The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-24

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Mr.. Dsyenport-Now, don't care
whether this bill Is indefinitely postpon.
ed or not. But .Iwould, inform the gen
tleman from Hancock, that the Franklin,
of Wheeling, and the Parkersburg 1nsur.
ance Company haye 100000 each in
Government bonds. The Franklin Com
pany has deposited 100000 in bonds In
the State Of Ohio, for tho purpose Of
deinglbusiness there, Insurance compa.
MES loan out their money OF interest, just
like q bank. They discount good paper,
and theIfact that they, have o good supply
OF bills receivable, Is the iairest showing
they can make y 20. -. % % q = - I
Mr., Brown-1 have RETAINED from
taking part in this discussion up to this
time. We are now looking around Us
for subjects for taxation, and ! think that
we. can,-raise, $50 900 Of revenue from
these insurance companies. They GER
tainly ought to be taxed, and now, as we
have got them all on equal footing, 1say
let US tax them. .l.N ,,,l
9lnthe above, u have only given apnr-
ton Of what was said and done, and 1t Is
only distracted at that. There was per-
haps ten times as much said as ] have re.
ported. Ionly wanted your readers to see
the style In which things are done In our
Legislative Halls.
After the house adjourned yesterday
evening, It was thought there would be
some spilling Of blood among those who
had made such lofty threats. Mer could
be seen crouched in knots on every street
corner, waiting for something to turn up,
but nothing turned. At night however,
Bro. Davenport got steam too high, and
felt II. 10 be his duty TO challenge Bro.
Campbell to fight Q duel, and thus settle
their dispute after the code prescribed In
the Constitution Of fehiualfy. BE therefore
attempted TO find man who would act
as his friend and bear the challenge to MIR.
Campbell. Major Sweeney was In the
city, and knowing him TO be gritty George
went Tor him. The Major laughed at him,
and advised him 10 60 10 bed. This
kind Of treatment forced George to
brand the Major as y o. c0toard.
The Major, of course, did not care for
such charge as that and went of to the
other side Of the audience room Of the
State House. But aS Georgetwas thirst.
ing ior blood, warm and fresh, he could
not let the matter drop and went for the
Major again. and tried TO force HIM to
carry his dispatch, to Mr., Campbell. The
Major again refused, and one word
brought on another until George gave the
alie' and the Major replied BY slspping
him over, and applied sspap or two Of
Sole.leatter. The police checked matters
at this juncture, and after the usual fines
hostilities ceased. q ~
I want to say right here that Major
Sweeney acted ltheirole ofa gentleman
from the beginning to the ending Of the
affair above narrated he did nothing
that was considered In the least out Of or.
der. wish to say further that Mr.. Da-
venport's conduct was not only Burpris-
ing TO his friends, but surprising to him.
self also, when he.was able to consider the
circumstances with clear head. George
has many personal friends here, who viii
stand by him under most all ctrcumStan.
ces, but he should walk as becomes 0 man
Of his abilities and station In life: 0ot
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