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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
THE LEGISLATIVE
Mill Begins to Grind.
The Hopper full to Overlooking with
Bills of All Descriptions-The
Senatorial Question Still In
the Mud.
Aud the Governors Contest Takes a
Rest-Presidont Carr Gets up Little
Sensation all his Own-The La.
Dor Vote Wants to Gobble mp
Big Game.
Special to Register.

Special to Register.
CHARLESTON, February 1I.-Both
branches of the Legislature began
the weeks session with an unusually
interesting and important legislative
day. A disposition to expedite work
was manifest among all the mem
bers, and great deal of pressing
business was disposed of The
House passed the reform school bill,
and the Moundsville charter bill.
The Parkersburg charter bills and
the labor bureau and screening bills,
were all passed to the third reading.
Business was somewhat impeded in
the Senate by the persistent efforts
Of the Republican Senators to have
their fines excused, but in spite of
the delay Senator Woodyard's sec
ond asylum bill was pushed safely
through and several other measures
put well ON their road to passage.
The House met at $50 a. M After
the usual formalities the Committee
on judiciary reported back a long
list of bills with favorable recon-
mendations. Among them was the
bill granting certain lands to the
Brooke County Cemetery Company,
another in lieu of several House bills
fixing the time to hold the Circuit
Courts in the Third, Fourth and
Fifth judicial Districts, and Gen.
Sprigg's bill to prevent the forma-
tion and existence of trusts and com
binations in trade. The latter is
probably the most important meas
ure before either House. All the
bills took their place on the calendar
without debate.
A report from the Finance Com
mittee was received to the effect that
that body acting in conjunction with
the Finance Committee Of the SEN
ate had heard the proposition made
by Messrs. Mahen and Jemison act
ing for the holders of the deferred
Virginia certificates, and was of the
opinion that the. Legislature
should refuse to consider it. The
report was adopted without dis
senting voice The Wall street
bondholders with Col. c, B. Hart,
who has played so neatly and skill
fully in their hands, were not pres
ent to witness the total demolition
of their scheme to saddle S2,500,000
on the State. 1t was complete with
out their lamentations After sew
eral motions to expedite business
had been made and defeated, the
House proceeded with the calen-
Il
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Girl Tries to Kill Herself to Hide Her
Shame.

HARRIsvILLE, w Va. Feb. 5-On
Sunday, at a. M, Miss Ella McIn-
tire, living about two miles from
Harrisville, attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing poison. She
is about twenty-five years of age.
Before taking the poison she had
written letter to her mother The
contents of this letter are not fully
known. 1t is understood, however,
that prominent married man is the
cause of the rash act, and that he
ruined the girls character. The man
is prominent and well known farm
er, is married and has several chill
dren. The young girl is in a very
bad condition, but her physician, DR..
William Rymer, thinks that she will
probably recover.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
West Virginia Farmers Might Initiate
With Profit.

BEL AIR, MD, Feb S.-Several
hundred Hartford county farmers
held convention here to-day to dis
cuss matters pertaining to their call
ing. George E. Silver presided.
Maj. Albord, director Of the Mary
land Experiment Station, gave an
address on commercial fertilizers,
and the farmers talked over the way
and means of making farming more
profitable and how to improve coun-
ty roads. The Importance of union
among farmers for their mutual good
was urged in strong speeches by G..
Lyon ROBBERS, Geo r. Stephenson and
others. Among the political farm
ers present were State Treasurer
Stephenson Archer and Congress
man -elecr Herman Stewart. The ag-
ricultural farmers, however, managed
the meeting and did the talking.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

versisy in condition to receive and
care for lady students properly.
The vote was then taken OF the pas
sage of the resolution, resulting:
Ayes 10. noes s.
Senator Lowther, who had voted
in the affirmative, asked that the
of the vote be post
poned until tomorrow, as he was not
satisfied in his own mind whether
the resolution should pass or not.
The request was granted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
60 a Little Slow.
Kanawha Gazette.

