The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-22
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Before eJoiinrrt. t'irr. /. Assembly S.. 1T. il
'S55HibsS is Own Behalf 3 i
SCHEME OF THE II: !: DEMOCRATS 3, ATS
'at' .t-NNt AtESt tiAC. lfgifl ID
To Ignore Tho Majority Report and
by n simple Vote Seat Flcming. n
Major Chcw's 4 ct OF j tlce. \ IA
Legislative Proceedings, x 2l !$

by Simple Vote Seat Flcn,ing. !. /
Major chcw's Act ofi lust Ice. \ n ii
Legislative Proceedings, Il a
Special Dispaich 70 he iutelligencer "
CnARlEsros,} va, Jan. 2l,--Tht
joint session proceedings were a little
more interesting to-day than usual, be:
Ing on the eve ol the great encounter q
which begins Tomorrow Senator Price,
from the Committee on Rules; submitted
aiurther report Of the committee. The
con.estee, hc,said,i ,ihad requested 70 be
allowed 10 appear in /. bis own behalf,
The committee had decided to allow, the
contestant and contestee to be heard, III
they SO desired, the lims used BY either
to DO taken from the ten hours allowed
his counsel, aud, further, that after these
arguments, six hours are 10 beI 8. allowed
the majority andlthe same the minority
Of committee, to be. divided as they {see
proper. provided tue chairman be al
lowed 10 conclude. Members Of Ethe
committee may yield Sany part Of their
time 10 any member Of the Legislature
Senator Morris, Of the committee, said
there was no intentionSto, deprive any
member OF an opportunity to Sbe heard.
The Senator from Mineral, (Price) had
said in committee that there would be
sufficient time for members TO consider
the conflict between. the minority and
majority reports. ijifi5i IS
SHOULD TRY TUE CASE $$;As WELL AS
I'LL III iiilARGuE IT. III n iIis ~
1t had been indicated that tho only
trial Of this cause shall be tho argument
by COUNSEL The contest committee had
passed on 700 votes in one week, hear.
ing and considering the testimony..$5The
joint session should give a more digni.
fled appearance to this proceeding than
to pass II resolution saying should
be seated, and then to seat him. Al Senator
Morris desired to give notice that some.
thing more would beinsisted on. TSS ls,5 Z
The committees report was adopted
and the committee was given further
time. Senator Morris indicated what
will probably occasion a first.class sensa.
ton in the great trial. Republicans want
the cause tried, (which includes testi-
mony as well @as arguments, on which
the committee proposes to take a vote.
Republicans want the joint assembly sit
ting as a court to have q chance to deter.
mine whether that vote Shall be taken.
They are as desirous as the other side
can be for despatch,3 but they think the
case worth trying after all the time and
money spent IN its preparation.
POLICY OF DEMOCRATS: s.sgs IL
The policyof the Democratic managers
seems to be to dispose Of the case e3 in in.
bulk at one stroke, and even in this q
disposition is shown / to sdiscredit the
majority report by dodging it. st5stzty
~ WHAT SOME DEMOCRATS WANT TO 90. SSS5
Some Democrats, Senator Price among
them, have said there are things in that
report which they: do mot endorse and
they do not desire TO- have the vote
taken on the report. .s$ They prefer, a a
resolution declaring Fleming duly elect.
ed. III this be done there will never be
anything on record to show what in
duced the Joint assembly to declare
Fleming Governor, nor would lit ever
appear what plurality was discovered for
him by the contest proceedinys.T Repub-
licans will not agree to this way OF doing
the job, and there is n possibility that
enough Democrats will coincide with
them to alter the programme. The
possibility is not strong enough to move
mountains, and lis indicated more by
present professions Z Of an intention to
make the proceedings fair and decorous
than by anything done SorI left undone
on the Democratic side since the begin:
ming OF the affair last winter. % 4 p
COL cnEw''s ACTION.
Last night il was understood that the
Committee on Rules would not permit
GoF to be heard. Since it was known
that Judge Fleming did not desire to be
heard, the 4 two Republicans on i the
Committee desired a way opened for
both. at this mornings meeting Of the
Committee Col.% Chew voted with the
Republicans .to! allow contestant and
contestee to fappear. y He said he
thought that:it was theirssright,; and the
exercis. OF 1t d matter Of taste. IS Col.
Chew'6 action having leaked out, q Re-
: publican said "Col.: I Chew was a brave
Confederate soldier. NJ He: stood up and
let us shoot ut him that is the kind of a
Democrat from whom you may expect
just what he has done. = t}ss. u i
Republicans are pleased that sGoG is
to discuss the case, and many Demo-
Gratis are eagerTto hear him, though
most Of them say in public that his ap-
pearance will be invery bad taste. y::i:, "a
THE PEOPLES CAUSE. Y i;:y:
General Golf feels that the cause is
the peoples and that only a false idea Of
modesty, indicating real egotism, could
make his personality Of SO much iimpor-
tance MS to forbid him / to defend u by
all legal means that which the people
committed I to him. n The question 4 oi
taste as raised by the other side; is mot
tormenting Republicans. s Democrats
Rre predicting that since, Gof will tempt
providence he will be tlayed alive before
their side is done with him. "a Golf I is
serene tonight, not knowing what is IN
store for! him. n ii:
ORDER OF THE spEAKlNd. 81 y n!
Judge okeysJohnson will I open fol
the contestant and will probably talk
thcwhclo ,of the first day Mr.. Hubbard
will follow, GoE next, then St. Clair for
the contestant followed &by Senate,
Maxwell. Chairman Mckee Of the Con
test Committee will Iconclude.y This is
the present understanding. Such mem.
bers as desire 10 lalk will be sandwiched
in taking some Of the time allowed the
committeeman on their side.98 The talk
ing will consume at least a week, maybe
longer III Democratic managers hayt
their way there will ;tbeS little ia; do but
listen 10 the discussion and vote for: ol
against theS base proposition to sea