The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-26
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Charleston. ". Va. April 25.-The
fate Of the tax bill to be passed oy this
legislatures and thr decision as to The;h-
er or not there will BE- an extra session
nt the lrgislature is being battled out
tonight by the special Commtte"s on
taxation rs announced today. They had
not. at Il lat" hour tonight. agreed upon
any measure. but they expected 20 r :
main In session until the deadlock IS
hrnk.N and 2 compromise bill suitable
70 all - reported out.
Th. rurnmiit, as finally selected are
as follows: S.natc-PreStdcnt Cohen Z
Arnold and Senator Joseph S. Lewis ~
Faycttn county: Senator VI. '. Godhcy
Ct kanawha county. AMI Senator jesse
A. Bloch OF Ohio. House SpeaH"r l..
" k"lil"y and Delegates G.. w. MCC!ir'
tic Of kanawha county: +. p. Ayle-
shire Of C;.bell county; J. W. Ftynn "t
Preston county and \. NJ. IIorSrman Of
Roanc county. There is ono change in
IL. rn;L list from that first advanced.
Senator r. y. Shinn Of Ripley. was
scheduled for place on the senate
committee EIe was replaced oF Ut
Gudbcy.
If this committee agrees upon \ bii.
which will meet with the favor Of the
majority of both houses. the extra ses-
sion will never be called. The necessity
for it. in the event OF successful CON-
promise. was tnrestalled today BY Sen2-
tor RloCh's motion to bring out the CON-
prorfr. SN.Es sSies tax hill sand place
il on tn. Steoud reading calendar.
IT want It understood" 10 said IN
making this motion. "that there Will be
no attempt to- carry this bill any farther
than second reading. I wish to bring II
ont only for the purpose of substituting
:, suitable. measure at the proper tlno.
Bloch Expects Compromiss.
Senator Bloch indicated that he cX'
poets q compromise bill to pass. Ills
action was followed by a sim liar motion
Oh the part of Senator W. l.. Polling OF
Point Pleasant who asked that his Ec2-
rr;u dcpb.tion tax bill be brought out
and placed at the amendment stag"
THIS was brought out as counter meas
ur., IN case the compromise adopted IN
committee fails to meet with the Sp-
prny:ll of the production tax voters.
The house delegates, in order to Sc
cure the passage Of BILL will tomor-
row bring out one or the other OF IN"
FAX measures. Delegate tlarrE a. weiss
Of Ohio county plans TO have his de-
pletion tax (H. B. 5l5) reported and
rushed through to second readnS.
There il will rest by agreement u"tlA
after tho senate has acted upon TAX
bill The moment that IN" senate Dill
is passed it will b" reported 20 the
house and substituted for the house tax
measure stand on tho calendar. and II
will them begin its march toward en-
actment In the lower house without the
formality of resting for two days De-
fore reaching the amendment stage.
At the same time the necessity or
suspending the constitutional rules VIII
be avoided and the bill will Go through
on it's merits. TIL" appropriation bill
In the meantime will b" travelling the
same route
II is understood that IN" plan to be
odonted bv th, committee will be com
posed Of a small fax on depletion but
4 levy which recognizes the principle
Of that style Of taxation and an IN
crease in tho eNCiS" tax which would
.xtend not only TO corporations but to
individuals and partnerships. Its scope
Will also be wilened. it is said. to IN