The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-24

s"@S go 49, SASt N9SAAsA4N HA4hA N4A u ANAA-
ing by the same vote as Gboyc-33 to 81.
Before the vote was announced Mr. Bar.
tett changed his vote TO the affirmative,
making II stand 81 to 80. This was done,
however, for the purpose Of moving re-
consideration. So the fight will come up
again Tomorrow. II
The Removallsts have matters all right,
however, Il they work together hereafter
as well as they did to-day.
| cannot understand the apostssy Of
MessEs. Knots, Of Calhoun, and Snyder,
of Gilmer. They have voted steady with
the Chatlestonites. Can the people OF
their districts explain the matter?
The river Is frozen solid across, and
has every prospect Of remaining SO for
some time 10 come, so there is likeli.
hood OF having TO use sledges and skates
to transport the Capital and members
when tue time comes 10 move. ALPHA.
After the Batue..The Final Strug.
gle Over the Capital Bill In the
House.
Especial Correspondence Of the IntellIgenes)
TEMPORARY SRAr,"
CHARLESTON, Dec, 10, 1872.
Fierce has ragged the conflict, but vic.
tory has at last perched on our banners,
and our allies are exultOnt, as they have
q right 10 be. On the other hand, the
Charlcstonians aud their cohorts swear
Vengeance, eternal vengeance" on every
man who dared to vote against their city.
They claimed to have enough Totesin the
House TO defeat the bill, but when it
came 10 the pinch, those who had been q
little weak. kneed summoned up in their
imaginstions the punishment betrayed
constituency would be very apt to visit
upon them, and as the saying gOea,
went clear back" on the Anti's, and
voted the straight ticket. Grin and bear
It, Charleston. Every dog has his day.
" may be your turn 10 laugh next. Rec.
ollect, "lIe laughs best, who laughs last"
The bill to remove the Capital tempo.
rarlly TO Wheeling came up on its third
reading this afternoon.
Mr. Thompson moved that it be made
the special order for the second Monday
in January next.
MIR. Davenport was In favor OF i'm.
mediate action in this matter. He spoke
at length, but as his main object was to
consume time until two friends Of the
bill who were absent, could be sent for
and reach the House, l did not take
down his remarks. In closing he said If
the bill failed, its friends would have the
consciousness Of knowing that they have
used their utmost efforts to secure its
passage, and that no blame can be at
tached 70 them for It's defeat.
hlr. Thompson thought one DAY now
was worth more than ten days after the
tirst OF January in order 20 perfect the
legislation necessary to put the provisions
OF the new constitution into effect and
hoped this matter would be postponed.
'Fhenrose the mighty Beefsiayer-or
in other words Butcher-and stated that
he held In bis hands letter from some Of
tho first gentlemen in Jefferson county,
encouraging him in the course he had
taken and bidding him good cheer. lie
said nothing about what the second gentle.
mems opinions were on the subject, and
as the letter was in common sized
envelope, the inference was that the
'"'good'Gheer" first gaptlemep were rather
"skase" In his country. H5US
Tho gentleman from Braxlon, whose
voice Is as musical as the singing Of a
peacock, and who almost invariably
obtains the floor Immediately after the
e%tinguiShed gentleman from Jefferson
has delivered himself, then spoke bis
piece" But as twas but repetition OF
what he said every day last week when
the subject was under discussion, ! refer
your readers to my former reports Tor his
Nh. Reynolds-the witty man Of the
Antis-then rose, and ripple oflaughter
located over the whole House the mo.
ment bis open, benevolent looking face
appeared. lie always wanted to 20 home
and see his wife whenever there was any.
thing TO be done about which his con,
science was not entirely satisfied. He
thought it q good plan, and hoped the
menhcrs would see It in The same light
go home aud sec their wives before act.
ing finally on this question.
MIR. Cottran wanlcd to know what the
bachelors were going to do.
hlr. Reynolds hoped there were none
such in the House.
hlr. Price, Of MonOngalia, next arose
Hnd astonished the friends OF the bill, by
stating that he intended to vote in layol
OF postpouement, He said he was moi
satisfied what the willof his constituents
waa on the subject, and he wanted more
time to hcar from them. This action on
the part Of Mr.. Price dItoniSIed his friends
not little. lie is generally very as,ute
ana am Charitable enough to suppose
that he did not think Of the ludricrous
ness OF the motion to postpone action on
u bill until the second Monday in Jauu
AIRY, when tho bill itself was to take effect
the "OIh Of this month. In support oil hiE
vote, he entered into a long description d
the resources Of tho State, of the iuiuui
ties Of the late Constitutional Convention.
and Of everything else but the reason why
the bill should be postponed. He, how.
ever, stated that on the final passage o.
tue bill hc would have to vote for 1t,
Mrs. Brown thought the gentleman
from MonongaltA had Ind ample time L
hear from his constituents, and If he hat
not made up his mind by this time, hl
never would.
The motion to postpone, was then re,
iected by tic vote:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Barrett, Bridges, Bum
garner, Butcher, Clendcnen, Crow, Deav
en-, Jr., Ferguson, Fisher, Floyd, Gwinn
hlnchman, lively, Hudson, johnson
Knots, (oi CalhounO Lsidley. Miller, 10
EaYette,) Monroe, Morrison, Price, Prince
Reynolds, Rogers, Shirley, Short, Snidef
Iot GlImerl Thompson, Triplett, Vinson
Withrow and Wooddell-3a,
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