Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-15
PROHIBITION FAILS
To Secure a TwO-Thirds TOts in
the House.
FOrty-One in Favor Of n. J. R. Ne. s and
Twsuty-One Opposed TO II
The Vote Not An
nounced.

The prchlottIon 0menCmeut C8uc uPW
The House OF Delegates yesterday mozning
4, IL o'clock and being read . third time,
vas put upon iSs passage The oPPooents
:. Al The measure had brought every influence
possible to bear upon some watering mem
bers uho had On Thursday and Friday
. yo;ed in is favor, and Il u2s early spar
eut that they had not Ab0red In yaIn- So
confident we're they that the measure Eoald
fail 10 receive the necessary tSothirds IN Its
favor that when the resolution vas reported
bv The clerk, there was no effort made 70 IN
dulge in orstOry. bat everybody seemed
Hiiing and anxious to proceed at once to =
vote. The roll was accordingly called, and
on
TuE QUESTION or PASSING THE BILL
the syes we're; Messrs Anderson, Alexsn-
der. Arnold, Bearl Callison, Campbell,
Chambers, Davies, DAWSON. Dean, Dorr,
Edwards, Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Fort
pey, Owens, Glover, HaymaD, HsEyer-
male, LaidIey, Marshall, Aeiung. McGil,
McMecheu, MeWborter, Miller. Parker,
Parks, Post, PoGelL Poynter, Price, Roach,
Rock, Rusmisell, Sayre, Smith, StApleton,
TAYLOR. and Workman-4l.
The noes were: Messrs- Dennis Speak
erl, Chew, Crockett, Davidson, Dyer, Gilke-
son Gilmore, Raymond, Hinkle, Jacob,
Lucas, MeCoDaughey, Morgan, Myles, o.
ings. Oxley, Randolph. Richardson, Rob
ertton, Thompson. White-2l.
Absent: Messrs- Farrell and SnOdgrasI
The resolution thus failed to receive the
necessary twothirds vote but, with a Vie~
of allowing absentees to vote AMI giving
others an opportunity to change, on motion
Of Mr.. Stspleton, the announcement OF the
vote was postponed until 3 O'Clock on Mon
day afternoon.
At The afternoon session the 6ght took
ANEW TUsS.
Shortly after 3 o'clock, Mr.. MeWhorter re-
opened the matter BY moving to reconsider
he vote BY which Mr.. 0xley's resolution
directing the Judiciary Committee to re-
port q bill, under section 46 of article S Of
he Constitution, prohibiting the sale Of In
toxicatipg liquors in the State) was de-
feated.
Mr.. Lucas demanded the ayes and nays
on the motion. Ii looked, he thought, q
little queer fer members Of the House to
want TO reconsider the vote on a proposition
which only yesterday they declared they did
no: want, and which they had rejected BY an
almost unanimous vote. 1t looked as If
somebody was acting in bad faith.
Mr.. McWborter explained that he did not
desire the adoption Of the resolution at this
time. but merely desired to reconsider, so
hat it might be laid upon the table.
RECoSsIDERED.
The clerk accordingly called the roll, and
on the motion to reconsider, the ayes we're:
Nessrs. Alexander, Arnold, Beard, Callison,
Campbell. Davies, Dean, Edwards. Fer.
guson, Fisher, Fleming, Fortney, Giveus,
Glover, Hayman, HsWvermale, McGill.
NcMechen, McWhorter. Miller, Parker,
Parks, Powell, Poynter, Price, Roach, Rock,
Rusmisell, Sayre, Smith, Snyder, Stapleton,
Taylor and Workmsn-3+.
fbe noe we're: Messrs. Dennis
Speaker, Anderson, Chew, Crockett, David
son, DAWSON, Dom, Dyer, Gilkesou, Gil
more, Raymond, Hinkle, Lucas, Morgan,
Myles, Posi- Richardson, Robertson, Thoup-
son and White-20.
Not voting: Messrs, Chambers, Marshall,
McClung. McConsughey, OWings and Ok
ley.
Absent: Messrs. Ferrell, Jacob Laidley,
Randolph and Snodgrsss-5.
So the vote was reconsidered.
Mr.. McWhorter then moved to lay the
resolution on the table, and the House so
ordered.
, Should the amendment, where the vote is
announced tomorrow afternoon, De found
10 lack the requisite twothirds, as it is sure
10 do, the friends of prohibition will at once
call Up the resolution and pass it. thus re-
luiring The Judiciary Committee to report q
oil at once, which bill is to be rushed
through as the best thing to be done under
the circumstances.