The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-14

Last Night At the MeLuFe HOuAe-A
C~OnVenIIOn Of HonsnliLiSs.
Our readers will remember the sessions
Of that famous body known as the "Third
House" which were held two years ago in
this city, during the sittings of the Lsgis-
laturs, 1t ia composed generally Of nom
descripts, and this year 1t appears to have
a full membership. There are among It's
members two elegant "gemmen" from
RGuawha, q man from Monroe, q
fellow from Jackson, two Israelltes
from Ohio and 8 sun OF 3 gun
from PsrksrsbuTgh, besides the other
bummers, and free lunch Rnnihilators
that came from the interior oil this State,
and this city. There was an unusually
large numberIoi camp followers this season
and a universal demand that the sessions
begin rs early as practicable, and in con.
sequence OF this demand Col. Hassler, Of
Jackson, took up q collection for the pur.
pose Of hiring q hall, etc., and out Of the
proceeds he rented Veteran Hall In the
Mcclure House and notified the members
by meAus OF dodgers" circulated through
the city,
1t was 1880 o'clock when Jake Kemple
from the balcony overlooking the lobby
Of the Mcclure House called the members
into the room, and then 10 order in the
following speech;
FELLOW CITIZENS AND DISTINGUISHED
HAwRATERs OF WEST V~IRGINIA:-lu and
by virtue OF the authority vested 10
me "a Chairman Oithe Executive Commit.
tee OF the Third House, 1t Is my privilege
IN call to order the 9th biennial session Of
that body. 1t Is now in session pursuant
to our last adjournment. A nomination
for temporary speaker will be in o der,
Col, Husler moved that Nj, Kemple act
90 temporary speaker, and when the mo.
lion carried appointed Dan Neal, Jr., Of
Wood, ]. p. h, B A. y, s, Smith, oil RoSne
and ST. Clair, Of Monroe, as a committee
to escort him to the Chair.
Mr., Kemple in assuming the gayel"
said:
"DIstiuguished Haweaters, q hall q min.
ute 10 Rllay the emotions within and q
minute and q hall to swell up. | fully ap.
p~reciate tho distinguished privilege given
me, and | realize that great and import
ant questio IS will come before this house,
Questions OF State will be reported upon,
questions Of law 10 DO revised, and most
important OF all will be the legislation
necessary to the carrying out Of the Com
stitutional amendment, recently passed,
changing Ground Hog Day. This must
be arranged Immediately, In order to get
the ground hog started out all right Tor
this year. The question, too, whether
haws shall pass current for liquor IN this
State, will be before us, and also whether
there shall DO a duty on gingseng or not,
Again gentlemen | thank YOU, and will
now sit down lest / got sat down upon.
For temporary CLERK the gentleman
from G%eerusslem, Rabbi Rheinstrom,
was selected, after some trouble, as q ques.
ton OF constitutional law was raised about
bis eligibility, butths Speaker speedily set
tied the controversy by everything the OBJ.
lection. The membera OF the press pres.
ent were then elected Assistant SeCreta'
ries.
For Eergeant.at.A Arms Dr.. Thomas Inns
ford was nominated aud supported by the
member from Bull Greek, Mr.. 1t. Clair, In
the following speech: II am In favor Of
DR.. Lunsford, the tooth carpenter from
Ohio county. | am In favor OF the tooth
carpenter because his friends do not de.
sire his election, but because he himself
personally deSires It," DR.. Lunsiord was
elected.
For Doorkseper Pat Tiernay, Of Weu'
ton, John L. Rico, Of Ohio, aud Col. Mer.
rill, Of Wood, were named, but Rice was
elected.
An,eiection for pages then took place,
and Major Anderson was elected. ALVEY
tussle then took place for the other page.
ships between Col. VIM. Henry Hogeman,
and W. F. Peterson.
Pending the election Of other pages
Mike Enshrimer asked the Chair whether
the Fifteenth amendmenthRd been adopt
ed by this HOuse2 On motion the dlsa.
bilities Of the gentlemen, were removed.
Col. Hassler In nominating Col. Hoge.
man from Charleston, said he did 80 in
justice to a city that had no show In either
branch OF the present State Legislature.
A delegate from Kentucky named Ray,
informed the chair that he was tho agent
for the sale Of whisky for Il Of the big.
gest whisky houses 10 Kentucky.
Kimple-ThAt advertisement will cost
your house just two gallons Of that
whisky.
Other unintBresting business was then
transacted, alter which the house adj
iouEned.