The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-25
TO- EXTEND.

IU EAslENll.
THE LEGISLATURE WILL QUIT
on Friday Next u6lsfs Somebody Changes
His MInd-.Ths Motion 70 Ispgthen, the
Life of the session Fails TO Reesiye
tAe, Necessary Vote to Adopt 1t.
In the House Of Delegates yesterday
afternoon at s O'Clock the joint resolution
offered by Judge Raymond, extending
the present session OF the Legislature be-
You'd the onstitutionallimi offorty.fye
days, which period expires mex. Friday,
came up as the special order. Mr.. Powell
moved to amend by adding proyiso that
the extension should notbe formore than
fifteen days. IS
Judge Hapmond said he did not object
10 this amendment, buthe urged upon the
House the necessity Of extending the
session for some time, he did not care
how long, He said no body OF men had
ever assembled in this State which had
la66red more zealously and more dill
gently to complete the business demands
ing lis attention, than had the present
Legislature. Yet 1t had been found to bel
impossible TO finishth necessary work m
the time at Its disposal. The session had
cost the people $50, 900, or more, ond un.
less this work were finished now this ex:
pense would be thrownaway. He referred,
10 several pending bills which should be-
passed, in his opinion, and said that oppo-
sition to an extension came from persons
actuated by personal or party motives.
He appealed to the members not TO lay
the State bleeding corpse for want oil
Legislative aid. .,la s..sest
OPPOSED TO EXTENSION.
Mr.. Dean said this was matter which
each member should decide for himself,
and in view OF the character OF the ques-
ton he thought any member was excusa-
BILE for stating the reasons which intu-
enced his vote. He did not deny that
some important bills were pending and
Enacted upon but this was not the only
alteration that must be weighed. 1t
was the duty OF the members Of the Leg
stature not only to do what they could 70
advance desirable measures, bat as well
to defeat injurious legislation. lie thought
il the session were extended it would re-
suit in more harm than good. He de-
nounced the Mason tax bill, and said
nothing he could do to kill that bill would
be left undone. He protested against the
course OF the Democratic organ in this
city in charging the minority in the Leg
stature with filibustering and said the
charge was untrue and uniounded. The
waste OF time. was largely chargeable to
the majority. He said that instead OF re-
trenchment this legislature had increased
the expenses in all directions. The. best
thing 10 do was to go through the appro.
briation bills with q jack knife ana whit
tie down the items l ,'ss
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Powell thought the session should
be extended. He believed il 1t were to
end now the Governor would be justified
in calling an extra session; il he were the
Governor he would do II.
Mr.. McWhorter asked what business
would justify the Governor in calling an
extra session. -
Mr.. Powell said there were numerous
bills pending, all said by their patrons TO
be oftsyital Importance II they are, it
| is certainly important that they should be
acted upon. He thought II less time had
been wasted in talk more work could have
beer done. He was Republican, and
was glad Of it; but he came here to legis-
late not forparty, but for the best interests
OF the State. hitt-' -
Mr.. NIcWhorter could not see any rea-
son for an extension. The idea oftrying
olimit the extension was idle. II the
session Is extended, it can be indefinitely
extended thereafter by a mere majority
vote. II the bills cited by Judge. Hay
mond are so important, why not take them
up and pass them? One OF these bills
could have been passed in less time than
was occupied by the gentleman in speak
ing for an extension. He had tried TO
take some Of these bills up, but saw no
disposition on tho part OF the House to
help him. About all the business that
had any show at this session was some
thingto increase somebody's taxes. He
could see no earthly reason for an extra
session. .at.
NOT THIS EVENING.
Mr.. Dyer favored the extension. He
expressed himself in favor OF taxing all
property, and lauded the Governor for the
reassessment business. Mr.. Dyer referred
to the remarks OF Mr.. Dean as to. the
charge that the Republicans had flibus-
tered, and resented the statement in "an-
other paper that the Intelligent major
ity" had FILTERED away time. He saidiall
members Of the House had worked faith
fully and hard. n 40 IL, :. .l.if
Mr.. sayre opposed extension. He
thought all the probabilities were that
more bad laws would be enacted than
good ones. He judged from the. past. This
day bills had been passed which would
work vast injury to the people OF the State.
DR.. McClupg demanded the previous
question, and the demand was sustained
and the question ordered TO be put.
Mr.. Powells amendment was adopted
by a vote OF so to II;
On the resolution as amended the ayes
son, CalIis6D, Chambers, Chew, Crockett,
Davidson Dawson pS1I t.s Dyer Fesgu
Raymond, Hinkle, Jacob, Laidley, Lucas,
Marshall, Moo Chung, cConaughey, Nor
gan, Myles, 0wings, 0xley, Parker, Parks
Post, Powell, poynter, Randolph, Rich
ardson, Roach, Robertson, Rock, anod-
grass, Taylor, Thompson and White al.
THE noes were: Messrs. Alexander,
Arnold, Campbell, Davies, Dean, Edwards,
Fleming, Fortney, Givens, Glover, Hay.
man, Hawvermale, McGill, McMechen,
McWhorter, Miller, Price, Rusmisell,
sayre, Smith; Snyder, Stapleton and York.
THE iriendsot extension saw al once that
twas beaten, having failed to receive the
required two-thirds vote. Judge Hay
mond changed his vote to the nsgati 10
move a reconsideration, and Mr.! Lucas
the vote till10:aQ this morning, which was
done. hi. e5g IA