The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-09

ing our legitimate proportion Of the
debt but they don't exert themselves to
ascertain what that proportion is, and
some are outspoken for downright repu-
diation, There has mot been Legisla-
ture since the orgalizatiop Of tho State
that has not mapled away on the ola Viz,
GINA debt claim against u; and the
question & no nearer settled now than.
when they drst begun. II win doubles
lie on the table for many year before It
is adjusted.
Mr., Chidister, Of Lewis county, a few
days ago proposed IN amendment to the
Constitution to reinstate
THE VIVA voCE
method Of voting. He IL evidently an old
flint lock, for man who lives in this age
Of percussion caps and needle guns would
never favor such a system Of voting at an
election, No one who knows anything
about the various prcssuFes that are
brought to bear upon the poorer classes
during the excitement Of ordinary cleo
tiOns will rob them Of their only protec-
tion-the secret ballot-and return to the
anti beLium method Of calling aloud the
man or men Of your choice. ldont think
Mr.. Chidister will meet with much favor
In his effort To palm of on the people oil
West Virginia, meaner thing, il possible,
than the County Court.
THE GENTLEMAN IRON LINCOLN
distinguished himself to-day by deliver
ing u speech OH the usury bill offered by
Mr.. Garlic. He is IN orator from Hep
sidam. He Is q MCMillen No. ., only
more so, Judge Ferguson said to-day
that the people Of Lincoln county were
forced to choose between n Radical and a
lunatic, and they took the latter by q
large majority. He spread himself worse
than Mason when he splashed buttcrmilk
and whisky all over the hall, lie took
up tho usury business and proved that 1t
was an effort to bankrupt his county
"Yes, Mr.. Speaker, to bankrupt the
world" He was opposed to all swindles.
He was for the fair thing. He made them
hear him, and when he finished his great
speech there was not u dry OyO or straight
face Ia tho hall. Everybody laughed I'LL
they cried, lilo has given notice that
when the Capital removal comes up in
the House he proposes ito shake these
bricks often their foundations, will learn
the people Of Wheelin that wO know
nlmihin down hero too" propose to
furnish your readers with q stenographiC
report Of his speech on that important
occasion.
THE CAPITAL RIMoYALi
il the great question among the people
here. They feel Us though they would DO
totally ruined II the Capital should be
taken away from Charleston, and they
have no patience with anybody who iavors
its removal. A big effort was made In
tho Senate day before yesterday u get q
substitute In for the original bill, to sub
init the question to the people to decide
where II shall be located. II was, how
ever, defeated by fourteen 10 ten.
The bill came up to-day in tho Senate on
its final passage, aud after no little I'LL.
clustering was carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. johnson, (President),
Arnett, Bennett, Berkshire, Bishop, Cam.
den, Cunningham, Grantham, Goh,
Loomis, PannGll, Price and SCott-l3
Nays-Messrs. Burdett, Clayton, Dennis,
Dickinson, Eastman, Ferrell, CASTOR, Nc.
Donald, McGinnis, Shelton ind shcrrard
I'll.
The bill will likely DO taken up In the
House tomorrow, certainly not later than
Monday. Tho removaliats claim IS Ger.
tain out Of tho % members, and probably
80. OF course, II they can control that
number, the removal to Wheeling for ton
years il a moral certainty.
THE SENATORIAL sQADBLE
still goes on with but little prospects Of
agreeing upon a nominee. Up to and IN.
Guiding tonight 81 ballots have been
taken In caucus and joint session, and un.
Ill tonight the vote all along has stood
about the same. Mr.. Price tonight with.
drew from tho caucus as a candidate, and
several Of his supporters went over 10
Walker which ran him up on tho last
ballot to 30, 81 being necessary to q choice.
When the caucus adjourned his friends
weroluite jubilant. They claim that he
will b. nominated OIL Monday night be-
You'd dOWbt. confess myself lhAt things
look very much Is II Walker IL the coming
lnan. What o shame aud disgraCel ]
wont say any more on this subject, "a
have given you full particulars by tcle.
graph. MolOC.