The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-11

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amendment roposing changes In the Fin
= district was pending In committee Of u
I, whole the gentleman from Marion Nj
Y Morrow had admitted that It presented
district compact in form, but that n
i, schemeh had been presented for the Who'll
n State, and that being presented in meet
.. ing held In the hall last night, [alludin
y to the Democratic CAUCUS, the sam
amendment and called attention to th
3 TACT that he saw the propOser Q
ea plan for one district on th
! floor, and asserted that the State coulI
I not DO divided on such plan withou
= making the Second district extend from
Harpers Ferry 70 o point near the Ken
lucky line on the Ohio river, and include
Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Clay ant
Braxton. He also apologized for answer
ing another argument made by Mr.. Nor
row To induce his Democratic brethren t
: unite with him In cutting such q peculiar
figure on the map, by claiming 'that The
y act Of Congress, the highest law, was differ
ent in It's provisions on this subject from
our Constitution"
! In reply to Mr.. Morrow's first PROPOSE.
ton he showed that the district advocated
by Mr. Morrow and the majority for the
Second extended from Hafper's Ferry to
within twenty-five miles Of the Ohio river
nearer than his Mr.. Rileys) plan,
and that none OF the counties
mentioned were taken or included
Mr.. Riley then showed from the eonsti.
tuition that the districts shall be formed Of
contiguous counties, and be compact" as.
hot n la
scribed by Congress, and insisted that the
esteemed higher duty than that Of sub.
serving mere party interests; that his plan
met the required merits Of the constitution,
and he believed in "hewing to the line and
let the chips fall where they want"
and noes.
Judge Morrow spoke at some length in
opposition to Mr. kiley's substitute, his re.
marks being largely q repetition Of what
he had already said in the House and in
CAUCUS on the same subject. He had
scarcely finished when Mr.. Kepner de.
manded the previous question.
Mr.. Hubbard at once addressed the
Chair from the opposite side Of the hall
Chair, moved that the bin be laid on the
table. BY the time the Speaker had stated
the motion to the House, Mr.. Hubbard was
at his seat, and he there demanded the
ayes and noes on his motion. The demand
was sustained, and the ayes and noes
ordered, but before the roll was called Mr..
Hubbard moved that the House adjourn.
Upon this motion also he demanded the
ayes and noes, and the demand was again
sustained.
The vote on the motion to adjourn was
as follows:
Ayes essrs. RBabb, Day, Evans,
Hobbs, Hubbard, Lusk, Maxwell, Nc
Cord, McCrum, Orr, Siler, Sinclair, Thomp.
son, Watson, Wayt and Wilson (of Bar.
bour)-l6.
Noes-Messrs. Wilson (Speaker) Beck.
with, Bee, Bell, Brady, Cresap, Crumrine,
DAWSON, Depue, Dodrill, Edmiston, Fer.
guson, Fisher (of Braxton), Fisher (of
Hardy, Floyd, Fulkerson, Grantham, Hall
(of Barbour, Hall (oi WetzeD, Holt,
Irons, johnson, Kepner, Leonard, Lurty,
Lynch, Mcneil, Morrow, Poe, Prince,
Quarter, Riley, Seabright, Settle, Sharp,
Sheppard, Steere, Sydenstricker, Tippett,
Wells lof MarionI and Wells (of Ty. |
ler)-4l.
Absent on leave and not voting-Nlessrs
Cox, Davis. HacIsworth. Lowry Meadows
Notfett, Monroe and Rowley.
The motion was therefore Lost.
Mr., Hubbard then moved that when the
House adjourn II he IN meet IN Mondav
next, at half.past nine O'Clock This mo.
ton the Sneaker declared ont nj order
whereupon Mr Hubbard anpealed from
the decision Of the Chair. and on the m.
peal demanded tho ayes and noes, The
demand was sustained and nm tbe anneaI
The AYES were Neesrs Reckwith Rec
Bell, Brady. Crpsan. Crumrine. DAVIDSON
Depue. DotlrilI Edmistnn Fergnson Fisher
(of BraxtonI Fisher Iof HarJvl FIovd
fulkerson. Grantham, Hall Iof BarboHrl
Hall (ot Wetzel. Holt, Irons. Jobnsons
Kepner. Leonard, Lurtv' Lynch. Mcneil
Monroe Morrow. Poe Prince. ouarrier
Seabrirht Settle Sharn Shennard' Svden.
stricken, Thompson. Tippett and Wells iof
AIarioni-SO.
The NOES ,vora. Afo.sr, pobh nav
Evans. Hobbs Hubbard Insf MaxweiI
NIcCord. NcCrnm, Or Rilev S;Ier Sinclair
Steerc, Watson, Wavt. Wells Ioi TylerI and
Wilson (of BarbourI21s.
Tho decision Of the Sneaker was thus
sustained by a strict marty vote. MI.
Thompson voting with the Democrats.
Mr.. Hubbard then again moved to I'D.
iourn, and on tho motion asked for yea
and nay vote. Speaker Wilson ruled this
motion out OF order, and Mr.. Hubbard
again appealed from bis decision, and also
demanded the ayes and noes on the an.
peal. Tho vote was the same as before,
except that Mr.. Thompson, tho Greenback
member, voted with the Republicans, max
ing the vote 80 to 10.
ATr. Hubbard's original motion to Law
the bill on the table was then voted upon,
and Of course lost. The vote was the same
as the last except that forty Democrats we're
recorded, the Speaker voting.
As soon as tie motion to lay the bill on
the table was declared lost, Mr.. Hubbard
again moved to adjourn, but to the surprise
Of everybody the Speaker declared the mo.
ton out Of order, though it was undoubt-
eddy in order, and the decision was without
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