Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-14

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two Senators of this State, who were prob
ably more interested in Tsilrcad building
Jbsn any other men IN the State, giving
cordial support aud spprOSatiOn to the
/. principles and pqlyisiOns OF the Interstate
/ commerce act. AL know that the gentle
man who was at that time the senior Sena-
\ tor from this State. was sn earnest advO-
cate of the long and short haul clause, and
defended that principle as the sole sOlu-
I tion Of many railroad difficulties.
Mr.. Chew defended the bill from the
chsrge thst it was inquisitOrial in it's pro
visions and the other charge that extraOr-
dinery power hai been granted the COM
mission. The State, he said, granted rail-
roads charie and with them granted
special privileges. IL was It's duty to pro
tsc. It's citizens against an abuse Of those
privileges and conduct all proper investi-
.atiOns that might be needed for that pnr-
pose The sections creating tie commission
had been copied almost verbatim from the
interstate hill. 1t was folly 10 pass such
law snd create commission without
giving it ample power to act.
Mr. Merrill asked one or two questions
which brought cut q strong statement
from Mr.. Cuew 20 the the etfsct that sinee
the Interstate law bad been in force rail-
roads had raised their rates from point to
noint IN ihis Stats to an Ut iust and bur
densome degree. The bill was designed
m mt an end to such extortion The vote
I'm massage was taken without further de-
rats. resulting. ayes, 80, noes, %. o. the
| Ohio county members MeSsrs. Garden,
/ Woods and Cochran, voted in the affinna-
\ live and Mr.. Sltel IN ths negative.
Tie rules were suspended and House
/ B1l No. So. creating State Militia and
providiug toll laws and regulations TO gov
I l-n the organiz ,tioo, was taken up on its
.a,oDd resdiug One section was read,
wte7 Hsueu, of Marshall, moved that
further reading be dispensed with, and the
mil plsssd to third reading Garden and
Sp-isg both objected vigorously to such
Summary proceeding with 80 important a
biu and after hot interchange Of words
-bs motion was withdrawn. The bill was
,he1 taken no, section by section. Sew
sral amendments were made. Before con-
alteration of 10 had been finished the
Ho1se sjjourned.
Tbs debt question was the fret TO come
uo in the Senate, and it occupied good
mart of the forenoon. The report OF the
Joint Finance Committee rejecting the
Msoen-Jemison proposition bad not been
ac.ed on. Col Sayder moved tha. il be
l5opted There was no discussion, and
the vote carried by a vote OF 20 10 none.
rae same point was rsissd again on Mr.
G.ttinger's resolution, which was prssent-
Ell yesterday. Ia substance it declared
,hst the State was ready to pay her share
tle debt, if any share there WIS when q
air and Just apportiOnment had been
made. The Senator from Berkeley made
short argument in defense Of his pOsitisn,
maintaining that the State ought TO give
some expression on this subject. II West
Virgins was responsible for any part Of
the old Virginia debt il ought to be paid,
and would have % be paid in the end.
There gsas short debate, snd the Sen
ate again showed its unWilliDguess to com
NIT itself in such az important matter by
LAYING the resolution and all questions per
tsiuiue 60 ID on the table. There was a
strong opposition &c this course and it car
red only by the narrow majority OF one 10
a Total of niaetean votes. Senator Morris
resoluton. which Was designed as a sub-
stitute for Mr. Gettinger's suffered like
fate. and the whole question was thus dis
posed Of for the time.
There was a sharp party division, the
Esat ia sovosoI daya ovos II. J. r No Is.
This is the resolution, instructirg the
West Virginia CODgressmeu 70 vote for a
bill granting pensions TO ali Union sol
diers who were held at any time in Con-
Tolerate prisons The Democrats opposed
10 soGdly. Msssrs. Fl0urnOy, Price and
G-ttioger explained their position clearly.
They were not opposed TO proper pension
laws. Uaia1 soldiers who were in need
sboald receive National support, bat the
theory OF irstructing CORgressmen was
wrong. and the theory of pensioning men,
whether in reed or not, was wrong.
Neither proposition could be defended on
any reasonable ground, and they were in
dntv bound to vote against q measure that
embodied them. The resolution carried
by % vote Of 10 70 @, Mr. Carr not voting.
Tae Senate yesterday made a special
order for II q. m, the election Of two
members 20 serve on the gubernatorial
contest. A ieg minutes before that hour
Senator Flournoy asked that az informal
re,ass be taken in order 10 give each
party o chance e. consult and electits rep
rtssntative. The recess was taken, but
the devrloDmsnts showed that The kepuO-
fcsns were unable 70 agree upon q man.
Nlts this understanding, Mr.. Flourncy
asds lie proposition that the election be
made the special order for O'CLOCK to-day.
Campbell amended by making the time IL
10. Thursday. which was carried.
Proceeding with the calendar the Senate
considered Mr.. Carr's joint resolution ex-
tending the present session OF the Legs Ia
tars. No one was prepared to discuss 1t
or vote uDon it, and Il was made the spe-
cial order for Friday at II a. m. Ine
Moundsviue charter bin was next on the
ca,endac on It's third reading and passage
Toe bill "a lengthy, and the reading was
interrupted long enough to allow Mr. Ok
lev to INTRODUCES q substitute TO the second
Huntington charter bill, against wh'ch
there Is mucn complaint. The reading OF
bin Nc. 30 was resumed and again inter
r1p.ed by the Joint assembly. Atthe con-
clusiou of the reading the bill was put on
i,s passage. There had been a slight dis
,ition to delay action, bat It was not
/ ~ AaNt-r-l 10 aAf ctiNN-Au. 4 AI hbNN osSNN
ayts Il. nose 4 This bill carried, and WAS
ordered 20 take effect from its passage
Senate b:ll No. 81, authorizing the Gov
eruor on demand 10 appoint special rail-
road police, was also passed.
The greater part OF the afternoon was
spaut ON Mr.. Flournoy's observance bill.
| les effect was 70 prohibit the running of
trains on Sunday, except for mails and
/ passengers. 1t was on it5 thud reading
and the next on the calendar. Senator
Fiouruoy himself made an argument in
/ favor OF it, and II looked for a time as if II
wculd pass. There WAS strong sentiment
sganst 10, though it was not shown in
/ sp.ech-msking. The consideration of the
bill was interrupted by several messages
I from the House and one from the Governor,
announcing several appointments, which
we're considered in executive session. The
bin was finally rsjeited, the vote being;
Ayes, q; noes, 16
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.