The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-10

Mason County Scion Who Wanted
to Try the "Praycr Test"
A Marshall County Delegate HMakes
the Riflle.'
TUE CAPETAL EXCTTEMENT-THE FIGHT
IN THE HOUSE.
SyStAl Correspondence OF the IntellIgeneer.
TEMPORARY SEAT, !
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Dec. 5. !
Great is the excitement on the Capital
QUESTION, and flercely has the battle ragged
Tor tue past few days. On yesterday the
star Of the CharlestOnians was in the as
celiAnt, and the Removalists were "in
The dumps" To-day the tide OF battle
his turned, and the reverseS incident to
war lave met the CharlestOniAns, and the
RemOvalists have "Victory," inscribed
upon their banners. Sic 1Ia esL And
1jw for the details Of the fight.
Olyesterday the bill to locate the Cap.
aI temporarily at Wheeling came up on
It's first reading. As soon as the bill was
Iead Mr Butcher, OF jefferson county,
obtained the floor, and moved that the
bill be rejected. This was discourteous,
10 say the least Of it, for although the
rules Of the House permit such a motion
TO be made, yet 1t has never been custo.
nsEy 10 make a fight on q bill, or discuss
us merits, until it comes up on It's second
reading for amendment, and until the
friends oil the bill have had an opportuni.
tyto perfect II. However, he had the
tight 10 make the motion, and he made it.
In support OF his motion, Mr.. Butcher
,lArledout with grandiloquent ideas. He
raid he vas deeply sensible Of the mag.
nIiude OF the move he had made. It was
aotElght to move in matter Of such i'm.
pOrAnce as this, without conviction ior
ourselves and arguments for others. Let
truth, justice and the public interest be
The test To reason, this cause shall be
referred for decision. he needed no
.!ogic but truth, no eloquence but candor
lie then argued that this Legislature had
assembled for the purpose ofpassing laws
lJput the provisions Of the new Consti
luton into effect, and that it had no right
@Open the question Of the location Of The
Cspltal again, He thought there was moi
ascInIIlla OF reason in the bill. The PEG
p,eOt Wheeling offered them a hotel ii
which TO hold their session, with rooms
y the same building to eat and sleep in
H1 constituents cared neither where hi
Sic or slept. He could not see why thi!
removal was insisted on, unless it was Il
subject the members to. the influences O
The States Of Ohio and Pennsylvania, anC
- The Establishments Of the citizens o
Wheeling. He argued that the grea
men Of the country had always sought t
'oCate capitals away from cities, and II
HE privacy and virtue Of the country
lie said the introduction of this bill re
MdCd the interests Of the State. He hal
SIAVe doubts as TO the right Of this Leg
sIilure to remove the Capital anywhere
tNpTdray, but il 1t had TO be moved, HI
i'vofed Parkersburgh, rather than Whee
'!ng, lie insinuated that there was Il
aIl the meat tub" somewhere, anG
@At the proposition to remove tempo
hnIy to Wheeling, was for the purpose
o letting the dove" rest in her bosom
h'S while, and then transferring 1t &c
some other section.
Nr. Morrison, OF Braxton county
aolSht this bill would fall like crash
HpCl the public. 1t offered inducements
NaiCA he considered an insuIt to the dig
my Of the House. Whilst tho citizens
" Wheeling, in their offer, made somt
.eSe'vations, they did not reserve thu
thinking saloon" connected with the
eGo'eI, and wanted TO know II that wa.
%se 10 the members also. The Demo
GAuc party had fought the dominant
parry 10 this State, and had come into
PNeF by promising "retrenchment anC
, ,Sotn" Was this the way to carry ou
~Se proMiscsH He didn't propose tC
T't politics up with the matter. HI
.u9t think the First and Second Districts
wuId Be scared by the cry OF the STATE
song Republican, II the Capital were re
ao'sd, because the State went Republi-
sa last election anyhow, and he wa
s s. The said districts could and die
s larger majorities for the Radicals
V The Third District could, possibly
NJ NJ mad argued during the campaign Of
~ new Constitution, that IL II werl
'~UpIed, there would be no attempt L
gi oVe the Capital, and he hoped III,
AV W would sustain him in his promises
:, ~ Floyd, OF Logan county, appealed
,,S Ie Virginia manliness Of the Housl
~ u common sense. he was In favor
s n. r. had TO DO a removal, Of locatlnI
S, S capital somewhere in Mcdowell
ND JJDI " county of ginseng, snake roo
in, EIfy' But he thought 1t best t
l n" . aash up the legitimate business o
S 81 session, and then II there must be
NJ! on the Capital, for all 10 take OF
s An" coats, unSheath their knives, ever,
'> NV "scrimmsge" and pitch in.
a ~ ~ reynolds, Of Mason county, want
S s@ treat the matter as earnestly as hi
ti''S S0 would permit He would yentur,
trp% S S that II the Capital Is take,
"A, I ,SSaafleSton, you might as well lool
o,,, MHa fountains IN purgatory as Dem
Bs IaS majority in the Third District
SS S119ped that the movers OF this matte
''uld at least give II thc hensf,t ~ ,