The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-26
ACTS WHEN he LEARNS ATTITUDE
OF HYDRO-EL ECTRIC
PROPONENTS
WHEELING SENATOR HAS GROSS
SALES TAX MEASURE AD-
VANCED
FOR PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING TO
REACH TAX AGREEMENT

Charleston. ". Va. April cJ.-Senar
advocates Of water power legislation ~
tn.S session uc The stat" legislature
d, demonstrated their hll!ty to come
back" today. Tie vote by which on
Friday ,hr senate passed resolution
b. Senator Sanders for commission
to study the water power situation ana
prepare 4 h.i for submission when the
lrg:slature meets again, WAS r"'"nHiu-
cred on motion OF Senator lHoCh. WI"
was ono 81 tho - who voted for me
resolution
The roll call on IN" Bloch motion
was: Ayes Bloch, chapman, '"al''r'
Dinsmoor. HaGer. Harman. i"Im''N'
IIiI Hunter. Johnson l.cwI'' i'"r'It'
Stewart. White and President Arnold.
is.
Hoes-Roonc. Bowers. Burr. G"dh'E'
Warmer, Henshaw. McClarcn. Merton.
Polling. Sanders. Shack!ctorc' Sn''''''
Shinn and Staats.7-l-
when I voted for the resolution,
exnlujncd Senator Bloch. ITS was w''h
rho impression that friends Of Inc
h,Jrn-.,rctric bill would ATTEMPT I"
nrcyent proper consideration OK IN"
mon sure. or to allow Of Amendment"
mat would fully safeguard the interests
of ,hc state. This. | lind. - hot 'h'
d;spositinn Of proponents ana th'rt'
fore desire that tho bill BE- retained on
the calendar. .,
rhorc WAS another test of strength
hon .ho bydro-clcctric bill. house bill
No S.. with amendments by the S'"'''
,.or,m;itcc on forestry and c"nS,rFa-
zion. was reached on second tc"u.hE
senator Stewart moved mat Inv n''
n, n,sscd and rnta!n its place on 'h'
,,1,,Gar Senator IIarmer amended IN"
,,o,ion 10 have tho measure rH-com'"''-
tod 10 the Judiciary committee.
Tho amended motion WAS defeated l.,
70 Is. with tho Same lineup trahSpoS'u
.xcrrt that Senator Shackl"i"rd ulu MOI
vote.
Anti-Primary Fight
The hill proposing I" ah"'lSh '"' u
ROC, urinary II West Virginia w.t.
hruurhr to the front thS afternoon
when Senator Stewart moved l"r III"
mediate consideration 81 IN" ahN-in'
mary measure. which ii" lnir"du''n 'H
rcnucst. II" explained that IN" puTP''H'
Of III, motion was to adNanc" IN" hiI
to second reading ann then have !! re-
committed to tn" Judiciary c"min''''''
of which hc is ,halrmh;r
Il have Il substitutes tor ihiS DIV
said Senator Stewart. (which maN'S
abolition of tho direct Urinary apply
only 10 stat" officers" Tn" necessary
two-thirdS vote could not h" mustered
for his motion, the N"t" being l. Tor I"
n against.
Tho finance CommItte" WAS instruct
Cd on motion Of Senatorial" Oh. 10 re-
MORT ON, tho gross sales tax bin. and IT
was advanced TO second reading MY
idea is 10 have TINS bill retained on Soc
ond reading until We fad out whether
We can agree upon il or shall l." "h!IE"t
To substitute another measure, OK
planned the Wheeling senator.
Sl5,ooo,ooo for Roads.
Authority to isStl. bonds for $lJ."hh.
Nnn t. cover road construction w"rN
within tho next two I"ar$. or until an
Other regular Sr>>iun Of IN" >,At' l'GiS-
lauIrr. was gwen ly tn" lower h"uS" TO-
dav through passage at III" road bond
bill |, also provides for thu levy and
collection Of an annual tan I" pay ~"
intrrcS, on the bonds. II vas pass d :
To = under a suspension Of 'uh'S. nav
ing been taken up earlier IN the uHY "n
first ,.n,!lur. TN" hIl. originality pro-
vid"d fer IN initial expenditure az w.
900 600 OF thc So. po". 80" Authorized IN
tho general "l"ctI"n la~' tN'. This WAS
rcdur,tl N commute" !" Elh.hni'.u"h. ana
after h".'"d DEBATE, r"da" thea mount
was raised :" SlI.u"n 90" upuu motion
Of D"lrS:.'" I.mn' "mam - NamrSh.r"
county.
Th" lower nu,iS.. :is" passed h"Ii~..
bills "mIUw~rlnG Tin. @nN'Girr !" III
vacancies n tn" United States ~'Hat".
Vlth Srua;" a;l-i,!n, niS. pr"v!h.nG for
assistant Prosecuting attrrn"N~ ANA
Stt1"rrari."rS. a. arn"Hd'od: '"'HruG =
FAX on insurance" agents and hr"k":S.