The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-30
A REMARKABLE PRoCEEDING.

hEAANkAbLE FhuCEkulNu'
Mr. Flournoy (Democrat), Of Hamp
shire, thought 1t the most remarkable
proceeding on the part Of the House
that he had ever seen. This resolution
would prohibit the Legislature 10 re.
CeiVe even a proposition to forgive the
debt, II there be one, and a Legislature
must be elected with direct reference to
this question before proposition can
be received. This resolution recognizes
that West Virginia owes part OF Old
Vlrginia's debt, which he was not pre-
pared to admit, At the same time West
Yirglnia's commission decided that we
did owe a proportion OF the debt. Now
II the citizens OF the State, being debtors,
could take the stand taken by tho House
u might be 0 good thing for them, but
they cannot do 1t, This House resolu,
ton puts off indefinitely the day OF set
tlement, II invites this State 10 follow
the example OF the Old State, bringing
the debt question into politics. This
was enough 10 challenge his most en-
phatic condemnation He wanted no
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Mr., Arbuckle (Democrat), Of Green.
brier, said the Senator from Hampshire
had anticipated his speech, He did not
want to see the day when the question
shall be sent back to the people. That
would bring an election in which Doodle
would be used and the House resolution
is an invitation TO that kind OF an cleo.
tlon, Proper courtesy should be ex-
tended TO everybody who comes TO these
halls asking a hearing on IN important
matter.
Mr.. Snyder (Republican), OF Monon.
gala, said West Virginia never issued
any certificates, The old mother arbi.
trarily took upon herself to settle this
debt and apportion to this State what
she pleased. The commissioners OF this
State, Jonathan NJ. Bennett, General
Jackson and A. w. Campbell, all men Of
the highest standing, when they went to
Richmond were not treated with com.
mon courtesy.
H'" NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY.
Mr.. Morris (RepubliCan), Of Richie,
saw nothing extraordinary in the House
resolution. He thought it good way
to dispose OF a yexed question. He
moved TO lay 1t on tho table, which was
lost by IA to s, Mr.. Morris resuming
said the people would prefer to have tho
matter relegated 10 them. He had taken
the ground that the State had no debt
and II 1t had, should not pay 1t. This
whole certificate business Is q menace to
the State, and he had 10 doubt that even
this resolution would appreciate the
value Of those certificates in the New
York market. The action OF tho House
was only premature. For himself, when
he wanted to put his foot on the head OF
u snake he did not want to be polite.
Mr.. Gettinger (Democrat), OF Berke.
ley, said the Senator from Richie had
got entirely wrong on this question. In
his county the man who pleads the
statute OF Limitation is despised. He
hoped West Virginia would never be
put In that position.
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Mr.. McCreery (Democrat), Of Raleigh,
offered as substitute that when any
proposition shall be made touching what
Is called the West Virginia proportion
Of the debt 1t will be time enough tosay
what shall be done,
Mr.. Price (DemoCrat), OF Mineral, said
he had never heard so much talk about
nothing. There was nothing before the
House to call for this resolution. He
moved to lay the whole thing on the
table, and It was so disposed Of. II a
direct vote had been taken on the reso-
luton it would have been voted down