The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-12
THE RENEWAL OF TIE STRUGGLE.

| dtciN tue Sdpitdi uSut outos 'oish 4" oit
it's fury. After a bitter discussion of
the ruling of the chair in reference to
The bill, the previous question
was demanded by Senator Hall.
At this time Senators Blakemore and
Caldwell were absent from the Senate
chamber, and the friends OF removal
had a majority OF the Senators present.
Ii the bill had been pressed TO vote at
this time It would have been passed, but
Mr.. Cunningham. Of Hancock, had
some conscientious scruples about sus-
tanning the demand for the previous
question, and 80 the opportunity was
lost. He declared that he never had
consented to the demand o. the previous
question and he would not do 80 now.
Seeing that Cunningham's refusal had
lost the opportunity OF the removalrsts.
Senators johnson, McClsskey, and
Scott declined to vote on the demand
for the previous question, aud thus by
vote Of to III. the Senate refused 10
cut off the debate. In view OF the fact
that Mr.. Sherrard had openly declared
upon the fl Dor Of the Senate that he in
tended to take every advantage, and re-
sort to every strAtagem allowed by
parliamentary usage, Ia order to defeat
The bill, Mr.. Cunnlngham's conscience
must have been peculiarly sensitive
when it forbade him to consent 10 use
the same weapons that were being en-
ployed against his constituents and
friends.
The demand for the previous question
having tailed, the debate was renewed
with redounled vigor. At length the
decision OF the President that the bill
was regularly before the Senate 10 be
ordered TO its third reading was sus'
tanned by vote OIL ayes to 10 noes
Mr. Sberrard then in pursuance OF
the purpose already avogei, moved to
amend the bill by striking out the 26th
OF December, 1872, and inserting May
at, 1873, as the time when the blIl
should take effect. The purpose OF the
amendment was. as was we'll UNDER
s.ood, TO send the bill back TO the
House where, owing to the absence OF
it's friends. it could not be again pas
sed. After lengthy discussion, during
which Senators Blskemore aud CaId-
well had been brought In, MIR.
BIakemore OF Pendleron, who has
heretofore been counted among both
the friends and the opponents OF remov
al with what ASSURANCES upon his
part | am unable to say,) moved to lay
the bill upon the table. TINS was coD'
sidered a test vote npon the question OF
removal and resulted as follows:
The ayes were: Messrs. Blakemore,
Caldwell, Dickinson, Eastman, Guston,
Mcdonald, Shelton, Sherrari, Sam.
mers, Vawter, Walker and Wilkinson
-l2.
The noes were Messrs. Johnson,
(Presidtnt,) Bennett, B shop. Camden,
Cunningham, Hall, OF Barbour, Hall,
OF Werzel, Jacob, McCIaskey, Price and
Scott-ll.
THE SENATOR FROM WRIT.
Mr.. Caldwelre vote created a pro pound
sensation. Prior to the legislative re-
cess he WAS one OF the nOisiest adyo-
Gates of removal. No susp cion as TO
his shakiness seems to have entered
the minds OF the friends OF the bill,
until within the past few days, and was
only aroused then by the apparently
confident attitude OF the Charleston peo
pie. In response to the Inquiries oi
the friends OF the bill. he always declar-
ed himself in favor OF removal, and you
may imagine the surprise that was
occas joned by his vote to favor OF tabIing
the bill. A clap OF thunder from
a clear sky could scarcely hare created
greater astonishment; and deliberate
"sell out" could not have aroused great
er indignation than was manifested by
the former friends OF the Senator from
Writ. No mans motives were ever
more rigidIy scrutinlzed, nor more care
ulIy weighed THAI were Mr.. CaId.
wells by the friends OF the removal OF
the Capitol; and, IN the evening, the
eommon rumor upon the street and IN
the places where members OF the legls-
lsture most do congregste, was anything
but CO nplimentary to the young man
the very young man-who represents
in part in the Senate the Fourth
Senatorial District.
| am assured by gentlemen IN
Charleston whose strict verac,ty can
not be doubted that from thetrm when
the removal OF the Capital wa first sug
gested, Mr.. Caldwell told them he would
vote against The proposition and be
was accord ngly relied uuon to do just
what be has done. At the same time,
however, the Senator from Writ wss
attending the caucuses OF the removal
ists an | making fierce speeches in favor
OF the immediate transfer OF the seat
Of government to the city o! Wheeling
This may have been all honest and
right on the part OF the Senator, but as
Davenport says, it is new kind OF
honesty which, like the peace OF God
"passeth understanding"
After the adjournment OF the Senate,
and until late hour on Tuesday night,
the excitement ran high in regard TO
the Capital question, and the overheard
remarks of groups in the hotels a. in
the .treets were all in reference to Csld~
wells vote. The subject OF 80 great
notoriety was in the hands OF certain
Radical members from the Third Dis
trict, and his ears must have tingled IN
the midst of the revelry aud rejolclngs
of his newly made friends, with con-
sciousness OF the bitter things that were
heipg uttered 10 derogation Of bis tame.
What is to be done with Caldwell ia
now one Of the questions that perpexes
the Charleston people, and II NAV be
that the Board OF Public Works will be
called upon to aid in the solution OF the
problem.