We beg leave to inform our Re
publican friends who are looking to
Federal interference with the contest
for Governor, that they are reckon
ing without their host.
General Harrison, when inaugurated
as President, does not become the
autocrat of the destiny or affairs of
the States Of this Union, and the
time has fully elapsed when the peo-
pie of the United States will not toll
crate the CLEAN of Federal bayonets
in the Capitol of the State unless
placed there in strict compliance with
the Constitution of the Union.
1t must not be forgotten that the
State Of West Virginia, while one of
the States of the Union, and entitled
to all the rights of such-the Repub-
lican press and party to the countra-
ry Notwithstanding. Now the idea
that permeates the Republican mind,
and fills it full of gore and war and
all such stuff, is that General Golf,
whether elected or declared Governor,
or not, will take the oath of office as
such and proceed to perform the du-
ties thereof If he should be imped-
ed in his wrongful efforts by force
greater than he could resist, (which
is quite apt to be the case, he will
demand of President Harrison suf.
ficient number of Federal soldiers to
establish his pretensions and over
come the rightful authorities.
That is what it the holy bowler
from Richie means by his clap-trap
about wading knee deep in gore.
We'll, nov, we apprehend that Mr..
Harrison will certainly have sense
enough to see and to understand
what the Federal Constitution has to
say upon this point: We quote Art.
4, Sec. 3 The United States shall
guarantee to every State in this I'm
ion a republican form of govern
ment, and shall protect each Of them
from invasion; and on application of
the Legislature, or the executive,
(when the Legislature can not be
convened, against domestic yio-
lence."
Were Mr. Golf the duly elected
and qualified Governor of this State,
he could not he supplied with Fed
eral troops for any purpose if the
Legislature were in session or could
be convened We imagine that the
Legislature will be in session ON the
4th of March, and for some time
thereafter.
That section of the Constitution
was designed to tit exactly such a
case as the present one. The franz
ers of that instrument understood
the dangers that arise from permit
ting the Chief Executive of State
to obtain the power of the Federal
Government upon his own applica-
ton, to probably further designs
against the rights of the people Of
his State, and therefore subordinated
his power in this respect to the rep
resentatives of the people herever
and whenever they were in . posi-
tion to act.
We do not think that Mr.. Harri-
son, Republican thoughhebe, will not
undertake to invade this State upon
the mere ipse di1t of General Gotf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
T. w. Anderson
has for sale a great variety of
FARMS.
ALSO
BUILDING LOTS & RESIDENCES,
for sale in Morgantown, and
HOUSES TO RENT.

Also writes Fire Insurance Policies
on application in the following COM
panies;
The American Insurance Company,
of Wheeling, W Va.
Peabody Insurance Company of
Wheeling, W. Va.
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
of Wheeling, W. Va.
Franklin Insurance Company, of
Wheeling, W. Va.
German Insurance Co., of Wheeling.
Jefferson Insurance Co., of Wheeling,
Phoenix, of Hartford, Conn.
Agricultural, of WATERFOWL, N. Y.
Reading Insurance Company, of
Reading, Pa.
Providence Washington Insurance
Company, of Providence, Rhode Island,
established 1893.
All the above Companies are as good
as the best-some of them having been
satisfactorily worked in this county for
10 or 20 years.
If you want to insure your property
write him and he will come at once and
inspect and insure it.
If you want to buy Farm, or Build
ing Lot or Residence in Morgantown,
write for descriptive list, to Morgan
town, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
The Best Laundry Work.

Merit always wins in the long run.
Hence it is that the Muskingum
Steam Laundry's customers are rap
idly increasing in number. Its work
is its best advertisement. Mr.. Wa
tiers, the proprietor, is constantly
adding improvements and conven-
fences, the help employed is all ex-
perienced. and the work turned out
is first class in every respect. No
chemicals used in washing to injure
the finest linen. Mr.. A. Bowers,
agent in Morgantown for the Mus
kingum Steam Laundry, will for
ward all laundry. Take your lamp.
dry work to the barber shop,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

Some Of our republican contem-
poraries now think that the evidence
of Judge Fleming s election is so clear
that he will surely be our next gov
ernor, and they are beginning to
whine about fraud. That is a case
of the devil rebuking rum.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

