The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-06

some Light on the Record OF Parties.
Or Tuesday last Senator Davis, oil thi
State, made quite an extended speech OIL
the debt qusstion. His line Of argumen
was, however, mostly anticipated AM
covered by the speech Of Senator CAmdsI
on the same subject, At the conclusion
Of Mr., Davis speech Senator shsrmaI
made the following statement:
Mr.. SheIman-Mr. President: Ger
tsinlY have no desire TO mix in this dis
cussion so far ss It affects Virginia or Yves
Virginia. think both oil them are dslin
Quent in paying what Ia properly due 4
their public creditors; but l desire to pre-
sent the view taken Of this question by thl
Republicans Of West Virginia. / hold II
my hand q letter from the predecessor o
my friend from West Virginia, who wa
formerly a member OF this body and who
was very much respected by US all, Hon
Mr. Wiley, who by the way was Q mem
Der OF the first and second constitutions
conventions OF West Virginia. He recslli
10 my recollection fact that had forgot
ten in the pEeyiouA debate, that when the
qresrion OF the admission oil West Vir
I;ri. -, ID, Jioo,..io,, In thjs hoJ,
there was some objection made to the or
Ranization oil West Virginia unless @ provis
ION was made for the pay ment Of . portion
OF the debt oi.the old State, He says that
made that objection and that he remem
bers distinctly the conversation that Oc
CURED between us 10 that respect. will
read what he says In regard to that:
You were little mistaken, too, in SuPpOsIng thai
re commissioner sent y Eemond 70 ~ q't the dSe
SiS aa,SoT.s. ~. ~. IN, y,sia Sn So St
Dot TscSiIS ~ ncogniIs ibs WEST VhgIai Com@ls-
IlOnSS At 1 but r6luH to confer or treat with them
" TSssyO9 iii n IN, yoa M ma s,u IN
a'ct upon yourself IOr NOT qiIring We VirEinIa a
be Tine yoI voted Tor her admission - sl1t!; 70
riS SnCa SsI1 ~ NJ W. GSpt w,
laGi organic Law. - - 4'' '''S
In NV remarks made hare A faw davs
AGO stated that that W, a the defsct in tSs
legislation nv Oon VresS, Than he savs.
IId,sd. Ib.Is a r,.E,v dI,,,nrt ,.col,,o,,o1 ,h.,
While thelpPlicAtlOn for admission wSi pending be-
fore the United States Senate you IuERested 10 me-
this very matter and that when polluted out 70 you
tho clause In The Constitution which have above
that II removed one Of the difficulties which had
been embarrassing you. And ny 70 you now, what
have frequently aid 70 the people Of West Virginia
IoS n.'s, S.aS tSI IS ne sS
In NY opinion 90 honest man In west VirEinIs, oI
out Of H. vii deny the obligation Of West Virginia
VIITniIn 1A'"0'' P'0PO'""" Of 'u'PuOhc a'o'0I
n, w,,Io, I. n,uho .o,oL,
aaIo.or yonso W." 10 'IW isnin; wv
,;rns tSS I'M r. SJ,,H ~. vII ~ tne
narJ;nS ond W.. " sWo.r' e1S salts wv
tSa az, San0,ass W "ns" e.vU'su 0ne ~
s,s,o whan ~ III, =. epaSSset . W Sne Wy Wy
oin;S a. a Sat- D voo na w 49, % VT
o omit, H ne T"s penus heI IL W.
@ pnGsS 90 am n ~ Wu ~ LhlH
IN cnnSannsrOs ~ ~ a " "eS w.. stnA
nts;nsd IN 10 a, -, rons ;t,, WSl,
Vi,s;nis ,hst 49, S,ato G ssIiO 49,. ~ GOV
nortion II III. n%Si;o ~ ~ 10y ~ IA V,aui
- ha sattIo s 10 uo O ueus " MY ViI RA'
INSTRUMENTATION ~ vSjoh dT nS Viause ~
S,e AZ tSs lima Wast vissiOia ,s SIt
tsJ as a Sac woo 90 toIins,.. was Suin'''
w 1900, =" Ssa'o "ao ~ 'C'.V"o'
CommpaTsIItb N yI,SI%i, nr tS thS SeSt q sne
SFy IN The year ISL shall g. assumed BY ibis safe;
and The Lss,tats .nll ascertain the same As soon a
tbsIsoi ST I ians Sts,.St no ,bs @
cTninS interest, and TdsGm t6O principal within
ihifsy'touFJeap
But Tor this stipulation In the Oonstitu.
ton oil West Virginia, which was submit.
ted 10 the Senate at the time oil the pass.
age OF the bill 10 admit that State, It never
would have been a State in this Union.
SO Mr.. Wiley, who was It's organ and rep.
resentatlve here, says, and my recollection,
although very faint and dim, is 10 the same
effect, and the argument was then made
In the Senate that this was sufficiently
covered by the organic law OF the State Of
West Virginia. -
Mr.. President, | have been handed two
papers containing messages Of the Repub.
liCan Governors OF the State OF West Yir.
ginia. There WasGome delay in approach.
ing this question, for reasons stated in
,hosa nanaSo and ,ybioh AZ 80 ILI,,L h
su l PuPH'o' a"u uUu W not 1i'uH
necessary 10 20 into, out u u certain that
huhlican Gnvarnnya did ho THAR nIrroaI
'O'e' HoI0 W w 'uV'i u'HlOo"
30 IAr ~ eau Sec 10 Drlng ABOUT some
kind OF an adjustment OF this debt,
~ la, " w" W. 10, H.ou
VII any, wae, y v I us ~ ~ 4 na ne uU
In 10 iii ot 1s46 nc s,a,0 oSsnno S'S ~
ao,;,iC.I oonn L "e ~ " ,bo UI GoKe n
p DIV 10 T Saa 1 na..oOsnt 'no '0'eiHoi
"t NJ, '"H sh "S D vou, h.to,o
,ha pAnnhI,r"nS ,os, ,ha;. hoiS O IT,
w., Vt,aiSi" ,hs,, ' nsn,,,ioS ~
eSS a,d NJ ,ut,i ov ~. ~
~. ,a., 80 Vi.ntt ,h.y.o o'1 III. .n ~
St't - ~ I;s "et W
eS bos tbe y, n,ws, Sanss"S ST ~. " oV .he
De- pa,,,hiica,S ~ Wet "st V;,r;rio onS q w
S,I'o nonsoo,.,;o St,,a ra,. Ta.n,;.'s
~ 80 t.arTad ~ VIII. LEV Oou ,s.a..
in If Ia * con ysntion ibs. G,SnSa ~ ~
ord conSlitr,iNn NJ Wsst VjrsiniS n,
S I,'T, IOu s.L y. "e pi'
Wiley gives the composition oil that con-
yention;
when the Democratic party came Into power 10
The new sti!s. i ia@edAtsIy called convention q
1 ,Ss H0S ~ Nv tvsvS ~ =. IP Psti
we're RspSSisSna All III others W 4, Democrats
hl, convention struck ou! tss resOInt provision