The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-02
Outrageous!
UyHGiRD OF PROCEEDINGS
Ry the Democratic Majority In
the Joint Assembly at
Charleston.
Tbey Ride Rough'ShOd Over the
Law and the ConStltu'
ton of the State,
REgUSE 70 DECLARE RESULT
OF the Election For Governor,
A Most Exciting Par
tiSan Debate,
TM arbitrary aud Unparliamen'
tary Rulings Of Speaker
Joe Woods.
A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT
To Steal tho GOyernOrshlp''DCm.
Oratic Lawyers DCnOunce 1t.
Tne Situation Very GravC-GOlr VIII
Omlly m Goyornor-Carrs AttI'
mlc-IIloodshpd ralkCI Of-ThO
Excitement nj Fever Heat.
Other Proceedings.


CHARLESTON, ", Va, Feb. Ito
davis proceedings in joint assembly
weuybeyond all iorebodings, The ma
iorty used its strength like giant and
the gant hal hob nails in his boots. 1t
/, pow the hoasted Democratic policy
flint the vote for Governor shall not even
bepubished, that is to say read out, in
ont assembly. When this was said to
be the Democratic intention, it seemed
sounjust tothc intelligence and fairness
Of the Democratic side that l took
the liberty TO discredit it in
these dispatches, This, unhNppily, was
giving that side more credit
than it deserved. There are Democrats
intAc Legislature who dissent entirely
from their party policy in this whole
matter but their courage has not come
up tothcir intelligence and love OF fair
play, They dissent, but OH every roll
call, vote 'al their party'scall aud never
think VI thinking lor themselves at all"
| hear from them tonight that while
they are willing to os;and with their party
in violating the constitutional command
todeclarc thercsult, they will tomorrow
refuse to 80 to the length Of refusing 10
have the returns read.
VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION.
Nothing in to.day's remarkable pro.
Cetdings warrants the expectation Of
any such reform tomorrow. On the
contrary party lines are now SO closely
drawn that nothing Is to be looked for
but u strict party vote. The Republic
cans are endvayOring to follow the Con-
stitatiOn and the Democrats preCedCnts
in unbrOken line, the Democrats using
the iNl powerof their slender majority
anl all the advantages Of having one OF
their own in the chair to vote down the
Constitution and the preCCdents. The
arguments on The Democratic side are
the merest pretexts. | have not
heard Democratic lawyer out.
SIDE Of tue Legislature and not employ
edin tie case who says there is law,
reason or common dcCCncy in the Dem.
ocraiic petition, Ex.CongrGssman Eus.
tace Gibson said tonight in my hearing
that the entire Democratic position is
untenabIr, bad for the Democratic party
and hOrtlul to the State. The Demo.
Gratis aly the speech OF Senator Morris,
o. Richie county, is responsible for the
close drawingOf party lines. Mr.. Nor.
IT'S said frankly what everybody knows
10 be true, that while he Is radical in his
vleWshe does not always mean whit he
says.
GRASrED AT A STRAW.
Whatever effect Mr.. Morris speech
may have had on them, II they had not
hai this pretcxt to grab at 1t is a fair in.
ference that they would have invented
another Their leaders went into Joint
assembly bent upon permitting nothing
70 9t done that would put on record
tne net Of Colts election on the face OF
uc returns, and the followers tailed in
@ l0e crack Of the lash. 1t is now as
pun is daylight that Goll and the men
VINO voted for him arc to be denied
every night granted by the constitution
!" lAI aS tile Democratic leaders can
vGalm3nd the situation, and that, II tho
snvgf lofcc Of numbrrs can prevent Il.
uOa @ i'noyer to be allowed to take his
Sva., S%s ShrlIlcr before the trial Of tho
contest or after 1t.
NaN ELSE lsruur REVOLUTIONARY.
llc Democrats, who have fallen in
WIN vi 'aisschcmc and are helping it on,
w oo' Ike to have these proceedings
tSoya ,Soy revolutionary, but what else are
WI. M9a u, Democratic majority in The
RssIUlltG, the people might elect d
AMI Pi'O,V'h Governor every four yuars
I'a I, 02l seat one in n hundred years
csa. %ar@l hardly bc said thatthe RenublI.
nj Wc %c nol III severe state OF mind,
go, V hHOS that General GoTs cleo,
eSa.,l "Tu "ll right to his seat arc in no VA,
suvi'sl ss,s,i by the refusal Of thr inint M.
SIW,,iy IV,y 10 perform Its duty Ms tho Con,
c"n,,', ',''n makes plain, but they arc In
manner r W !, TnaI WA was donCtO.day aud The
bi",IGyh Speaker Woods voted IN sus
,a,n I'' own decision ihrlt % tnii"o,in, 10 S"S
ioyouIy i%,uyi u Us height. That action h be
ronG,n, i" uaye originated with this In
WoSyI,,"a'.o, " Tue House chair, SpcaliC
en,ly T ~ ,'ApIl,hs that lc voted inRiVCrl
iiE"oI Nc iiB, time and ihNt il" diI |
hal IToul ,,sl Time because Senator gcot
Stool ianyI ".I MIN to task. Still Ma vol,
The b,n'll b""u u e interpreted to mean Inn
death bv"'u''ailr D,,, side will hold on With
dtcnMs.np d 10 every advantage ibNt I'm
QUIT "lltQNLiry A, oovrnvop.
S'u'Iot Cars alliludo Nv, ,o',Ia" I",T% ,".,.,
t"S, t"S @paOIIcans at sea concerning hi
,"'o,v Sou, course, Tie Kanawha s,+ sopStol %,
pSSIi,s,iN insists that he is with lhc l,r
ah' .Su,ah' aud will be In ,i'o ",'m a,,T Wv ~, y,
la,oGGI,,'Is nave been trying 10 col
bykttp,0s' a,9 .i@ he has lilOst to gai
thaIt. ,pa,H,S Hoir on, Of the GoyerbSr, @
RC, m,v m,y,aaI way y c,as President OF i6c gp,
uled n1Np III until tbe rnni,Sj n Il,
i4is lon tioIT ySpfse = There is nothing |