South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-02-26
CnARLEsroN. Feh. 1G. 80

giste- OF the / 9Th and 18th inst. has inst
come 10 hand. These issues contain ar
ticies from the Capitol, evidently writ.
ten by the same person, rejecting upon
the Hon. Alexander Monroe, Speaker of
the House.
Considerable indignation has been ma.
infested by members of the House. at the
INSCRIPTIONS and false assertions con-
tanned In these articles. have heard It
intlnated that there would be a resolu-
ton offered in the House to-day, exclud.
ing all newspaper reporters and cores
pondents from their seats within the bar.
But as 1T is not believed that the commu.
nlcations referred to, animated from
them, the resolution was not offered.
No person knows better than the reck-
less correspondent that Col. Monroe is
above reproach as an officer. and that if
he errs 1t is not Intentional No men,
Der enjoys, to greater extent, the con-
fidence and good will of his associates
and fellow-representa.ive
Instead of Col. Monroe being the pill
ent tool referred to, using his position
for the accomplishment Of his personal
ends and political purposes, and being
upon every side Of every question, piedg-
ed to all the Senatorial aspirants: he is
digDified, stern and unyielding in his
convictions of right. aud has doubtless
on more occasions than one had sufficient
decision of character TO settle tie scho!.
Hri author OF those articles, when out Of
order and interfering with the business
OF the House. There never was a pre-
siding officer more attentive to his du.
ties and more uniformly in the Chair
than Mr., Speaker Monroe.
His decisions usually meet with the
hearty approval Of the House, and in the
only two appeals from his decisions, he
was overwhelmingly sustained.
Col. Monroe never made such an apol
ogy "a the Register Correspondent states
On one occasion, and the one which
suppose the Correspondent refers. the
motion to adjourn was made and put
just after the dissolution ofthe Joint AS.
semhly and while the Senators and
Spectators were retiring, both sides of
the question was put and carried aiflr.
matlvely by large majority. The Speak.
er declared the House adjourned and
md the confusion and as the members
were retiring, and after the House had
adjourned, some members claimed that
they lad called for q division and that
the adjournment was a trick in the inter.
est OF the Anti-remoyalists, such divis.
ION was called for, the Speaker did not
near IL, SO lie says az least, | am sure
did no. hear it. The Speaker next morn.
ing rose to an explanation mot an apol-
ogy) and stated that there was nothing
unfair intended, that he did not hear n
call for division and that hereafter he
would not recognize any body or enter
tain any motion while the confusion con-
sequent upon the dissolution Of Joint
Assembly existed
No person who knows Col. Monroe.
will believe the scurrilous charges con.
tanned in those articles, yet it is Just and
proper that his people should know how
utterly unfounded they are.
MEMBER House DELEGATES.
I-V The case of the Commonwealth
against DIR. Johnson was sent on from
the Magistrates's court to the next term
OF the county court. DR.. Johnson was
held in $4,000 bail for his appearance
there, -Pendleton Nescs, FEB. Is.
w ~ ~ chuS DdSheT anu rev. -.
r. Snapp started for Somerset, Pa, Fri
day morning, to recover the latter gen
tlemaps horse which was stolen some
time ago. The thief is in the county Jail
of Somerset awaiting the requisition Of
Governor Jacob.-Ib.
THE PosToFFICE.-The latest we have
heard in regard to the PostofIice is that
Mr.. William Miller has succeeded in
having Mr.. Gibbens' nomination with
drawn, and has secured the plum for HIM
self Winchester Times, FED. "a.
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