The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-10
VIRGINIA DEBT
REPORT COMES
TOLEG|SLATURE

CHARLESTON, w. va. Feb. 9.-lt is
,,dcrs,ood on information from rel-
ahj, sources. that the Virginia oeol
commission. which met with Governor
i,ornwc1l its chairman. in his office on
Saturday afternoon. came |" 4 uti"Il.
inous agreement on further lePor1
which il will make 10 the icstS1aIo'o
early tomorrow afternoon.
II is said. further. mat tnlS pi,I IeporI
viii scr forth the basis ut setllehlehe
rousht about in part by the CORE
suardence OF the commlssion with the
virrinia commission Just PRIOR TO the
meeting Of the Legislature. but wnlcn at
thar time was not brought I" Sohciu-
s;on satisfactory To be reported 70 the
legislature.
The report 81 the commission. To-
gfther with 4 special message OF trans
INITIAL is expected 10 be sent 10 potu
houses of the legislature imH+s"'ateiS
upon their converting at o'clock Mon
day afternoon. The senate does not hie1'
in ,h forenoon.
VIII Be Speeded Up.
With only eleven work days or the
session left, and with five Of the big
p.st propositionS to be actcd upon at
This session still undetermined in elthcr
house. not 10 mention scores OF more
or loss important bills still on the CAL
cndars or in committees. the speeding
up process is expected 10 be appIleo
without brakes in the next two weeks
Tho five major problems still before
~. 1rrislaturc include the Virginia DEBT,
tbcr, budget and appropriations meas
IRE: some form Of military police the
school code. and the conclusion. enc
wr4e or another. Of the. Impeachment,
proceedings against Judge George -
Sturgiss.
is still in it's preliminary stage of con-
siGcration: the budget bin. it is under
stood. has been we'll considered by the
finance committees Of both houses. ana
as soon rs Il supplemental budget COW
ering. expenditures provided for by Inc
lccislation of the present session mas
been added by the budget commission.
may be reported out and passed Qulchl! !;
but one bill relating :" IN" military
police subject has been introduced anu
it is still in the hands of tho senate
committee: the school code is on sec
ond reading in tho senate and on hrSt
, reading in the house; the Sturgiss IN
! rcstigat ION is still in the hands OF the
!; house judiciary committees.
80 Bills Passed.
Thirtv-iwo hills havr hcrn passed by
/
t,seu signed by Governor t'nrnwcll or
will become laws withou, .h,S Sisna-
tur.. H.. has not vetoed any hill.
Tho scrat" has pa%SCG S"V"nty-onc
hills Of it's own ORIGIN ard twfntE-one
! house bills: il has r"jcct"d thlrty-tFc
OF It's own hiIl; and rcw house hllls:
il has passed ntnc resolutions. and no"
has ON it's calendar fiftytwn hihs ana
resolutions. This makes L total Of 16'
nc the CO.. scnatc bills introduced "a
! have received some kind of c"nS1dera-
lions. Tho rest Of the bills still are
| in IN. hands of committees.
The house record is not quite 50 good,
! though unusual dispatch has been gwen
| TO bills in that body this session, II
! has passed tifty-tw" "f its own bills
and clcven senate bills: L f;.S rejected
/ thirty-nvc Of it's uwrt hill:; aid twn or
: three scnat" bills: has passed liv" r"s"-
lutiors and now has an it's ral"Edar
l.G bills and six resolutions. rms
| slows /, total of ""3 h",!:' h'lls out
) Of :; total uf 81 introduced L. have
r.c4i ,'cd consideration.
| To .!nil down congestion in III" rlos-
/ int ,!4.:: uf III" >rSsiun. Ia" S"nrt, has
! acI, rG.h :. rul" against Receiving any
/ rxccrt emergency and Hrpr"pr%'i"r
hills after tn" rnrti"tli day. and ih'
| ;,nus~ l,:,: = resolution i''ld'r;: :" pro-
! ilc rrr liz narrinr; "f Il .,i""r:n:. com
mite. H.: IN" .~r a3"r :" S"l""' ih'
-; mos: imp"riar:. hills each day To b.
! ,ult,. M, IN Spr"iaI rHl"ndHr. wh!r'
! must b." rrlh:r'ri /" uu'H "Nhaii~'"H
Eight sessions as" VII b" held -
consider and pass lucal bills.