The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-21

u'Neh up lot consideration with the amend
mtnIs OF the Committee OF the Whole
Before the Senate convened DR.. Logan ad
dressed the Senators on the hnrdships the
bill worked to the druggists Of the State,
Mr.. Woods said great mUuy DAYS had
beelf spent on the bill, and to test the
sense OF the Senate he moved TO in.
definitely postpone the bill.
Senator Brown opposed the motion. and
remarked that the animus Of the motion
vas readily discernabie, coming as it did
50 soon after the address Just made to The
Senators. He further attacked the State
pharmaceutical Association, stating that Il
was the hind feet Of the kangaroo that was
pushing the opposition to tho bill.
Mr.. Wood IS denied the insinuatiou rs 10
the motivd%hich prompted the motion he
made. Referring to the remarks OF the
senator from Jackson Brown in regard to
the connection OF the motion with the nd.
dress OF DR., Logan, Mr.. Woods said tina,
The Senator had the faculty OF Insulting
gentlemen when they had no chance Of re-.
plying.
MIR. Brown answered Mr.. Woods, deny.
ing any intention OF insulting the gentle.
man who addressed the Senate during
recess, and expressed the highest admira.
ton for the honesty, integrity and ability
Of the gentleman.
Mr.. Woods said that he wished to do the
Senator no injustice, sand restated the
remarks OF the Senator from jackson from
which he drew the inference.
MIR. Brown: 81 believe that is the God
Almightys truth, and stand by il"
Further discussion WIS INDUCED in, in
which Mr., Brown took occasion 10 nssniI n
Wholesale drug firm in this city, which he
alleged had branch drug stores in his dis.
trict which rGtailcd the worst kind OF rot.
gut whisky. lie further said that he was
in favor Of the bill mainly because he
wanted to prevent the greater taxation OF
the lands in the State.
Mr. Donehoo followed in m eloouent
speech in favor OF indefinitely postp6nine
the bill, dwelling with force on the iniuui.
tous provision which presumes the guilt Of
the druggist until he is proven innocent,
lie declared it to be tho sotecism of Ian.
guage, and placed the druggists in the light
Of the Calvinists US described by Lorenzo
DOw-thongh not CorreCtly-"You can and
you can't; you will and you WON'T; You'll
be damned II you do, and YOU will be
damned il you don't"
Mr.. Smith opposed the indefinite post.
ponemcnt OF the bill, declaring that il the
Senate refused to pass the bill the retri.
button would come in the ldes OF October
at the hands OF the people.
Mr.. DAWSON surprised his friends by
making an eloquent speech in explanation
of his position on the bill. He stated thai
he was not interested in any liquor inter.
est that he lived in q temperance county
but he would vote against the bill on nc.
count OF the injustice Of some OF its provi.
visions.
M,ssrs. McGregor and Dawson opposed
the indefinite pOstponcment OF tho bill
and DR.. Harbee closed the debate in oppo
sition to the passage OF the bill.
The yeas and nays on the indefinite post.
ponement were as follows:
YEAs:-MesSrs Summers (President).
Barbee, Dawson, Donehoo, Ewin, Farms.
worth, Faulkner, McNeel, Newman, Rob.
erts, Samples, Shelton, Stollings, Stout
Williams and Woods.-lG.
NAYs:--Mcssrs, Brown, Dawson, Dennis,
Maxwell, McGregor, Smith.-6.
The motion passed in the morning
changing the hour Of meeting to o O'Clock,
was reconsidCred and the order rcscindcd
Senate Bill III, "a bill TO provide for
the regulation Of nilroad freight and pas.
senger traffic in this State; to prevent un-
Just discrimination and extortion in the
rates charged for transportation Of passen.
gers and freights, and to prohibit railroad
companies, corporations aud lessccs in this
state from charging other than Just and
reasonable rates, and to punish the same,
and to prescribe Il mode of procedure and
rules Of evidence in relation thereto; and
to appoint commissioners and to prescribe
their powers and duties in relation to the
same" coming up as the special order, was
read a second time and a number Of
amendments made, and pending further
consideration Of the same the Senate I'D.
journrd.