The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-17

4 ut ktupeIhnCo u6Dhte III tho oohato
drew quite a crowd OF visitors to the
Capitol Yesterday, especially ladies. On
the motion Of Senator Woods, OF this
county, to indefinitely postpone the con.
sideration Of the proposed amendment q
vide range OF debate ensued, principally
between Senator Brown, OF jackson,
Senator Faulkner, Of Berkeley and Sem
stOr smith, OF Marion. The first motion
was to postpone the matter for week,
the idea being that the amendment would
bs stronger in the Senate after 1t should
pass the House; but this motion was
headed oil by the motion for indefinite
pOStpOnement.
Senator Faulkner made quite an elabo-
rate speech in favor OF the motion-in fact
two speeChes-in the course OF which he
aimed to show that prohibition was con-
iessed failure in Maine, and, more than
that that 1t had aided in producing the
most prolific crop Of divorces known to
any State in the Union. Just how It
worked this result he did not explain
further than an intimation that It led to
all sorts Of moral Crookedness, lie then
threw out the impression that one reason
why West Virginia was seunder morally
than Maine was on account Of not having
gone into the prohibition business. He
did not, however, institute q comparison
10 this respect between the twenty.eight
counties where no license Is granted and
the other counties where license
obtains. Perhaps he will address him.
sell to this point in some further remarks
to-day. lie took the position that the
Constitution as 1t now stands gives the
Legislature all needed power to deal with
tie liquor question, and quoted Section 40
Of Article vi, as follows:
claws may DO passed regulating or pro.
hibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
within the limits Of this State"
He intimated that Kansas would exper.
isnce reaction from her prosperity by
reason OF having adopted q prohibitory
amendment, and instanced one capitalist
who had declined To go there In conse.
qusuce. He quoted and eulosized Senator
Thurman-tendorsing him as "moral
reiormer") lin favor Of license. Also
spoke OF the large distillery at Martins.
brrV that turned out 2,240 gallons OF
whisky per day, that would be lost TO the
State III case oi the adoption OF the amend.
msnt. Said also that immigrants would
be deferred IRON coming into the State.
To this speech both Senators Brown
and Smith replied. The former spoke of
old times and present times In his Sena.
torial district Of the days when there were
distilleties and licensed tavetns-.and said
that II was q notorious fact that the morals
Of the people had been improved as II BY
magic since the disappearance Of the dill.
tilleries and the licenses. Said that once
he was accustomed 10 see court days as
scenes Of turbulence, drunkenness and
Gsliting Now all was quiet and peaceful
"a on a Sunday. lie had not noticed any
increase In The divorce business. On
The contrary, society had been I'm.
proved In every respect. lie said
inis question must be settled that II was
VIZ greatest question ever before O West
virginia legislature; that the people
uespareu ol the Legislattifed doing ganything
uIuet lts present powers, and wanted Il
retefteu 10 Themselves at the polls, that II
Y was not submitted 10 them they would
tak ke 1t In hand themselves, and elect man
who world RnhmiI Il, Iksi l.. 80 mo