The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-31
HOUSE orDELEGATgs.
The auti.Pass Bill Kilied-The Prohibi
lion Amendment Passed.

Rev. J. E. Smith, .ot the Fourth Street NJ
E. Church, opened yesterdays session o
the House OF Delegates with an appropriate
prayer.
At the conclusion OF the committee re
ports, consideration OF Mr.. Burtts anti
Railroad Pass bill was resumed. Mr.
Pennybacker withdrew his silly amend
ment after the vote had been partially
taken. Mr.. Armstrong; motion to indf.
nitely postpone was then put, and carried
by vote OF 81 10 &C. as follows:
The ayes were:
Messrs. Woods, Speaker, Adair, Allen
Armstrong, Bee, Boggs, Brown, y. L., Cor
der, Daley, Davis, Eckard, Fouke, Caring,
Gorrell, Hall, Harmon, Harrison, Holt,
IsbelI, Maxwell, Miller, McClung, Nc
Queen, Nixon, Parsons, Pennybacker
Powell, (of Taylor, Rider, Rife, Rigg
Salisbury, Shirt, Simonton, Stump (ol
Gilmer) Stump (of Calhoun, Timms, VIII
son and Yeager-H
The noes were: Messrs. Bond, Brown
James F., Brown, James H., Burtt Cham
bers, Collins, Cox, Evans, Gilkeson, Hen
shaw, Jones, Lynch, Morgan, McCord, Nc.
Culiough, McMechen, Orr, Payne, Pow
oil (of Tyler Ruhl, Sayre, Stapleton, Stifel
Sturm and Wclls-2G.
Absent on leave and not voting: Messrs
Dovener and Hetzel:
Mr.. Morgan offered the following which
was objected to by Mr.. Pennyhacker, and
went over under the rules.
Resolved, That during the remainder OF
this session no Delegate shall speak on
any proposition more than twice, and moi
more than ten minutes each time, unless
by the unanimous consent OF the House.
The Finance Committee, on motion oil
Mr.. ]. II. Brown, was directed TO report al
tothe expediency Of reducing the license
tax on bowling alleys;
Mr.. Evans presented bill making al
appropriation to complete the copying o
the war records; Mr.. Yeager one to pro
vide for appeals to the Court OF Appeals
where no exceptions have been taken Il
the action OF the lower court, and another
TO amend Chapter ISL OF the Code, con
corning certain legal proceeding; aud Mr.
Stapleton one to permit the building o
plank walks along the public highways.
Leave Of absence was granted Mr.. Dow
enef lOr lle TeulAIuueT Y: tne Weekt
At II o'clock Judge Holt called VI
House Joint Resolution No. II, the prohi
bitory amendment resolution. Mr.. Evan
presented the petition OF Champion Lodg
No. 10, 10. G. T., OF Martinsburg, askinI
the passage OF the resolution.
BY eleven o'clock, the hour set for takin
up the prohibition resolution, the CALLER
and lobbies OF the House were filled witt
spectators, ladies predominating dow
stairs, =,
Mr.. Holt called up the resolution, and
was read the third time by the Clerk.
Mr.. Pennybacker made some remarks
claiming that his course in reference TO tn
amendment was that Of consistent irien
Of temperance, and that those fayoring
had shown they were not really In favor c
prohibition by rejecting the motion {
Judge Brown tostrike out the words ITO b
used as beverage"
Mr.. Davis made some remarks In oppt
sition TO the resolution, but subsequent
voted for 1t. Mr.. Isbell both spoke an
voted against It. :,
a vote on the resolution was FINAL
reached, and It was adopted by vote
40 TO II, thsse Who voted against Il bein
Messrs. Allen, James +. Brown, Chamber
Collins, Daley, Fouke, Gilkeson, lsbeI