The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-24

McCord, McMechen, Nixon, Orr, Powell
(of Taylor, Powell lot Tyler, Rigg, Ruhl
Sayfe, Simonton, Stapleton and Wilson
twenty.onO in all, voted for Mr.. LOOMS.
Messrs. Burt, Henshaw and Sturm voteC
for Mr.. Janney. -
Five members (AIessrs. Dovener, Bee
Lynch, Helzel and Gilkeson) were MOI
present.
The Speaker announced the vote, and
that II would be entered upon tho journal
and the result declared in joint session oil
the two houses to-day.
Unfinished business was then resumed.
Mr.. Boggs presented bill to authorize
the payment OF additional compensation
to Z. D. Camden for re.assessing the real
estate in Braxton county; Mr.. Simonton
one TO authorize Boards OF Examiners Ia
grant certificates to be known rs the pro-
fessional teachers certificates; Mr.. Rider
one to amend the Pharmacy act passed IN
1881.
MIR, Holt announced that DR.. Isaiah Bee
Delegate.elect from Mercer county, was
present and had taken the oath OF office,
and he moved that his vote for United
States Senator be recorded, which was
done, the Doctor voting for Mr.. kenna.
The usual recess was taken at II.
The afternoon session opened with the
preliminary readings Of bills, the House
having BY vote taken in the forenoon
refused to suspend the order oil business
and consider bills on their passage.
House joint resolution No. II, proposing
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture OF or traffic in intoxicants,
came up on its second reading. Speaker
Woods called Mr.. Hall to the chair, and
moved to make the resolution the special
order for II A. NJ. on Thursday.
Mr.. Holt, author OF the resolution, OPP
posed this motion, while Mr.. Brown, j., OF
Kanawha, favored it, Us did also Mr.. Dahl
ey. Mr.. Powell, Of Taylor, opposed it,
sayingit was only intended 10 stave of ac-
ton on the matter. Mr.. Woods said he
did not make the motion for delay, but be.
cause it had been understood and expected
that it would either be referred to a COM
mittec or made the special order for some
set time. Ms. Davis thought the request
was reasonable, and while he favored the
amendment he thought the motion should
be adopted. Mr.. Pennybacker also favor.
ed the motion. Finally MIR. Powell, oil
Taylor, concluded to favor the delay. Mr..
Armstrong opposed it, in the longest
speech OF the lengthy discussion.
Mr.. Holt made another speech OPP
posing the desired delay, and Mr.. Woods
briefly answered him. Mr.. Armstrong
followed with declaration Of indepen-
dence, called out by reference by MIR.
Woods to Judge Holt as the "patron" OF
the bill, and to its other supporters rs his
followers" Mr.. Blown, jr., OF kanawha
urged that it was discouitesy to Mr.. Dove.
ner and his constituents to force action in
his absence. Mr.. Armstrong then had to
make further explanation. Mr.. Daley
also spoke again. lie resented the impu-
tation OF "ilibusterlng." Mr.. Pen
nybacker said that Mr.. Dovener
had an important amendment 10
submit, and asked that action be deferred
until he was present. Mr.. Holt returned
to the attack. He imputed no unworthy
motive to any member. They were all
West Virginia gentlemen, and would, he
doubted not, act rs such. He deferred to
the wishes OF theabsent member, however,
and would consent to the delay asked. DIR.
Sinonton, while favoring the amendment,
thought the delay should be granted.
The motion TO defer, after an hour and
quarter spent in talk, was adopted, substan-
TALLY without opposition.
The remainder OF the afternoon was
spent in discussion Of the road tax law and
other measures on their second reading.