The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-04
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STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
"A Big Days Work Senator Newman
HtIFs Up the Senate.

"a Big Days Work. Senator Newman
SliFs Up the Senate. .
The Senate met at l0A. NJ. yesterday
the session being opened with prayer BY
Rev. S. B. D. Pickett, Of the NJ. E. OhurCt
Of Volcano, W. Va.
House Bill No. l24: "Amending the Law
concerning the poor" was communicated
to the Senate with the announcement
that the House had proposed substitute
for the fifteenth amendment OF the Sen
ate. The bill was taken up and the sub
stitute agreed 10, and the bill was again
passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills coming up on third
reading were passed:
House Bill No, 72: "a bill to provide q
suitable block Of stone to be placed In
thew ashington monument by this State, !"
House Bill No, 127; "a bill to amend
and re- enact Section IS OF Chapter 5s Of
the Code"
House Bill No. lOl: IA bill to amend
and re'enact Chapter o. Of the Acts Of
1879"
Senate Bill No. l05: IA bill to confer
certain additional powers on the Potomac
4 Ohio Railroad Company"
CONFERENCE on uoUsR BILL NO, 90.
On motion Of Mr.. Dennis the Senate
agreed to the request Of the House Of
Delegates for q conference on the dis
agreeing votes between the two houses to
the amendments OF the Senate to House
Bill No. 90: "a bill to revive, amend and
re.enact Chapter 80 Of the Code" and on
bis motion 1t was
ReSolrei: That the President appoint Ave
conierees on the part Of the Senate to con.
fer with like committee on the part Of
the House Of Delegates.
In response to this resolution the Presi-
dent appointed ,Messra. Dennis, Donehoo,
Stout, Faulkner and Barbee,
A MORNING BREEZE,
The episode Of the session took place
when the morning hours were waning
and high noon was near at hand. Early
in the session Mr.. Farnsworth moved To
take Senate Bill No. 90: "a bill to regu.
late the transportation Of freights by rail.
road corporations" from the table and
place 1t upon the calendar. The bill COM
ing up shortly afterwards on its third read.
ing, Mr.. Newman, who Ia the patron OF
the bill, spoke at length in favor OF the
passage OF the bill, and took the occasion
to pay his respects to the railroad lobby
lsts. In speaking Of them he said: ~ have
seen no later than this morning those per.
sons going around whispering In the ears
OF Senators here, and the purpose was
disclosed when the bill was taken from
the table and placed upon the calendar.
l know there Is q power behind the
throne, and l have seen the operations Of
that power. They pull The strings tphiiC he
WesI Virgtnia Senator's are 10 do he springing
up:n
This she'll thrown into the usually quiet
and unrutiied camp Of the Senate had Its
effect.
Judge Brown was the first to resent the
language Of Mr., Newman, repelllng the In.
situations rejecting upon the integrity Of
the Senate. The Judge was very warm
In his reply, reading Mr.. Newman o
lengthy lecture on the amenities Of par.
liamentary debate.
President Summers came down from the
chair and also took band. He said that
the reflections Of the speaker upon the
characters OF gentlemen who had been on
the floor Of tho Senate were unjust and
unCalled for. They were business men
Of prebity and character
Mr.. Newman replied by saying that
the Senators must have misunderstood
him. He aveied that his Language was,
that "the Senators are erpceied to DO the
springlng up when the lobbyists pull the
strings"
MI. Smith came to Mr.. Newman's relief,
stating that II was bis belief that the
speaker intended no personal affront 10
the Senators. He thought, however, II
was best 10 postpone the consideration Of
the measure, and moved 10 10y the bill on
the table, and that II DO made the special
order for $3.50 o'clock ?, n. on the 9rst
Friday after the first Wednesday In Feb.
ruarY, 1882. The yea and nay vote on this
proposition resulted-yeas, 0; nays, 10.
The question recurring on the passage
Of the BILL, II was defeated by vote OF s
to n.
Recess till ESQ p. NJ