The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-16
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Members were particularly entertained
with the railroad part Of the message,
which in illustration of a masters lia-
bility for injury to his servants, gives all
the prime factors and all the possible
combinations OF any injury to a railroad
employe. That part Of the message
which denounces in scathing terms the
practice OF giving railway passes to pub:
lie servants was not iapplauded. Mem
bers were chatting, reading and writing
while the message was being read, but
they seemed to be glad it was being read.
Reading Clerk Byrne looked as though
he might have found greater pleasure in
more stimulating diversion. H The two
documents were also read in the Senate,
where the clerk was suspected of 1 "'cut-
ting" the message, but nobody objected.
The House proceedings were as flat as
pancake, and there twas not much
more bounce in the Senate. u: :t s$
ATTEMPT TO GUST REPUBLICAN /; SENATE
OFFICERS. Sf ;5i
The Senate officers were confirmed in
their pluces alter a non-p partisan dis
cussion, the opposition taking the
ground that the resolution was + not
necessary. Senator Vanpelt, the mover,
showed that this was the proceeding at
the extra session in Z 1887, and that set
tied it. 3 Up to this point the Republi-
cans feared there would be an effort to
clean out all the Republican officers by
taking advantage OF the absence OF three
Republican Senators. Some Democrats
had urged II the reorganization scheme,
but the majority on that side would not
listen to it. 4
Another tlurly, was caused by the mild
effort OF the Democratic side to get the
Senate into joint assembly at once. It
was not supposed that an attempt would
he made to spring a vote on the contest
without some opportunity for deliber-
ating, but when the Republicans cast
their eyes on thes vacant seats on their
side they thought; they would mot leok
well in joint assembly, therefore; they
resisted and the Democrats lot go. To-
night the Democrats gave \ notice that
tomorrow they will lay hold OF the, SEN
ate again and march it into, the presence
Of the House. y this the Republicans
say they will make no objection a
THE aunERNAToRrAL, CONTEST. s.5g
Mr.. Moore, Of Harrison, will 3to,mor.
row try to test the sense Of the House on
his resolution offered to-day, and laid
over under rules, providing that tho
contest shall be settled before general
legislative business is taken up.is This is
in line with Republican sentiment and
many II Democrats privately coincide,
though when itcomeB to the point they
may pull the other way; Republicans
argue that the only way, to make sure OF
disposing OF the contest Is to 90 at that
and stick to5it$until it shall be finished.
Otherwise the session might expire and
leave hung up its real and most import.
ant business. They argue that this
would be a gross mscarriage OF justice.
Somebody is pulling the wires among
the Democrats ito Induce, them to open
upthe devils dance Of legislation, recon-
,nended by the Governor, leaving the
contest to take pot luck: It has thus fur
been impossible to- follow this s"dead
wire"'s;3 to the hand that Is manipulating
it, but there Is Democratic authority lor
the statement that the Ehand is in the
executive department \
DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS poR oRASsErTLRMENT
eOne Of Judge Fleming s friends said
to,night:5a"We want, the contest settled
that Is what,we are here for. We want
the man who was elected Sto have The
Office withoutfurther delay.s$ 1t looks al
{ though programme has been arranged
/: by the Governor to get !us IN "a mass 9
4 general Legislation so that we shall al
A jourh without disposing OF the contest
,l Don't you see this would leave; Wilsor
where lie is.' 4 He ins{by{every day 81
3 delay, and We have! already lost enough
3 by that kind of gain. There is that
vacancy on the Supreme bench, for IN
stance, which Governor Wilson was &
4 quick to All.S 81 We. don't want him to I'll
auy ntorc vacancies there or elsewhere
And then there is the Secretary Of state'I
Office, we want 70 see some u new ' v lace
there. a M Ii X
sS,Whrn this Democrat was asked
whether he, thought the caucus Ewoult
y take this view, he replied with q peculia
and rather husky smile in his voice." =, !"
. don't. think there will be any caucus.%,'Ss.
At all events there has as yet been n
caucus l,of the D Democratic Judges, AM
I the opposition to a caucus is 80 stron
that the managers do not seem dlspose'
10 press for}it. { They are, however, p