The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-01

Mr.. Lowry took the floor 10 speak to hil
resolution quoted above. Ho said he had
offered 1t in earnest and in good faith
Ho thought It was timely, and he did
not sec anything In II 10 awake the hos.
tility OF the gentleman from Kanawhs
Judge Ferguson. That gentleman, how
ever, when the resolution was offered, had
"given vent to grunt OF disgust which
would have done no disOredit to a ChuC,
law Indian He thought the State needed
a reform aGh0ol, and he did not think Il
needed University like the one at Nor.
gantown; few Of the youth OF the State
went there 10 be heddicatedn anyhow.
Mr.. Cox, Of Monongalia Caunty, defend
cd the University from the charges Of the
Delegate from Summers, who had said
that the President had gone down Ia
Washington 10 hold a political caucus
with "Stnrgiss and Henry s. Walker" and
that his expenses were paid out OF funds
appropriated 10 the University, also that
the President made political speecheD last
fall. Both OF these assertions Mr.. Cox
characterized az incorrect. Mr.. Thomp.
son had frequently refused to make 20.
litiCal speeches when urged to do 90.
Judge Ferguson also replied 10 Lowry
lie said he should not take time to more
than refer TO the exceedingly chaste and
gentlemanly language" used by the gen.
teman from Summers in reference to him.
self The employment Of such express
ions In debate was a matter OF taste. BuI
he had It from gentlemen who knew
whereof they spoke that the charges made
against President Thompson were without
any foundation In fact.
Mr.. Morrow, who Ia a regent OF the
University, also vOuChed for II that The
allegations made by the gentleman who
had introduced the resolution, were with
out any Bemblance Of truth. He knew
President Thompson, and be knew him Il
be gentleman and scholar, and while
he was no partisan OF his, yet he must In
Hlst that injustice should not be done L
either him or the board OF Regents.
Mr.. Lowry explained that he made The
charges on common rumor, and that thl
press Of the State had given currency L
thom. Judge Ferguson had said he hopet
the House would not ponntenance a reso
luton which would disgrace the Uniyer
bltyS Ilb WIZ l4VhIyJ ulu NV tllluk ~ lhl
within the power OIL the Legislature to tliB
grace the pniversity. II was so degraded
now that II was impossible.
The Judge and Mr. Cox both replied
and both said In effect that they did no
believe the statement that the pregs hat
made the charges quoted Ia be tfue; tina
they had never seen such charges In thl
public prints. Mr.. Cox also made q IL
dicious speech in defense OF the pnivef
city from the charge oil lnpompetenCy ant
ls6lesstless made by Mr.. Lowry.
The yeas and nays were demanded, ant
but four votes recorded ID favor Of Thu
resolution, those Of Messrs. Lowry, Uressr
Of Randolph, county; Hackworth, Of Ga
bell, and Prince, Of Raleigh.
MI Oresap then called up his resolu
ton to investigate the Use Of monies pait
to the University, which Ia OF the sam
anitpgs and aimed al the same gentle mai
"A lIowry's, but pending lie consideration
I.sd;,.a Fetgusnn; apparently ConCiuiin,
that L would be better 10 adjourn thai
fritlet away moro time, moved 10 ad loufn
which motion prevailed.