The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26
VOTE ON MORTON BILL
BELIEVED SIGNIFICANT
At Least Three Additional
Votes Predicted on Vote
on the John Bill.
NEW FLANK MOVEMENT
EXPECTED IN HOUSE
If Senate Acts Badly-Pro-
posed to Attach Gas Rider
to Debt Bill.

CHARLESTON. W. vi. March %
When the senate brings the John oil and
gas bill TO vote Tomorrow 1t is predict
I'd that il will pass by 4 safe nlarEin-
The prediction is based by the S!Sntti-
rant vote Oh the Morton coal. oil. gas
bill in the senate to-day. when tweINH
affirmative votes were cast and SiN'"En
opposing votes. That in itself Is not
cncourag giug for the John measure. but
it is declared that at least three S",Et-
tors who voted against the Morton meas
urc. will be found supporting thu other.
The John gas bill already has been
passed in the house by an overwhelming
majority.
Bill Reported Out
In the senate thSi afternoon tho fin
ance committee reported out the John
gas and oil tax bill by majority re-
port with the Recommendation that the
hill be rejected 4 minority report
made an amendment to the John bill by
substitution. recommending the passage
Of a gas and oil privilege tax bill
based upon the production as shown by
the company books.
The new bill would lay tax OF four
cents A barrel na oil an done hal* OF one
cent on each Thousand cubic feet Of gas
Of measurements as proposed i'll the
John bill
The senate, IN considering an amend
rrent TO the licenses and license tax
bill. as offered by Senator Morton for the
purpose Of testing the sentiment of that
body on the question ot laying a license
tax on coal. oil. rock oil and natural gas.
defeated the amendment by q vote OF
is to 12.
The real fight over gas and oil tax
legislation. however. will come up to-
morrow over the adoption Of ono of the
finance committee reports.
The vote on the Morton amendment to
S,e license tax bill was as follows:
For the amendment: Bloch. Burr.
Chapman. Cobun. Duty. Hartman. Har-
mar. johnson. kumP. Morton. Polling.
and sinsel.
Against the amendment: Arnold. Bur
cess. Coalter. Dodson. Fox. Gribhle,
Hough. Hunter. Lewis. Luther. Mont
sornery. Sanders Scherr. Stewart. Ven
Gill. and York;
Delay Of the oil and tax proposition
by the senate will in all p-obiilty cause
further delay Of tho Virginia debt set
Element bill
The house seeing TO bc determined to
force the issue with thc rpp1- branch.
and It Is declared by como tim. the debt
proposition will be held UP -: long as
the senate continues 10 stall on the Gas
tax measure.
Plank Movement.
1t is rumorcd that there j.. :: roEsihil-
tty OF the hoa5e amending snr Virginia
debt settlement measure 20 provide FOR
the necessary revenue ~ Tax cn OIL
and gas. In this way il w7uid DC up TO
the upper body TO either arcap. th'
amendment or block the debt ssttic-
ment entirely,
Sufficient time Is TO u" cirna tho
senate. II in sn!G. tn declare ;ts"lf
either for or nsnin:;' . tax On o'I and
gas. and the amendment to thS dent
settlement bill may NOT make it= az
pcarance for son1a days.
II IS definitely knows. howcvHr. thai
such a proposition IS bH!n:; s"riHS"iy
considered.
Opposed by vc!se.
One of the frntGrSr rc IN" I.t"sr@~7'i
session OF the houhc wns tEr adoption
OF an amendment TO this Mc>i.1:.r e>~
Else tax bill which Is intcr1".1 ~ raise
revenue sufficient TO pa tIr o%pefiai:!
n- the state pottrr depa;ttnri,t. Tt,
rate WAS doubled. being ircrras'rl 10
one-hair from one-lunr'ar o. n;:'' per
cent. Delegate Harry Wsiss of Nh"c:-
ing was one OF tho :rein6crs opposing
,he amendment. Ne f"ciarrd that ;i1n
tax was exressi"a. re declared innt
ihe amendme,,t w"tItI "!s' CORPORA i'ii*
in the WhesIing ';is,rict II IN" n"s2h-
borhood OF s75.6oo Annually oyer a't:'
above tho tax nn* brjrg pad AMI ihat
proposed In tho bill.
The senntr adnpSad ~" h0uS> 'rS''.n'
ton providing f.: West Eif:s;rin :
perttc. patton in soldier sattle'oHh; pro-
1ect. IN tho event .te limited H:n;ea
congress passes Il In~ authorizing s':@'''
as IS now IN prospect.