The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-26

hazard. No intclhgcm mtlnop ~ hNN'
.cedure was mapped ont by them i was
their duty earlyin ihe session To decide
npon u proper and wise cotIse 10 pursue;
ls 1t to Be supposed Tor a moment tnAtii
they had decided early IN the session, 70,
shape legislation With wisdom that the
minority could on wonld have intefiered
The majority failed III all this, and 80 the
cries OF the people fnf relief have beeni
diseeafded. What may have been
only thonghtlessnessh has become almost q
crime. The Legislatufe OF 1880 VIII be
forever famous, Is one which accompl ish-
|ed,literaily nothing OF importance. For
this II II fair for the majority tolattempt'
10 escape the responsibility. The ran:
corons utterances Of their party press VIII
not save them.
ANstNfou1rous atFAsuRE.
Finally, str, much 81 the trouble in the
particular 70 which i have been referring
arises front hat ubiquitous measure known!
as Senate Bill No. 119. In fact, in my
opinion this Is the Pandora hos, from
which have sprung most OF our evils.
This, % Democratic measure, cpnceife ed IN
q Democratic commit tee, with the extra
ordinary Assistance oi Z MI. My Bill Tax,
Commissi lion Mason, has been the thing
which has Distracted legialation here.
Day after day measures OF Importance
have been delayed, to wait for it to drag
lis slow and diastrous length before us.
Senators have been saturated with the
ideas contained In that bin. Notable among
these Is the Senator from Kanawha, Who
unconsei ously, probably, has imbibed its
Improper features and become its special
Iehampion. Time alter time, has he made
the appeal forthis Senate TO wait until the
Finance Committee should bring in its re.
port before acting on imp rtant measures
';Iyewaited. Whatwas the result2 The
Imountain ilabored and brought forth q
mouse; for Senate BIZ 1l9iwas strangled
limits birth. IT is dead, and il leftnothing
good sbehindit. Ameasure that was de;
signed to be q means OF oppression, the
main object of which according to
thepurpose Of the cunning hand behind
the scenes and frequently not thus con.
led-wasto obtain funds TO tillthe NAV
of syndicate o measure that was o blow
at the farming interests Of the State, that
was intended to strike down manufactures
land blight prospe fity, never had any other
destiny, than q! obstruct legislation. lam
| glad It aecomplt he'd no greater ey1l but 4
propose to hold those who have fostered
itand warmed II In their bosoms responsi-
Ibletol the full. 4 Is 4.
And herr, to-day after, as the Senator
from Preston has remarked this Senate
almost unanimously agreed on q measure
to- PARTIAL relieyethe people OF this State,
here comes the Senator from Kanawha
with one Of the sharpest stings from the
serpent iangs, to force into the yitals of
this new, and needed bill. He cannot sue
coed, but We have moreo Obstruction. Who
sto blame The Senator from IlanaNha
has never had the temeity To claim that
he isa Republican. Certainly the Repiib-
lean minority is not 70 blame fofs his
actions. +. Z Z ~ go ~ y
Mr. President an impartial people will
decide who arelrespo nsfble for the failures
of this Legislature, and to them / lam con-
tent 70 leave esubjsct,n