The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-24
WOULD OFFER
THREE. MILLION
To Old STATE
SENATOR DUTY PUTS
in HIS RESOLUTION
Resolution Referred to the
Senate's Virginia Debt
Committee. =,

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. Ga
concurrent rcsplution proposed to en-
body West Eirginia's only offer TO set
tlo lhe Virginia debt out of court. ny
offering the debt certificate holders the
gross sum of $3.000,000 in full settle
mcnt for their claims. was introduced
in the senate this afternoon by Senator
NJ X Duty. chairman Of the Virginia
debt committee Of that body The reSo-
,utinn was referred to that committee.
The Judgment Of the United States
sunrcmr court against the state found
the debt and interest up TO July, l9l5'
n be Sl2.2a3. go, with interest at per
ccnI since that date. making the dept,
on The face or the present obligations,
nearly S15Onoo00
The Resolution.
Tho resolution sets forth the sltua.
ton in the following language:
'Whcrcas. moro than twelve years
have elapsed the institution Of tho suit
of The commonwealth Of Virginia
against the state of West Virginia,
without 4 definite proposition by. eithd
state to pay or accept any sum of money
In adjustment Of all matters involved
in said suit out Of court; and.
."Whcrras. the attitude of the people
nf this state as To the payment or any
just demand against them is misun-
drrStnn6; and.
"Whcrcas, the people Of this state
after announcing their absolute con-
!idcncc in the integrity and ability OF
the court which passed upon the mat
tors involved in said suit. and without
criticisinG the finding Of said court
otS ipN ovid
presented to it. believe that all the evil
doncc IN. support Of their contention was
not fully before tho court; and.
Whereas. the judgment against the
state Of West Virginia is greatly in eS-
cess Of what it would have been had
all the evidence been before the court;
and.
"W-hcrras the commonwealth Of Vir-
gin:a rrsfuscd TO pay tho face value OF
her proportion of the same debt to the
rcrtif.clte owners: and,
! "W"rcras tho state Of West Virginia
rcscnts tho accusation of rcpudation Of
any just debt. she maintains her right
To refuse payment or unjust demands on
hcr. and.
"W'hcrcas. West Virginia.is is willing to
pay to the said certificate owners a sum
greater than she- believes she justly
owes fer the purpose Of forever 9ndinE
nll contention between the two states;
therefore,
offer Of 100000.
"Tc Il resolved by the legislature Of
West Virginia. that the West Virginia
Debt Commission be. and is hereby ,
authorized empowered and directed to
offer payment to the owners Of the So
called West Virginia certificates. in full
liquidation thereof. tho sum Of three
millions Of dollars. and.
"Rn il further resolved that in case Of
acceptance the legislature will at once
proceed to raise the necessary revenue
to pay the same and.
&c it further resolved that this prop
ositinn is West FirGinia's only offer to
adjust all matters involved in said suit
ou: Of court"
4 meeting Of the senate Virginia debt
committee has been called for nine A.
NJ tomorrow. calling on Governor Corn
we'll to make some definite recommended
tinn> 10 the Legislature on the debt
quest ion.
The judiciary committee of the house,
10 which the charges against Judge
George c. SturSiss. of Morgantown were
referred when impeachment proceedings
wcrr started against him January II.
has notified Judge SturSiss Of the filing
Of tho charge and has given him until
ten a. H.. Thursday. January 30 to make
answer He also was notified that Oh
Friday morning at the same hour. or az
soon thereafter az possible. the judiciary
committees will begin the hearing OF tcS-
timony on tho charges.