The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-05
A Field Day in the ITOuSc-.VictOrY
for the Republicans.

prolonged and kecnly contested thRtScver
tAnspired in the Legislature Of this State.
In the limited space to which our report
has to be confined no idea Of the struggle
Gun bc given, and VIC do not attempt it
A full report would have tAxetl the lalOrs
Of halfa dozen reporters and the capacity
Ofthe G!0be.
Ii was well understood by the Demo
Gratis when the House met that the Re.
publicans had, with almost entire unanim.
ity, agreed on programme for the day.
Mr.. LAME opened the ball by moving to
postpone the registry bill TO take up the
Clay and Nicholas contested election
case. The Republicans responded promPt-
" TINT the day before tho Democrats lmd
been very anxious 10 60 on with the regis.
try hill, and they did not know any good
reason why they should not 50 on with ii
now and get ii out Of the way, MIR. PEIR.
POINT suggesting that perhaps the Dem
Ocnts thought they could gain vote
for the bill by first unscating Mr.. PUTNAM.
Orcourse they protested against my such
idea, md Mr.. PEIRPoINT in an ironlcal
speech very handsomely eulOgi2ed tlicir
perfect disinterestedness and patriotism.
The Republican forces were thoroughly or
ganizcd, and the House voted 10 go on
with tho matter IN hand. Mr.. WELLS
then brought forward Ills substitute fol
the pending substitute, This was before
eleven o'clock. The Democrats ut once
began to "fillibuster" under the lead Of Mr..
LAMB and Mr.. JACKSON. On the Republi.
can side MCSsrS. FLICK, STURGISs, FARMS.
WORTH, WELLS, HAssLER and PEIHPOINT
were active in resisting them. Motions
10 table, to postpone, 10 adjourn, and APP
penis from the decision Of the Chair,
inlerlarled with speeches against time,
and the calling Of the yeas anl nays
on every motion entertained, follow
cd in rlpid succession. We give the first
three votes, which show how members
voted on decisive questions all the way
through, except that Mr.. WEIGH and Mr.
BowYER voted with the Republicans OIL
the question Of substituting Mr.. WELLS
bill for that of the Committee and ORDER
ing II to engrossmenL. About one o'clock
the Republicans achieved their first vic
tory in forcing vote and adopting Mr.
WELLS substitute in place Of that pre-
viollSly offered by Mr.. FARNswOETIE and
amended by the Democrats; but the final
vote between Mr.. WELLS substitute md
the Committees hill was not reached till
ncar five o'clock in the evening. members
remaining in their seats throughout. The
conduct Of the Republicans was admirable.
They Ind the votes to carry Mr.. WELLS
bill through to engrSSmcnt whenever tho
lilNtOry motions, tacticS and endurance
Of the Democrats were exhausted, amd all
they llad 10 ,l0 was to "StiCk." This they
did with inilexihlc resolution. They re-
sisted every motion 10 adjourn till the
work WIS accomplished. II thus became Il
question Of strategy and endurance. No
one dared 20 10 dinner. The dinner hour
CAME and passetl Baskets of apples and
peanuts were brought in and some Of the
members sent for lunch, and 10 some GX-
tent the dignity Of tho House had 10 yield
for Il time to its hunger. During the
afternoon speeches were made by num-
Der ofthe members, the longest by SIessrs
SMITH, DAVIS and JACKSON on the Demo
cratic side, and Mr. WELLS in behalf Of
his own bill. Our reporter retired in good
order ate r. NJ, and did not hear these
afternoon speeches. We learn that Mr..
DAVIS avowed that what he sought
land that was quite an unnecessary
avOwal) was, no registry law ut all. Mr..
WELLS speech is spoken Of among the
Republicans in very cOmpllmentarytc
lie defined the position Of the liberal Re-
publicans and give the Democrats to UNI
dcstand very plainly that the Liberals
were not going 10 do their bidding, rs they
seemed to suppose (Nlluding probably to
appeals made by some Of the Democratic
SpcakcrD.
Along towards five o'clock the Demo
Gratis began to flag, Nnl at length seeing
that longer resistance was unavailing, anil
"dcsiring to spare 4 further etFtlston Of
blOOd," Mr.. LAMB and Mr.. JACKSON threw
up the sponge Nnd gracefully capitulatcd.
The substitute was then adopted in place
or the Committees bill anil passed to en-
grnSsment and final reading, The Demo
cnlts were not able to dot an l or cross IL
r, and Mr.. WELLS bill went to GngrOSS-
mCnt Just rs II was reported. 1t tappcars
In full IN the regular report In another
column.
The Democracy have sustained a defeat
which will compel them to lower some
what the standard which they reared so
proudly ut the outset of the session. They
probably understand better now than he
fore the attitude Of the liberal ltCpuhli-
cans; for their position Is sharply defined
by Yesterdays work. While the liberals
devise liberal things, they do ii in good
faith Us measures of reform within their
own purity. They seek to make the regis
try law fair and just; while the Demo-