The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-29
A PRETTY row RAISED


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BY n Proposition Looking to the changing
of the Ward Lines.
Col. oAldwell's resolution took place
In the Second Branch. The ColoneI
moved that the rules be suspended iol
the purpose Of considering the following
resolution:
WHRREAS, An unnecessary inequality
in the number OF the population Of the
different wards Of tho City oil Wheeling
now exis!s, therefore, In order to enable
the Council Of the City Of Wheeling to
correct such inequality, be It
Resolved, First, That the Committee on
0rtinsnOsA oAuRe the enumer&tions here
inaItsr specified In these resolutions 10 be
made, and 10 thAt end
Received, Second, That the Committee
on Ordinances be and 10 hereby author
lied 10 employ eight persons, ona from
each ward, whose duty It shAil be to take
the said enumeratiouB In such . manner
9 Council may direct. Each Of said enum-
era4ors shall TecsiVe fol hiB services ~ Rfore-
said the following amounts; Tho emu
merRtota Tor the First, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth wards SIS Tor each ward, and
for the Second, Third, Fourth and Filth
wards $27 each. These amounta shall be
paid out Of the contingent fund Of the
city; and the clerk on the direction Of the
chairman OF said committee, shall draw
his orders on the CITY Receiver tor tho
payments to the several enumsrGtors.
Rs8Olrei, Third, That IL nhRll he tho duty
Of the said committee attoI they shall have
received the report Of the enuHlerators as
RioTesAid, 10 report the same to Council
together with an ordinance amending md
reordAining an ordinance entitled IAN
Ordinance in relation to the division Of
the city into wards, and the number and
apportIonment Of the members Of Council
OF the City Of Wheeling"
President Gilliland put tho question as
to . suspension Of rules promptly, and as
there was a volume Of ayes" he 90
promptly declared the rules suspended,
and instructed Colonel Caldwell to pro-
coed. Mr.. Cruise jumped 10 his fee! and
demanded 10 know whether debate was
not to be allowed on the motion 70 gus.
pend the rules. The Chair ruled that
such motion was not debAtAble. This
excited Mr.. GruSe and some Of tho
other Democratic members, and at lHBt
Mr., GIuse appealed; the vote vas u 10
l3, and the Chair decided thSt he was
sustained.
When the reading commenced, word
was passed around by Mr.. Young to his
fellow Democrats to slip out to break q
quorum. They started to leave, Mr..
HeAly In the lead.
The chair raped loudly and forbade
any member leaving without permission.
HeAly had gotten outside into the coFri-
dor, but he was stopped there and forced
10 return 10 the Chamber by officer XII.
leen, acting on the orders Of President
GillelAnd.
Then the order waa paaaed around 70
the Democrats by Mr. Cruise not 10 vote.
The roll was called on the adoption OF
The resolution; sixteen Republicans voted |
lyei three Democrats had something 10 |
Iay when their names were called, and
hen refused 10 vote; the other Democrats ,
IAt dumb, and 30 far As the record
lhowed, not present.
The Chair declared the resolutions
ldopted. Mr.. Cruise raised the point that
IN expenditure Of money was involved,
md the measure required q tEo.thirds
He was informed that the vote
Eaa unanimous. Mr., Cruise sat down, bat
to make his point later, and
lgain failed.
In the First Branch the meaure lacked |
me vote Of atWo.thirds majority, aud &C.
,oTdlngly lies over ill the mex! meeting
Fhen mAioTity vote will put 1t In force.
A NEw CUSTOM HOUSE,.
The following Was adopted by both
ranches; II was offered In the First by
GT. MeGregoF;
Resolved, That the Council Of the CITY
i Wheeling 10 most heartily In favor Of
he effort being made toHecufe q govern.
nept appropriation for the erection Of q
lew Federal building in this city, and
LeEeby requests the SeHAtofB from WeBt
'irRlniA and the Hon. Nathan GoE, Rep.
from the First Congressional
district, 10 use al meRna In theIF power TO
scurO tho enactment Of tho proper leRiS.
ltion 10 attain the end In view.
RSsOlEed, That the CLERK oil the city Is
ereby directed 70 mail . copy Of this res. Z
luton 10 the West Virginia Senators
nd Representative Goh, II 10 be drat SIgn. =
by the Mayor and the President Of the !
econd Branch and AttestSd by the Clerk,
nd that Ike, copiea be sent 10 the Clerk oil {
10 Board Of County Commissioner and .
10 Secretary Of the Chamber Of Com. .
erce with the request In the name Of i
10 city that these bodies take appropriate .
I'D early action,
The ordinance closing the saloons at o
IldnlRht WAs considered and passed with !,
me amendments.