1t is intimated by some of Blaine's
friends that he will not accept the
State portfolio The truth is, and
every one who knows Mr.. Blaine
knows il, that he will take almost
anything that is in sight.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

We Never Follow, But Always Lead!
During the month of February
Protzman, the Photographer, will
make the very best Glaze Finish
Cabinet Photograph six for one dol
lar. Every picture is guaranteed
perfectly satisfactory. Proofs will
be given from each negative. Come
early and give me plenty of time to
finish. PRoTzMAN,
ja30-4t Bridge street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

A republican preacher named
Leech made prayer in the New
York Senate few mornings ago
that was so offensive politically that
resolution was passed forbidding
tbs clerk to have him officiate again.
He is said to be worse than Bur
chard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Saturday, February IL, 1889.
If this thing continues the ground
hog will come out away ahead.

At number of places in various
parts of the State the Democrats are
forming clubs and getting in line
for 1892. The Democracy of Mon
ongalia ought to follow suit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
School Report.

Report of the Wood Grove school
for the month ending Feb. 6, 1889.
No. enrolled, girls IT; boys II. Per
cent of attendance 80. Those perfect
in attendance: Fanny Beatty, Goldie
Rude, Maggie Manning, Bessie Ma
bors, Lottie Porter, Clark Beatty,
Frank Majors.
MARY NJ CosToLo, teacher.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Select School at Arnettsyille.

ARNETTsvILLE, w. Va, Feb. "a
w. E. Glasscock and S. j. Snyder
will teach select school at Arnetts-
vile, commencing on Monday, April
l, 1889. For further information
address either of the above named
gentlemen.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
The Situation at Charleston.

u
The limit Of the present legisla-
tive session will expire in about two
weeks.
Nevertheless, we believe no bill of
any kind has passed both houses
since the session began. The ap-
preparation bills have not even been
introduced. The committees are not
trying to mature any legislation, and
in fact the committees are not even
holding meetings.
The whole time and strength of
the members are exhausted in the
struggle over the Senatorship and
the contest for Governor.
Kenna is probably beaten. This
seems to be inevitable. 1t seems to
be the nature as well as the privilege
of q West Virginia Democrat to be a
kicker. One man has been standing
out against the whole Democratic
party of the State as represented in
the Legislature. If Republican
should do that thing (but that will
never happen) he would probably
disappear as mysteriously as did
Morgan who betrayed the Masons.
With Kenna out of the way, it
may be quite as difficult to unite on
any other man as it has been on
him.
Judge Fleming could probably get
the entire Democratic vote; but the
Democrats are unwilling to compli
cate or in any wise compromise the
contest for the office of Governor
and they will hold Fleming to it till
decided.
On the contest for the Governor
ship the Democrats are unit. There
is a profound conviction at Charles
ton, and elsewhere that Judge Elem
ing is entitled to the office, and car
be shown to be under full and fan
investigation. If the investigation
don't show it, then there are Demo
Gratis in both Houses-and not few
who will vote to seat Gen. Golf
but they will never yield short of ar
investigation.
They will never submit to putting
Golf in the office and run the risk OF
getting him out after the investiga-
ton is concluded
The Democrats have associated to-
gether the best lawyers of the State
as counsel in this proceeding. Judge
Fleming is good lawyer himself
and with him are Hon. +. B. Knight
Hon. Okey johnson. James H. Brown
and j. W. ST. Clair The Democrat
ic policy in conducting the contest is
being shaped by these eminent law
yers. The Democrats are determin-
ed to proceed as nearly in accord
ance with the Constitution and laws
as it is possible to do. If after this
the contest is decided against Gen.
Golf, and he does not submit, he will
have to enter upon the revolutionary
proceeding Of attempting to usurp
an office without even the forms of
law, and against the best legal opin-
ion of the State. But he wont do
that That is bluff.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
FOUR WEEKS OF WORK.
West virginia's Legislature Has Passed
But One Bill.
Spirited Debate in the Joint Assembly
on the Gevernorship-Who Made
the Speeches and With What
Effeet-Senafor Maxwell's
Leadership.

