The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-25
PRoHIBIrIoN POINTERS.
some Forecast OF The Result In the House
OfDeIegatesh Week Prom To-day,

hotht o. tue Result IN tne houNe
ofDelegatesh Week Prom To-day.
Yesterday, on motion Of Judge Ferguson,
the Joint resolution proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution Of the State prohibiting
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors, was taken up and made the special
order for next Wednesday forenoon Suisse
qucntly reporter secured expressions OF the
views Of large number Of members OF the
House on the question, and declaration as
70 how each Will vote on thequestiOn. Very
tow OF the members objected TO stating
frankly what they would do, and why any
declined was not apparent Some could not
be seen, but II Is believed that the feeling Of
the House Is very fairly indicated by the
answers obtained Each member was asked
In effect, allow do you expect To vote on the
proposal to submit the question OF prohibi.
ton to vote OF the people?n The answers
are given verbatim, or materially so:
Speaker Wilson: AS | now feel, shall
not vote for it, do not feel disposed TO put
the State to the cost Of such an election with
out some weighty reason. am not quite
decided want to see how the petitions come
In"
Judge Ferguson. ~ guess you know about
rs well Us / do how / stand. / sec In the
newspapers that In casO II doesn't pass the
Legislature, tho State Is to DO wrested from
the Democracy by Malone movement on
the basis OF this issue, and am to DO sent to
the United States Senate. Now, don't want
to 80 10 the United States Senate, and so /
want the bill to pass"
Mr. FulkesUn: ~ propose 10 vote 10 let
my people have n chance TO express their
opinions on the amendment. They want
that privilege, and propose, so far as am
concerned, thatthey shall have It"
Mr.; Beil; Il can't make up my mind to
MIR; Quarter: Here's TApupson-aak
him how he stands" =. IA -
:, Mr.. Thompson; "Put me down feminist
Mr.. Gre'aP; liam opposed 10 the amend.
ment. ! think II will pass the House, though
MT; Leonard: VI would rather not say
not this evening""
NJ. TiPpett; 81 propose to vote to submit
DR.. Crumrine: ut depends. have got
great big petition In my pocket, and sup
pose I'll have to vote for It. But some OF the
very men who sign the petition will go for me
Il l do. l have an idea 1t will carry before
the House."
Levi johnson: ~ will vote for 1t in any
shape It comes up"
Mr.. siler, OF Morgan county: "Iintend to
vote for II all the time.n
Mr.. Hall, Of Wetzel: 81 do not know that
that concerns anybody but myself have
nothing to say"
Mr.. Hobbs: u will vote for It. Iwould
not dare 50 home II voted any other way.
My constituents would not speak to me, and
wouldn't want 'en1 to-"
MIR. Meadows: "AS the amendment now
stands expect to vote no. can't say how
amendments which may be proposed will
affect me-"
Mr.. Lusk: mot in favor OF much Consti.
tuuonal amendment. / am q temperance
man though, and will vote for any measure
that will improve the condition OF our peo.
pie In that regard"
Lewis wilson,: ~ am going tO,vote for the
amendment and don't care who knows 1t. -
Mr.. Cox-"l am in favor OF submitting II
to the people, and have been all along. The
amendment will be voted through in our
county II II comes before the people"
Louis Sheppard-"I expect to vote for II
unless receive more circumstances than
have so far"
Mr.. Depuc-Has his opinions, but does not
care to express them.
Mr.. Dodrill-"I am going 10 vote in favor
OF the resolution. My people demand 1t oil
me-"
Mr.. Holt-"1 most decidedly will vote
for it."
Mr.. Enthusiastically put myself on record
though, and in favor Of allowing the people
to have their say"
Mr.. Seabright-"I always practice what ]
preach, and preach what practice. Is thai
suflicient?'
Mr.. Lynch-'If 1t comes up in the shape IL
did last session shall vote against it."
Mr.. Sinclair: II think that when large
number of the people of the State-So large
proportion rs ask this-aSk, not for the PASS
age Of law, but for the privilege OF votinl
on question, they ought to have the priVi
!ege. 1t Is another question when 1t come.
to the polls"
Mr.. Waite: 81 am like Seabright, practice
what preach, and shall vote for submit
ting It to the people, and hope it will bt
submitted, and will vote for it and do oil
can to influence others to-"
DR.. Bee: 81 shall vote for 1t, though
think rs the amendment now stands 1t would
fail in my county, while II the word In
toXicating were stricken out and distilled
inserted, | think II would carry"
Mr.. Settle: well, you may put me down
against it."
Mr.. Monroe: "In the shape 1t now is
including beer. wine and 50 forth, expecI
to vote against It"
Mr.. Lowry: ~ am going to vote for 1t
aud will give my reasons for doing so when
1t is under consideration"
Mr.. Hall tOf BarbourE ~ thoughtlast win
ter would vote against it, but since so large
and respectable proportion Of the people
have asked that it be submitted, l shall vote
to submit it"
Mr., Wells tof Narion} "Ishall vote agains
Mr., NofIer ~ am going to vote 10 submit
1t to the people, and do not propose to dis
cuSs 1t any in the House. 1t will be time
enough to do that when it comes before the