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

In the Senate, on yesterday, Mr. Blake
more, from the Committee on Elections
and Privileges submitted . minority re-
port In this case, and recommended the
adoption Of the following resolutions:
ReSoIred. That John W. Cunningham
Is mot entitled to O seat In the Senate, as
one Of the Senators from the First Dis
trict.
ResoIead. That there Is q vacancy in
the office OF one Of the Senators from the
First District.
Mr.. Walker Joins In the report Thus
the matter stands for the present.
49,. ALPHA,
One of our Correspondents Becomes
.... Personal.
Butcher OF Jefferson, and Morrison
Of BraxtOn.
Governor Jacob Against Removal.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. 8, 1873.
To the Editors Of the Intslligeneer:
On yesterday the motion to reject the
bill removing the Capital from Charleston
TO Wheeling, temporarily, which was car.
RED the day before, was reconsidered al
ter some debate. The friends Of Charles.
ton, headed by, and through their cham.
pion, and which / indicated in q former
letter, Butcher, who Is the most com.
pletely HAttered and toasted member Of
the House, BY Charleston, but the dead
cot duck outside, that ever undertook o
bad cause. He undertook 10 influence
other gentlemen from this section Of the
State 70 stand by their votes Of the sue
ceeding day, and not let the motion be
reconsIdered right in the face Of pos.
tive instructions. A few gentlemen re.
siding in Berkeley and Jefferson counties
telegraphed to him and others. II be has
the least honesty in the world he ought
to resign and 60 homo himself instead
OF advising others to do so who voted for
He was bent on killing
the Wheeling proposition on first sight.
He has made the most contemplate
speech ever made by any representative
who undertook 10 misrepresent his PEG.
pie The lobby cheered and stamped
the floor at his remarks, and the slurish
manner that he referred TO Wheeling was
certainly beneath the dignity OF q gentle
man. He said in the presence OF gentle
men outside of the hall Of the House, when
his attention was called to some dispatch:
es from the East, that he didn't care a
dNn, he intended to oppose it to the
bitter end"
The Hon. Mr.. Legg, member oil the
House, frankly came out aud voted with
the friends Of removal, and is acting with
them; but Shirly and Butcher are deter.
mined to defeat the measure II they can.
Shirly Is playing EAST wind Wilson,"
part OF the programme so lar as the
ladies are concerned, but is inferior to
Wilson in fairly representing his people.
II this measure shonld fail, no one can be
more censured than shirly and Butcher.
Morrison, Of Braxton, Is such . con-
ceited puppy that l wont occupy your
paper with his course; suffice 1t to say, he
is the grandest bore and nuisance in the
House, and ought to be in Braxton build.
ing fence or OF other farm labor.
The reconsideration carried by vote of
80 to 80. .,
The parties who are opposed to remov.
al offered q joint resolution the other day
providing that a majority Of all the mem
bers elected shall be necessary 10 pass any
bill. They got 1t up on purpose to meet
this case. Some smart lawyers in Charles
ton, together with their member Mr..
Laidley, got II up, and when introduced
1t was objected to and went over one day.
To-day 1t was taken up, and was urged
very hard by Dr.. Thompson, from Put
nam, who took particular pains TO give
the Hon. Lewis Baker a drubbing for ri.
ling that II was was majority Of 90. He
said that that ruling was for tho particu.
lar benefit Of his (the Democratic) party,
but that 1t was wrong, and that there
ought no bill pass without majority Of
all the members elected.
Hon. VIM. g. Brown went for Thomp-
son pretty roughly; said this Legislature
was like the Convention, and that God
only knew what they would not do. The
House adjourned pending the discussion,
but the measure Is sure Of defeat, which
Is q second victory for the removalists.
The movement Is gaining some ground,
and viii! be sure OF success II all parties
act in good faith that are pledged to It,
The Charleston folks look very sadly, and
feel the destiny that is in store for them
and their pet scheme, in their homes
They ought not TO complain. The mem.
bers are without mails half the time, and
TO write TO their friends and get q reply
on any important subject, takes such q
long time that 1t has had healthy intlu-
ence on the Capital removal question.
The epizootic has appeared here in
rather q mild form, is not damaging Ia
business so Tar, and it is thought will not
impede the trade and business Of the city.
The Senate passed bill compelling
Supervisors to make returns Of the Octo.
Der election. There Is hope Of 1t being
defeated in the House. Very little bust
ness will be done In the House until the
Capital question is decided. Devers, Of
Hampshire, and Fisher, Of Hardy, are
against the Capital being removed. It is
said that Gov. Jacob controls them, and
that they will not do anything unless
their constituents instruct them other.
wise. The Governor Is understood TO be
opposed TO removal, and will veto! the
bill II there d the slightest chance &c
bubble on It. Such Is the current talk
His course cannot be very well spprecia-
ted by the friends OF the movement.
The House and Senate adjourned oVeI
to-day until Monday, to relieve them
selves and get little rest from from the
incessant, arduous mental and physical
labors Of the last three weeks, When
the "dear people" that wanted q new
document" find out fully the cost OF thai
instrument, and the actual and incidenta
cost Of putting 1t in force by proper legis
lation, they will exclaim with one O.
old, Deliver US from our friends" II thai
10 what we are to pay to get the offices
and then didn't get them,
Weather warm and pleasant, Snow
in the morning, slop at noon and frost 81
night. such Is the perennial cline thai
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