The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-26
TAX EXEMPTIONS
Oh sENAgoh aIonaIs

REMARKS or SENATOR NORRIS
on fhe seDiset m tpe senate Yesterday.
The Responsibility for lie Failure TO
A6erd % the Taz.ridden Peopls inc
Rsiist They SO Justly Demand.
1nthe Senate yesterday Mr. Mecreers's
Senate Bill No. 20 changing the day Ion
the annual assessment of taxes from jan
nary. TO. April i was taken up ont otis
oraerior consideration on second teaas
ing. Mr. Elonrnoy offered anbstitaie
iofthe bill, and this substitute Mr.. Byrne
moved toatnendsb by inserting the famous
anti-exenpti ion clause Of Senate BIZ No.
i19. q.
: gOnit this proposition Mr.. Morris said:
s.Here we have the same old Banqno's
ghost, which wfiinot down. This IS the
Spectre which has troubled us during the
entire session. want TO examine this
matter in q special light. II has been
charged and Il j mistake not by the
Senator from Ranawha on this tloor@and
certainly bya partisan Democratic press,
that the Republi Of this body have SO
obstructed measures here that nothing OF
impo rtance with the ex-
pensei OF this session has been enacted.
rt1k people, NOT BENEFITED.
It's true, Mr.. President that no sub
stantial benefit has Injured TO the people
81 the State from the labor whichhas been
mt forth upon these floors. 10 inquire
where the responsib ility for this should
rest Is certainly proper in this connect ion.
Who isto blame for. the waste OF almost
the entire time OF the session? Much
work has been done; but II Is in such
shape that the practical effect is, that at
this stage IL is virtual lost. Who isire1
sponsible for this state ofaf fairs |? i believe
u can fix the respo bility where itbe-
longs. The blamefo the difficulty under
which we labor rests not with the minority
but with the majority inlthis Legislature.
They must give I'M account to the people
for time misspent; for opportunity lost, for
atreasury depleted without just returns.
= Sir j sghin refer 10 the fact before indi-
Gated that the Republicans Of the Legtsla.
,ture are nov. dali y denounced as obstfuc-
tionists, threatened with q day ofreck ION.
inc and held M to public scorn as a sci. Of
leonspirators. trhisis a fine compliment
indeed TO tho brains Of themaiority in
!this Senate and in the House Of Delegates.
Have a few RepubI icans. with study. with
cunning andwith fixed purpose, been able
ltogthwart a lear work. ng majority Of their
ipolitical opponents Strange that the
converse of'what the tool of its party laws
down M a demonstrated prob en, was not
seen. AS for me, whateyer else may, hap.
pens 10 me, 1 hope no jealous friend, no
hasty defender, no unwise counsellor,
may, ever tende. for me! tile plea Of fool.
Republican. obsr onists, forsootlil then
Democratic asses. Republican fritening
iawayofitime then Democratic stupor and
follIi Republican rascality indeed then
Democratic iiiocy. Mr.. President In view
Of nv knowledre Of the character Of the
Democratic members of this i, legislature,
i defend them from the mean attack
made on them: They are not fools. Ire
mel with scorn the idea that they are. All
the brains in this BODY do NOT exist on the
iRepnblicar side. Z x ]. 3
mn. ~ Z, "a ,,cr ri .
tt'N m !. !, ~. ~ ~ .;
y oW, sil, ae the ,hepnpIisans resort y
an manner q tnotlons ana amendments
20 defeat egislation z 20 tney resort !, 70
scnemesl 70 FORCE IN extra session q !; 70
they Jump up ana a. speak a. length on me
slightest pretextI Ihey 60 not. Nothing
IS more sdesp!caple tilan HYPOCRISY. me
worst hypocrisy y Y. seeS 4, Y, charge your
own faults on DINERS 70 plnd !! yourselves
70 your own |, ~ SHORTCOMINGS WINE pretena.
Ing 70 penolo lne same Y, sins N me innocent,
me seli.eonshtutea champion, Of 3t ltIe
pemoera y, majority mere, hoids up its
hands IN holy hoffof, 50 70 SPEAK while
affecting 70 see IN its trends plane lessness,
and at the same tlmej cilafging thelr very
iauits upon the mihefisy Y; me feeofda
cast the ne IN the teeth OF those VINO make y
these assaulls upon the I, minority I a., 4
VINO nave, ohetea all t NJ, long piiis IN
tnls pody9 gYeinosfals. no nave c4n1
sumed tue Tune mere IN useless tax!
Democrats. VINO nave resotted 70 caucus
methods 70 enforce " Fahn 1ni DEGREES anu
motions 1or party oenent? democrats.
s M pyoMs s Wy ,sho S - IL ~, s.S
fbe Mi amendine' the instices, law n a eood
bill. Il Ia true. ibutstiil abill az one hun.
dred paees, witch took DAYS az tho time
of'this session 10 consider, Il d Democrat?
IL Tic Democratic majority here lad de.
sired! they could have indefinitely post.
poned tits billjat ANYTIME. Who are the
authors Of all the long bills offered In the
senatee Such Senator'S al tiie senator
from Raleigh I Mr.. M CFeefyI. the Senator
from BROOKE 1 Mr.. Someryilie|. the Senator
from WAYNE mi. Burgess and Tie senay
tor'from Mineral President Price Are
they Democrats Or Republicaus II Is
true. as Il here again charge, that for the
purpose OF taking upthat extraordinary
measure, Senate Bin no conceived sifil
iniauity and born in sin, q resolution was
adopted, prepared in d Democratic cancns,
LIMITING speeches 10 fen minutes; Buts
what occurred Within a few hours n.
terwarti the Senator from Kanawha. d
man who never knew anything else but
Democracy, the celebrated logician a the
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