The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-11
LAID ON THE TABLE.
rnp CAS- rnEssunE oRpINANcE

THE GAS PRESSURE OhpiN%A
Undergoing n spell Of Suspended Anima'
tlon-A stormy old Time in Council aud
after Adjournment last Night Manu-
facturcrs Refused Hearing
It vss about twenty mlnutCa past ten
o'clock last night when President swee'
lsy handed to Clerk Bowers the ordinance
liking tho pressure to be allowed in nat
lral gas mains in this city, The Second
Branch had been in session for over two
hours, and tho meeting had been an excl
ting and tedious one. The ordinance and
the resolutions adopted by the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly at It's last
meeting praying that no pressure limit be
fixed until test had been made and 1t
was uscertained Just what pressure would
bs necessary for the successful transac-
ton Of business, were the only two papers
left on the table, the Chair having dispos-
ed OF all others before taking up this meas
ure. The Clerk announced that the First
Branch at its last meeting had amended
the ordinance as passed by the Second
Branch by fixing the pressure limit at 20
instead Of 10 pounds, The resolutions
passed by the Trades Assembly were then
read. Col, Caldwell moved 10 concur In
the action Of the First Branch aud Mr..
Picket took the floor.
REFUSED HEARING, /.
Mr., Picket hoped the Branch would not
concur, He did not think q pressure Of
fifteen pounds was too safe, and he had his
doubts % 10 whether that was not too
large. Mr.. Picket spoke for over ten
minutes, making what's understood to be
the greatest effort OF his lie,
As soon as he concluded Mr., Hildreth
moved to adjourn, Colonel Caldwell de-
manded the ayes and Hoes and the motion
was defeated by o vote OF 10 to Z. Mr.,
Jaeger roso and addressing the chair
stated that Mr.. U. W. BroCkunier, Mr.. N.
L, Whitaker aud Mr.. William Finn were
present and had some figures and state.
ments in relation to the matter under dis
cussion that they desired to present, lie
moved that they be invited to take seats
inside the rail and address the Branch.
The Chair--lf there Is no objection the
gentlemen will be heard.
MIR. Jaeger-My motion was that they
DO invited 10 take seats inside the rail.
The Chair-No obieCtion2 The gentle
men will be heard,
Colonel CALDWELL object.
The Chair-The question is, Shall thia
Branch concur with the FlrstH All
MIR. Trscy-Mr. President, can't we
have vote on Mr.. Jaeger's motionP
The Chuir-No sir. Outsiders can only
be heard by general consent.
LAID ON THE TABLE. D..
The scenes that followed almost defy
description. AS the members began to
recover from tho shock OF surprise caused
by Colonel CaIdwelPs objection the signs
OF diRpleSsure were marked. Mr.. Jaeger
venturedto ask what Colonel Caldwells
objections were, but that gentleman de-
Clined to give them.
Mr.. Tracy-Then II we can't hear the
gentlemen, move TO lay the ordinance on
the table.
This motion was seconded on all sides,
and the ayes and noes demanded.
Those who voted 10 lay on the table
we're: Butts, Gilleland, Hlldreth, Jaeger,
Jones, Mccoy, Mckinley, Peterson,
sohrobe, Tracy, Warehouse and Yahn-
12.
The noes were. Caldwell, Crawford,
Cruise, Harrell, Healy, Miller, Picket,
Stanley, Weir, Weisgerber aud President
sweeney-ll.
The Clerk-Thc vote is 10 to II in favor
of laying on the table. FIJI
Col. Csldwell-Rsad the names; want
this vote straight.
The Clerk read the names. AS he read
that Of Mr.. Y0hn as voting aye, Mr.. Cruise
rushed over to that gentleman. and thon
back to his seat, saying-."Mr. Yahn voted
no; Mr.. Yahn voted no."
Nj. HlldIeth-ThatB not 50. He voted
AYE and heard him. And what's more
he Is going to stick with us.
Clerk Bowers took occasion to inform
Mr.. Cruise that It was Mr.. Yahn's place 10
correct his own vote II 1t was wrongly
recorded. The chair declared the motion
to lay on the table carried and the Branch
adjourned In great disorder.
IN THEIR PRIVATE CAPACITY.
Col. Sweeney pounded vigorously with
his gavel aud at last securing attention,
said: "Gentlemen, let us all take our seats
again and listen to what tho gentlemen
may have to say. Itmay be thattho deaire
to address US as citizens, not Rs council.
men,"
Cries OF "Thst's right" "Giye 'em o
show" "Nogag law" Etc. were heard. Tho
gentlemen did not, however, show any In.
clination to speak to citizens and started
to leave the chamber. Col. Sweeney
rushed after them. He and Mr.. Whitaker
had quite a spirited conversation, but
this was lost sight Of, the attention OF the
members being taken up by racket that
had started between Col. Caldwell and
Mr., Jaeger. The latter gentleman gave
the Colonel his opinion Of hitn and char.
acterized the stand the Colonel lad
taken In no complimentary terms.
One word led 10 another and for
a time it looked as though blows would
result. This, however, was happily avert
ed, but no sooner had Mr.. Jaeger turned
In q disguised manner and started to move
away, than his place was taken by Mr.
Whitaker. The scene that ensued be.
tween him and Colonel Caldwell eclipsed
everything that had preceded II. They
applied very harsh and severe names to
each other fists were shaken, as they had
bean when the Colonel and Mr.. Jaeger