The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-25

ulSQBuHd WITH LlIo LGteAAhk W SsAS tussSSSt
but 1t was not deemed advisable to do this
as there were at that time sixty-one pages
Of the record to be read embracing the
minutes OF the past four meetings. Clerk
Bowers read them, skipping, by consent,
several pages devoted 70 the city bill now
before The Legislature; but, as 1t was,
nearly an hour was thus consumed.
STARTLING PROPOSITION.
AS soon as the minutes were disposed
oi the rules were, on motion Of Mr. Hill
dreth, suspended, and he offered the fol-
lowing accompanied by resolution in.
structing the Committee on Legislation to
urge its passage:
Resolred bvt he legislature Of Wat Yir-
qinta, That Hon. A. j. Sweeney. Hon.
Joseph Bell and Henry X. List, Esq, be
and they are hereby appointed to nego-
tate with the General Assembly Of Penn
sylyania for the sale and transfer to the
State OF Pennsylvania OF all that portion
Of the State Of West Virginia lying north
OF the south line Of the State OF Pennsyl-
yania extended westward to the Ohio
river.
This caused a general surprise. Mr..
Hildreth spoke to the question briefly.
He referred to the fact that all OF the legis.
lat;ou in this State was Of a nature detri-
mental TO the Panhandle; all measures
proposed in this and other Legislatures had
been OF an agricultural nature and the com
mercial interests had been made subserv-
ientto those OF agriculture. Wheelings in.
dustries wee being taxed TO death and
the speaker thought 1t high time to en-
deayor to get out of a State that did not
appear to care q tig for this section other
than. 10 secure the taxes. Heidi not
think the arrangement could be brought
about inside OF ten years, fit could then,
but the circumstances warranted the
effort. lie felt positive that the senti.
ments he had voiced and the proposed
resolution il they could be put to vote
would be endorsed by nine-tenths OF the
people OF the Panhandle.
Pat Weir, whose warm Democratic
blood had been boiling over the thought
that he might become a resident of the
old Keystone State with her 70, 600 major.
ity Jumped to his feet as soon as Mr.. Hill
dreth sat down. He smelt "a Niger in
the wood-pilen and he was after him:
Why not annex the Panhandle to Ohio?
that State occasionally went Democratic
and had not so large majority to over
come. Such were evidently the thoughts
that occurred to him judging from his few
and disjointed remarks.
Mr., Harrell as matter OF course felt
called upon to say something. There are
few matters upon which Mr.. Harrell does
not express his views; he is agreattalker.
Mr.. Harrell looked upon the proposed action
as amusing. The idea OF this great body,
the Council Of Wheeling, taking upon her.
self the job Of selling out the Panhandle"
made him smile, as 1t were. Mr.. @. FL.
Miller also attempted to put forth an ar
gument against the measure that was very
much involved and attracted no attention.
AIRED hot ARGUMENT.
President Sweeney now took the floor
and made one OF the very best speeches
ever delivered in this Branch. His re-
marks were Sstraight out from the Shout
der and fell with telling force. Time and
time again was Uninterrupted by applause
from thelobby,whi asmade up largely
OF business men. TWAS rattlfng speech
all the way through. He said the propo-
sition was not a new one, and although he
ana mot know Il was TO be presented at This
time Il was one bound 10 come. Twenty
two wears ago 1t had been acitated, and
becanse he favored ii he had been
called rebel and = a seceder. At
tbat time lie took the position
he did now. WHY longer remain in a
STATE whose legislation had always been
in CONGESTION 10 ,the Interest," Of his sec.
tlon5s A section AMI paid over one.gixtl,
Of the entire taxes Of the State, WheelIng
alone paving nearIytbat amount, What
had tbe nresent Iepislature doneP First
4 lad endeaynred IA rob Wheeling Of from
s9il mn "a s10'n01 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500
license bill. What wouId have been the
result? The saloons now in Wheeling
could not haye survived ppder that law,
and the revenue now derived from them
by the city wouid DC lost.
Everything done was anlagonisac 70
W heehnG interests. \. MI @eehey eonnn,
ned TO en9meEate afts mat were passed and
e ns be assS al r. wh Tss %sre
this list BY referring 70 the action taken
relative 70 me state House y 9,. Ihls Guy.
for occupying pl,latng ~ t,LitfitesIoIi
Tour or i've years the state had been
Obliged 70 pay sSV,VvV ~ 81 when Mheeiihg
alone mad U, pay soovo. Ana nov, aiter
occupying 2 ppifqing sef heafiy zen years az,
and allowing ~ 10 pttoHle Hally OUT OF