West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20


Union, high or low
Resotred, That we hail as glad
tidings of great JOY the reports in
dicating the recovery of the Presi-
dent, and that he will soon again
resume the functions of the high
office to which he has been called
by his countrymen.
Resolced, That this Association
tenders to the noble wife of the
President its hearty homage, wish
ing her and the great man upon
whom she has so lovingly attended,
long life and continued happiness.
The following telegram was read
and filed and the President directed
to reply to the same;
MoRGANTowN, w. VA, July 13.
Educational Association of West
Virginia sends fraternal greetings.
I, MARcELLUs MARSHALL, Sec'v.
Mr., Johnson submitted the fol
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption:
Resotved, That theintelligent cit
izen voters of West Virginia are
sovereign and supreme in political
authority, and when they ask that
any question of public policy be
submitted for their decision at the
polls, it is the duty of their SER
wants, the Legislature, to grant
such request, and Il refusal so to do,
is a violence to the fundamental
idea and theory of representative
government, that the Press of this
State ought to resist and vigorous
ly oppose. .......
The motion to adopt, being sec
onded by Mr. Gould, was briefly ia
vored by Messrs. Johnson and Nc
Eldowney
Messrs. Snively and Peterson OPP
posed the resolution vigorously, de-
nouncing it as a measure in the in
terests of temperance and prohibi-
ton, and proceeding, argued
against the constitutionality of pro
hibition.
Mr.. Snively moved to Indefinitely
postpone, and Mr. Johnson getting
the floor, was called to order, on the
point raised that the last motion
was not debatable. The Chair
holding the question debatable,
Mr.. Johnson was. proceeding, when
Mr.. Snively announced that he
withdrew the motion to indefinitely
postpone, but objection being made
the Chair held that the motion
could not be withdrawn, and the
discussion proceeded,
After Mr. Johnson, Mr.. Gould
arose, when Mr.. Snively called for
the previous question:" but under
the rules of the association, it being
impossible to know how the call
should be seconded, and the same
not being secondpd, the chair declin-
ed to entertain the motion, and Mr..
Gould proceeded.
The resolution was further dis
cussed with warmth by Messrs.
Clark, McEldowney, Reed, Gould
and johnson, in favor of the senti-
ment and principle expressed and
its adoption.
Messrs. Snively and Peterson
further opposed the same, attacking
the resolution as temperance
and an attempt to "tack
the Press Association on as tail
to the temperance movement" and
foreign to the business of the Asso-
citation.
After this most lively and inter
esting discussion, vote was finally
reached, and the resolution was in
definitely postponed by the follow
ing vote upon call for the ayes
and nays:
Ayes: Messrs. Edwards, Peter
son, Bowman, Richards, Snively,
Morton, fancy, McCreary, Wells
and Weymoth.-10.
Nays Jacobs, Hague, McEldow-
ney, Reed, Clark, Johnson, Gould,
Rock, and Mr. President, Morris-9.
Mr.. Fleming, who would have
voted nay on the motion, and aye,
On the resolution, was absent from
The hall at the time, else the vote
would have been a tie.
Mr. Peterson was appointed to
confer with Mr. Fague, and secure
for publication the poem, by him