The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-17

prescription IKE tnls Would Kill any
party. il the Democracy didn't give
Jacob all be wanted, Jacob and his
friends would not adhere say longer to
the Democratic party, and then they
would sll go to the devil on the swift
sure line. In the name Of the Democ-
racy which bad lost him every Repub'
lican vote in his county for Congress in
1868, and every Democratic vote in the
same county. tor Legislature, In 1872,
he implored them not to distract the
grand old Democratic party. He also
was OF the opinion that Jacob was the
only honest man in the Democratic
party. Mr.. Brown didn't cay whether
the Governor favored reconstruction on
the basis of trespass suits and the con-
fiscatiou Of rebel property or not.
Campbell o. Hancock rose above par.
ty. about as a green fly rises above an
inviting carcass. He was opposed to
prescription, and thought Jacob should
be allowed TO parcel out all tn. plunder
unmoestei. He wouldn't reflect on the
Governor by claiming that any body
else in the State, hsd any decency, hon
esty, or title to respect He again rose
above party" and then bnzz:d back TO
his desk.
Reyrolds next wal'zed into the me-
lee. He asked no tsvors oi any body
and would not get them # be did. He
was a Republ can and wouldn't disgrace
his party by claiming Jacob as either
peer or a parasite OF the bumblest Re-
publican in the country. AT the same
time he thought jacob good enough 10
administer on the estate Of the democra-
C. and take the roceeds for his commls-
sions. Ii any bodv objected, the same
WAS a proscriptionist and liar. The
R .publicans did not do sll the living
A Democratic caucus had abused DEM
ocrstic papers Tor lying and il they would
let the public printer loose, ned slash
into them too, aud then there would he
another disturbance about lying There
fore he thought it would he unconstItu-
tiopal Tor the Board of Public Works 10
have the appointing power, and not
being a partisan, he wss Trend TO hon.
estv end Governor Jacob.
Here the discussion was suspended
until Monday.
By this time the excitement was at
white heat. Everybody recognized the
struggle to be. what the Republicans
had declared it, a fikht for supremacy
between Jacob and the Democracy
The Governor retsrners improved the
interval to ply such Democrats as they
could reach, with spec GUS arguments on
constitutional points. and with threats
of disrupting the Democrrtlc party
timsweeuey Of your CITY was the CHEZ
button. no er in that behalf, and 1t would
have made one OF McMillan's dried sp-
Piles blost with griei, to hear hlm be-
wall the impend ng dissolution OF The
Democratic party.
Mr.. Knots, of Marion, when APP
preached by .Jimsweeney and the Cow
ernor, floored them both at one shot, by
calling them "a pair OF id traitors
and pln, der-mongers, who had UNDER
bid Judas Iscariot, aud now wanted to
be bribed not to hang themselves"
On Monday the debate was closed
by excellent arguments from Messrs.
Bradford aud Thompson. after VIII ch
motion to recommrt was made and lost
by a large majority. The previous
question was then called by Mr.. Butch
er, shutting of the gas accumulated 10
radical retorts since Saturday. The
demand wss sustained, and the amend
ment conterring the appointing power
on the Governor defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
The ayes were:
Messrs Brown, Campbell, Clendenen,
Davis, Deaver, Jr., Fisher, Flowers,
Hindmsn, Hudson. Hammer, Laid ey.
Legg, MORRISON. Pouer, Price, Rey-
nolds, Rogers. Shirley, Snider. OF Mo-
rongslls, Spstes, Vossler. White and
Withrow-23.
The noes were:
Messrs. Miller (Speaker,) Bsret.
Bradford, Bridges, Butcher, Co ran,
Crow, Davenport, Floyd, Foley, Gwlnn,
HiHchley, Hively, Hullihen, johnson,
Knotts, OF Calhoun, Knots, OF Marion,
Lewis, Mcmillan. Miller, oi Fayette,
Monroe, Prince. SnIder. OF Glmer,
Stout, Taylor, OF Randolph. TavIor, o.
Richie, Thsyer, Thompson, TrIplett
and WooddelI-30
Absent-Messrs Baker. Bumgarner,
Faruswonh, Ferguson. Fleming Ro-
binson, Ruckman, Short, Smith, Stone,
Totteu and Vlnson-l2.
The bill was then ordered TO its third
reading.
THIS vote shows more strength than
can Jacob command on direct issue,
as there are five or six Democrats voting
in the affirmative, from no sympathy
with the Governor but because they
have doubts as to the propriety OF CIV
ing the appointing power to the board.
As the result is generally looked upon
as decisive 81 the future supremacy OF
the regular Democracy over all opp)si-
ton, there is great rejoicing and congrst
tulation on the ooe hand, and great
depression cd theother. DOVER.
Rad Accident Near Ktugwood.