The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-13

civil Service Reform mot Popular with
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. To-day.

civil Service Reform mot Popular with
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. To-day.
The opening prayer in the House Of Del
egates was nude by Mr.. Powell, Of Taylor
county, n member.
Mr.. Harmon, OF Grant county, Repnb
liran, presented House Joint Resolution
No. 3, us follows:
EsSo'rcd by The Legislature Of IIGSi Virginia,
That our Senators bU and are hereby
instructed, aud our Representative request
ed, to use their best efforts in opposing the
proposed reduction in raw woods ~ rec
commended in the report OF the Tart Com
mission.
Mr.. DALEY, Democrat, objected TO It's
immediate consideration, and ii went over
under the rules.
The hrst bill OF the day WIS one by Mr..
Evans, TO amend the inst section OF the
charter of Martinsbutg 4 number oil other
bills amending tho COlC or subsequent
legislation in slight particulars, were intro.
duued. Mr.. Stifcl. Of Ohio county, pre-
scented II. b. No. ~, amending the law in
regard to the formation OF joint stock com.
panies without special charters. Mr.. Will
son introduced bill to amend the net
creating the independent School District Of
Weston.
Mr.. DALEY proposed IN inquiry into the
exprdienCy Of 80 amending the law as 10
allow legal voter to vote anywhere in
his county except for district officers.
MIR. Holt proposed long preamble and
resolution feciting that Mr. Evans had
proposed resolution endorsing the act Of
Congress in passing the PendletOn Civil
Service bill, and requiring him the said
Evans, TO finnish each member with Il
copy OF said bill, or failing in this to in
s,rnct member each day in its provisions
until all were posted. Mr. Evans moved
to amend by STIMULATING that the instrnc'
tons should only be impaired 10 Demo.
crafts and TO such Democrats M would
confess their Ignorance Of the provisions Of
the bill.
On the amendment Mr.. DovGner dc.
manled the ayes and noes. Mr.. Hall
moved that the resolution and amendment
lie on the table, and upon this motion also
Mr.. D1yener demanded the ayes and noes,
and they were taken and the motion pre-
vailed.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans, his Joint Reso'
luton Endorsing anil approving the pass
ave by Congress Of the pthdleton Civil
Service Bill" was taken up for COnSidPrn'
ton, the pending motion heing Mr.. Penny
hackers 10 lay on tho table, on which OIL
thu day before the ayes and noes had been
demanded. This demand and the motion
were both withdrawn by unanimous con-
sent.
Mr.. Hall, however, with few cxplAna
tory remarks, renewed the motion to lay
on the table, and Mr.. Evans again de-
mnnded the ayes and noes, and his de,
mnud being sustained they were ordered
and taken. with the following result: Ayes
MeSsrS. Adair, Allen, Armstrong, B1ggs
Brown, c. L., Brown, James f., Chambers
Collins, Corler, Cox, Daley, Eckard
FoukN Caring, GilkCson, GOrrell, Hall
Harrison, Holt, lsbell, Miller, McClung
Mccullough, Mcqueen, Parsons, Payne
Pennyhackcr, Rider, Rife, salisbury
ShirtI, Sliiel, Stump (otGilmCrl, Stump FOL
Calhoun, Sturm, Tnms, Wells, Woods
Ieager-@,
Nocs.-NIcsqrs. Bond, brown, Jas
H., Burt, Davis, DOvencr, Evans, liar
mon, Hcnshaw, Jones, Lynch, Maxwell
Morgan, McCOrd, McMeChen, Nixon, Orr
Powell (oi Taylor), Powell (oi Tyler, Rigg
Ruhl, Sayrc, Simonton, Stapleton, Wilson
q.
Not voting MeWm. Zee and llelLsl.
After several minor measures were at
tended 10, the House adjourned till 10 \
NJ. to-day.