The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-19
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AhNeA1phb IN EXTRAORDINARY btSuou=
Report Of the ProeeedIngs 0fIhe AuGtlSt
Body. W. tss
The "Tbid 1Iouse''O tue Iegislatureo Of
West Virginia convened last night in ,ex.
traorlinary session, in the Senate chan.
her In the Capitol, pursuant to a pronunci.
amentO issued W thG Speaker, lion.
Charles Caldwell, all exile from the county
OF Wood,
This distinguished gentleman took the
chaiFpreCisely at O'Clock, anllbyayigor-
Gus use Of thu gaveI succeeded In calling
the assembly to order, and this accom-.
plished he proceeded to impress upon
their minds the Urgent necessity pt
prompt action upon the important meas
ures demanding their attention, as the
session was limited by the Constitution to
but sixty minutes, and they could hardly,
in the face Of the public clamor for re-
trenchment and reform, vote to extend
the session. He trusted that the more I'm.
pOrtant matters should be taken up withi
ont delay, and suggested that some mem
Der ut once introduce bill to pay the
members theft per diem and mileage. ~
THE CANDIDATES ORGANIZE THEMSELVES.
In view Of the time OF the House being
very fully occupied with the individual
claims OF the members, the lobbyists and
candidates In attendance held 4 cauCt1sand
decided BY q unanimous vote 10 Withdraw
their presence and support. Subsequently
the candidates, emulating,the n0bleispirit
of generosity and charity shown by the
Lobbyists, held Q caucus and Themselves
agreede upon the reorganization OF the
House, without aIli&enting voice.
Upon these facts becoming known. In
the Holisc, on motion Of tho gentleman
from the Three Forks OF Whisky Run, the
caucus nominations were unanimously
entIofsletil Ana the following officers were
declared elccted-by Themselves: 'l y.
Mr.. SpeaGcr-IIon. Charles Caldwell, oil
Wood county.
socrotary-H. Il, Howard, Of Mason
county. ,J,i..l, !l,a@lt l1f, Ia. n
Sergeantat.A Gen. Ned Wood, Of
the Roaring Kanawha. sgp
Door Kceper-Ed. Dunaway, Of Black
stone Row, Ohio county. iati ""'''
Pagcs-flie Pages Of the First and
Second Houses, WHO kindly volunteered
their services IN the interest Of economy.
a TIME-noSORED CUSTOM AssAILED.
The following amendment TO the Con.
stitut:on Of West Virginia was offered BY
Wood, OF Kanawa: -sl :
That ground hog day he changed from
tho "a OF February to the I'd Of December,
Mr.. Kcmple las the gentleman from
Doddridgol offered the following substitute
fOrthc amendment:
That ground hog day 10 made u, local
option law, and that sail 6. h. day be
fixed by vote Of the people in each coun.
ty and corporation, with the. exception Of
Wheeling, which shall celebrate said g2h,
day on the It'll Of July. ~ ,s1
Mr., Kemple, in support OF his substi.
tute, spoke elOquently and ut length. The
speech was full Of "p'ipts." He alluded
toucblngly to the "rouk.ribbed hills oil
the grand old county OF Doddridge,
graphically described the. ruin. and desolai
ton wrought 'inthe' once prosperous city
Of Wheeling Nlhs eegH a Of the object.
lonable ordinance cIftailing the privileges
OF s&inh sketehpl briefly the otiginland
progress OF tlIu advance In the price Of
drcssed hogs observed in tile Cincinnati
market reports, limited that the passage oil
the bill in preference TO the substitute
might peculiarly Individual mem
beers 81 the First and Second HOUSES, Who
would come under tho provisions Of said
bill, and spoke with 10 nuVh warmth and
feeling Of the New NIartlnsvillc Demo.
cratic Convention that many members
present, who entettainGl1 endet 1nemofiei
! Of that delightful assembly were affected
to tears, and the Speaker, gasped out he'
tween his ponyulSiYp sobs that the gentle
man was not in order, as there were nc
l ground logs In Petersburg.
1 Mr., johnson, OF IarrISnn, protested
tngalnsl the passage Of the bill or the sub
stitute. He WIS opposed to any spirit d
dictatiOn being employed In our Relations
with the wOod.chuck, which was useful
and valuable member OF subterraneall
society. Why, he asked, have the honor
able members tackled the ground hog,
whom they might so much more protitahly
employ their timO in lGgtSlating lager beer
down to three cents u glass? City chaps
don't know anything about the ground
hog, and tho speaker advised thOm, TO do
something witlnthe beer question: which
n they better understood. s9's' g. ~.
The exile from ParkGrsburg (Gooch, Of
Summers, in the chair, addressed the
House on tho ground hog question. He
4 Termed it timc.tlonored custom, which
he advised his associates 10 he phRry in
attacking de confessed, wilnrGlulA9pce
that tlI6re! MenD gtoand!hogs III Wood
county, but they were mostly OF tho two
legged kind, who oughtto stay in theil
holes all the time. The remarks Of the
gentleman Coyerela pretty large field, ant
a. our entire corps Of reporters were dis
abled, IN their efforts to obtain correct
translation OF his address, ami II possible
discover whether he waSspeakingto the bill
or the substitute, or to the ground hog, We
reluctantly acknowledge that our readers
!, inuSt bear with US until We are better pre-
parcdato give the distinguished gentle
pgn's views on theisubieCt, md llo$ iht
proposes 10 vote when the tHg,of WV
comes, .s ~ .93Hho
GOV. BISHOP INTRODUCED.
Tho debate on the ground hog bill wa
cut short by the announcement Of tllG
Speaker thUL the Sergeant:at.Arms was u
tic door with Gov. Bishop, OF Ohio, ant
business would DO suspended until tllt
Observation-Disclosures could be INTRO
duced 10 the members. ~ spals.g.
I Sergcant.at- Arms Wood, with Governor
Bishop delegate Hutton, Of Randolph
county, OH bis arlh, appeared oIthe floor
and nArchcd tOtle,Spsaker's desk, where
lie was warmly welcomed by the Speaker
who i'll brief and neatly wortled address
announced the presence in the Legislative
Halls OF West Virginia 81 tile distinguish
4 al Governor OF the grand old Common
lEScaItb Of Ohio, Hon. Richard NJ. Bishop
!, Gov. bishop StGpppd forward, and sftpI
the applause which Speaker Caldwell 4 inr
mouncement had called forth hadsubsided
and the SergeNnt,at-Arms had elected sev.
Grnl persons who were seeking the Cover
nor with petitions for pardons, he spoke
rs follows:
"Mr. Speaker, Members Of the Third
House Of West Virginia, Ladies and Gen,
ftIumcn: IlIOpp YOU are NIL we'll" x Oh
The adtlfGss Of tho Governor, which we
print in full, Us reported expressly for Ut
hya stenographOr, was loudly applauded.