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


God presented before the joint assembly
this day; therefore be it
ResOlued. That the publishing and dec
laratiOn of the result of the vote for the
Aforesaid Office OF Governor be suspended
until said contest be decided in the man
ner prescribed by law.
This was the main point Of the battle.
The Democrats had carried everything be-
fore them, and the Republicans saw that
there was 10 way 20 defeat it but by fill
clustering.
Morris began It as usual He made the
point OF order that the resolution could not
be considered. Is Was promptly over
ruled and the decision sustained by q vo;e
Of II to 40. At this point Scott made
himself ridiculous by objecting TO Speaker
Wood 5 voting. and was laughed down by
both sides Of the assembly.
sQUELcHED.
Morris then tried another tsck. He moved
that the consideration Of the resolution be
indefinitely postponed. Campbell attempt
ed to cause delay by an assumed ignorance
Of the question, but Was cut short by the
clerk calling tbs next name on the roll. The
motion to postpone was defeated like the
other.
Hauen, Of MARSHALL, moved to postpone
the announcement Of the vote, and on this
demanded the ayes and noes. They were
taken, and bis motion, too, was defeated and
both results were announced. This swept
the board clear Of fhbustering propositions,
and Sprigg cut off further Introduction By
demanding the previous question. lie said
it was evident that it was the policy OF
the Republican side of the assembly
to delsy the work they had gathered
10 Ierform. He and his party were will
ing that every question IN it should be
fully snd freely discussed, but 1t must be
understood, oace for al, that delay oonld
not 70 beyond the lire OF fair debate.
Maxwell arose 20 offer substitute, but
Sprigg insisted on his motion 1t was put
before the assembly on yea and nay vote.
SPEAKER WOODS NOT To BE BULLDoZEp.
Campbell was the first Republican call
ed. He refused to answer to his name.
Davis also refused to vote, and so on down
the list until the name OF President CaIr
WAS reached. and he voted no The same
proceeding was enacted IN the House.
Only five Republicans voted. The result
stood, yeas Al; nays 8.
The point was Immediately made that
T. quorum of the Senate hsd not voted.
Half dozen Republicans weIe on Their
feet bowling out the same cry. Clerk
Wslker wae vocifeIOus ii calling the
chairs attention TO the fact that only hSii
OF the Senators answered 10 their names.
Speaker Woods csmly pounded down
the excited members and decided that
majority of the Joint assembly mad voteu
and the ballot was legal.
Sprigg's resolution was again taken np
and read. The question was one on ltS
immediate passage and Morris attempted
10 work ia a motion to adjourn. lie arose
while the clerk was reading the resolution
and was promptly denied the floor. lie
subsided aud before he recovered himself
the resolution to postpone the publishing
and declaration OF the returns on Governor
wss put and carried by 3 strict party vote,
resulting IL to 80.
CARR EXCUSED.
Carr asked TO be excused. He said that
every vote he had csst this winter had
been severely criticised. Some persons had
claimed that he 7as personally interested
in the decision OF this matter and ne would
prefer not TO vote. 1t was granted.
Speaker Woods asked the same privilege
but Senator Scott objected and be voted IN
the affirmative. The resolution was car
ried.
II carried with it all that the Democrats
have asked and fought for. Nothing re-
NAMED TO be done but to retain the ad-
vantage. aud the contest began again on
that Maxwell offered the resolution
which he had intended as q substitute for
Inc one ius. passed and debated 1t st
lerg 9Th.
THE MAD MAN FROM RITCHIE.
The resolution provided that the Speaker
of the House should open and publish the
vote of all the State cfliceTs. During the
reading of the resolution and MaxWells 8
spesch, which was unusually strong and
temperate. the unbridled phenomena from
the wilds of Ritchie had been chewing his
cud and cudgeling his brains.
The idea had been forced upon him
p-eitv strongly that he was not a glittering
success in this particular case, and he felt
particularly aggrieved at Speaker Woods
tor refusing TO entertain his motion to ad-
ionrn while the clerk had the floor.
Under the pretense Of discussing Senator
MsxwelTs resolution, ne began personal
attack up0a the Speaker and the Demo
cratic members.
The rulings of the chair we're denounced
i 1uAs
SNEAKER charged with violating his oath un-
der the Constitution. Warming up to his
work. Mr. Morris went on, and such an out
raceous violstion of common decency was
never enacted in iOint assembly Of this
State before.
Mr.. McCreery and Delegate Sprigg OBJ
iected to these personalities.
"Whst are you going to do about it?''
Morris yelled back. There are no rules
TO govern this assembly; l can do as l
please
An UNPRECEDENTED SCENE.
The TRADE continued: 81 declare that
these measures are revolutionary and calou-
lated to provoke bloOdshed; if they are per-
listed IN. the fourth of next Msroh viii see
onr State deluged in blood. Laughter from
the Democrats. And yOu-yOu-yOu-
fools sit there and laugh-laugh like the
fool who hddled while Rome burned. You
are liars in the face Of your oaths"
forming to the Chair he continued to de-
,oopce the proceedings in language never
before used in q parliamentary body.
Srr;gp again objected. ~ insist, ne
o,cIsimed. THAT 70 man has right to
- here and insult the Speaker in this
T. cnly intended to make The unruly
.,1,,hsr worse. For Few minutes ex-
c;tsmsnt reignod supreme. Aorr.s con-
t;rnsd sbou ing and gesticnlaiing, but his
voice was nearly drowned IN conflicting
c.ils from, both sides. Suddenly the Whole
disp-aeaful scene was brought toa sudden
s-S nnexpected conclusion. President
cor, lad taken 3 seat on the floor, but had
not nsrtioipated in the debate. His eyes
,,ore assbing ~hen he arose and inter
ropted Mr Morris
s.Sfr Sneaker" be exclaimed, Il am 6
friend TO The Senator nom kltehie, but he
Las o-eTIv and cutrageously ineplt5d the
Cha;rv rCheers from Democrats ard
'-srer,l tsmuIt.l ''klr. Speaker. this
st;rg must son II yoa have not eaursg'
enough to defend yourself vnn t@Le Il
nnon rlyse,f to do it and VIII make 1t
DatrsoraI matter with the Senator from
Pitctie. An insult ike this sbould be re