The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-16
A DECIDED SET BACK
nEcnIvEp By PnoHiB1gIoN
Ia The House OF delegate. saturday-Th,
Rs.olation Fail. to Receive the Required
Yorty.Four yOtss-Ths Announce.
ment of the Result Postponed.

The friends OF the prohibitory amend
ment were confident that the joint resolu-
tion submittingit to a vote Of the people Of
the State would be adopted by the House
Of Delegates Saturday. They were doomed
10 disappointment. The resolution re-
Gnires the votes OF two.thirds OF all the
members elected 10 both houses TO pass 1t.
On Saturday it received iorty'eight votes
In tie House on the question of ordering
II to its engrossment and third reading.
This was four votes more than were re-
1uired. and the vote was regarded as q
test one!
Saturday on the question Of the adop-
finn Of the resolution there were but forty
one votes, falling of Of seven votes,
leaving the advocates OF the amendment
three short OF the required two-thirds
vote.
WHAT WROUGHT THE CHANGE?
The Prohibitionists were disappointed,
and the public surprised by this change
and the champions Of the cause began
casting about to discover what had
wrought the change. The vote on Satur'
day, as stated, was Al for the amendment
and 81 against, the ayes being Messrs
Anderson, Alexander, Arnold, Beard, Cal
Ilison. Campbell, Chambers, Davies, Davis
son. Dean, Dor, Edwards, Ferguson
Fisher, Fleming, Fortney Givens, Glover
Hayman, Hawvermale, Laidley. Marshall
MoClung, McGill, McMechen, McWhorter
Miller, Parker, Parks, Post, Powell, Poyn
ter, Price, Roach, Rock, Rusmisal, sayre
Smith, Stapleton, Taylor and Workman
The noeswere: Messrs. Dennis Speak
err, Chew, Crockett, Davidson, Dyer, Gil
keson, Gilmore, Raymond, Hinkle, Jacob
4 Lucas, McConauehey, Morgan, Myles
Owings, oxley, Randolph, Richardson
Robertson, Thompson and White.
There were three absentees. OF thes
Mr.. Snodgrass was opposed to prohibition
Mr.. Terrell and Mr.. Snyder voted for tn,
amendment on Friday.
It was predicted on Friday evening b!
some persons in and out Of the Legisla
ture who claimed to know, that til,
amendment would fail to pass. 1t wa
limited that U. S. Senators Camden ant
Kenna were exertingintluence against thu
amendment. Indeed, 1t was boldly statet
on Saturday that it was owing TO the ex
ertions OF these gentlemen that the amend
ment was killed, II killed tits.
AcHAxCEFo FOR ITS LIFE.
When the result Of the vote was seen
Mr.. Stapleton moved to suspend the an
nouncement OF the vote until SP. NJ. to
day. This was done, OF course, in thu
hope that enough votes can be changed t.
alter the result.
). Speaking on the prospects OF bringing
this about, friend OF the measure, |
prominent Democrat, said Saturday: ="
don't believe we can do 1t. am told tina
kilograms were sent by opponents OF tn,
amendment to Senators Camden ant
Kenna to come here at once, and defeat
the measure. This was on account OF thu
feeling OF few Democrats, voiced by Mr.
Lucas in the House the other day, that Il
pass this resolution would be to sign tn,
death warrant OF the Democracy in Yves
Virginia. The revenue argument is beini
pressed by the opponents OF the measure
They say TO pass this amendment woult
merely deprive the State Of the revenu,
new derived from the liquor traffic, anc
not stop the evils OF the business. II
many, this Is a potent argument. Messrs
Crockett, Davidson, Gilkeson, 0wings
Randolph and Thompson, who changet
their votes, did not have the moral sidt
OF the question very close at heart,
think. Possibly we can bring OWING
back; his constituents in Brooke ant
Hancock counties are overwhelmingly in
favor OF prohibition. So far rs the other
are concerned, think they arc gone fol
good"