" direct c,l
months more IT, como. at least.
= Tho thinking men g.: he country arc
demanding that congress h" calrd AT
once to meat. and the demand i daily
growing stronger. Everybody excepting
tho President and Il few other; who re-
elect him like human mirrors. -" lh"
vital necessity to thu peace and pros
pcrily Of tn" country Of having congress
got 70 work again. and undertaken 10
met the Mountainous and many prob
lens Of. reconstruction after The wa
which AZ demanding prompt attention.
II is argued by those demanding Il con
gross that these prob."mS are nt SIIrn
urgency and great imporlanc'r ri,at they
'nnnnt be postponed unless great hurL
bu don" to tho country.
The President left Washington u,
huff and The last congress uui; ~ mitch
The same wnught-up t"mlrr'n"nta:
condition. 1t is Figured that the chief
executive has had tim" - cool 81 ami
that Il C"Untry-widc apnca! ul huS n"s:
men and thinking people. VIII" a. NOR"
concerned in the cnuntryS w"liar" JUS:
LOW than they arc in any iihy between
III" political parties for advantage u,
next years compagn. will impress Ih"
President with it's nrn-partisaI and pa
lrintic cha ractor. and CfuS" hun - r'-
Iont -: his purpose not TO call congress.
until he ccts back from Paris
II. however. Congress is not called uU-
til June. or not even then If tn" Pres:
don't is still abroad AMI still st"ndfaSr
IN his plan not 10 have congress sitting
Uutjl h" arrives back in Washington
thcr" is scarcely II chance that any al-
preparation bills will l." passed by the
end Of he fiscal year. June Gnth. The
result will be ON barra SSm"nt and more
or loss chaos in governmental depart.
m"nts.
TIL" Rcnuhl:cans. who will control tn"
congress hav" let il 10 known thai they
d" not propose 20 hurry through pot
Legislation ut tn" bchoSl o. IN" Pres.
don't or any Of his $nIr"lari"' ana hu-
rcau chiefs. they 81: thai rh"y ar" ro-
ing ~ 60 over "v"r$ 'Slinlai" .t"m ny
ION. with Wow 10 putting nm "nd Ia
wartime "Ntr1yaEanr" and w"$i". ans:
- res: oring strict economy. They In-
'"rpr"t thcir big success n tn" polls
last November as being an order from