The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-19
CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON.
The two Main QuestIOns--The Capital
BiII--ERectiNc Aid by Ncssrs- Tin
gle and MiIlcr-SenatOrs Cunning
ham, Panneu and Camden, and
Representatives Stuart and WEIGH
Opponents Of the BiII--The Roar
ing Sonl-saying NauShn--Better
Feeling over the ResuIt--Ehc Scna-
tOrship---A New Sensation.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 10, 1875.
Editors OF the Register:
The daily dispatches which have been
sent you, have kept you pretty we'll in
formed ~ to the progress Of affairs at
the Capital and it has seemed almost
useless 10 trouble YOU with letters whose
point and interest are liable 10 be spoiled
long before the letter can reach you by
due course Of mail Thus far almost the
only topic, of general interest here have
been those which have been made the
subject Of telcgraphic specials and, ex-
cent on these matters, there has been but
little 10 communicate that is worthy of
publication. The Senatorship and the
removal of the Capital have been the
staple Of all thought and conversation
here almost ever since the meeting ct
the legislature, and it was with something
like feeling of relief that a new sensa-
ton was greeted few days ago III the
shape of special report from the Com
mittcc of Investigation setting forth that
/ Mr.. y. b. Cabcll, of the Merchants
Bank IN this place, had refused tOtcstIty.
. 1t afforded something new to talk about.
Upon the topics indicated, there has
been 81 vast deal of talk and consultation
and pow-wow and pothcr illustrative OF
the idea that "" are IN the world SIMPLY
To fight against each other. Now one N
/ trrc>t seems to near success; now another
and now u third; each in turn pulling the
( other down. The legislature Is one OF
/ far more than average ability and
/ earnestncsS. Almost without exception
1t i, composed of sober, indu>trlou, and
/ conscientious men, each striving with all
hi, power to accomplish what he believes
to be right and what he thinks his con-
stituents will approve. In this very
earnrs,ucSs and stradincss o! the
Representatives may be found one reason
why the main questions before the Leg
/ stature have been SO difficult OF soiu-
ton. The spirit of compromise and
concession is wanting. Each man l. 80
firmly convinced that he is right, and 30
doggcdly determined to persist in that
+ opinion. that it is matter of the utmost
difficulty 70 induce enough of those jar
ring interests to unite to form a majority
and thus accomplish anything worth the
name Of action If the members were
not All SO fir mly set in their opinions so
bent. bound and determined to have their
Own way, and permit nobody else to have
his; the work Of legislation would pro.
coed more rapidly and with better re-
suits
/ And now about the Capital bill; YOU
have already been informed that it pas
,ed the House last Saturday evening by
handsome majority, having been passed
in the senate something more than Il
week before The work done 10y the
more active friends of the bill has been
hu,A mborious and brilliant. Mr.. Tin
gle. especially. against whom the Charles
ton people have launched their kccneSt
iuvcctivcs has been untiring in his efforts
and, with uniform courtesy and never
failing good temper has borne the brunt
= of the battle He certainly deserves well
of tn" people of Wheeling for his labors
IN their behalf. They could not have
entrusted the management Of the remov-
al campaign to more skilful
hands. Mr.. W. W. Miller also
deserves grateful recognition Of
his services in this behalf. Iii, inAu-
encc and his familiarity with parliament
tary proceedings could not have been
safely dispensed with. One of the ablcst
arguments made in the Senate in favor
of removal was by Senator Cunningham.
of Hancock 1t was an excellent speech.
and yer, effectively delivered and pre-
scented in strong light the reason which
influenced him and others in voting to
return the seat of government to Wheel
ing.
Senator Panncll also made a oerv plain,
practical, furcible and sensible pccch in
support of the bill. The city Of Wheel
ing has never had more capable and
influential representative than Mr. Pam
nell. He has way of saving the righS
thing AT the right time, and hitting
the bulls eye at every shot, that
seldom fails to command success.
Special commendation is also due TO
Senator Camden, who made one Of the
most effective arguments of his life in
support of the bill and who has been I'M
firing in his labors in its behalf. Senator
Price has also earned the gratitude of the
friends ofrrinoyal by the stcadincSs Of his
support
The iinalyotc on the Capital bill in the
Senate WAS approached with some degree
of trcpidation on both sides. 1t was
known that the vote would be close and
Senator CLAYTON, of Mineral and Senator
Granthan. of Jefferson, were claimed bv
both, though do not suppose that either
OF these gentlemen had made any prom
iscs whatever or indicated in any manner
how they would vote. When the roll
wa, called and Clayton voted no, smile
Of cNuita,ion lit up the features OF the
opponents of the bill, but it was soon
succeeded by a terrible frown of dejcc-
uon when Grantham voted Gyc and thus
secured the passage of the measure.
Without his vote it would have tailed to
receive a constitutional majority and
would have been dropped for this session
nj !eaSt-and probably forever.
The management of the removal bill
IN the House was confded to Judge
Stuart, of Doddridgc. who showed HIM
self both able and expert. His efforts
were well seconded by Mr.. Welsh. of
Mineral, who made n very powerful
speech in support of the bill. In fact.
in both Houses Of the Legislature the
removal bill called forth splendid excr.
tions on both sides of the controversy.
The friends of Charleston fought gallant
~ and we'll Mr.. Burdett in the Senate.
made q very forcible and eloquent
speech. which was only married by some
slight violence of language, the offensive
word. being Immediately tretrscted and