Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-22
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.


And report the adyisabilitJ of extending the
%ssssisn, or providing fer an adjourned session
an order to dispose of secnmulating business.
Mr.. BsekWith presented a petition from
r. L. Wysong and t~wsnty.seven others of
Jefferson county. asking that House Bill Ne.
n aud Senate Bill No. 62 do net pass the
Legislature.
The Senate has passed the bill for the re-
lief of VIM. j. Grantham.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Faulk.
.ner delivered an able and interesting speech
against the resolution proposing the submits
sien to the people of an amendment to the
constitution ~fereyar prohibiting thu mann.
facture and sale eff intoxicating LIQUORS. az,
cspt for medicinal, scientific and mechanical
purposes. He began by correcting what
seems a general error, perhaps a TilCul one.
The opponents Of the prohibitery amend
nents aro not the enemies of tnnpcrauss.
They are as fully. conscious as aay of tho
evils Of intemporansc; but thoy do not be
.lisYe this method will bring about the de-.
sired end. "You Cannot" said Mr.. Faplk.
ner, '.legislato men into temperate and
moral habits. It cannot be done by coercion
but must be the result of moral suasien Tn
conclusion, he qaeted from and elaborated
thG verbs. OF Thurman
81 therefore am willing to stand Up, not
only in vindisation of my oua rights, but as
q moral refOrmer, as a man who Believes as
much as any one docs in the evil that results
from intemPsrance; bat tia uystsn of no
licenses. wherever it has bean tried, hss 70.
suited in injury to public morale and public
health"
The sauna day, in the House, the railroad
bill was sprung, and elected an exciting
controversy between Mcszrs. Wilson and
Morrow. The Wheeling Register gives tho
following account Of tho sonbat:
Shortly after 10 o'clock Speaker Wilson
steek the floor, Mr.. Falkerson being in tao
chair, and called for the order of tie day.
IN .csEasotion with that, he gave notice that
me would, at the close of his rcnarkg, call
for the previous question, as ho tbsugkt
that it was nov time for a vote. He was,
however, willing to give way to any msmber
who wished to speak on the mattor, provided
She speaker spoke in good faith, and not
with the idea of rstardiHg the bill. As NO
one ahewcd asy inclination 10 talk, Mr.. Til>
sen said he would preface his remarks with
having nunber of letters read that he had
received. He proposed placing them in on.
position to some letters presented the ether
day.
EISt iStISf EsGu was item q naR
named Mcdonald, Of Wstzei county, who
claimed to havs been robbed fer txoptv
years past by the giant msnopolias, eto. The
letter dealt heavy blows at the railroad. and
also at the Legislature in tao following
words:
THE ignorance Of the average Democrat
ic legislator and his easy virtue render il an
easy matter for railroads to check fair logis,
latien."
Although Clsrk Peysoa is a good reader,
and can easily deo!pLer alnest any hand
writing, :he WetzsI county man loofod him
and the letter vas not very wall read. and
vas therefore not very we'll understood BY
judge McTroW, who ross and asked to have
it read over again. AR. Wilson said he had
ne objection, provided the request was made
in good faith. Tho Judge replied that he
thought the letter contained Gisrespectful
language that Should not go on tho Journal.
he wanted to:kBow more aboat it.
Mr.. Wilson-Oh! I'll give Won all Won
want before [ am through.
ar. Morrow-What DOCS the gsrtlen..
from Kanawha mean BY giving nae easugh 2
This was said ia a manner that iuSnocd
the gentleman from Kauawha (Tilson) to
take water, and the letter Was again read.
Mr. Morrow-"If yoa grant ne a few
moments I will prepare a resolution"
Dir. Nltsen-"1 now send some letters
from Harrison county"
Ne recognition was taken of Rr. Morrow.
and tke clerk proceeded to read letter after
letter, all giving Wilson ';tafy and wind"
TO an awful extent. he was made the Muses.
that was to lead this ~berighted peop!s cut of
the embrace Of sraspiDg, grinding nonopo-
lies, and bring item to a land eff milk and
honey. The above is a little allegoricaI, but
Hit expresses tho idea to perfeS;ioz.
At last it Haa finished, and Mr. Wilson
stated that he knew but few of these gentle.
men, but it showed what a wonderful inter-
est was being taken throughout the country;
taess letters, he said, were the honest seuti-
ms1t, OF people, and not like those present,
ed a few days age by the "press gang" forced
by the railroads. rs was about to pressed
with his areum>ut when Mr.. Morrow arose
and started to speak.
BIZ. Wilssa-I would hsvs the gentleman
from Marion understand THAT I have the
floor and refuse to yield.
Dir. Merrow-l rise, Mr.. Speaker, to a
question of privilege, and ask to have this
resolution read.
During the reading. eff tbs ~lstters, Mr..
Fulksrson had vacated the chsir and Mr.
Mefett was WELDING the gavel.
The Chair-ThG gentleman will ttate his
question Of privilege.
Mr. Mt is embedded in the resolution.
Mr. WI shall not give way.
The Chair-The Chair was not eccspying
its position daring this. entire debate, and
does not know what oeaRrred before II as
.sumod the duty.
Mr.. Morrow then stated his sids of the
story, telling how he had asked fer a stay of
proceedings in order that ho might prepare
arsselu.ien how ne attention had been paid
him, and that he now renewed the question
of privilege.
Mr.. Wilson then called the attention of
the House to tho date Of tho letter, January
22d and said th.t La LII "a. 80. -.