Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-14

fILlIBusTERlSe IN THE SENATE.
SENArR
Moraing 0easaOo.


Heeaing 0essasa.
The Senate proceedings were opened With
prayer by Rev. J. A. Fullerton, Of the u.
Z. Church.
The railroad commission bill came up -
unfinished business. Mr.. Dawson took the
floor and spoke for nearly an hour in sup
port OF the bill. He addressed him.
self more particularly to the arsu.
yanced by the Senator from Berke.
lev on Saturday last. He referred 70
Judge Woods decision upon the GeorEia
railroad law and reviewed at some length
the working OF similar laws In other States.
Mr.. Newman made q short speech In
support Of the bill. He maintained that
the Legislature had perfect right to regu.
late the freight and passenger traffic Of
railroads; and Rad from various acts
of the Legislature, under which
the B. & D. road, in particular.
"We have right to accept this bill and
right TO appoint the commissioners ss pro-
vided therein TO regulate the railroads.
We do not ask you to strike down rail-
roads; We don't want you to take away
any OF their rights. We only want the
suffering people to be protected In their
sovereign rights The idea Is prevalent
among the people OF the State that the rail.
roads own this Legislature, and IL this
bill is not passed, ! think we
will hear from them in q very emphatic
this Senate and this Legislature to pass
this bill and make IL the Law Of the land"
A vote on the bill was then called for.
and taken
Great interest was manifested m the
Clerk called the roll to learn what majority
would be given against the bill. All were
aware OF its fate except the introduccr Of
the bill, and he had hopes that IL would
pass the Senate by small majority.
The following Is the vote on the.bil
Those who voted for IL were: Aessrs.
Dawson. Donehoo, McGreeor. Newman.
Smith, Vanmeter and Williams.
Those who voted against II were: Arssrs.
Dawson, Dennis, Ewin, Farnsworth.
Faulkner, Maxwell, McNeel, Roberts, San-
pies, shelton. Stollings and Summers-i1
So the bill was defeated and the railroad
agitation OF another session is at IN end.
Leave OF absence for the day was srantsA
to Mr.. Stout and two days more 70 NJ.
Brown.
ware suspended and House Bill No. az,
"a bill for districting the State for repre-.
sentatiyes in the Congress OF the Unitad
States" was taken up for consideration md
read first and second time.
Mr.. Farnsworth thought that the bill W
q very good one in the main, but he did
not like the disposition II made OF his
county. He preferred that his county
should remasn In the second district -
heretofore and not be placed in the third -
provided in the bill. However II the
\ shn,,hN 70 vrtsa and np0nAP a
pass the bill a. IL was, he would urge NO
serious objection 10 II, even IL he was mos
entirely satisfied.
Mr.. Smith thought the bill was unjust
and unconstitutional, and said that hs
could not entirely agree with his party
friends in this matter.
Mr.. Dennis said that In his opinion this
bill would have to be passed or none at all.
The Joint Committee on Apportionment
has decided upon this bill, and caucus
composed OF the Democratic member! o.
the Legislature had decided in favor OF u.
II we send this back to the House with
amendments 10 Il, the probability is that
that body will not agree TO them, and
The TisaI Result
will be that no bill at all would pass this
session.
gressional apportionment the State had
been arranged In the interests OF certain
persons and not In the benefit Of the great
Democratic party OF the State. He char,
acterized the new arrangement - laos.
/ string" and "little ribbon" districts. He
regretted that the bill was not referred 10 Q
committee for further consultation.
1T Senators are determined, he said TO
vote for this bill under the party lash
Al 4. - L,.N la,
intend 70 exercise my best independent
judgm ent."
bowing 10 the party lash when he stated
that this was the best plan devised and the
only one that could be agreed upon. He
held that the shape OF the districts we're Of
no consequence 90 that they were oon.
tigous
The bill was then ordered 10 iu third
reading without amendment.
On motion OF Mr.. Faulkner Senate bill
No. 30, "A bill spportioning reprsssntae
tion in the Senate and House OF Delegates
OF this State" was taken up with the sub.
stitutes offered BY Mssss. Smith and Dos.
ehoo on the part Of ths minority. and nS.
Stollings on the part OF himself.
The bill and substitutes were read, Ind
pending some discussion On them the 6ss-
Afsesn1Sa Resssso.
The bill spportionins representation In
the Senate and House oil Delegates OF this
State, pending at the time the Senate took
recess, was taken up for further consid.
Grafton, the question being on the sdop-
ton Of the amendment proposed by the
minority report signed by Asssrs. swiss
and DOnehoo.
Mr. Donehoo moved 10 strike tucker"
from the eleventh and place 10 In the
twelfth district, which was adopted.
On agreeing 10 the amendment OF tho
minority as amended, ". Smith demand
ed the ayes and noes.
Those voting In the affirmative we're:
Messrs Donehoo, Maxwell, AcGrsw, New.
man. Roberts, Smith and Woods.
In the pegstive: nsar. eummess,
Dawson, Dswson, Dennis, Ewin, Ysfns-
Samples, shelton, stolllnes, vanmetsf and
Williams-l4.
Mr.. stollings moved 10 amend The substi.
tute reported by the majority Of the JEDI.
ciary Committee, BY Inserting In lisa
thereof the arnendment proposed By him
on Saturday and published exclusively In
THE RESIsTKR Of that date.
Mr.. Smith moved 10 strike from ssctioa
that part relating 20 the present senators
holding their sesA for the time they wsfs
elected, which v0 lost
On AGREEING 70 Mr.. Stollfnp amspdnsst
Mr. Smith demanded the eyes and soess
" Xys.~Nessrn. SUMNER, Dsvfsloa. Dsa.
mis- Evin. Ysrn.worth, McfifeEoF, Mcneil,
Roberts, samples, Shelton, .StoIiings, v0-
meter and williams-15.
Nsys-Aessrp. Dawson, Donehoo, NAE.
well. McGrew, Newman, Smith and WOODS