Special Correspondence to the Register;
CHARLESTON, February 8. The
West Virginia Legislature has been
in session four weeks and the only
evidence in the way of legislation
that it has been sitting is the pas
sage of one bill and more or less com
plete work done on others. To Judge
Samuels, of Cabell county belongs
the honor of plotting the first meas
ure through the shoals and storms
of party conflict safely into the ca
pacious harbor of Gov. Wilson's
pocket. 1t was the Huntington char
ter bill, enlarging the powers of that
growing municipality and supplying
all that it needs in the form of law
to enable it to take on metropolitan
airs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
<CO NJ E<
TO THE
INAUGURATION
MARCH 18th.

We extend special invitation
to our out-of-town patrons to visit
our establishment on March 4th.
Make the store your "Headquar-
ters.' We will take charge of
your satchels, parcels, wraps, etc.,
free of charge. This occasion offers
you a grand opportunity to COM
bine business with pleasure. You
can see the Inauguration, all the
sights of the city attend the Inaug-
ural Ball if you wish, and at the
same time your necessary Spring
shopping Clothing, Dry Goods,
Housefurnishings, &c,
AS an attraction extraordinary
we have had printed at consider
able cost a very attractive "Souv-
enir Guide to the City," which we
propose to present gratuitously to
every stranger visiting our establish
ment on that occasion. This
Solvent" book will contain all
the principal points of interest in
Washington and vicinity, their To-
cation, hours of access to visitors,
and engravings of the Capital and
Presidents House. Also pictures
of Harrison and Morton, with their
biography. 1t will also contain an
engraving and description of our
establishment. Our Mail Order
Department, how to shop by Mail,
and its advantages to out-oftown
residents.
Should you be unable to come to
Washington on this occasion, and
will write us to that effect, we will
send you copy of this Souvenir"
upon receipt of two cent stamp
for postage.
If you are in need of anything in
our line-Dry Goods, Fancy Goods,
&c.-we shall be glad. to receive
your orders and promise you entire
satisfaction or your money will be
cheerfully returned.
WOODWARD & L0THR0P,
BOSTON DRY GOODS House,
Washington, D. C.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
SENATOR PRICES SPEECH.

Senator Prices address on last
Saturday was the best by all odds.
1t was a masterful argument, calm
and digniled in tone and unanswer-
able in pure force of logic. The Dem
ocrats could well have afforded to
rest their case on it and say no more.
General Spriggs reply to Senator
Maxwell on Monday, was also a
strong statement Of the party case.
Then General Sprigg INDUCES in
more of the pyrotechnies of oratory
than the Senator from Mineral, and
he threw enough fire into it to make
it interesting for the apostles of blood
and thunder from Harrison and
Richie ounties.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

If our ice-dealers have not improv-
ed the opportunity Of the past few
days to garner an ice crop, we fear
they have sinned away their day of
grace.
This has been as near year with
out winter as any we have Hereto
fore had, and the indications are
that our coolest weather is past.
One half of our last winter month is
gone, and when We reflect that in
about two weeks more we will begin
the Spring season, we cannot expect
much more winter, unless it should
trespass upon the spring.
1t is not unusual, however, that
our month of March is about as win
try as any other, but if we follow the
usual weather signs, this month will
continue to be wintry, and also the
first half of March, and we shall
have an early spring. The ground
hog sign is holding out well thus far.
1t is typical grounding weather,
and we venture the prediction that
it will continue the full period of six
weeks.
The grounding season is not usu-
ally marked by very low tempera
ture, but by persistent cloudy and
soft weather-just such as we are
having now. The lack Of sunshine
is the severest part of it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
SLOW TO ACT.

There are several other measures
that are likely to become laws within
the next few DAYS with the Executive
consent, but the majority Of them are
of strict loca. Importance. The really
important bills have not been touch
de and are not likely to be for some
time Committees have been unable
to meet, reports can not be secured,
and in their absence both houses are
slow to act.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
THE REPUBLICAN LEADER.

Senator Maxwell clearly leads for
the Republicans. The debate show
ed predominance He has not such
engaging manners or quickness of
repartee as some of his party colleag-
ues. Morris surpasses him in rude
burlesque wit Campbell and Scott
do more of the light sIkirmishing but
the Senator from Harrison remains
by far the leader. He bore the brunt
of the debate, and it must be said at
times exhibited degree of fairness
that was really more dangerous than
the rip snorting talk of some of his
followers:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
That Debt Again.

