The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-21
SANDERS IN
De NAND FOR
ACTION BY GOV
SHOULD RECOMF--EliD
ACTION ON The DEBT
Senate Passes Six Bills, In
Guiding the Wells5urg
|. School Bill.
CHARLESTON. w Va Ian "a

htor J. VI. Sanders, y majority iioni
, loader OF III" senate. this afternoon IN
troduccd n resolution which calls upnt
Governor John j CornwclI for Il definite
recommendation Of The cxccutiv" TO til,
lrrislaturr regarding what shall be- don,
with the virginia debt The rcsolut ion
introduced for thu joint cons Iteration 81
the senate and house. was referred Il
IN" Virginia dcht committee
This disposal Of the resolution Wa.
made after Judge Sanders haG moved lis
immediate consideration. and after nj
exchange VI r"nrn rkS on that point b%
Minority Leader Fox and senators S;,E.
d"rs. Senator Fox declared thu reSolu-
tlon 4 reflection that ihc governor had
ben drreilCt IN his duties. and urge
that It b" not passed III haste
Senator Sanders denied that any such
reflection was Intended but that he dc.
sired. and nc hClicv" the majority of th'
legislature desired to have some definite
Recommended lions from the governor II
this most important question.
Tho Resolution
The resolution. sets forth that whcrr-
as tho governor in his regular ncSSa sc
promised later to send tho Legislature
the report OF the deb; commission. TO-
E"ther with certain rcco concentrations
for its consideration. but IN transmit
ting that report made no recommends.
tons on the subject whatever. and
whereas the Legislature should have ard
is entitled 10 have such recommends.
tons, tho governor b. asked 10 recon-.
mend arf report 10 tn" Legislature or
the following five points:
''l--W'hcthsr or NOT there were any
other Negotiations with the Virginia
comm !SSion except those Sct forth and
embraced in the report OF the nov Viz
GINA debt commission so Transmitted &c
the legislature on tho nth day oc Jan
uary. 1917. together with III" special
m"ssas" of tho governor.
'2--If there w"r" any other OF fur
Their negotiations with IL" Virginia COM
mission besides those SGT fnrih in the
report. what were they?
3--W'hethcr or not the Virginia deb,
should be paid.
paid. how and in what manner should
payment thereof be made
'5-If the payment should not bc
made. why no. and how can he pay
ment thereof be- avoidcd?-
Passes Both Houses.
Tho first bin 10 receive the final action
oe both houses In passage this session Is
Housa Bill No. 3S. providing for ar In
crease In the salary Of The judge OF the
criminal court OF Mcdowell county
passed by the house this morning and
takrn up IN the senate this afternoon
under n suspension or tho rules and
passed there. 1t now goes 10 the Cover
nor for his signature.
The senate also passed six Of its own
bills this afternoon. including III" Blue
field charter bill: tho Sanders hin re-
lattnE to Judgments affecting Infant
and the insane: the Sanders bill rclat-
ing to Instructions and denrurrers: the
Morton bill. relating 20 commissioners
in chanccry; the West Union schools
bill: and the WcIlsburc school bill.
Tho Duty joint resolution providing
FOR increasing the length Of thr sessions
OF the Legislature from A. to 90 days
and for paying members OF the legisla-
ture $500 annually. was read first
time and advanced TO second reading.
Tho Fox bill to provide out " tho
state council Of defense fund for the
purchase Of memorial tablets for sol
dicrs for the several counties in the
state. was advanced to third reading.
along with six other bills Of local inter
est or relating to courts
Six new bills were introduced In the
senate today and fifteen now ones ap-
pcared In the house. Tho TWO most i'm
portant senate bills were by Shcrr. re-
lating to game and fish protection. AMI
by Duty who introduced n bill Identical
to the John bill in the house relating
to dleness and vaEranfy.
Amorg tho more important hou7c
bills was ono by Delegate Hall. to mak"
ripc line companies common carriers IN
West virginia: one by Delegate Brand.
extending the right Of emiucnt domain
to coal companies; and ono by Drlcga'"
cuppctt. providing for regulation Of tie
transportation OF natural gas in this
state.