The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-29
RESULT OF THE DISCUSSION IN
THE HOUSE.

From the proceedings OF the House,
published elsewhere, it will be seen that
on Saturday, night session was held.
Mr.. GOOD finished his argument, closing
the discussion on the subject OF indeh-
nitely postponlng the articles OF lmpeach-
ment. and the House decided against the
motion by vote OF 80 to %. This decls-
ion was arrived at through the vote o'
tie eleven Radicals (who voted solidly
against postponement, three lndepen.
dents, and twenty-five Democrats.
Considering the charges heretofore
male against the Auditor and
Treasurer and the testimony which
had been taken to sustain the same, we
thought it would be better not to send
the matter To- the Senate for trial because
we were not only unabie to see that any
high crime or misdcmcanor had been
charged, but that even what had been
charged had not been proven; therefore,
from such standpoint, 1t seemed n
piece of sheer extravaganza to burden
tho taxpayers of the State with an ex-
pcnditure of 500 Il day, for an indefinite
number of days, only to result in ending
exactly where we had begun. There was
an honest difference of opinion on this
point. however, among Democrats and
all. so differing from our views, added to
some no doubt, who thought with us, but
were uneasy lest their constituents should
be dissatisfied if they voted for the post.
ponement, together with the solid Radical
delegation, decided the question as has
been above stated.
But. setting aside the expense to the
State Of the trial, it will likely result in
rood to have the whole matter thorough
~ siftcd in the Senate. Of course the
Rsdical party will make all the use
posible of this trial in the
campaign next fall 1t will no doubt be
the burden of their song, and this is why
they were so delighted at the action o.
the House on these charges last winter.
They imagine they have succeeded in
stirring up something to which they can
point as evidence of Democratic corrup-
tion, and so get up scare which will
enable them to carry the State. Had
the motion to postpone been carried
therefore, the cry would have resounded
forth in the columns of every Radical
newspaper throughout the State, that
Democratic House of Delegates had
smothercd these charges, and refused to
hermit thorough and exhaustive inycs-
ticstion. Now this cry will be efectually
silenccd, and though, in case OF acqut-
taI the cry of "whitewash' will be
raised instead. it will carry no weight
and to this degree, the action OF the
House will be beneficial.
But there is still another point to be
considered, and which of itself would
have availcd to make the House Tor
ward the mater. This was that Mr..
Coon in his speech brought out against
the Treasurer new and damaging
charge, to the effect that he had actually
not paid over to the State certain monies
he had received in the way OF
interest. We have no idea how far
this change can be substantiated, but 1t
is one both impeachable and indictable
Heretofore there have been no charges
either of fraud or violation of law, but
this is one which embodies both, and the
investigation of such an accusation is de-