The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-28
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PAIlKgHBuRG. W. Va,
December %, 1872.

December %, 1872.
The Legislature adjourned Tor the re-
cess on Saturday last at | o'clock Il. N,
and At o'clock quite number Of both
branches took passage ON the steamer q.
f. Huntington for this city, expecting 10
arrive hero Us per written contract, II Il
o'clock II, on Tuesday, but We didn't
Before speaking Of the trip home, how.
ever, desire to pay my compliments TO
Speaker Miller for hiI course on the last
day. Time was wearing iast,and the hour
Tor departure was near at hand, when the
House received three vGtOes from the
Governor, ono yetOing Bon Wilson's and
frank Martins Congressional bill, one
vcloing an act 10 amend the charter Of
Parkersburg, and the other. some general
law concerning the detention OF official
records, property, DC. So intensely do
the CamdenitCs hate Gov. Jacob that the
announcement Of his having exercised
his constitutional prcrognlyc. seemed
20 create Il perfect (arorc OF Inauguration,
The acts having been vetoed, however,
they had to secure the votes ola majority
vi the members elected TO both branches
In order 10 become laws. When they
were called up some Of the Republican
members obtained the door, and moved
ito adjourn" "to make the veto messages
the special order tor certain day 10
lay on the table and print, and other
motions, perfectly parliamentary, but all
were raped down as "Out Of order, and
ia short, the Speaker would entertain no
motion, unless Il came from the Camden
side Of the House. Those who were
In favor OF sustaining the Governor, were
disposed Of in an arbitrary and unparlia-
munIaTy manner, aud under tho gag Of
"thG previous question" two OF the acts
were passed over the veto. When the
vote was taken on lhu third veto, the
Speaker took the list Of yeas and nays In
his hand, and when he found that the bill
had not obtained the requisite number Of
votes, suspended the announcement until
one OF the CGmdGnitCs could DO informed,
who, thereupon, made motion ITO sus-
pend tho announcement until the 10th Of
January next" which motion prevailed.
lis but fair to add, however, that when
m appeal was taken from tho parti2An
decision OF the Speaker. he was sustained
by the majority OF the HOuSc-a majority
belonging to the Camden faction. The
Republican members were very indig-
nant, and justly go, OF the manner In
which they were treated.
One other item, showing the bitter feel
ing OF the Camden faction 10 Gov. Jacob,
A Joint resolution providing for the trans.
Ter Of the rights and franchise OF the State
in the Kanawha River Improvement and
James River aud Ranawha Canal TO. the
United States, upon tho condition that the
government will undertake and complete
tue construction Of good and substantial
through water line in a reasonable time
MS q national work and at the national
expense, was passed by the Senate several
weeks since, with provision authorizing
tho Governor 10 appoint Board consist
ing of one from each Judicial circuit, L
complete the transfer. The night before
the recess, the House took up tho resOlu-
luton. The Camdenites headed by their
"liule G. o. D." thCreUpOn moved to strikC
out the word Governor" and insert "thG
Board OF Public Works" Then Gnsued
fierce fight, in which the Jacobites and
their Governor were hercely denunciatcd
and mathematical. The amendment pre-
vailed, and was afterwards agreed 10 by
the Senate.
At aboul midnight olthe day we start
ed, our party arrived at GlllipoliS, Ohio
There the Captain informed us that III
would take us no farther, although he haC
contracted 10 take US TO ParkGrshurg, anC
failing in that to take US 10 Portsmouth
Ohio. lie and the Clerk thGrCupon dc
serted US, and did not return until neal
noon Sunday. Sunday morning, We found
ourselves without Captain, Clcrkor Stew
ard, and consequently had TO 60 break
iAStleSs until late In hemorning. Through
the kind intervention OF Mr., Chancellor
Of Parkers0urG, We succeeded in charter
ing smother boat "The Mountain Belle
to take US TO Portsmouth, u distance O
some SO miles, Tor which we had to pa,
81 80 apiece.
Az soon as We reached the "MountsiE
Belle" On indignation meeting was held
presided over by Gen. Price, Senate
from Marshall county; and the following
preamble and resolutions uuauimousll
adopted;
w hhNhApt AuC Shpkhlu OF llg NlClul
boat G. p. Huntington, By means q
letters addressed to the two branches q
tho Legislature, and verbal assurances
wherein he guaranteed to take the mem
bers Of the Legislature from Charlesto
to ParkeBburg by 1900 NJ to-day, an
In the event OF not being able 10 COVE
them 10 Parkersburg, TO take them /
Portsmouth, o., thereby inducing som
sixty.dve members TO take passage on b
boat; and
"WHEREAs, He has utterly failed an
refused to comply with his contract b
tying up his boat at Gallipolis, Ohio, au
refusing to go farther; and
"WHERRAs, The officers Of said boa, de
serted Il until late hour this mornin,
thereby compelling many OF the passen
gers 10 seek elsewhere Tor subsistence
and
"WuRREAs, BY reason Of their cor