Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-05-06
GOVERNOR CALLS SPECIAL. sEs-
SION OF LEGISLATURE

Charleston, April ga special
! session of the legislature to begin
today at noon was called Yesterday
+ in a proclamation by Governor Gore.
Raising of additional revenues APP
I preparations for buildings and land.
/ provision for maintenance of roads.
kand regulation of persons bearing
arms, were named as the subjects to
+ be considered.
The text of that portion of the
proclamation, setting forth the mat
tiers to be taken up at the extraordi-
airy session follows.
First: To enact law or laws to
provide necessary revenue for the
state.
Second: To make appropriations
from the revenues of the state for
state road purposes and for buildings
and lands at state institutions. inciud-
ing an additional unit, or office build
ing, to the state capital.
Third: To consider and act upon
legislation regulating persons author
lied to carry arms, and giving the de-
partment of public safety such au
thorlties as in the public interest with
erspect to such persons.
Fourth: To make appropriations
from the revenues of the state to paw
compensation of the Officers clerks,
and other employs of the legislature
for this extra session.
The regular session of the legislat-
ure had before it bills proposing in
creases in the gross sales tax, which
as drawn at that time were expecting
to raise approximately $4,000, 900 of
additional revenue. Governor Gore. in
an address to joint session. endors-
ed this proposal, but no action was
taken in the regular session and it is
expected that the same or similar bill
will be considered at the special ses-
sion.
In adopting a gasoline tax bill in
the final hours of the regular session
disagreement between the two hou-
ses resulted in the tax being set at
three cents Committee members
acquainted with the details of road
financing told the house of delegates
that the three-cent tax would paw
interest and sinking fund charges on
the S50,000,000 of stateroads bonds
authorized and would care for over
head expenses of the State Road Com
mission but would leave nothing avail
able for road maintenance, and that
some other revenue would be necess-
airy for that purpose.
A joint committee of the legislat-
ure has been studying the building
needs of the state institutions, inclu-
ding the capitol building project and
is working on report expected to
propose a ten-year building program
for a total coast of about $14, 000,- /
600, and to propose that the 10-cent
state levy be devoted to that purpose. !
No statement was made as to the /
sort of legislation that was expected |
under the third provision of tn ecall |
but observes about the legislative |
chambers were of the opinion that I
some action might be taken under !
that section to achieve the object in /
tended in the "mine guard" bill that
failed of passage of disturbances in
connection with the coal mine strike
now in effect in the northern part of 4
the state.
No indications were available at
noon today as to what line the new
tax measures will take to raise addit-
ioal funds for earring on the work of I
the various state departments, but an (
increase in gross sales rate was DEEM
ed likely.
After referring the matters to be Z
taken up by the Extra Session to the (
different committees, the legislature /
took a recess for several weeks to give
the committees time to fully consider
the proposed legislation.