The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-22

charter and sCnafleteu LlSu ls.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following sud-
stitute:
Rcsotred, That aioint committee OF five.
two from the Senate and three on the part
of the House, be appointed TO confer WIN
the authorities of the Baltimores& Ohio
Railroad Company, and ascertain what
reduction is made in freight and passenger
rates by the new schedule proposed to be
put in operation by said company; ana
also whether the Determinations hereto
fore complained of, are corrected by this
new schedule; and If, in the Judgment OF
the committee, this schedule is not salts
factory they shall endeavor to secure such
reductions and regulations as to them may
seem proper and just; and ifsaid commit
tee is unable to effect satisfactory adjust,
ment of the difficulties between the said
company and the citizens OF the otate,
they shall report the fact to the Attorney
General at the earliest practical day, who
shall institute proceedings against said
company by writ OF quo tcdrrGnto or other
wise to compel the forfeiture of its charter
and chartered rights as directed by Senate
Joint resolution No. II.
Mr.. Gum moved to make the resolution
the special order for Tuesday next at ii
A. NJ. Rejected.
The question being on agreeing to the
substitute, the same was rejected by the
| following vote:
YEAsgN1essrs. Moffett Speaker, Arnold
Bell (of Lincoln), Fisher, Gist Gum
Logan, McGraw, Montgomery, Reynolds
Roush-4I.
NAYs-Messrs Barr, Bell (of Mineral),
Billmyer, Bradford, Butcher, Calvert
Campbell, Carter, Chipley, Clark, David
son, Ewing, Fulkerson, Furbee, Gooch
Holt, Hutton, Hyer, Jacob, Kirtley, Kitch
en-, Lewis, McCreery. McCrum, McNeer
Mearns, Melvin, Monroe, Nixon, Parsons
Post, Poundstone, Quinn, RICHTER, Rock
Ross, Rymer, Scherr, Shelton, Sheppard
Snider, Stuart, Taylor, Toney, Unger
Vandal and Wilson.-52.
Messrs. johnson and Pcnnybacker no
voting.
Leave of absence was granted as follows
To Speaker Moffett, 2 days; Mr.. Bill
mycr, > days: Mr.. Bradford, 2 DAYS; Mr.
Lewis, days; Mr.. Taylor, days; Mr.
Bill (of Lincoln), , days; Mr.. Scherr,
days.
The Speaker announced that during his
absence Mr.. Monroe would act as Speaker
pro tenn.
Recess until $50 n. NJ.
/ Afternoon Session.
House reasSembled at 2:30.
Senate joint resolution No. II, the rail
road resolution, was read.
Mr.. Gum moved to amend the resolu,
ton by inserting at the beginning the fol
lowing: "Unlcss said company shall or
and after the first day of March next in re
spect to rates and charges, and in all othel
respects conform to and carry out all ant
every provision of their charter and al
other legal requirements" which amend
ment was rejected.
The original resolution as offered by Mr.
Post was then adopted by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Barr, Bell (of Mineral)
Billmyer, Bradford, Butcher, Calvert .t
son, Ewing, Furbee, Hagans, Hare
Harvey, Hawvcr, Hill, Holt, Hut
ton, Hycr, Kirtley, Kitchen, Lewis
McCrum, NIearns, Melvin, Monroe. Mont
gomcry, Nixon, Parsons, Pennybacker
Post, Poundstone, Quinn, Reynolds, Right
err, Rock, Ross, Rymer, Scherr, Shelton
Sheppard, Snider, Stuart, Taylor, Toney
Unger and Vandal-49.
NAYs-Messrs. Mofett (Speakerl, Ar
mold, Bell (Of Lincoln), Fisher Fulkcr
son, Gum, Jacob, Logan, McCreery, Nc
Graw, McNeer, Roush and Wilson'S.
Messrs. Gist, Gooch and johnson
absent.
Mr.. Hutton offered resolution tina
when the House adjourn it be until Mon
day. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Butcher, the House
adjourned unit tomorrow at 10 a. NJ.