The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-23
HEWMAN,s COMPLAINS
AEainat the ERegilIsr" Reports Of I'M
senate Proceedings,

senate PFOeeediPEs.
Mr.. Lewis Newman, oil Marshall county
arose in the Senate yesterday morning
and offered resolution looking to the ex'
clusion Of representatives OF the Rtgilier
from the privileges Of the floor Of the
Senate. The resolution will be found in
the regular report of the Senate proceed
ings. Mr. NeWman's complaint is that
his name Is never mentioned in the report
OF the Senate proceedings compiled by the
Register, Why this Is so we do not exactly
know, but suppose that the reporters have
instructions to act as they do In paying o
supreme indifference to anything emRna.
ting from Mr.. Newman. He has been re-
ieIIed to in the Senate reports Of the Reg.
iStsr as "a psrson, and "Some Senator"
After the clerk had read the resolution
Mr.. Newman spoke in favor otits adoption
as follows:
Mr., PRRsIDRNT:-As this is matter par
ticulArly personal to myself, am con-
strained TO ask the indulgence oil the
Senate for . few moments. 1t might have
been more becoming and OF better taste
for some other Senator than myself to
have offered this resolution, but have no
desire to have called down upon the unot-
Tending head Of other Senators upon this
floor the yials OF wrath OF corrupt ring
and their penny whistle newspaper. /
have resolved to torego all feelings OF
dellcacy and assume all the responsibilities
and all the attending consequences, Sir,
tor two years | have borne the matter
have now presented before this Senate,
and while ! will say, MIR. President and
Senators, | have always held that official
acts OF q public servant were Legitimate mat
tiers OF criticism and discussion; that
an honest difference OF opinion was
one OF the high prerogatives Of
an American citizen, aud that l have
always entertained feelings OF profound
respect for the man differing with NE in
opinion. have even entertained q kind
oil admiration for the manly adversary
who would challenge me 10 q contest but
sir, for the hired assassin who, from be-
hind the shadow OF your own doorway,
would stab you In the back, have always
entertained feelings OF the most superla'
tive contempt. The bold, manly sol
dier who meets you in honest warfare
J upon the battle field, respect, but not the
coward who will poison the spring at which
, his enemy may drink. As have already
, indicated, ask no kind OF immunity from
a just criticism Of the press oil this or any
other city, but do most earnestly protest
against these viper stings from under the
cover OF the proceedings OF the Senate
My attention was drawn to this matter mo-
! only by Senators upon this floor, but friends
throughout my whole Senatorial district,
Do mot imagine for moment this 10 mat
ter OF my own discovery, for | will say | have
not sufficient confidence in the powers
and virtues OF dlslnieClants to touch thai
] contaminated journal with pair OF tongs
I Mr., President, with the editor OF that pa
per have never had an unfriendly word
! might properly ask the reason whyi but
would YOU ask the Bringing sycophant, the
! subseryieut lick spittle "that unbends the
pregnant hlngea Of the knee that thrift
NAV follow fawning?" Would you ask hin
for reason why9 Would you ask the
proprietor OF q journal who places his Ia
vora upon the market as the prostitute
does her charms 10 be sold to whoever
will buy them, for reason why2 In the
frat D ace may not be able to, and In the
second place do not choose TO pay the
price. It may be very possible that my
humble movements In this body may not
be worthy OF notice IN that paper Sir
whilst my lips may not have been touched
by the coal from tn, altar Of inspired elo'
Quence, or the mantle Of genius may never
!, have fallen upon my shouldersi whilst my
very humble pretenslons may not have
been thought worthy Of the dis
tinguished consideration Of other Sen
atoTs. upon this floor, yet l do
hope I still retain enough oil The elements
OF man to ask at the hands Of my asso'
Ciates even and open handed justice. l have
offered this resolution because 1t contains
all the elements Of truth. II Is immaterisl
to me what It's fate may be, but this de-
sire to say, to all those who desire to en-
gage In such warfare, as the aailor says
when he drops his marllng spike from
the mast head, "stsnd from under"
Under the rules the resolution lies over
for one day.