Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-17
AT A sNAl,s PACE.
The House of Delegates Virtually
Wastes a Day.
Little Business Transacted, bat Lois Of Talk
Indulgedin---What Was Said
and Done.

The House OF Delegates dad little yeSter-
day in the way Of advancing business, the
members for the most. part taking up the
hours of the session in fruitless and
bootless discussion. Contrasted with the
large amount OF work done on Sat
day, yesterdays session appears at q decided
disadvantage, and this frittering away Of the
brief time remaining before the day of ad-
iournment, in the face Of the universal as.
sertion of members that they ARE doing all
they can to dispatch business and avoid an
extra session or extension" seems rath-
er paradoxical. And the worat of it is, the
same thing is certain to happen at least
once more, for the prohibition amendment
is on the table, and is liable to come up
again for. consideration at any moment,
when all the old arguments will be aired
over again, and more precious time con-
sumed. Let's to business.
The Prohibition Amendment.
The hall OF the House was again filled to
overlooking with spectators, yesterday offer
noon, drawn there out of curiosity to see
the final struggle over the adoption or re-
lection Of the prohibition amendment. AS
the hour of three o'clock, the time set for
the announcement OF the vote, drew near,
there was manifest deepening Of interest
on the part of the crowd in the gallery and
upon the floor, and late corners hurried to
secure standing room before the antic 'pated
fun began. When the hour arrived the Clerk
called the names of Messrs Terrell, Laidley
Randolph and Snodgrass, who were absent
when the vote was taken on Saturday. Two
ofthe gentlemen, Ferrell and Laidley voted
mo-" Mr.. Randolph voted faye" but Mr..
Snodgrsss 7.
FAILED TO RESPOND.
Mr.. Stapleton then changed his vote from
FAYE" to nay" and the vote was ahuouuc-
ed as follows
Ayes - Messrs. Anderson, Alexander,
Arnold, Beard Callison, Campbell, Cham
bers, Davies, DAVIDSON, Dean, Dorr Ed
wards, Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Fortney,
Givens, Glover, Hayman, Hawvermale, Mar
shall, McCluDg, McGill, McMechen, Nc
Whorter, Miller, Parker, Parks, Post, Powell,
Pointer, Price, Randolph, Roach, Rock,
Rusmissell, Ssyre, Smith, Snyder, Taylor
and Workman-4l.
Noes-Messrs. Dennis (Speaker) Chew
Crockett, Davidson, Dyer, Terrell, Gilkeson'
Gilmore, Raymond, Hinkle, Jacob, Laidley'
Lucas, MeConaughey, Morgan, Myles,
Owings, Oxley, Richards Robertson,
Stapleton, Thompson, White-23.
Not voting-Mr. Snodgrass-l.
Mr.. Stapleton then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the resolution was re-
iected, and the House agreed thereto; ayes,
81, nays "a.
Mr.. Stapleton then followed up the point
gained by moving to lay the resolution on
the table. This started the fun, and about
a dozen and half points Of order and
motions were made in the next fifteen min
utes. Mr.. White first arose to point of
order. He claimed that the House, having
rejected the resolution by two.third vote,
had reached
THE LIMIT OF ITS POWERS
and it was not competent for it to again
consider the matter, except by twothirds
vote. Mr. Edwards made the point that
inasmuch as the Speaker had not enter
tanned the motion, Mr.. White was not in
order. The Speaker decided the point not
well taken. Mr.. McWhorter then made the
point that the motion to table was not de-
batable. The Speaker informed the gen
tleman that the motion to table was not be-
ing debated Mr.. Lucas made the point Of
order that when it was moved to reconsider
a question the vote upon lis adoption or re-
lection had to be taken at once. The
Speaker ruled that when a mtrsure had
been reconsidered it was placed in the same
position as before the vote upon it. Mr..
White again made point Of order that
Mr.. Stapleton could not move to reconsider,
as he had voted with the minority. The
Speaker ruled the point not well taken.
After continuance of the wrangle for
quarter of an hour, the resolution was laid
on the table, aRd the House proceeded with
routine business, while the audience, for the
most part. filed out.