The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-18
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER.
Adjournment OF the Leg gislafure
from Friday till Tuesday Failure
oftbe Tobacco Warehouse Appro-
DrfariOn DC.

Special Correspondence of the Register.
COLUMBUS, o., February II.
The legislature formally met on FRI
day morning at o'clock, read the joar-
nal and adjourned until Tuesday alter
noon at 2:30, as has been the custom for
years past to adjourn every three weeks
over from Friday until Tuesday so as TO
allow sll the members, even those living
in the remotest corners of the State, to
visit their constituents, SO that to-day the
careworn yet dignIfed pbiz of member
can scarce be seen. They are not dwell
Ing in the tents of wickedness for few
days, but roosting around the
fireside of their friends. The Eastern
Ohio members are all at or about home,
except Gilbert Smith, who is left on
guard to watch Governor Bishop in and
around the executive mansion, perhaps,
and see the wheels of State moving,
while Boil is watching his chances and
setting up the pins for the nomination
for Congress, in the Washington district
Maurey is looking after the navigation
of the Ohio, not forgetting the fish cul.
ture. Dsnford is diving among the hogs
and cattle, seeing that the requisite
amount of corn is administered to make
them happy. Alexander is close.
ly scruiinzing the judiciary,
observing that Judge Okey leaves it
unsullied and pure. Schsner is drinking
great drsughts OF law and setting matters
in Musklngum Alright. Private Dslzell
is seeing what will become of OConnor's
equalization bounty bill, the same having
already given him considerable unessi-
ness because Mr. O'Conner is Demo-
crat and disabled soldier, who repre-
sents the Soldiers Home at Dayton in
the Legislature. Forsyth is looking
after the pumpklng and potato bugs.
Worrey is trading scrap iron, OF which
he is SO fond, for goods
and roostipg among the vines and
fg trees, and Luccock-every
body knows what he is doing, oh horrors
the name! Senator Wagner is casting
an eye on his paper warehouse in the
sister State of West Virginia, OCCASION
ally winklng at his new fresh bouncing
son-in-law, as much as to say how Is
tricks, the newspaper business, DC
Senator Williams is caring for the sick
and Il iijcted, remembering the State and
his per diem all the time. While Tom
Scott, the gay and festive widower from
Mingo, is glsncing very mischievous!y
at the old maids In Wheeling aud the
bashfu', blu:hing widows in Steubenyilie.
Bu. as to the tobacco house appropria-
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Eastern Ohio readers, and which was 80
ignoniniously set down on, and which
was referred to in the columns OF the
REGISTER of last Thursday. We would
but say that Mr.. Qumbys amendment
10 the appropriation bill, to strike out all
of that part Of the bill that referred to
the tobacco warehouse, wss agreed TO by
vote of 40 to u, but which was re
considered on Wednesday alter
noon, ard amended so as to
allow the tobacco house S7,999.99, wss
carried by mere msjorIty, but was lost
as Tar as the appropriation is concerned,
rs it Is pretty generally known that this
appropriation in particular requires q
two-thirds vote to become a law, and
we have it from good authority that the
payment of this part OF the appropris-
tion will be resisted, because being an sp-
pristion not previously provided for by
law, it failed TO ge. tTo-thirds vote,
and il is well known, or, At least, very
strongly thought, that it will not p IS the
Senate by even msjorlty, so that
YOU will observe it has been set down
on and this time crushed to death. The
members representing the western part
Of the State don't feel like taxing the
people OF the whole State for an expert
meut.
The Opera House was crowded 10 its
utmost capacity to hear Florence in his
mighty Dollar" both Friday and Sstur-
day nights, while the Legislature took in
NJ lie rearls female Ministries and living
statuary a. the theatre on Thursday and
Friday evenings. Ii was naughty but
twas nice.