The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-21

terests would lead to common action
and that many other matters hung OF
this; and if the gentlemen who favored
removal believed that the whole inter
ests OF the people depended upon tha
question alone, 90 be it. He concluded
his remarks with an appeal to the can.
dor and maguanimity OF the House.
Mr. Brown made an earnest and e.
fective speech 10 favor of removal. H.
said: II would not have replied to The
gentleman from Jefferson, but I SEE
be is going to fight it out to the bitter
end. l can tell by his manner o.
speech and action that be ia hostile to
the measure and always will be. Hard
words, | regret to say. have been said
against the good people of Wheeling
aud the Panhandle. Ihave known the
citizens Of that place for years. They
were my early friends, and we are
bound together by old political and
social ties. A nobler people do not
live in the world, and they will favora.
oily compare with the people OF this
beautiful and generous valley, and that
is saying good deal. The gentleman
from Jefferson intimated thai they had
violated pledges and promises to the
people Of this place l never
knew such promises existed, and if
they had been made it was
bargain by some unauthor;z,d d agents
for a mess of pottage or some political
nomination. The gentleman told US
to beware. don't know how far the
gentleman meant his threats for me,
but it they are for me, let me remark.
you have walked up the wrong passen-
ger. and if / or my effigy were to be
hing, l would not be scared into be-
traying my constituents. I have heard
that some gentleman named, | believe,
Belshazz.r Beltzhoover had made
bargains, but if he had, it was contrary
to good morals. / have no disposition
t tell the gentleman TO beware of anv-
thing. l will vote honestly and hope
every member on this floor will do the
same. If it is the pleasure OF the
House to vote down the bill, l will
blame nobody, but l hope the matter
will be settled now"
DR.. Thompson made a very bitter
speech on his side OF the House and in
dulgei in what some people would call
intense irony" In speaking Of
Wheeling, he said he understood it to
be a wonderful plsce-a modern Athens
in philosophy; in arts and sciences
equal to Florence; for refinement, it
could onl " find q parallel in Paris in
the days of Lous XIV; in learning, it
united both Oxford and Cambridge;
Manchester alone equals its manufac-
lures; Liverpool alone is it's peer ia
commerce, and it equals London in
size She caps the climax by a bill
offering q soup house for Capital;
" Surely we will all 60 to Wheeling"
Morrison and Reynolds, of Mason,
had to have their say, and, of course,
they both showed their ears. Mr.
Knots then called the previous ques-
ton, which put stop to further debate.
All sorts of diistory motions were made
to delay a vote being taken, and to
worry the friends of removal into adj
journing, but without effect. The noble
band Of thirty-tbree stuck together like
brothers. Near six o'clock in the
evening a vote was taken on the main
question, and the bill was ordered to It's
third reading by the following vote:
Ayes-Miller, (Speaker), Baker,
Barrett, Bradford, Brown, Campbell,
Cofran, Davenport. Davis, Earnsworth,
Fleming, Flowers, Foley, Henderson,
Hullihen, Kantner, Knots of Marion,
Legg, Lewis, Mcmillan, Potter, Price,
Robinson, Ruckman, Smith, Spetes,
Stone, Stout, Taylor Of Randolph. Iay-
lor of Richie, Thayer, Totten, Vosler,
and White-34.
Noes-Bridges, Bumgarner, Butcher,
Clendenin, Crow, Deaver, Floyd, turgl'
son, Fisher, Gwinn, Hinchman. Hively,
Hudson, johnson, Knots Of Calhoun,
Miller, Monroe, Morrison, Prince,
Reynolds, Rogers, Shirley, Short,
Snider of Gilmer, Thompson, Triplett,
Vinson, Withrow and Wooddell-3O.
Mr.. Barrett voted in the affirmative
and will probably move for recon-
alteration tomorrow. The excitement
is intense tonight and the Charleston
people have dropped their feathers con
siderably. W. H. l.
ProeeedinE. Last saturdsy-Mis-