Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-17
SENATE

N, n but the worthy President
lilo sppear. After waiting three
r,,,.rs Of an hour, Judge Summers ar
III ,rI the body proceeded to work
.,rs those Of the members who had
..,cai of wandered back one by one.
S.,st,r Dennis moved that when the
,,,,t. adjourn today that IL be until
~ tomorrow and at the same hour
ru... further ordered.
MIR No. u, which provides for
,as APPOINTING Of n joint committee to
nor, upon the necessity and propriety
defending the present session OF the
rs,..Ia,ure beyond iorty-iye DAYS or Of
t.Jia, an adjourned session thereof,
was concurredi IN.
Wonderful rs it may seem there we're
Hills introduced and no important
....,.r.i,fre reports were made.
Tr.b,.l % establish Safe Board OF
U.rJ.n SDd vital statistics, and regulat-
the urtc,ire Of medicine and sur
...,y. came up as unfinished business,
NJ Dennis amendment, ~ reported IN
,..,.,I3y', REGlSTgR being the point
,.,..r discussion, aud il was passed.
NJ EIrb,e read lengthy address in
.--,..rt 2, some interragatOries which
-. propouuded yesterday. The bill
g,.rrsn rrad by sections for amend
,r-p.s 20 be offered, and when at 1880
nj. senate took q recess until 2:3O P. NJ,
,..w.rk was not completed.
Afternoon Session.
A, o.sDp. NJ, the Senate again as.
..-.,,,-L ami proceed with the Board OF
H.s.'h bin until p. NJ, when the spe-
..r.~l,r for that hour ;. j. K. No. .
v..,,hra up. The resolution proposes
I'm amendment 70 the Constitution OF
.he state.
Eslrd bg hs Legislature Of Wsst J'ir-
-,.,. two-thlrds Of all the members
,-rrrI % each House agreeing thereto.
That the following amendment to ar
tr,p 70 OF the Constitution OF this State
land the same is hereby proposed, to-
W..
Tina, section +G Of article 6 OF the Con-
srfur,on. rs i uOw Is, be stricken out,
ami ,hr following inserted in lieu there
o..
The manufacture and sale of intoxi-
rl.q. LIQUORS shall be forever prohibit
a. except fer medicinal, scientific and
mechanical purposes; and the Legisla-
turp SHALL enforce this section by apprO-
p-,r',. legislation"
VI. ErbSn desired 20 postpone action
uuun the aWrUineut
Nr. EWlSner expressed the desire
tia. Il be taken up at once.
Nr. EruHu m5yei to opDstpOne its con-
stlrrA,iru ipr one week.
NJ. Woods moved to postpone action
indefinitely.
Nr Brown thcreupOn stated that no
such appeal for any measure had ever
before been pr, seated 10 the Legislature
of Nrs. Virginia lie was in favor OF
considering the measure this session,
even though Il sink every political party
il ia, state. To indefinitely postpone
.Stp postpone beyond this session OF the
legislature. lie was very deSirous that
ulae of the members should sh,rk their
d1'y.
Nj. FauiSner then began an able and
interesting speech, which lasted an
hour. Tie began by correcting what
seems general error, perhaps a wilfull
one The opponents Of the prOhibitory
amendments are not the enemies OF
temperance. They are Rs fully con-
,g.o,is as any ot the evils ot iutemper-
aucr, hut they DO hot believe this
method viii bIiGg about the de-
sired end. "lOu cannot" said Mr..
Faulkner, "iCgislate mtn into tempeI-
a,c and moral habits. Ii cannot
re- done by coercion. but must be the
result Of moral suasien.' powerful
illustration of this argument is found in
the state Ot Maine. where the prohiti-
uDn laws are N iull force. Maine has
spoGt the population OF Wes: Virginia
sul Will serve ~ an illustration. There,
IN one city oi ZOO inhabitants, were
hJ:y saloons More special licenses
wr't issued there than in West Virginia.
the Fedora, lIw is very severe
on offenders and liquor men will
take out Federal license and
brave the STATE. Therefore the special
licenses show the number OF drinking
pAres opened. Talk OF homes broken
up BY drink. Look at tie divorces OF
Name and compare them with West
Virginia. In 1875 there was one divorce
IN Name ;o every 1856 inhabitants,
more than in any other New England
state and IN West Nlrginia-there are
no s'a,,rS tO shOw-the rate could not
b" smaller than one in 5000 inhaDi-
tau,s.
An important point be touched upon
vas the annual receipts Of the State,
sI'.5,5. II this were removed, il Would
UgceS-j,a,r, % make up the deficit. an
additional tax OF ) cents On every 500
vlua..on OF property Were the peo-
PIE prepared 20 pay tni,a DO these petit
TONERS understand this?
Another point was: Could not the
owners Of large d,Stiiieries anil bregeries
tT9yer from the State While the
State can not be sued, the Constitution
says private property shall not be
'aken ordamage3 Tor public use"
lie did not believe these sO,OCO peo-
,e knew Just what they were asking,
Ahey d'd not seem aware that under the
PROVISION Oi the Constitution Of TODAY
IEe Legislature has absolute power 10
gohtro', rc,rltte or prohibit the manu-
.aelure or sale OF Equor. They knew
Ho,olng OF the manufacture OF liquor
anl It's importance, their opinion MAS
SAey The result ~ what they saw As the
,'aStquence Of men drinking to excess.
am N conclusion lie quoted from and
e'AGorated the wCr,is % Thurman.
therefore am willing to stand M.
ny only IN yindiCa,iOn oi nv own
a;n'S, 6u.as moral rei1rmer, as a man
va. ~-l believes as much ms any one does
- we evil that results from idtemper.
49,, 49,, hu. the system Of no licenses
y ;Tus'eSer ,,Ser It has been tried, has resulted
Injury SHlOTy to public morals and public
poaibIoWn said that these twenty
1~nd petitioners did not ask the