The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-16

collection and enforcement of debts
incurred at Confederate prices during
the war, so that the amount payable
shall not exceed the value of the article
purchased in American coin or bank
notes. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Harrison, of Jeffsrson-Direct.
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the expediency OF limiting cOrpo.
rate authorities so they shall not charge
for any license more than the sum
prescribed by the State for similar
license. Adopted.
THE CAPITAL.
Mr.. Lamb offered the following:
Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed to receive and consider any
proposition which may be made on be-
half of the citizens of Wheeling in re.
lation TO the Seat of Government, and
report whether satisfactory arrange
ments can be made for retaining the
Seat of Government at that place for q
limited time without expense to the
State.
The resolution was adopted by yeas
&c, nays 8.
Mr.. Lamb suggested that it would not
be proper to appoint him on the COM
mittee although he was the mover it;
and he suggested further that each OF
the leading candidates for the Capital
should be represented in the Commit
tee.
The Speaker appointed the foIlowin 6
committee: Messrs. Smith of Kanawha,
Raymond, Mahon, Pinnell, and Davis
son.
The House resumed the consideration
of the unfinished business, it being Mr..
Hervey's motion to take from the table
the bill locating the Capital at Parkers-
burg.
friends OF Parkersburg were absent,
and he asked the House not to take ad :
vantage OF the fact to defeat the bill.
He asked that the bill be allowed to
remain on the table.
The bill was allowed to lie on the
table.
The House proceeded to a consideru.
ton of bills on the calendar, and the
following were
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The bill to amend and re- enact the
act amending section Z, chapter 81, acts
of 1865, on motion of Mr.. Smith, of Ka-
nnwha.
The bill to incorporate Magnolia
Lodge No. ~, I. o. o. F., in New Mar
tinsvIlle, on motion of Mr.. Mahon.
RILLs PASSED.
Bill for the relief of the heirs and pei
sonal representatives OF Joshua H.
Staats, late Sheriff of Jackson county,
A large number of bills were put
through their first and second readings,
referred, laid on the table or ord
cred engrossed.
Mr.. Mahon asked andEobtained leave
of absence for Mr.. Howes for ten days
Adjourned.
I'm Saturdays issue we noted that
MIR. Vance had obtained leave oi
absence. We should have added, for
Mr.. Jacob, of Hampshire, not for HIM
self.l
The Publishing OF the Code -.Sur.Re.
ioInder from mr.. HOkc.
To the Editor OF the I4tellIgencor.
see that Mr.. Fleming is very much
surprised at my reply to his article OF
the 1lth instant, in regard to the pub
fishing of the Code: I do not believe he
was more surprised at my answer, than
both branches of the Legislature were
surprised at his personal attack upon
me. Mr.. Fleming finds himself in a
tight place-he finds he has been caught
in his own trap. Now, what are the
facts in the case: Mr.. Fleming after he
had written his first article, came to the
Senate. made inquiry of the clerk, and
admitted he was wrong; he also admit
ted to others that he was mistaken, and
his attack upon rle wrong. Still, this
morning he comes out in long article,
in which he squirms, wriggles and
finally tries to justify his lihelous ar
ticle.
Yet I cannot see what any controver-
sy may have ever had, as editor, with
any other newspaper, can have 10 do
with Mr.. Fleming or the publishing
of the Code. use language nppropri-
ate to my subject, and If that becomes
offensive, the subject is to blame and
not NV Language. However the truth
ia the most offensive to Mr.. Fleming,
in this case, and that Is what hurts
He knows that he has made an unoalled
for, unjustiflable and false :charge
from what we had heard we expected
he would make through the paper a
proper apology but this he will not do.
He knows that the chairman of a
committee cannot report y bill haoIk
until ordered so to do by the committee;
he further knows that where he Is not
friendly to a bill, friend of that bill
on the committee may and ought to re-
port it back.
The Senate knows this was the reason
why another reported back the bill. He
admits in one part Of his article that he
was mistaken, and says: "It Is appar-
ent, therefore, that the only matter in
which could have been mistaken, or
concerning which ! have published
'falsenoods'-if that is more becoming
lis as to Mr.. Hoke's connection with
this delay, or his share ot.the RESPONSE
bility in it,"
Here he admits, in the first part OF
the article, that ne bad Wrongiully
charged the blame for this delay upon
me. the same idea that he had Expressed
in stronger terms in private conversa..
ton with members of both branches OF
the Legislature after the writing of his
first article. Yet before he concludes
he contradicts his own words, and says
that l had carried the bill around in my
rocket, and some other member OF the
eommittee obtained 1t by "strategy"
and reported substitute for 1t.
Iarain brand his whole article as
tissue OF falsehood, being now convict
ed bv the words of his own mouth. HIS
statement with regard to the great mum
ber of letters recelved-so many that ne
was "compelled to ask little OF your
SPACE to answer all at once"-is gener-
ally believed to be false. do not
believe he has ever received three let,
ters upon that matter since the present
meeting of the legislature.
This Is the current of belief In Dotn
branches of the legislature, and his YER
acitv as to this point is almost unlVer'
ssiIy doubted. In fact, Mr.. Fleming
Knows @ what the public and private SEN
timent here is, in regard to this matter
he lectures me as to the rules o.
nronriety" in stating how the Judiciary
Eommittee were divided upon the bill
vet he does not think 1t question o
propriety to make a personal ATTACK
npon the Chairman OF a Committee II
the other branch of the legislature
Excellent teacher of the rules OF pro
But enongh,I I here dismiss the speake g
of the House of Delegates, with my pes,