The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-15
aMORE FUH.n
A session Of the HO1ss Of Delsgatss
whore Folly R0igned.

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Last night after & fair amount Of bust.
ness had been transacted by the House Of
Delegates, q spirit Of fun began to prevail,
and shortly everything bowed to its sway.
When vote was ordered on some ques'
ton, q member raised the point Of mo
quorum" Another moved call Of the
House, and the motion was seconded.
Charlie SeAbright was In the chair, and he
at once entertained the motion, while the
members and spectators we're also enter
tained-highly,
The roll was called, and q resolution
adopted instFucting the 6erReantat-Arms
to arrest forthwith all members absent
without leave, and report with the prison.
ers at the bar OF the House. The Sergeant
requested that an assistant be given him,
aud on motion, Messrs. Beach, Of the Reg
iSier, and FaTis, OF the INTRLLIGENcER,
were designated as Deputies, The three
sergeants separated, young gentleman
volunteering to pilot Sergeant KRin to .
residence on the South Side, where three
festive members were making call, while
the reportoTial deputies sought the Opera
House, via several saloons, Here Capt,
Lowry was found ensconCed in Q box
with lady friend, He was placed
under arrest, but kindly permitted,
in charge Of the Officers" to see
the show out, and then escort his
companion home. En route the residence
besieged by the sergeantin.O Chief was
passed, and the deputies called upon 10
help surround the premises. Signs were
found Of the presence OF three Delegates,
but everybody united In declaring they had
not been there, broad sl0uch hat, OF q
peculiar pattern, being sworn to as "Cous-
Ia Andy's," The forces were withdrawn,
but the INTRILIGgNcER representative
sgain cOllRTed the gentleman from Sum
mers, On the return 10 the House the Regis
ter man CAughtthe Putnam county delega-
ton on the fly, and he was reported In
due form. The House was discussing with
some spirit, the following resolution:
ResOIrei by IIs L<giSlaiureof ReSt Virginia,
That, in the opinion oil this Legislature
after January, /, 1889, all male citizens oil
this State that are unmarried shall pay the
following license annually; Between the
ages OF 81 and % years, $50; between %
and 30, 500; between 80 and So, $500
between 35 and 40, $500; between 40 and
45, $500; between 45 and 100, 5000; pro
vided, however, that oil widowers shall
be exempt for q period Of Eve years.
In the meantime quite an amusing
scene had been enacted, Mr., Mofett haC
taken the chair from Mr.. seabriGht, ant
In turn had been succeeded by Mr.. bod
rlll. This gentleman, by request, sang
song, exhibiting vocal powers 0t o mos
unusual order. He was voCiferously ap
plauded, and then the Commodore from
the South Side delivered an Grafton II
German, the Speaker acting as inter
prefer The speech was explained to re-
Ter 10 the dog law and the Prohlbltory
amendment. The speech was scarcely
flushed when the First Assistant Sergeant
alarms appeared with Mr.. Thompson
He was called upon to explain his absence
which he did satisfactorily, and was rein
stated In his privileges as member Of the
House.
The other sergeant then demanded I'D
mission, and brought forward the Sum
mers giant.
On motion OF member from the Third
district he was fined two kegs OF beer, re-
turn to be made forthwith.
The sergeants were sgain dispatched
armed with formal warrant Tor the three
members who were suspected 10 be In
conCealment In the private residence pre-
vlousy alluded TO. Only one had the
temerity to venture, the other re.dele'
eating his authority to lookeron. The
officer who did go-who was mol q
member Of the lST TIL, EE staff
demolished plug hat, q woe.begone ap'
pearance, and q small fragment Of the
warrant, upon which was the return "Nol
found" The House was dark, and the
members generally at their respective
lodgings, fast locked in the arms Of Nor
pheus.
II was lots OF fun, but no one would
have suspected II Of being q session Of any
body but the Third House.