The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-21
TWO TIMES
THEz sALLOr WITHOUT a CHOICE.
DrOaFy Prospect Before the Albany Leg
IsIaIure-The Speaker Replies ouIie
BhAEPs-ly 10 SOnAs InSiaaAIiORs
bylhe New HOrE PaPaFl.

ALBANY, N. Y, July 20.-The joint cor
vention Of the State Legislature met Z
noon, "a usual, and ballot was taken 10
the vacant successorship to Mr.. Conklinl
with the following result:
LaPhan Conk ling
Necessary To q choice, 76,
Speaker Sharpe, when his name wa
called, rose and said:
Mr.. President: ,Allusion was made her
yesterday to what was the aubjectmGtte
Of . letter 10 Q leading New York paper
The Albany 4rg,H reproduced the lelte
and called attention to 1t in the mos
marked manner, stating that there wa
evidence that the letter was inspireC
by q gentleman who is 9 candidate TO
United States Senator here. The lette
referred 10 contains some vulgarity will
reference to the manner in which l haVl
lived the past winter, to which no gentle
man will expect me to Rllude; and further
more the letter refers to Q certain mem
Der, charging that he had been uufGtthtu
to his candidate and was ungIateiul.
Mr., President: Tha suggssdon is tbat
when one person renders favor 10 an
other he prevents that person from having
an opinion oil his own, and he must not dc
anything except by the consent Of bis pa
tron. That iS the suggestion, Mr.. Presl'
dent, have alWAYs believed that Z
public Office was Q public trust, to be per
formed for the public good; and never
believed when q person did me political
favor that he put Q mortgage on me; nor
did ever think | had mortgaged anyone
for whom had done such laVor. Under
the other view OF the case, 1t would seem
that the suggestion that | had been IN.
grateful must belong to the brutality oil
politics. Now, sir, the editor, % 10 the
authorship OF the letter referred TO, must
be mistaken, because / believe that
the further 1t is inquired into the
more 1t will be found that the sugges'
ton is entirely untounded.
In conclusion, Mr.. President, / say with
deliberatlon that there Ia no person out.
side Of the circle oil members here, no
person who has been or 10 q candidate for
United States Senator here or who has
been voted for, by whose advice or assist.
ancs have held Office.
The Chair announced that no choice
had been made, and another vote was
taken with the following result:
LApham. Woodward.
Necessary to o choice rs.
The Chair declared no choice.
Senator StrahAn moved an adj djournment,
Carried.
The Assembly passed the bill providing
Tor filling vacancies In Congress.
In the Senate Blrdsell's motion for tins
die adjournment on Saturday was called
from the table, and Woodin moved, aS an
amendment, thst the date for final I'D.
journment be hxed for noon, December
81. In support oil his motion be said he
deairsd to show the people that majority
OF the Senate propose TO remain here till
q United States Senator should be elected.
Murtha believed that the question
ahould DO left with the people. s8R
Woodin then moved that the, fesolu.
don lie on the, table. u 3agBp
Halbert, In asking ID be excused from
voting, charged that those members Of
the caucus committee who refused to sign
the call were obstructionists, and criticised
their acts at length.
When McCarihy's name was called he
replied to Halbert at length.
Mills said the resolution ives evidently
In the favor Of the Democratic party in
order to get control ol the United States
Senate. ryly lu0 lgt egAM .I'
Murtha denied the statement OF Mills.
The motion to table was carried by II 10
l3.
The Senate then adjourned.