Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-17

CESS III luat PditiSu'Aii e
developed lots OF good natured iun ana
funny things.
Second Branch.
TWAS s o'clock before quorum was
obtained in this body, the members ex-
hibiting a strong desire to hold the meet
ing out on the front steps. "h'n
Lieut.. Sylvis had managed to corral
them in the chamber, the iollowIn% an
swered 10 their names: Messis. Rakcr
Burdatts. Clark, Commerforj, DAVIS,
banning. Eschstruth, Gr,gIp, da!i"r,
Hildreth Haberfield, Holman, k;mbtr-
". Lauyhlin, McGranahan, Robinson,
Schockev, Prince, Smith, Steele, Water
house. Walter, Wingerter and MI
President The minutes were read ana
adopted and the business OF the evening
taken up bv the reading OF the following
report from Chairman Kimberly OF the
Special Committee appointed at the last
meeting:
"Your Joint special committee OF Fix,
appointed to consider and report what
action if any, should be taken with the
Loan Ordinance, then pending at the
time OF their appointment, and when
the two branches OF Council ia:led 10
agree on, beg leave to report as follows:
| The legal obstacles in the way OF any
other action than that OF adopting d loan
ordinance similar to the one then under
consideration is so great that they olfer
for your consideration the following:
Rssoirsd, That the special committee
of six, appointed by Council be, anu
thew are hereby discharged from any
further consideration OF the subjects re-
ferred to them, and that In their stead
committee OF conference be appointed to
consider and report at once upon the
differences between the two branches.
This report with the resolution was
adopted.
Before anything else was done Mr..
Burdatts rose and asked this quest on:
"Mr. President, what do we come here
for, night after night?'
SCott-This is a special II Getting, SIR.
Then did Mr.. Burdatts get up and cut
loose. He made red hot speech, the
substance of which was Does the First
Branch consider us as babes or candl-
dates for Weston? Are the members OF
this Branch to come here and spend
their time and then be crushed night
after night by the Upper House: Mr..
B. was highly indignant, and Justly too.
A large number OF the First Branch
members were present and received the
full benefit Of the remarks.
The President at the conclusion APP
pointed Messrs. Kimberly, Smith and
Hoffman as members OF the conference
committee on the Loan Ordinance.
There be ng nothing to do until the
conference committee was heard from.
on motion the special rule was suspend
ed and the report OF the Streets, Alleys
and Grades Committee taken up as II
came from the First Branch, with sew
eral amendments. This Branch re-
fused to concur, and, adhering TO its
action, asked for Il committee OF confer.
erence. Messrs. Clark, Commeriord
and Schockey were appointed from this
Branch.
The reports of the Committees on
Fire Department and Water Works
were taken up and the same action
taken, a committee being asked for.
Messrs. Dunnng, Habeliield and
Walters were appointed Tor this Branch.
The ordinance in relation to the office,
duties and compensations OF the assist
ant lookup keeper, was taken up TO O2
considered. At the last meeting OF this
| Branch the ordinance was passed
and the compensation Placed
at $45. Heretofore the office has not
been one created by ordinance, but by
resolution, and the compensation was
one dollar per day. A large minority
| was opposed to the increase OF salary in
the Branch in the last meeting and the
First Branch amended by reducing the
S45 to $50. This was its state when
taken up in the Second Branch last night.
\ motion was made to concur and
then a lively fight ensued. 1t was one
uf the liveliest Packets that has taken
place in the lower chamber for a long
time and the big lobby and members OF
council outside of Messrs. Walters,
Burdatts, Haberfield, Haller and Hill.
ireth laughed long and loud at the
speechessand arguments. Motion 10!
lowed motion in mouotonouS manner
until finally, a committee Ci conference
and inconvenience was agreed &c. The
committee from this Branch is composed
of Messrs. Burdatts, Walters and Halter,
Femeseat,t yesf ON Bel airt paared
and the proceedings on their petition
are found elsewhere.
Uncle John BorinI's hobby, the ordi.
nance forbidding cock fighting, was Ia
ken up and on its second reading,
there being an objection, it was laid
over.
There was also an objection on the
second reading OF an ordinance il relg=
ton to cemeteries.
Mr.. Walters introduced 4 resolution
granting the Golf Guards the free use OF
the armory every Tuesday and Friday
night, which WAS adopted.
The Chair having received informa
ton from the First Branch, stated to the
Second that the First was inclined to
smile at the requests for Conference
Committees, in cases where the First
Branch had sat down on res.
olutions contained in reports
as they were thereby killed;
the Chair therefore thought the Second
Branch, had b st discharge those CON.
mittees appointed TO confer on resOIu
tons that were dead.
Mr.. 4aughlin said that while waiting
for the conference committee on tie
loan, he would read the report oil tie
Railroad Committee in relation TO tie
Il. 4 y, which he did. The report af;,r
reciting the facts of the Monday night
meeting, referred the matter entirely To
Council for its consideration and rs
snch, the report was adopted. The B.
4 o. proposition, together With 4 lengthy
protest from the Gas Trustees, is now
on the table for the consideration Of
Council, and will probably cone mp at
the next meeting
The financial report OF the Gas Trus.
tees for the past quarter, was referred 10
the Committee on Lights.
The City Surveyor reported that the
proposed change to South Front street
would cost 5000 and made various sug.
gestions which were referred.
A motion of DR.. Wingerter's 10 al.
journ was lost after some fighting.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
about this time made its appearance and
reported IS follows:
"Your Committee on Conference of
the Loan Ordinance beg leave to report
as to amendments pending between
both branches. as follows:
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