The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-02-21

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! in the House to punish counterfci.crs OF ma
i tional currency with death. The Senate
rassci y bill to prevent Kidnapping. bill
TO prevent pervcr.iou Of the mails AMI TO pun
ISL circulation Of lottery handbil!s, &c. WAS
, introduced in The Senate. The prospce. seems
to he that the Representatives iroI: tennessee
, wil! soon DC admitted.
An demonstrations" pT0""cd-
, iuc--.t SUMMARY lJcctlnent from
the Capitol.
For some time past oac Col. lloun
shell, Of Grccnbricr county, who has
! that title Ly virtue Of commission IN
the rebel army Cor in the " irregular
rebel Scrvicc.) has been staying ia the
city, ard has been spending some time
in the Hobbies Of the Legislature. II
WIS understood that ho la! bcca com
mi.>iorcd by the rebels Of the Green,
brier circuit to present charges IN the
Legislature against Jud@c y. Harrison
Of that circuit and yesterday evening
The charges wtrc presented in the House
Of Delegates through one O. In" mcm.
bcrs, Mr.. lIounshcIl remaining in the
lobby to see wha. sort Of reception they
met
! In tho course Of some remarks upon
+ the resolution coyc:in. the charges.
! CAPTAIN McWhGrtcr, Of Klnawha. said
they had been introduced in the House
at the instance Of i rebel Colonel, and
he lad been informed, Ola "bushwhark.
ing" Colonel.
/ After the House had adjourned aud
tho members were standing around the
hail convcrsiuy. as Usual. Col. lluunshcli
entered tie bar au% approaching Capt.
! McWhor!cr, dcmau:el-
! "Dy what authority do you call INC
'buShwackins Colonel ??
! Captain NcWhorls- replied By asking.
+" Are you the gentleman who presented
those charges p
! Colonel IIounsheII replying in the at.
! iirmaLivc, TIE Cap;.in said: Il have
been Informed that you were bush
whackrr.
! "WeI," said COL II. Il was not u
bu>hwhackcr. That charge i, false.
! did not think You would make the as.
scr!ion on your own responsibility. n>
! you stated falschood." Capt. New.
! replied tina, nc had no personal knowl.
= cd=c Of the fact, but he had been SO in
! formed and believed j..
/ Col. II. replied that it was untrue,
and added, ''as 10 my moral character |
am willing that should be investigated.
) AS 70 your moral character. replied
Capt. New, " dun't know how that
is. You are guilty Of the hishss, crime
known 10 our law. !: and yoa havo been
pardoued for those crimes rrooab!y; hut
you are nonc the less. guilty, because you
I have committed them ..
! The CoIoucl's bearing was Very hau=h-
IS. and the m"mhcrS began to crowd
eround tG hear the alteration. AT iEl,
; iuuc'urc Mr.. Cunningham, Of Marion,
ian elderly mcmtcr.l came along aud
remarked to Coluncl II. that lie had bet. !,
;cr 90 outside cSthe hal! if he wanted
to make "a fuss"
Col. II. replied in an excited and high .
toned voice &" ~" hid better 20 home .
and mind your own, business " /
Col. Wiiehcr, Of Cabell. standing by. :
observed to Col. II. that if he wanted !
difficulty, he should 90 out d"ors and +
say so. in,ima,ing that he thought he
might DC accommodated. :
Col. II. turniu: TO Col. Witchcr re, .
plied in very naughty and Scornfal
manner: Il am responsible ior %ha: .
say and Cor NY actions. ;
Col. Witchcr squared himself, bn' .
lust then Mr.. kooucc, Of Jefferson, corr
ing up behind him, inquired Of Col. H. /
If he felt aggrievcd. :,
Col. Il. turned upon Mr.. kooncc and .
bcstowiug upon him such whitening
look Of contempt as only chIva'rcus
son Of the South i, capable Of, replied .
in most insulting tone: " Not much :
not much! It takes a gentleman to az
.ricvc NC, and while some members 0!
this House rise to that high level, others .
arc nothing bu. blac1suir1s and COW
ards !
This was too much, and Mr.. koonee
[" ven. for" the bclliycrcn, Coloael, aud
busting him out through tho lobby and
the outside door of the hall, thrust him
down stairs. Several members followed
in hot haste, and Mr.. Billiard, Of Nom
roc county, being rorsmost, took up the
Ease where Koonte left it, and being
stalwar, Though clderly) man, strong IN
limb and well. booted, Mr. Ballard np'
p.iel his calf skins SO vigorously that
the Colonel immediately found himself
a, the foo, Of a very long flight OF stairs
Several members has'cnsd 70 PICK
him up aud escorted him in somewhat
acita,cd and Gustered state to the out
side door aud our'into the street
And further depoucnt saith not
Wheeling I"teiliJc"c>''
Hon. ". T. WILEY voted in favor OF
declaring negroes citizens of the United
States, 10 the Senate. Senator Van
Wrinkle voted against it.