Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-26

to make repairs. He reviewed the present
condition Of the house, and thoNghs the
State should do what was right in the mat
ter. Mr.. White followed. stating that when
the Stass government had left Charleston
the Legislature very generously paid that
city $4,000 for the use of the old building
occupied there. This city had erected .
building for the State at cost of $40. 900;
bad borrowed the money at per cent, and
had in the past ten PEARS paid out $l35, 900
as interest, making total Of over $500. 900
for the exclusive use and benefit OF the
State. OF The $4,000 paid for the cree
ton of the new capital at Charleston.
Wheeling had paid $4,000. ana with all
these facts before them, the House was only
asked for the small sum Of SO, 900 granted
BY the Senate. Mr.. McWhorter said he was
in favor of the appropriation, but
there had been things said which
called for reply. There was no
analogy between this case and the, sum
voted By the Legislature to Charleston
That sum Of $4,000 was due for the viola,
ton Of q contract, while the sum asked by
Wheeling was in the nature of a demand
he recited the facts Of the two cases, and
closed his remarks by again assuring the
Delegates that not only was he favorable to
the sum appropriated by the Senate. but he
was willing to go farther, and give the city,
$4,000, but he did protest against this
old taunt being thrown continually in the
face of Charleston. Mr.. McClung raised
the point that the city Of Wheeling was not
entitled to anything from the fact that GER
tain individuals, and not the city, were con-
tracted with, and closed BY moving to in
sert s., 900 instead of $4,000 Mr.. Myles
said the city did not come to the Legislature
as beggar. When the individuals referred
TO made the contract with the State the
city did not contemplate the erection Of the
building new occapied as a Capitol. Mr..
Robertson wished to answer one
or two arguments made by Mr..
McClung. First, the State may have con.
tracted with individuals, but the city issued
the bonds and paid the bills; and, second
in regard to the large benefits alleged to
have accrued to the city, he could not see
where they came in. he doubted If the city
had profted to the extent of 800, 900, not
to mention the 100000 spent. Mr.. Rock
favored the appropriation. Mr.. Edmunds
called for the previous question. Messrs.
Rock and MeClung withdrew their amend
ments, but Mr.. Post renewed the motion OF
the latter gentlemen to make the sum S.
600, and took the floor in favor thereof, BE
was willing to do justice to the city Of
Wheeling, but he wanted the members to
remember that while they had justice to
Wheeling on one side they had justice to
the taxpayers of the State on the other. He
said there was financial vulture lowering
over the treasury of the State, and 5000
was the limit he was willing to vote for.
Mr.. McClung sent to the clerks desk and
had read copy of the original contract be-
tween the city ard Messrs. Henry +. List
and others, after which the previous ques
ton was called for, and the roll called on
the proposition to insert S., 900, with the fol
lowing result, ayes q, nays .3S. So The
amendment was lost. Mr.. Dorr then re
newed' the motion to strike out the appro
priation of $4,000. After remarks in op
position to the amendment by Mr.. Sayre,
the roll was called with the following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Davidson, Dean, Dorr
Dyer Terrell, Fisher, GilSeson, Raymond
Binkle, Lsidley, McClung, McConaughey,
Parker, Parks, Post, Randolph, Richardson
Roach, Rusmisel, StapletOn and Thompson
81.
Noes-Messrs. Dennis (Speaker), Alder
son, Alexander, Arnold, Beard, Campbell,
Chambers, Chew, Davies, DAWSON, Ed.
wards, Ferguson, Fleming, Fortney, Givens
Hayman, Hswvermale, Jacob, Lucas, Mar
shall, McGill, McMechen, McWhorter, Mil
Ter, Morgan, Myles, 0wings, 0xley, Powell,
POINTER, Price, Robertson, Rock, Sayre
Smith, Snodgrass, White and Workman
'-3S.
Not Voting-Messrs. Collision, Crockett
Gilmore, Glover, Snyder and Taylor-6
So the motion to strike out was lost Con
sideration of the bill was then proceeded
with, the session having been extended to II
o'clock.
When the item appropriating $50 for
salary of vaccine agents was reached, Me
MeWhorter moved to strike out. He de
nounced vaccination as q murderous prac'
tee; it was q beautiful theory to inoculate
the system with disease, in order to cure.
1t put him in mind of the doctor who, alter
failing to cure a patient, said he would
throw him into fits, and he was death on fits
He thought there were more deaths pro-
duced. indirectly, by vacin alton than were
caused by smallpox. Doctors kept up this
system because irst-clasS smallpox scare
in town of 5000 population was worth
81, 500 to the physicians The speaker had
thought over and investigated the matter
for years. A few years ago his wife was
murdered by this Ubiquitous practice he
did not blame the pnysicians-the profes-
sion demanded it and public opinion de-
manded it-but it was no less murder,
and the virus used had come from q State
agent. He hoped the ate would no long
er legalize this crime.
Mr.. Snodgrass defended the system, after
which Mr.. White demanded the previous
question. Mr.. McWhorter called for III
ayes and noes, and the vote resulted, ayes
q, noes "a, so the item was stricken out
Mr.. Fisher moved TO strike out the item
sppropristiug $3.50 for the expense OF tn
Fish Commissioners and insert $500. This
brought on debate of a humorous nature
in the course of which Mr.. Oxley suggested
that iuasmuch as the House had Just adopt
ed an amendment by which all the delegates
could have the smallpox. he hoped it
would be permitted that those who survived
the disease might go s-ishiug. The amend
ment was lost. Mr.. Edwards moved to
strike out the entire item. Mr.. Hswver-
male hoped the amendment would not pre-
vail; he trusted the members would have
more brains and less tongue. The amend
ment was lost, and the House soon after sd-