The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-22

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this occurrence should have taken
place al the time it was notorious, and
he knew the people of his (Wayne)
and Caben counties, were convinced
there was nothing in this case at all.
The chair said the ques ton of recon-
initial took precedence.
Mr.. Bee differed with the chairman of
the committee in regard to the inad-
instability as evidence of the testimony
given by Capt Ramsdell. As he un-
derstood the ruling OF the courts it was
admissible as evidence.
Mr.. Cracraft said that further than
the admission of the Indictment, the
granting OF the pardon and the use
made of the pardon, there was no evil
dence before the committee that would
have been accepted in any court. The
/ Wheeling Register which had set itself
/ up as prosecutor, failed on every ap-
plication to furnish any evidence in ad-
dItion 10 the documents printed by it.
He said the evidence before the COM
mittee established nothing and the re-
port finally made was all that could be
made. The report was made up some
days ago embracing the recommenda-
ton now appended to it; but that not
meeting the views of another member
of the committee and himself il had
been agreed to leave it out; and he
did not know until to-day that
majority of the committee had signed
such Recommendation. He hoped the
report would not be reconmitted. He
didn't want TO have anything more to
do with this matter. All the evidence
! before the committee had been pre-
serVed and he was anxious everything
connected with the report should be
| presented to the House, when he
thought the House would concur in the
report.
Mr. koonce was understood to say
that some days since he had declined TO
sign the report then made up because it
contained The recommendation sug-
gesting Mr.. Ferguson should resign.
Nor did he know such a recommenda-
ton had been hitched on the report un-
til ii was read to the House. He said
there was no testimony before the COM
mites, which he heard, to induce him TO
believe Mr.. Ferguson would steal a
carpet sack, nor did he think there was
anything in the report he had signed to
indicate it.
Mr.. Cunningham spoke briefly in
support of the report of the committee.
Mr.. Lane moved to lay the report on
the table, and make it the special order
for Friday.
Mr.. Lamb said this matter was
brought before the House in such a
shape that it could not be acted on. He
said there was nothing whatever in the
report, even with the addendum to it,
that presented anything tor the definite
action of the House. Under such cir
cnmstances, there were but two courses
the House could take: They could re-
commit for further investigation, or
they might indefinitely postpone the
whole matter. And why re-commit ?
| Was II not apparent to every member
on the statements made by the gentle
vestigation which would do Justice
/ TO the accused-and the accusers, if
| they Pleased-was impossible under the
! circumstances. Were they TO have this
committee appointed with liberty 10
| sit during the recess, and with every
/ probability there would be no House
Tor them 10 report TO; for unless there
| would be an extra session, the commit
tee, even If authorized to sit during the
recess, could not report to the House to
I be elected on the 4th Thursday OF Octo-
ber next. They would be committee
of this House, and their powers would
expire with this House. What other
course then was left them7 Neither
was the House prepared to vote on auy
such motion as adopting the report.
MhyI on the face OF the report he want
| ed to know what that motion would
! mean The report recommended moth
| ing; 1t was vague and Indefinite Even
| il the House adopted the report. they
would not be able 10 tell what the
| House had then determined. It SEEM
ed to him at this stage of the session,
in the crowded state of the business,
and in the position in which this mat
ter was presented to the House, there
\ was no action the House could proper
/ ly take but to indefinitely postpone.
The vote on Mr.. Carroll's motion was
taken by a call of the roll, and re-
suited:
YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong, Ballard,
Beeson, Billmyer, Brown, of Ohio,
! Burke, Caldwell, Carroll, Davisson,
Harman, Hibbsts, johnson, Kellar,
kincaid, koonce, Lamb, Lane, Light
burn, Little, Marshman, McCarty,
McQuilkin, Neel, Payne, Smith, OF
! Brooke, Smith, of Berkeley, Snider,
| Wheat and Workman.-29.
NAYS-Messrs. Pinnell, (Speaker) Bee,
Bickel, Bowyer, Cracraft, Cunningham,
Fleming. Gibson, Grose, Harris, Heer-
| mans, Hiser, Hoffman, Mann, Nc
! Whorter, Spencer, Taylor, Vaughan
and Williamson.-I9.
So the resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
During the calling of the roll, it be-
ing discovered that some members
were absent, call of the House WAS
ordered, on motion of Mr.. Spencer,
which showed that the absentees were
MesSrs. BoggeSs, Boreman, Brown, OF
Monongalia, Cooper, Gof, Lockhart
and Welton. II Is understood that
Messrs. Brown, Gof and Lockhart are
not in the city, being detained at home
by illness.