Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-04
Afternoon Session.

recess until 2 P. m.
Afternoon Session.
The Board reassembled at 2 o'clock, all
he members being present except NJ.
Com missioner Prince.
Consideration of the report OF the Com
mittee on Rules was resumed, the pending
motion, by Mr.. Stoker, being that the mem
9ership of the Committee on Roads and
Bridges be raised from three, as fixed in
he report of the committee, to five.
This proposition evoked a hot debate, in
Shich the motion was advocated by Messrs.
Maxwell, Nichols, Stoker and Stein, and
opposed by Messrs. Pickett, Boring, Peter
son and Delbrugge.
Finally the motion prevailed by a vote of
5 to 4, against the emphatic protests OF the
minority, who foreseen in the proposition an
attempt to have the Roads and Bridges
Committee
HOLD UP TIE BOARD BY THE TAIL,
as in the past.
When this had been accomplished, Mr..
Maxwell moved that the President be added
TO the Committees on Court House and Jail,
Roads and Bridges and Poor House and
Farm.
This raised another howl Of anguish from
the down.trodden minority, and columns OF
oratory were poured forth upon the palpitat-
ing air in protest against the adoption OF
the motion. Finally the hubbub became so
great that Mr.. Maxwell thought it judicious
to withdraw his motion.
A long discussion then ensued over a
proposition to postpone the time when the
rules should take effect until the organiza-
ton of the new Board, the motion being
finally withdrawn.
Mr.. Woods moved that the resolution fix
ing the number of members on the various
committees at five be considered.
Carried; ayes 5, noes 4.
Mr.. Woods then moved that the Commit
tee on Court House and Jail consist Of three
members.
Mr.. Stein moved to amend by fixing the
membership of the standing committees
the came as when the Board organized in
January last.
Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Woods motion was then lost; ayes 4.
nays 5.
MIR. Delbrugge then moved that the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges be limited to a
membership of three, to be selected from the
county districts.
The Chair decided that the Board had
already acted finally upon that particular
point.
The Board wrangled over the point for
awhile, Mr.. Boring 'vainlY endeavoring to
stay
THE FLOOD OF oRAToRY
by moving to lay rule q, containing the
point at issue, on the table.
The Chair, Mr.. Peterson, declared the
motion out OF order, and the row went on
with increased violence.
Finally Mr.. Woods, with the object, as he
said, of getting things straight" suggested
that the rule be considered before the Board
in its original shape, and hat it be open for
amendment. and debate.
This proposition was agreed to, and for a
moment it looked as if business would pro.
coed, but Mr.. Stein crushed this hope by
moving to strike out entirely rules Nos. 26
and q.
Matters now grew worse than ever, aud
speech followed speech with the regularity
of clock beats. After q time q vote was
reached on Mr.. STEMS motion, and it was
lost-syes 4, nays 5.
Mr.. Woods then got in an amendment
that the Committee on Roads and Bridges
consist of FIVE members. This was declared
carried by the chair, and the minority
yAINLY CALLED FOR A DIVISION.
The next motion by Mr.. Woods was that
the Committee on Printing be stricken out
Carried.
Mr.. Delbrugge then moved that the Com.
mittee on Poor House and Farm be com-
posed of three members. Carried.
Mr.. Stein moved that the Committee on
Finance be abolished altogether" Lost
The rule as amended was then adopted
as follows:
"27. The standing COMMITTEES shall be as
follows: Court House ard Jail, three men,
bers; Roads and Bridges, FIVE members;
Poor House and Farm, three members. No
standing committee shall be composed Of
more than five members."
The Board then lookup rule &c, which
had been passed over. 1t read:
"26. AlHstsnding committees shall be sp-
pointed Dy the D0ard, q al 5elect com
mittees shall be appointed by the President,
unless otherwise ordered blythe board"
Mr.. Maxwell moved that all committees
be appointed BY the Board. Lost.
The rule was then adopted.
The next eight was on rule 20, which
read:
"29. No member shall leaves meeting Of
the Board without permission from the
President.
Mr.. Woods uoved to strike out, and after
the usual amount of acrimonious debate i
prevailed.
The motion then was to adopt the rules
as q whole. Mr.. Maxwell moved to adopt
all but No. q. Lost. The rules were then
adopted to 60 into effect at once, ayes Z,
noes 8. the negative votes being Mesus
Maxwell, Stein and Stoker.
JOINT OCCUPANCY.
The special order. the report of the Court
House and Jail Committee on the Cspi.
tai Building, was then taken up. the
pending resolutions being the following,
offered By the Committee: