The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-13
DEFEAT MOTION
To TABLE THE
VIRGINIA DEBT

CHARLESTON, Feb. IA nation
TO table the McClintic concurrent reso-
luton proposing that the Legislature
of Yves, Virginia accept the terms OF
settlement Of the Virginia debt as pre-
scented in the last report Of the Virginia
debt commission was defeated inns
morning In the House Of Delegates by
a vote Of ~ TO Al, ten members being
absent and not voting.
The revolution thon on motion or Dir.
McClintfc was made special oroer oi
business for Thursday afternoon al
$3.50 o'clock.
The resolution came up for the &C
t;on of the House in regular order and
II was supported by Delegate McClin-
tic in IN address in which he declared
that the time has come when West VIZ
ginia must act on the subject or action
will he taken for her and on forms mueh
less dcsirablel.
The fight against tho resolution was
started by delegate l.. c. Anderson OF
Mcdowell county who rose to SPEAK
with The statement that he desired 20
make motion in regard to tho rcsolu-
tion. He made an extended address IN
which no maintained thai today was
not the time to pass upon the rcsoiu-
ton, and closed by moving TO taD'e
j., motion which SMUT OF all iurther
debate, being not dcbatable.
On the motion delegate McCauley DE-
mnndcd that that the vote be. taken ny
ayes and nays. This gave Individual
members the opportunity TO explain
their votes where desired. though Inn
tied under the rules to three minutes
Delegate Anderson. in support or MS
motion to table said he agreed with
! McCIinlic In most that he had said. out
was not ready then to vote on the reso-
luton. He said everybody had seen
fit to pass the buck" 10 the ieGlsla-
ture; that neither the Governor nor inc
commission had made recommends
| ton, and that he thought the people
back home should have time to let
! their representatives know how tncy
! wanted :hcm to vote
In explanation Of his vote delegate
Pcttigrcw Of Kanawha declared that he
was surprised that lawyer referring
10 Anderson. should stand on the floor
Of the house and say in this case the
members Of the legislature should con-
suit with the people back home.
III court had entered Judgment
! against q client Of his" pcttiErew con-
tInued, he would not think of con-
sulting with that client as to whether
nc should pay It or not. he would ad"
! wise tho client 70 pay 1t as the only
thing to be done"
The vote on tho resolution 10 table
| the resolution was as follows:
Ayes: Anderson. Danntstcr. Blizzard
| Brandbrammcr. lsyrncs. Capehart Cole
| man. Coon. Fitch. Fortncy. Godfrey
Hale. Hersman. Hillcry. Howard. Jones
Lantz. Moran Morris. Musscr. McClarcn
McDcrmott. Mcpherson. Otto. pcdtGo,
! Priddemore. Rankin. Sarver, Scott. Shaw
Spansler. Starchcr. Stovc., Sturr1. Tay-
lor Williams of Peasants. and Wysong.
| Noes: Blackhurst. Bland, Bray. CAL
houn. Clements. Cunningham. FerGu-
| son, Hackney. Hamilton. Harvey. Hayes
Hendricks. Hickman. Hobbs, John. Kern
Kuykcndall. Lester. Mnhan. Miller
Mollohan. Moore. Mou!d., McCanley'
McClintic. Neal Of Webster: Nutter.
O'Conncr. Parsons. Peck. Perrin. Fctti'
grew. Richards. Rouss, Shonno. sum
mcrs. Thurman. Twyman. Vaughn
Weiss. williams Of Ohio and Speaker
! Wolf.