Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-03-08
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES,

WILSON, . faliroaa Dill passed the House
on the 25th ultimo. OF the occasion of its
passage the Wheeling Register says:
When Clerk Peyton read out "Epgrossed
House Bill No. "a" there was a general
braeing up. Word was sent outside the
'tiYiisen Bill" was up, and the Senate came
pouring in, the gallery filed, the lobby
room was crowded, and Speaker Wilson. the
indefatigable patron of the bill, ealing
Judge Ferguson to the chair, took the
floor. Wv
The bill was road through, and then Mr..
Wilson taking the floor, announced that he
wished to speak, and at the close of his ro-
marks would call the previous question. He
vas, however, willing at this time to give
way to any member that wished to say somo>
thing. Then came the storm of ~else
For tive hours it was thrilling, Messrs. Lnr.
ty, Lowry, Morrow, Holt, Leonard. Selmon
Wells, Crcsap and Speaker Wilson had II
hot and heavy. Every one spoke twice but
ut the expiration of their time were deei,
dediy raped down by Judge Ferguson.
The speeches wore mostly referring to the
petitions that had been sent in, and appeals
to the members to vote for or against the
bill. Some of the language used WIS verv
hewsry and elaborate.
When Mr.. Wilson rose for the last time
on the subject, he sent to the Clerks desk
to be read the testimony of Mr.. Desrard. of
Parkersburg, taken before the johnson
Committee in 1879. This oooasioned a bio
light with Mr. Leonard, bat at last it was
read and then compared with Despard's
petition asking for the nen>passage Of wills
sons bill this year.
BIZ. Wilson's speech was fine and foroible
and carried the day, for the vote being
taken on the passage Of the bin was AZ faEs
lows:
The ayes we're Messrs. Wilson, (Sneak-
er) Babb, Beckwith, Cresap, Davis. Edmis>
ton. Ferguson, Fisher, (of Braxton) Gran
than, Hall, Cof Barbour) Hail. (of WetzeD
Hobbs, Hubbard, Irons, Kepner, Lur.v.
Maxwell, MeCord, Mcneil, Monroe. Riley
Rowley, ssabright, Sheppard, siler, Steere'
sydsnstrleker, Thompson, Tippett, Wyatt
and Wells (of Tyler)-31.
The noes were: Messrs. Boe, Brady.
Grumrine. Davison, Day, Depue, Dodriil.
Evans, Fisher, (of Hardly Hackworth'
Holt, johnson, Leonard, Lowry. Lusk'
Lynch, MeCrum, Moffett, Morrow, Orr
Poe, Prince, Quarter, Settle, Sharp. Sin.
clair, Watson, Wells, (of Marion) and Will
son (of Barbour)-29.
Absent on leave and not voting: Messrs,
Bell, Cox, Floyd and Fulkerson-4.
Ni0 uOL NOt6, as ne was paired
with Mr.. Fulkerson, who would have voted
stno."
Mr.. Wilson after the vote moved to re-
consider and then moved that on to the ia
bic, thus controlling the bill.
In the House, on the 9th ult., ar
Leonard presented the petition of Geo. E.
Anderson and 125 others of Jefferson coun.
ty, asking the repeal of the law allowing
convict labor by contract to cigar and to-
baeco manufacturers.
The House, the same day, passed Fl. B.
No. 220, a bill to authorize the county of
Jefferson to fund at a lower rate of interest
or on better terms the outstanding bonds of
said county. This bill has also passed the
Senate.
Mr.. Faulkner introduced a bill author,
izing the circuit oourts or the judges thereof
in vacation to dispense with tho grand and
petit juries for one of three terms required
annually to be held in each county. Passed.
A bill for the protection of Quail and Vir>
ginia Patridges was ordered to a second
rsnding.
Tho Senate, on the I'd instant, defeated
the Wilson railroad bill, by refusing to order
it to a third reading.
The Inauguration of President Garfield on
FRIDAY last was attended with a grand pro-
eess'0n OF military and other Organizations
curing the day, and magnificent fireworks
ana q grand ball at night. The inaugural
address is wall written. conciliatery in tone
IN a great measure, and bears the impress of
considerable statesmanship. There are. how.
ever, strong indications that the negro will
be the chief pet of the new Administrations
Query.-Why is Garfeld's inaugural like
a piano2 Because in il the 1nrL-z.-