The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-02-23
EditorIal correspondenca.
WHEELING, w. va. Feb. 16. 188,

i W. ID reo. 10, 1901.
Dear Register Since my last letter
there has not been much done in
either body.
The Wilson Railroad Bill seems to
hang in the House, and consumes
much Of the time of that body. 1t
made considerable Roadway yester.
day. The substitute offered by Mr..
Moffett for this Bill was voted down,
and after some amendments Wilson's
Epill wee -orderru W ISs unITu reauing,
without a dissenting vote. 1t is u
Bill that should be passed, because it
proposes to stop the extortions of rail.
road companies, and aims to protect
the people Of the State.
During the discussion Of the Bill
yesterday, Mr.. Wilson sent a large
number of letters to the desk Of the
Clerk to be read; one of them con.
tanned some very offensive words,
which was not deemed respectful to
the members of the House, to which
Mr.. Morrow, of Marion, called the at
tention Of the House. This caused
some sharp words to pass between
him and Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Morrow
raised 10 a question of privilege, and
stated that he would prepare reso.
luton with reference to the language
in the letter. The language used in
the letter was as follows:
What, with the ignorance of the
average Democratic legislator and
their easy virtue, the railroad man.
ayers find it an easy mater 10 check
fair legislation"
After the further reading of other
letters, Mr.. Morrow arose to a ques-
tion of privilege as involved in the
language excepted to, and desired to
offer u resolution relating to said
question.
MIR. Wilson claimed the floor, OBJ
jected to the right of Mr.. Morrow to
offer a resolution and stated that the
letter containing the Objectionable
language, was one Of q number re.
ceived by him some time since, and
that when he sent the letters to the
Clerk to be read, he did not remem-
Der the language used in it, and if he
had, he would probably have not
sent the letter to the Clerk to be read.
Mr.. Moffett Gin the Chair) ruled:
That the member from Marion
(Mr. Morrow having failed, as he nc
doubt intended to do, to raise the
question of privilege at the time the
Objectionable language was read in
the hearing of the House, and the
member from Kanawha (Mr. Wilson,
having subsequently, obtained the
floor and proceeded to address the
House upon the merits of the pend.
ing bill, and having furthermore dis.
claimed the language objected to, as
being a part of his remarks, the
Chair is of opinion that the member
from Kanawha (Mr. Wilson, is emit
tied to the floor until he closes his
remarks. But in order that the mat,
ter may be left entirely to the discre,
ton and wisdom of the House, the
Chair hopes that this decision may
be appealed from, as in this way the
whole matter may be readily brought
before this body.
Whereupon, Mr.. Morrow appealed
!, from the ruling of the Chair to the
House.
The question being, "Shall the de.
cision of the Chair stand as the judg.
ment of the House?" was put and
decided in the negative.
So the decision Of the Chair was
overruled.
Thereupon Mr.. Morrow offered the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the language Of the
letter OF A. V. Mcdonald, read by the
Clerk this day at the instance of a
member, is not respectful 10 this
House, and is a breach of its priv.
leges; and that the member of this
House who sent the said letter to the
Clerks desk to be read has commit.
ted an improperly in not sufficient.
y guarding the privileges of this
House and enforcing the respect due
to its members.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson, the
resolution was amended by striking
out the following words, VIZ land
that the member Of this House who
sent the said letter to the Clerks
desk to be read, has committed an
improperly in not sufficiently guard.