Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-15

/ Newman,
Turner, McGregor, Kirtley, Faulkner
and President Johnson not voting.
The bill was therefore passed.
/ Mr.. Johnston was asked 10 in
/ form the House of the passage OF the
bill, and the Senate took recess until
half after two O'Clock T.. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill No. O6, bill to authorize
/ the Auditor To direct sales of certain
/ debts and claims due the State and reg
| ulating the mode and manner Oi such
| sales, and the disposition of the pro-
| ceeds, was read the third time and passed,
| and Senator Dennis was asked to com
municate the passage Of the hill to the
House Of Delegates.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
I was then taken up, and Judge Brown
made brief speech on the bill. Mi.
/ kcvser had said several times that he
was no lawyer. Ii might be fortunate
Tor the B. x q. Company il none oI us
were lawyers-ii there were not Il law
yer i'm West Virginia. lie then went
into eulogy on the legal profess
sion, intimating that the representative
of the b. Il q. road had east filings
at the lawyers. lie said people come To
the lawyer when they are in trouble.
Not such trouble a. religion can solaCc
ur medicine can cure. They seek at the
hands oi the lawyers relief when op-
preston is inflicted upon them; they
cry out To the lawyers when they are
groaning beneath the load OF burdens
wrongiully imposed upon them, ~ the
people oi this State now cry out to
their LAWYERS to relieve them from the
oppressive discrimination OI the t..
Il q. Railroad Company. Tie said
that the company hay departed from ITS
charter. The question Is, shall that
violation ui its charter 80 ON, or shall
this Legislature pass measures they
think Sahtarv To prevent itsrcrurrcncc.
lie favored the substitute offered 10y the
senator from Harrison, lTurncrD hut
he preferred the bill proposed 10y the
gentleman from Taylor, lJohnson, }
aud ne proposed to vote iur il. lie dit
not pretend to repeal the company :
charter, but he proposed To enforce It,
aud secure its benefits To- the people ol
the State. lie said the company had
departed from its own charter had done
il ior its own benefit, and It's own gain;
and it is the duty OF the Senate
To- see that such an admin
iStratiun OF the affairs of the
company shall not 90 on any longer 1t
Johnson bill is a mere spidcr-wch that
can be- dispellcd with breath, why the
strenuous opposition to it on the part OF
the rUadr
MIR. NEWMAN
did not feel hopeful oi throwing new
light upon the subject, hut his consu-
tucncv were so materially affected 10y
these bills if either passed, that hr
thought it his duty To lend his AID To
any measure that seemed bound To ben
eft them. 1t il unfortunate that the Il.
Il q. company did not scc tit to pursue
a policy that was not unjust, llilheraI
and discriminating, but that they have
not, no man would deny but thc cont
pany's own representatives. And he
conceived il To hc the duty "i
the Senate to stand up against
this giant monopoly. lie was
not competent to discuss legal principles,
hut ne claimed the right to discuss tins
matter upon the principles ol exact and
even Justice. The road has been unjust.
l. il not in the power ut the representa-
tivcs of the sovereign people OF the
State to give those people some rclri'
Ii not, then let Us acknowledge our
selves the slaves Oi the Il. X q. railroad
company. The representatives OF the
company had admitted that they had
violated their charters. Are We then To
he held bv our part of the contract
This might be law, but it is not justice.
lie said the h. Il q. road had been a
freebooter for the last - wears, had paid
no attention to any law, yet they came
here and said, "Gou gentleman must
beware, You must observe the letter ui
the law Ii they demanded their bond,
they must see To IT that they take
no drop Ot Christian blood. When a
rebbpr takes YOU by the throat, it is a
very poor time To- look around iur jus
ticc uf the peace. lie did not believe IN
giving way To- the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company any longer ! am
not. said the speaker, IN the habit ull
dulglng i'm the illuslvcs of fancy; but,
sir. 1t requires no prophetic vision To
see in the dim vista OF the future huge
trains ut cars upon this grand thorough
fare laden with the products oi West
Nirsinia's forests, fields and mines
swiftly winding their way 10 the differ
cnt marts and markets OF the world.
Why, sir, here amld our roCk-rihhvd
hills, awaiting the enterprise ui her
hariy sons, lies the hidden wealth ut an
I'll Dorado, and here upon cur rugged
mountain sides, awaiting the yhevrv rlng
ui the wuOdman : axe, stands the sturdy
oak and the lofty pine with which to
build the future naNIcs ut the world.
and here to-day, We contemplate her
broad, fertile valleys, annually tccmlug
a. they do with all the fruits ui earth, a
rich reWaul for her honest sons ot toll.
They should contemplate the scene AMI
thank their lucky stars that they are
permitted 10 participate in the prosper
itV Ot West Virginia. And, III, iu not
know what action other Senators nhN
take, but ior myself what ever UpPortd-
mites may be attended ne whatever oi
ability | may possess, | dedicate 10 the
ivancCmcnt OF her every interest and
the protection ui her every honor.
DE. SINNERS
hai not intended To say anything about
50 complicated subject A. this. On
all oCcasionS this question comes al,
AMI Vet no practical solution "t the
difficulties complained oi ha, been
found. tie WAS hooking 10 Sc that hy
his vote he should not be committed
To measure that will harmiully affect
his people, lac did not want Ia establish
a policy that would make the people
SrOan worse than they had ever grySnci
under these mouopOlies. The Johnson
bill i intieXible and rigid, on asS'per ton
per mile" basis That l., every tom
transported given distance must paw
the same charge. lie entered ~
detail into illustrations WhiSh went
20 show the injustice oi such
rule, maintained that wi>e
discretion in heights ami charges
is a necessity, aud declared his intention
10 avoid any measure which would pre-
vent such discrimination. 1t would
cut of all the timber and coal fields in
the State beCauSa in other Stafes There