Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-28
II THIRD HOUSE
Hold an Early Morning s~essiOn-LOts of
Fun.

Hold an Early Morning Oh
Fun.
The Third House was convened again at
half-past twelve o'clock this morning in the
hall Of the House of Delegates, and for hall
an hour or more fun reigned supreme. Del
egate Chambers, of Wyoming, called the
august body to order, which, as a matter OF
course, meant disorder. Motions, yells aud
bowls resounded from all sides, but finally
comparative silence was secured,
and the clerk proceeded to call the roll, as
follows: Henry Ward Beecher, Eliza
Pinkston, Napoleon Bonapart, Lydia Pink
ham, James G. Blaine, Old Mother Hub
bard, W. s. Faris, Benz. Butler, 7. Dewitt
'Talmage, Oscar Wilde, Ell Mahdi and Jack
Robinson.
Mr.. Oxley offered the following:
Resolved, That we tender to Speaker
Chambers our heartfelt thanks for the i'm.
partial manner in which he has presided
over this House; Provided, Delegate Ed
wards dos not object"
Carried with wild yells.
Mr.. Gilkeson moved that the appropria'
ton of S., 1000 for the Concord school be
stricken out.
Mr.. Chew moved to amend by striking out
Concord and insert BEDFORD. Carried.
Delegate Robertson suggested that Mr..
Marshall must have looked at the clock, as
it had stopped.
After some further business had been
transacted Mr.. Morgan took the chair amid
tumultous applause. -.
Senator Floyd appeared with a bottle and
announced a message from rhe Senate.
he announced that the Senate had
passed Fl. j. R. No. 6, and respectfully
asked the opinion of the House thereon.
The message was sent to the speakers desk
and uncorked, but was found to contain
water.
Mr.. White moved that the Delegate from
Wood (Mr. Stapleton) be taken up and
considered by sectors. Amended by a mo-
ton thathe lie o. the table.
Mr.. Gilkeson suggested that the bill relat-
ing to preservation of fish be taken up, and
that it be amended by prohibiting the use
ola seine within q mile of the mouth o. any
creek. Mr.. Byrne moved to amend. by strik-
ing out seine and inserting insane.
At somebody's suggestion, Mr.. Byrne was
added to the committee on insanity, with
special instructions to consider his own
case.
And so the fun went on. Delegate 0x'ey
took the chair, and Mr.. Blake rose to a
question of privilege. He wanted to 60 to
bed. A committee was appointed to put
the gentleman to bed.
Mr.. Morgan moved hat the Chenille
school house be transferred to Wetzel
county.
Mr.. Robertson thought that an eminently
proper motion. He thought Wetzel county
needed all the school houses she could get.
The chair thought so too, and declared
the motion carried.
Mr.. Stapleton offered the following: IRE
solved, That the House will accept with
pleasure an invitation to drink with the
gentleman from Wetzel." Carried with a
howl.
Mr.. Robertson presen ed the petition Of
John Smith and 443 others, Of Wetzel
county, inquiring if it be true that Hon.
Aaron Morgan has become so high strung
as to wear socks.
Referred to the Committee on Arts and
Siences.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following:
Resolved, That Meat House Fork, in
Wetzel county, be made a navigable stream
for ducks to swim in.
Referred to the Committee on Internal
Navigation.
Mr.. Gilkerson offered the fc llowing:
Resolved, That $4,000 be appropriated
to buy Mr.. Morgana wig.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ryan offered the following:
Resolved, That the City of Wheeling be
requested to ~relinquish her claim to the
$4,000 appropriation before seeding from
the State Of West Virginia.
Referred to the Committee on Revolu-
tionary Claims.
The proceedings were interrupted by the
~reconvening of the House of Delegates and
at l O'Clock the third house adjourned sine
die.