The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-18
HOUSE or DELEGAIES.

Passage OF the Justices BlIl-An0IheH
Episode ia Connection with the DIM
Guilty OF Wednesday.
The House came TO order just little
tardlly yesterday and was opened with
prayer by Rev. o. E. Manchester.
When the journal was read Speaker
Wilson suggested some corrections which,
according 10 his view Of the matter, would
make that part OF 1t narrating the matters
connected with the Objectionable language
read by the clerk at Mr.. Wilson's instance
the day before and the resolution offered
by Mr.. Morrow In connection thereto, @
more faithful record OF the real facts. The
proposition was the theme OF some little
discussion and nearly an hour was spent
in arriving at q satisfactory understand.
ing. While the
SCRAMBLE
was going on between Messrs. Wilson and
Morrow 10 get the record fixed 10 suit
them, a number OF members stated their
recollection Of the episode on Wednesday.
A vote was taken on Speaker Wilson's
motion to correct the journal. No quorum
voting Mr.. Mofet lin the chair ruled that
all members within tho bar should
vote, when Mr.. Riley said: "Mr.
Speaker-Being identified with the minor.
lily in this house, | enjoyed the Wetzel
county letter yerymuch, and the disagree.
ment among the friends on the other side
but the affair has now assumed more SO.
rious form. Up TO this time / have taken
no part in the matter, but as ! am re-
quired 10 vote, | desire TO explain my
vote. In my opinion, the journal 90 Il
now is comes nearer stating the facts than
II would II amended as proposed" He
then stated his recollection oil the facts,
and when he took his seat both parties
agreed that he had stated them fairly and
correctly.
Several amendments and statements
we're made, when Mr.. Hubbard arose and
said. "Mr. Speaker-Let me try my hand
at this thing" He then proposed amend.
ments that were satisfactory, and were
accepted and adopted. Thus some OF oui
Republican members were useful In pre-.
venting further unnecessary waste OF time
and helping the majority 10 harmonize
and proceed 10 business.
II is believed that Nc Donnel, OF Wetzel
will be cruCiaed at the next Bourbon con.
Clave.
Judiciary Committee presented House
Bill No. 223, and asked It's consideration
at once, moving for this purpose q sus
pension OF the rules, which was agreed Ii
and the bill read first time.
Mr.. Babb presented the petition OIL
Hiram SChell and o. others OF Grant coun
" asking for an appropriation and provid
Ing for o survey. oil o route for railroad
10 extend from KeyBef 10 O point on the
Virginia line, with q view 10 The extension
Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad.
Bills INTRODUCED.
House Bill No, 1898, amending The Law
concerning the collection Of taxes. Thii
bill Is referred to above. II is merely In
tended 10 hafmoniSe the law with tbt
Constitutional amendments and recon
alterations In other chapters Of the Code
by Mr.. Wells, Of Marion House Bill
No, 1924, exemptlng persons In town.
which impose q tag for the maintenance
Of streets, from paying district road taxes
BY Mr.. Bfadyi House Bill No. 225, 4
bill making an allowance 10 the Martins
burg Light Artillery Company for horses
used al State patades and Tor ammunition
furnished and paid for by said company
BY MI. Lusk: House Dill No. 800, ap
pfopriating $500 10 aid In building
road from MCGrew's Mil 10 The STATE
road, near Wiley PhiPs'S Ia Wyoming
county,
THE juSTlcEs' ELL
blouse Bill No. 9O) was then on motor
Of Judge Ferguson, taken up out Of liz or
der on q third reading. The main pro
visions Of this bill In relation to the jufis
dIction, powers and duties Of Justices o
The Peace have already been given In thl
lISTELLiGENCRR. The bill is . very lonI
and was still pending when the House, q
a few minutes past noon, took recess I'll
1880 ?, N, .
Alter recess The reading Of the bill va
lfeeumed. ....
During the reading oi the bill 4 iey
members followed the Clerk with thei
printed copies Of the bill In their handt