The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-26
MAY COMPROMISE
ON $1,000 SALARIES

NAV H0NHDDOh1SE
VIA No4fll lNo'iAOL
ON O. 000 Sal ARItS
Wv V%,OoO ~ AA-A A
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charleston W. va. Jan III w
eve OF ADJOURNMENT 'or recess OK t',,
state legislature '"!ai ~ -" o'"S
were h'ro"uCcu III "I,' I.,,..'1 ~.
~ SuuInE co., .' ,'.h ~. session viii
r, adjourned until March &c. when Il
session II 45 days. under the new order
ut things, will b. he'd 10 PASS upon the
proposed new laws BY the time OF
Udiournament tomorrow afternoon. It Is
ontirinated nv l,,,ic.s. that upwards OF
500 bills will be n tho hopper.
E,xcer, for parliamentary mancuver-
,,r =, ~. ssna.r =, an a.temp. TO get
Iurr,d.ats action on the measure pro
posing 70 ;nc-cas" the salaries OF cleo
tive state officers from $4,000 to So.ooo'
there was no action IN either mousse TO-
day and the introduction Oh ne" o'''S
was II" order inrouSnou'' ..,
Inc S1"Ir'eS OH - one W '"'
emergency nus PloI'"S'N y!
C"rn"r,' n ms i,'HS,,S' - .,l ,,,,.
Nc 4 49,, ..,,',,,crs, ;,,,o-.,,,
ond reading toaaS ana S|n''"rS ."o's,,'.
"A ,l,.,h h.,
stated toh'E"' ~ 400 I b. 80 hir,
compromise o.I S':!So 60 horr.o "a
"ou1u :" ''' =, 90 800; haIai,,,, =,
'ou' n'''enl' r,,hi,, ,oni,r, md mr.,
aus va Wv ~, ,,,noirtu.n,s nj
S'so I,",,S hin. hn,.a W., ,.,,
oI ,T 49,. ,a,,., a. va
oeen eN ~
Vu"e
May Have Extra SesSaon'
An extra session Immediately after
the end OF the first half of the pres
ent meeting tomorrow. was believed to-
night BY members both houses to be q
strong possibility unless the salary
measure is approved and the appoint
ments to the governor confirmed
Both houses will meet Tomorrow AT ~
o'clock for the hrst time during ue
present session.
salss Tax Hi Goes IN.
A hill which stands out above all 9th.
ers in the finance group was introduced
~ rho senatc today BY Senator Lewis ii
h,vnt,a conntv chairman Of tn. finance
comnri,tee II seeks to provide The
,,,ona,, % onarate tho business of the
,ns,bod untoue in West YIr-
- aa.,oInc
The hin provides for the raising OF
me U,,t 49, r ~! - nv Of onr.half
49, - sx,,t on saIes rf property,
ord nv, q similar levy on the gross earn
i,r. ~ other corporat,ons not derived
iron, salcs Of PROPERTY. The measure
,.ou,d rspsal what is known as the en-
81 ,r,1sno-,,tion ,or on oil
50 49, ,,,hioh 60 now ti,d M in the
Lighar courts and all other acts in
rnnsistspt with its provisions"
MANY senators tonight expressed their
annroyal of the plan as outlined in ;he
nrnnossd measure. but predicted that
no tax would likely be cut down to one
nth os ono per cent. This lower levy.
,h.y cav wouId hiring revenue Of ar
,-oyimoteIv "a 600 900. The coal indus
~ lone yvouId nav about Sl.OOO,OO0
beyy nr bills providing for special
-;,.n,.ro ,ax on production that us de-
n1atjnr the state of its natural rG-
sources. hay. already found their way
i,to botb .bous.s Senator Polling OF
49, on,,rty has nroposed five of them,
- . ~ 10 has savaral 9TH
"-'u -. g - hn,ror ot tho wind
eEs ie"uS -" ~ 49,, ,roduction
ny ms 81 tir,hsr
ot coal "4, .n, III 49,. hnnn intro.
800 .o,,,t oDd If2 IN the
uu'eu al "
mouse rs,,,.o,
III
buckhahu"h 'uscH AZ va I''N
proposition TO-DAY removal iheaSo
in the interest or that CITY oeil's NJ
duced. Elkins' win one p''t nN4ne 80
city as the capitol' ouPt'c"teu Al 49,
houses with measure Tor lne reloC
ton OF the state capitol. ana pFopoo-
ing for the first time reierenuu'''
vote on the subject. This oil! wouIe
have the people express their cholce is
between Charleston and Elkins At spe,
cial election the first Tuesday OF next
September. Legislative committees
from Parkersburg and ClarksourG were
in joint conference on the cap'l"' re-
moval proposition today.
For lieutenant Governor.
Creation Of the office of lieutenant
governor and supplying OF free text
hooks IN the schools of the state are
nronosed in two bills introduced 10y
Senator Rowers Of Marion county. Dis
tricts which have enough money sur
plus in their building. teachers and
maintenance funds. after paying All
legitimate expenses, would be required
20 furnish text books TO pup''S Tree.
Senator Stewart chairman OF nc
judiciary committee. introduced o'''
creating the office or state insurance
commissioner. The salary IS hNea ~
$500. An addition TO me slate tuoe'
culosis sanatarlum at Terra Ma IS pro
vided In OIL Suo"',tt'u DE 60