Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-19

Anawnas said and Done About Il sine,

Ana what Said and Dome About IL Since
The actien OF Squire Schultze, in the
legislative conference, on Monday night,
has been fruitful theme for discussion in
all Of the official circles of the city, and GER
tain it is that upon the devoted head of the
good natured Justice have fallen many
mild criticisms. II will be remembered
that with the remark that you might o.
well put your tongue on cold pump
mittee" the Squire had Indignantly with
drawn from the conference. The fact OF
the matter is, the portfy weigher OF South
Wheeling justice has not the highest re-
spect and deepest regard for the eonseript
fathers, Of whom he IS one, and holds them
lightly, as compared with the Commission
ers, OF whom he is also one, the incompati-
bility notwithstanding. Said he:
~ saw we wouldn't have any show there
and so me and Joe Speidel had little con.
ference and concluded we'd git out. And
/ tell you," in little confidential aside to
the REGISTER man, sit wasn't Logan, but
Kimberly was after
1t was very evident it was Kimberly he
was after at the first meeting the commit
tee had He and the Great Commoner are
ancient enemies and have had many
tussle on the Fire Department. Usually
the Manchester statesman has his armor
buckled on, not only for defense, but
for attack, but on this occasion he had
only the soft answer which turneth away
wrath" leaving the 'grieyouS words en-
,irely on the other side. In fact, he was
the only member of the committee who
favored giving the right of suffrage TO the
commissioners Why the Falstatfian jus.
tice wished to get at the Commoner, as he
stated, is not known, but it is shrewdly in
\ IL. L. Ill Fs,R- Nl.aa
shrievalty sweepstakes, in 1881, and fears
the rivalry of the councilman from the
Fourth ward.
Just what side the Squire will espouse
in the coming conflict over the proposed
changes or the system Of city government,
he has not intimated, but he will probably
be with the citizens committee. Mr.. KIM
berley, as he has already announced, will
oppose it, and for that purpose has been
theoretically engaged in collecting Stats
tics 10 hurl at the opposition. Ills reason
for his position is not 30 clear, but he IS
certainly in earnest. However, this is di-
crossing, however interesting such meta
physical questions may be.
On Tuesday night, after the adjourn
ment of the COMMITTEE on Ordinances, the
members sat about, talking of the Schultze
bolt. when Mayor Egerter came in. This
gentleman, in his position as chairman of
the Council Committee had ruled that the
Commissioners committee had no vote
there, and he and the Squire got into
discussion about it. The former said:
Now, look here. Squire. Here was the
Council Committee with certain duties TO
perform. II called in your committee and
the citizens committee to confer with 1t,
but could ii give them vote and then say
to Council, of the result, we, your COM
u,ittna recommend SO.qpl-Sp' ~
Certainty it could SAID the Squire.
''YOu invited us down there, and We came
and sat around like mullet heads; sucking
our thumbs with nothing to do or say"
"You could say all you chose, but we
could not give you vote. Now suppose
your committee of three or two, had inyi-
ted our committee to q conference, would
you have given us vote?"
Certainty We would"
"You would? Well, suppose our COM
mittee of fifteen, having each vote, should
vote TO do something in direct opposition
to your instructions from the Board and
outvote you two or three, hoy could you
say to your Board, we, your committee,
report soand-so.' when your committee
voted the very opposite"
This was poser for the Squire, but he
said: "Well, our Board of Equalization
meets tomorrow and will just settle this
matter There six members, and that's o
majority, and whatever they say goes"
and like Goldsmith'S schoolmaster, who
''e'en though vanGuiShed, could argue still"
the ponderous Justice talked himself out
the door, to catch the last car for the south.
The board Of equalization met yesterday,
and did discuss the matter, though a. they
sat with closed doors, just what was said is
not known. Squire Schultze had said,
l,ar hn rot a I'M N Mon
day night. that the board had its own law
yers and could fight its own battles and So
it seems it will. What it wants is a has.
tardy law and a clause that will increase its
poor fund, and, from the talk yesterday,
ii is likely it will cut loose from the city
committee and sail before the Legislature
on its own hook.