The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-17
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as he had resolution he de-
sired to offer. Mr.. Fulkerson was pre-
siding at this time. The reading was con.
cluded, and Mr.. Wilson had commenced
his remarks when Mr., Morrow, having
his resolution, rose TO
a QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
He desired to ofFers resolution in regard
to the Objectionable language in the let
ter referred to. The resolution was as
follows:
Resolped, That the language OF A, v,
Mcdonald read by the Clerk this day at
the instance Of a member, is not respect.
full to this House and ia breach Of its
privileges, aud that the member Of this
House who sent the said letter to the
Clerks desk TO be read, has committed an
Improperly in not sufficiently guarding
the privileges Of this House and enforcing
the respect due It's members,
Mr., Motfett, In the chair, ruled that the
member from Marion Mr.. Morrow hav.
ing failed, as he no doubt intended,
to raise the question Of privilege at the
time the Objectionable language was read
in the hearing Of the House, It was now
too late to raise the point, He hoped,
how ever, that in order that the dignity Of
the House might be vindiCated, and
the matter left to the wisdom and
discretion Of the House, his decision
would be appealed from.
Mr.. Morrow, acting upon this sugges-
ton, took an appeal, and the decision was
oVeFruled.
Judge Ferguson then moved, in consid.
Grafton OF the fact that his colleague
+ Wilson, had disClsimed the disrespeCtful
Language as a part OF his remarks, to
amend the resolution by striking out all
the words alter privileges" The amend'
ment prevailed, and the resolution in this
form was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson then continued his remarks
until twelve O'Clock, and was yet speaking
when, on motion OF Judge Ferguson, q
recess was taken until hall-past two.
In the course OF his remarks, Mr., vii.
son alluded, at some length, to the argu.
ment that this bill, II passed, would re.
press local railroad enterprise. He pointed
out the fact that regulating the charges
for freight carriage on through roads would
encourage the construction OF local lines.
As II now is, no local road can take ireights
for transportation partially over its own
line, and partially over that oil q Though
road, on account Of the exorbitant charges
exaCted by the latter.
MORE FUN
marked the opening Of the afternoon ses'
sion, MIR. Lowry moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the House adopted the res.
olution offered by Mr.. Morrow, and
amended on motion OF Judge Ferguson,
Mr.. Morrow then moved to lay the whole
matter upon the table, which was done.
Mr.. Moftett moved that the whole pro.
Ceedings had In the matter be expunged
from the record. Mr.. Morrow objected to
this, however, insisting that the resolution
adopted In the forenoon should be retain.
ed upon the record OF the proceedings.
Mr.. Morrow said he did this that there
might be upon the record perpetual re.
minder OF the fact that this House did
not consider the language which occasion.
ed the resolution breach OF It's privi.
lege. or o mark OF disrespect. He thought
this was the Significance Of the resolution
as adopted, and he wanted the fact pre-
served.
Mr.. Wilson retorted: eyes, let 1t re.
main upon the record as a perpetual re-
minder OF the animtU exhibited by the
gentleman from Marion, u species OF per.
Bonal venom which Is utterly without pre-.
Cedent In the history Of the Legislature Of
this State" He went on to say that when
he had q personal quarrel with any gentle.
man he had the manliness to tell him 80;
and II the gentleman from Marion had
any cause OF quarrel with him Wilson,
he could get all the satisfaction he wanted
OF any time.
Mr.. Morrow responded In half amused,
half depteCatory sort Of way, that the
gentleman was lsboring under mistake
II he supposed he Moriow1 had aimed
the resolution at him wilson,. The OBJ.
jeCt OF the resolution " 8 merely to win.
dictate the insulted dignity Of the House.
He Morrow] had never made the gentle.
man from Kanawha an object OF special
consideration, and the latter was In error
in supposing he had. The speaker thought,
indeed, that Mr.. Wilson was In error In a
great many respects In regard 10 him
Morrow as well as In regard to himself.
Mr.. Wilson went on with his speech.
In the course oil II he referred to the point
made by Morrow last week that FIVE hun.
dred pounds oil freight would have to be
carried from Wheeling TO Fairmont for a
rediCulously small sum. Wilson said "all
the lime the gentleman knew that the bill
only applied to goods shipped by The car.
iOdd." This brought Mr.. Morrow to his
feet again. He asked:
"Does the gentleman not know that the
provision restricting the bill 10 carload
shipments was inserted after l made the
motion to postponeW
mo, SIR" said Mr.. Wilson, ut was 10
the original bill and l take 1t for granted
that the gentleman has done bis duty as a
Legislator and is well aware that such Ia
the case"
MI. Morrow then read from the original
bill q section In which the words, "by the
car load" did not appear. lie then said
that the patron OF this bill Wilson, was
lAborlng under q perplexing mistake, or he
was willing 10 impose upon the members
OF this House.
THAT Is not true" said Wilson, sngrily,
but In the ensuing confusion the remark
was not plainly heard by all, and the
speech was resumed.
Shortly after, Mr., Wilson, in dwelling
upon some proposition, said II was $50
plain that o lunRtiC could understand H."
"That is no doubt the reason you see
through 1t so clearly" said MI Morrow,
s0il0 tOce.
This provoked retort from Speaker
Wilson which was unintelligible TO the re.
porters, and the matter was then allowed
10 drop, and Mr.. Wilson was not inter.
rupted again until the close Of his remarks.
STOPPING THE DEBATE.
In closing, the speaker demanded the
previous question upon the MofEstt sub.
Ititute, and the demand being sustained
The question was put and the substitute
rejected.
lie then also demanded the previous
question on the bill, and this was also sus.
aimed, and the question being put: "shall