Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-16
STATE HOUSE SCRAPS
As Picked UP Around the Two Houses
Personals, Happenings aud Dolngs.

PERSONALS, happenings huu DolnBo'
To-day promises to be a lively one in
both Houses. In the Senate the Con.
stitutional Liquor Amendment comes
up and in the House WILSON'S Rail.
road Bill' comes up as the special or.
der. Both are interesting subjects and
will draw big lobbies.
Things looked very bare in the House
yesterday morning when the session
was opened. Not soul was in the gal
lery and not lobbyist was seen.
Col. Dan Johnson, Clerk OF the Sen
ate, was yesterday granted leave Of alb.
scence for two days. He will visit his
family and the silvery voice OF Ali.
Rheinstrom will be heard echoing
through the hall during that time.
John Thornhil should feel happy
over the evidence shown by the MEM
bers yesterday, that his services are ap.
preciated. He is kind, polite and ac-
commodating fellow, and is liked by all.
He deserves the raise.
Judge Morrow returned from visit
to his constituents yesterday, and occu-
pied the chair during the afternoon.
The House has more members able to
make good prayers, than almost any
previous body OF the kind. 1t can man
age even il the ministers OF the city do
not lend their valuable aid in opening
the sessions.
Brother Geo. W. Tippett, delegate
from Point Pleasant and editor Of the
Register Of that place, is a very social
man but he has one hobby, and that is
that his name be spelled Alright when
ever it appears in print.
Delegate Seabright is becoming afraid
OF newspapers. In speaking OF the Jus.
tice bill yesterday he said he was very
much opposed to the amendment as he
understood it, but he did not dare say
much, for although he was one of the
workingman's warmest friends he was
afraid he would be paraded as antsgo-
nizing their interests as his remarks
were misconstrued now.a.day. He was
OF the opinion that the bill as amended
would be of great benefit to rascals, fel-
lows who never intended to pay any.
thing.
Only ten more days OF the .orty.fve,
the regular session, now remain.
Swartz and Thompson, the journal
and bill pages, are seldom seen, but they
are two OF the busiest members OF the
force and deserve recognition from the
members. We trust they will get it in
substantial form.
The Senate spent an entire halliday
wrangling over the bill establishing the
State Board OF Health. An amendment
was made. it being the inserting OF one
word, and then the members being
played out, they adjourned.
Judge Ferguson says the reason his
growth was seriousl v retarded was being
obliged to work on the roads when he
was a young man. He looks like it.
The House was very noisy yesterday,
and the Speaker found it necessary TO
often call the body to order.
The road law that was discussed in
the House, offered the gentlemen from
the rural districts an opportunity and
glittering one too, to make speeches.
They knew about roads, if they did not
understand the law on the subject.
LOWRY on FERGUSON.
Yesterday morning while the eXemp-
ton section OF the Justice bill was being
discussed, Mr.. Lowry, in referring to
Judge Ferguson, said he reminded him
of couplet from Shakespeare, which
he would repeat. 1t was:
"He wires in and wires out.
And leaves u body still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track
Was going north or coming back
Ferguson (sarcastically)-"Oh, that's
from Shakespeare, is it," Lowry
(doubtiully)-"Well il ii isn't, sab, it
ought to be-" A general smile followed
this little passage.
There is no way of finding out what
a County Court will not do" is what
Mr.. Cresap says.
Hon. G. NJ. Babb returned last even.
ing from visit 1.-TWO or three DAYS TO
his constituents.