That Debt Again.
The irrepressible West Virginia
debt question will not die but is
agnin Fostering our Legislature.
In 1871, the Debt Commission
composed of Gen. Jackson, j. M.
Bennett and A. w. Campbell report
ed the portion of the Virginia pub
lie debt that had been expended in
our State as $953,00O. This, they
thought, was fair adjustment.
Virginia would not listen to it, and
Immediately issued certificates to
her creditors for our share of her
debt on basis of $15,000,000 Since
then nearly every session of the Leg
islature has had more or less to say
ON the subject. And in the mean
time, the owners of these bonds have
not been silent. "Hon." j. NJ. Mason
once represented them and tried to
force settlement. He failed. Now
two gentleman from New York
claiming to represent $4,000, 900
want to sell the whole lump to the
State for $953,OOO, the sum the com.
mission admitted we owed. SAC.
cept this OFFER" they say, "and if you
are ever sued and compelled to pay
you can set off these certificates
against the judgment recovered.
We doubt that very much. The
lawyers have not yet learned how tt
set off an illegal certificate against
good Judgment, though possibly
the Legislature has. The reply O
the House to this proposal was brie
but pointed. Last week it passed {
resolution declining to consider any
proposition relating to this debt un
It'll it had been voted on by the peo
pie. How the people are to vote OF
it unless the Legislature submit thu
matter to them, is not made clear
Everybody admits that we owe some
thing, and that il should have beer
settled long ago. This action of thu
Legislature is not reputation. Oh
no! But it is not strange that II
twenty odd years, we have not had
brains cnoung in public life to give
this question its quietus2-States-
man,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

Gen. Harrison has leased the
Spencer cottage at Deer Park for a
summer residence, and his family
expects to take possession about
June 1. The property is owned by
Hon. Henry G. Davis. 1t was at Deer
Park that President and Mrs. Cleve-
land spent their honeymoon.
Labor strikes don'tpay anyone but
the salaried idlers who run the labor
organizations and have the authority
to order strikes. The late strike of
the street railway employees in New
York city cost them over 100000
in few days and left many of them
without employment or money. This
will be less favorable year than
usual for strikes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
REPARTEE NOT ARGUMENT.

This may not be fair case, but
it was evident to every observer that
a great part of the talking during
the session, was done more in order
to relieve over burdened orators than
to instruct or convince any one.
Only a very few of the Speakers could
obtain the ear of the House, in ;he
sense of respectful attention, and
even they were more attentively lis
tened to when they INDUCED in per-
sonal points. and repartee, than in
argument.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

The coming year promises to be crowded with
stirring events
In the United States the entrance Of new issues
into the political arena has been followed by a
change of administration. But the great economic
question on which the campaign turned is still un-
settled, and its solution is committed to Con-
gress almost equally divided between the two great
parties
Europe is vast camp. Army corps patrol the
frontiers, and millions Of await the signal for
the most titantic war the world has
Hhe HERALD'S news-gathering machinery is
unequalled Its correspondents dot the habitable
globe Nothing can escape their vigilance, and no
expense is spared in spreading the results of their
efforts before the HERALD'S readers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Lumber Wanted.

The subscriber desires to buy wal
nut, white oak and poplar lumber,
II, II and l6 feet lengths, delivered
at any station on the f., M. Il z.
railroad. for which the highest mar
ket price will be paid in cash.
2t FRANK r. SAPP.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
AUTHORIZATION BILLS.

The appropriation bills were prob
bly, pever more backward than now.
1t is hardly possible that they can
be completed and given reasonable
consideration before the session ex-
pires. Both committees have pre-
pared skeletons of the bills, but not
blank has been filled out Besides
the lack Of time. they have been han
dicapped to great extent by the fact
that none of the representatives of
the leading State institutions for
which appropriations will be made
have been present, and without their
advice it is next to impossible to take
action.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

The f. u NJ Union is still the
place to buy and sell your produce.