Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-03
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Inc House convened yesterday afternoon
at = o'clock.
Messrs. J. q. Brown, Collins and Judge
Brown presented the daily remonstrance OF
cili2ens Of KaDawha against the bridging OF
the Great Kanawha with a irawbridge.
House Joint resolution No. p was intro
making Tuesday, February 18th, at l.
o'clock. NJ, as the time OF adjournment OF
the Legislature.
Judge Hall objecting 60 the immediate
consideration. the resolution was laid over
till to-day
Nr Sufel introduced bill authorizing
the Ii,y Council Ol Wheeling to contract
its c.rpOrate limits
A hill was introduced by Mr.. GIlkeson,
providing agaiEs discrimination in the
Tran. poriaiiOn Of Freighis
and Passengers by any railroad wholly or
partly within the State.
Mt>srs. Jones and Riggs asked leave Of
abseIcc for two days, respectfully, Tor
MtsSrs Sturm and Orr.
AS unfinished business House joint reso-
luliOu No 3 with its pending substitute,
came up for consideration.
As substitute for the substitute Mr..
Cox proposed resolution instructing our
Senators aud requesting our Represents.
tiyeS in Congress To use their influence in
the ques tion OF the tariff revision for the
pIOtrciiun Of American labor and espec-
ialiy against the proposed reduction of the
tanfl on raw wOOis Mr.. Cox said his SUD-
sti.ute was intended rs recommendation
rathpr than all instruction. lie knew the
REPRESENTATIVES on this floor felt a great
Interest IN all the questions which Affected
the prosperity 81 the people. He was
wiling the Democrats ell this floor. should
Commit thcms, Ives hy lheIr vote on that
Uurs ion in favor OF n protective tariff, or
h, v,uv The advancement Of the STATE
would br better Subs-Tvrd by a free trrse
7. hey, he was willing they should declare
Free Trade.
He kindly allowed the Democrats to das'de
Il question for themselves
Judge Holt ssid that the question Was in
,r,pcr hands entrusted TO our Congress
n,n So far rs he was concerned, ths lid
not speak for the Dtmocfatic party, being
un'y one OF its representatives. he Was not
il, Iuyrr of protective tariffs That we did
,irced protective tariffs or at least they
were ~ Grated unfairly and unjustlW lie
believed in a tariff for revenue. n tariff
sufficient TO run our governments, if it
would afford incidental protection. he was
in favor Of that.
Judge Brown Republican, said the Leg
isIature had freed the dogs OF tEa State TO
allow them 10 destroy the sheep, which
raised the wool. Under the g2ise OF in
strucring our representatives the purpose
OF these resolutions was to commit parties
To principles. There we're two funda.
mental principles OF political cor.omy. one
protection fer its own sake, 'Lhe other free
trade. He believed both of ts1se princi-
rles fallacious He regarded protective
tariff, for the sake Of protection an extor'
few.
Mr. Harmon made an interesting speech,
in v hich he very ably win d;cated his SIDE
OF IN. question. lie dwel I sn the fact that
the price OF raw wool ss already 50 sow
that the
wooigrowNrs
cOuld rot sustain furtt .es reduction. He
wanted action taken on the resolution and
said il Was a fact obyio asto the miRd Of
every one that the mat ier was referred to
n committee to delay nd smother it, And
] ow the question is rUGght forward again
the proposition is m AGe to put II back
egain and never TO c. JJpe to vote upon It.
II the Opposition bs d acted squayeiy when
the proposition was brought before them
they would have &C eepted il or voted IL
down. They Gems Ired those who intro
duced il when the 3 themselves were the
cause OF the dels y.
The debate " Is long aud heated, the
members gene rally participating aai
side Of the Gu' stion. Motion after mJtio'i
was mace TO .atricate the. House f-ln the
| infinitude OF debate provoked By seeking
| 10 postpone or recommit the resolution
| and It's subs flute, but they were ssyera'ly
defeated, az in the sense u the Legislature
| il was exp scted to make final disposition
| Of the qi sestiop.
The p .evious question being finally car.
ried on the second Substitute introduced
| by Mr. Cox, the lattSr was defeated by Q
vote 'sf 81 to %
| Mr.. Daily's substitute, resolving that Sc
lon-i as the policy Of protection remains
| th AZ Of the Government, we demand pro
| & etinn for our own industries, but are con
.,bt TO trust thst matter and sll Others o
q Federal nature in the hands OF cnr Rep
\ restnts,ives in Congress, was defeated By 9
vote of 50 to ~.
The original resolution, ipstruciing ou
Representatives in Congress to oppose TIT
reduction in our wool. as recommended o.
the Tariff Commission, was defeated by
vote Of 81 TO %.
Ry request, leave OF absence, was grante'
to Mr.. Riggs for three days.
On motion Of Mr.. Simonton, the hoas
, adjourned.
; Jude Brown acknowledged that 10
strin ging Of the wool question vas pie,
OF political bupcombe.
i The reception al Senator SCotts resiaent
lssi ev- ming wsss very pleasant event.
Dir Woedyard lsied 10 aprips tbc prob