The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-08

the Chair. has been more liberal to that
side, When l speak Of the Chair refer
to myself. Hereafter I'll enforce it very
strictly" BE then resumed the Chair.
Mr.. Hubbard responded to his remarks.
Mr.. Wilson had said "Whose credit Is
better than that NJ West Virginia." "How
good, )" said Mr., Hubbard, "would q mans
credit be who borrowed money and never
paid back q cent OF 1t, not even cent Of
interest?n While Mr.. Hubbard was
speaking Speaker Wilson called Mr.,
Moffett to the Chair, and took seat on
the floor. Judge Ferguson called time on
the gentleman, but he asked the Speaker
pro tenn to rule whether he had occupied
his five minutes. The Speaker pro tenn
not having been in the Chair when he
commenced, could not say. Mr.. Wilson
said he had overrun bis time. He had in
fact spoken seven minutes, having com.
menced at twenty.seven minutes o. four
and 1t now being fifteen minutes Of four.
Mr.. Hubbard said he had asked for the
ruling OF the Chair, and not Of the gentle.
man from Kanawha, who seemed TO sup
pose he was the presiding officer whether
he was In the chair or on the floor. The
Chair submitted the question to the
House, which laughipgly ruled that he
had not occupied the full time.
When his time wGs up Mr.. Wilson
hurled at the devoted head Of the gentle.
man from Ohio food OF
BURNING, CUTTING, ECATaING
sarcasm. He accused Mr., Hubbard Of
having devised the whole discussion OF the
diversion Of the School Fund for an en-.
tirely different purpose than the protec.
ton Of the interests Of the Echools-mean.
ing, apparently, that the object was to
defeat the appropriation for the compile
ton Of the Charleston Capitol,
Judge Ferguson referred to q remark OF
Mr., Hubbard's, who in response to q
charge that he was actuated by partisan
motives, had said that be based bis posi-
ton upon the Democratic Constitution.
Judge Ferguson said certain gentleman
10 black once quoted scripture Tor about
as legitimate purpose,
Mr., Hubbard demanded the ayes and
noes on Judge Ferguson's amendment,
and they were ordered and taken, result |
Ing as follows:
The ayes were: Messrs. Wilson (speak.
er), Beckwith, Bee, Bell, Brady, Orum.
rine, Davis, Depue, Dodrill, Edmiston,
Furguson, Fisher (ot Braxton), FuIkerson,
Hackworth, Hall (of Wetzel),
Holt, Irons, johnson, Kepher, Leonard,
Lowry, Lusk, Lynch, Maxwell, Morrow,
Poe, Prince, Quarter, Rowley, Seabright,
Settle, Sharp, Sheppard, Sinclair, Syden.
stricken, Tippet, Wells lot Marion)-SS.
The noes were: Messrs. Babb, Cox,
Oresap, DAVIDSON, Day, Evans, Fisher (oi
bard, Lurty, MCCord, MCOrum, Mcneil,
Moffett, Orr, Riley, siler, steere, Thomp.
son, Watson, Wilson (of Barbour)-22.
Thus the amendment was adopted.
The question recurring upon Mr. Evans'
as thus amended, Mr.. Hub.
bard again demanded the ayes and noes
and they were taken. Many, however,
voted against the resolution In this form
who favored 1t before the amendment.
Tho proposition wasacCerdingly rejected.
Mr.. MolfeLt moved TO insert clause ap.
1roprlating 1927 900 to pay the,ptincipal Of
he debt due the School Fund, but on a
from Mr., Morrow that this was
not the best way 10 reach the matter, he
withdrew II with the understanding that
. bill was to be offered and pressed to an
'arly passage providing for the same
hing.
Mr.. Morrow moved to insert $l2 900 in.
ltead Of 5000, Lowry, Dspue and
)tesap opposed the motion, while Fer.
.uson, Morrow, Beckwith and Grantham
avored 1t. Mr.. Holt held to the original
Ium named, $1,000 Lowry said the West
Virginia Free School system was "the
most perniCiOus system In the world"
The $l0, 900 proposition was adopted, after
which It was inserted In the bili In place
II the $1,000. II
Mr.. Lowry moved to strike out $50, 900
or the Charleston State House and insert
$4,000. This fruitful topic provoked
mother lengthy and tedious discussion.
The peculiarly bad humor OF the House
vas again displayed. Mr.. Wilson called
dr, Grantham to the chair and made an.
'ther labored effort against Lowrys
His manner displeased that
and he came back at the
ipeaker, raising smile by saying that he
lad not expected to stir up the wrath Of
the big Kanawha, the RHE Kanawha and
he middle Kanawha." The motion was
elected.
At o'clock a recess was taken till 1880
. n. At the night session'th General
ppropriRtion bill was finished up, and
be Legislative and Executive appropria.
lon considered, both being ordered 10
heir enRroBsment and third reading.
The third reading Of the Assessors bill