Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-06


tbs+ the assembly was stultifgiug itself by
rssding the vote I'm the face ct the rules
which had hesn adopted, the original
resolution was ulsin enough but the pres
emit resolution was offered IN order TO de-
fue it more clearly, II possible
spRI0G's RESOLUTION.
TIE rssoI1tion was reported as follows
pe.,rrf9 Tbst the clerk do not read the
returns Of the election for the ofice OF
Governor at the election held on the sixth
dav of November, lSSS.
Mr Scoit-"Will the gentleman from
Hardy allow me 20 ask him q question:
win he move the previous question on this
resolution as he did yesterday 's?'
Nfr Sp-ieg-"No. I can tell the gentle
man VIII not move the previous question,
ard aid it Yesterday only 70 stop hhbus
te-ing ny ou and others. ~
Mr.. Sc'tt-'I deny thst l have made a
single fibusiering mOaOn
Nr. Sprigg -'I say that this Journal
shows that you did make such motions" !
Mr.. Scot.-"The delegate from Hsroy !
wasted ss much time as any one yester-
dsy
Nr. Sprirg-''Yes, believe the time
wasted on the Senator from Ohio ~
HE CAUGHT A TARTAR.
Both gentlemen were glazing at each |
other and their friends were pltting them /
on their backs, when Senator Maxwell |
SHED his ester into the ring Tie took |
+fe DISCUSSION ont Of Scots hsnds and got |
-,-sidarsbly disisured for his psins. For 1
"a. Ia nsnr rrw ~
sriIv brutal assault upon the resolution |
and its su,hor The wording OF 1t
WIS not such IS 20 suit his
a-t,l.ous taste and he characterized |
n as the work Of stupidity aud |
i-porauce. He caught . tartar in Sprigg, |
,e1o replied with q good deal Of warmth /
.tst he had made no personsl illusions |
7--,rg tha debate. and hOped that &c would |
be- Conducted in "a fair and gentlemanly |
-,lr-e-. Flo served uOiict, however, on /
tre senator from Harrison that be had |
.i-rsd up the wrong mau II be intended |
t, enter into personalities and he hsd bet
..r lesist
he TOOK THE HINT.
r+ was not necessary 20 knock Maxwell |
dan, with a second hint snd ne did de-
|s.- He continued his address with /
..u..t.ne of the cOOlnss5 that generally /
,f.-s..- ss him and made a good point |
,. -ts possible effect OF the resolution II
carries. i
/ icrn,. Of Upshur, and Arbuckle, of
--..rhrier both spoke OF the resolution.
sr- Young has q habit Of being surprised
.- everything his Democratic brethren DO.
D1 this occasion he was more than usually
sstorishsi. Arbuckle was interrupted by
s motion for r. recess until 3 p. m, which
vas carried
rHE IMMACULATE NORRIS.
On rssssembEug at that hour, Mr..
Arbuckle resumed bis address. IL was en-
fvsued bv q few pointed hints to some OF
.ha Resubican members who have been
Deurng the vials OF their wrath on Demo-
cratic heads. de sand "the Senator from
Richie this morning published the Wheel
i-. RrGrsrER ss on Internal har. Far be 1t |
1om me TO publish the Wheeling hiet''
e.ac.r as SO iuisruGl liar.
Mo-gis-'I suppose that you are
truthful man.
Rlr. Arbcckis-'Weu. you can't be 1t
YOU persist IN such statement as you
made this morning
It was plain that Mr. Arbuckle was
warming up io his work, aud Mr. Morris
w.se'7 Coar'uded tha. discretion was the
better psrt of vsi0r. He RETAINED from
pushing the controversy. The Senator
fron Gre.n5rier completed bis remarks
without tultner Interruption and made a
vely i0rci1.a address.
sO)rT's STRONG SPEECH.
Davies. Of Mason. and Oxley and Scott
c1-tscei lhe debate An three Of the
gentlemen were guilty of some remarks
that were not strictly complimentary 10
their Colleagues Mr. Scott's address was
particularly strong il was from a cOn-
mon sense stlndPoint He did net pre-
tend 20 discuss The question from the
depths OF profound constitutional kuowl-
.l.s Nevertheless mis- Statement OF the
Republican case was very effective. In
sjiIt,u Do POSSE sed the merit which few Of
.ae addresses had, ol being calm and tenn
pea,e from beginning to end
A. rENP0EARY BACKsET.
-asw ended the discussion in q brief ex-
p.al-u.- o l,s position. 10 was sur
prise to r. Y who believed that the Dem |
ocucy would stand solid or this question. |
ha Thought that Speaker Woods discus /
SION u Ox.ey's Point Of order was correct, |
aul & s0 he would be compelled to vote |
agiIusi Che resolution.
The vote was then taken on Sprigg's |
r.s0.uton. Senator Price vote No with |
ihs Republicans. Samuels, Of Cabell, did !
ikswie, explaining thai as long as the |
journal was made up as it had been this
morning be could see no use for such a |
rsll1ti1n. Speaker Woods completed the |
Dsm0catc setback by asking to be ex-
cused from voting Permission was grant |
cd and the vote resulted, ayes, 40; nays, |
l6
THE READING RESUMED.
The vote of Calhoun county was read. !
Fleming received 934 votes; Goa, 625;
Caukai0n. i; PiersOL 10
The certificate Of Clay county was next
opened and handed 20 the clerk. Before
DC could be- read Sprigg moved that the
vote of ihis county for Governor be not
announced Heslid that there were ale
gstions of fraud against the certificate, and
1t should not be considered now. The
motion was put without debate.
spRIGG's NOTION LOST.
The Democrats with the exception Of
Speaker Weeds voted aye 10 was a tie,
s. to 3-. and Woods asked to De excused,
stating that he was an interested party
On the vote to excuse the Speaker the
Democrats voted iu The negative, with the
exception OF Mr. Merrill, and Mr.. Woods
not voting the Republicans thus carried
the motion 70 excuse, and Gen. SDrigg's
melton tdst she Clay vote on Goyerro, be /
70. read was defeated.
Clay oounty's vote on Governor stood:
Fleming, 4l4; Con, 463; Piersoll, T.
When the announcement of this vote
wss finished the joint assembly adjourned
until 1O.3O q. IN. to-mOrrOw.
SENATORIAL SITUATION.
No Important Change Ia the COntest-Mr.
Keuna's Friends sun Determined.