The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-13
amendments were agreed to and.the bill
as amended, was agreed TO,

stricken, Taylor and Vrooman-27.
Absent and not voting-Bandy, Blake
more. Buxton, Davis, Dorr, Ford, Jut
tlce, Kee, Mayer, McCiung, Meador an,
Peck-l2. - '''- S, !
Mr.. Chew moved to suspend the rule
and take up engrossed House bill No
2S--defeated by an aye and no vote.
Mr. Young again endeavored to tax,
up House joint resolution No. 10. Ayel
and noes were demanded and the Hous,
refused by vote OF 20 to %; absent IA
Mr.. Davies introduced House bill No
80, providing for the service Of legal pro
cess, order notice Of railroad companies
in actions and proceedings before JUS
tices; House bill No. 33, to repeal sec
ton 3S OF chapter 80 Of the Code (neS
edition). Both were referred to thu
Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill No. Is, regarding delin,
quent and forfeited lands, was tabled b,
an aye and nay vote, as was also SENATE
bill No. 8. 10 regard to juries. IT,,
Senate bill II, relating to juries, wa.
also tabled on motion Of Mr.. Sprigg, and
House bill 8, for the preservation o
useful animals met the same fate.
House bill % came up and several
amendments were proposed. Pending
further consideration recess was taken
until 2:3O in the afternoon. .laEr
|lNyg AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.
Tho consideration Of House bill No
2S was resumed at the afternoon session
OF the House. A great deal of time was
consumed in discussing and explaining
votes. When Mr.. Davies name was
reached that gentleman made an elo
quent and forcible speech against the
passage Of the bill. MIR. Moore, in ex.
planning his vote. said be had hoped the
plection Committee would draft an elec.
ton bill that would have MT with hi.
approval, but the bill it reported is SO
complicated and the changes proposed
so radical, that he was compelled to vote
against. Then he contrasted the present
election law by sections and compared il
with the proposed bill, which is con.
glomeration OF the Australian ballot sys-
TEN, Indiana election law and Pennsvl-
vania primary election law; defined
and explained the present election
law and the various otlenses relating to
elections under the present law. BE
contrasted the various sections OF the
present law with that OF the proposed
law and showed that the penalties under
the new law are excessive and in viola.
ton OF the constitutional provision that
excessive fines shall not be imposed and
penalties shall be proportioned to the
character and degree OF the oiTeusc; that
the proposed nav law is Objectionable
because it confines the voter to voting
in his precinct; that it will require the
establishment OF additional voting
places, require additional officers and
additional expense; that the County
Court would be compelled to lay of the
precincts and have an enumeration
made Of the voters. si'.
OTHER DIRECTIONS.
The new law is objectionable ip tha.
itrecognizes only two political parties,
viz: Democratic and Republican, igpor.
ing the Prohibition and Labor parties in
the selection of the Board Of Commits
sioners and ballot commission, election
judges, ETC.: that the County Court, by
the new law, will be required to cxpeud
a large amount Of money annually in
providing election rooms, booths, etc. :;
that the new law is Objectionable in this
that it does not make additional provis-
ion requiring and compelling the Speaker
OF the House to open, publish and de-
clare the returns Of election for Cover
nor, and adds no penalty in case the
Speaker fails or neglec,s to do SO. No
penalty can ever secure declaration Of
the result by the Speaker ii he refuses to
perform his duty unless they have a
majority in the Joint Assembly.
He referred to the necessity OF
a penalty being imposed in case
OF the refusal OF the Speaker
to discharge the duty imposed upon him
by law and referred to our experience
last winter. Many Of the provisions ol
the new law are good, particularly those
prohibiting the use OF money in secur.
ing nominations and at elections, but
the Objectionable features Of the new law
are so numerous and the changes pro-
posed so expensive and intricate, that
Objectionable features outweigh the good
ones. The attempt to commit an ofiense
under two sections Of the proposed law
is punished with the same degree ol
severity as the actual commission oil
otfense and in controvention with the
provisions OF our statute providing
for the punishment of persons who at.
tempt to commit on ohense., ~. "
He was interrupted several times and
then. called to order before finishing.
The roll call was finally finished as
follows:
Ayes-Woods, Altizer, Chew, Cor.
coran, Edelman, Garden, Good, Ham.
met, Hanen, Para, Jack, johnson,
Lively, Morgan, Napier, Merrill, Prich.
ard, Pugh, Roach, Samuels, shanklin
Shaw, Shelton, Sprigg, Stifel, Syden'
stricken, Taylor, Vrooman and Young
90, Si 4 ..E.,'y
Noes-Archer, Aultz, Bryte, Caste
Davies, Duval, Gluck, Hill, Kirk
Kitchen, McComb, Meador, Meyer, Min
ter, Moore, Orr, Parrish, Smith, St
Clair. Stearne, Stone, Stuck, Thayer
Weber and Williams-25.
| aUocut huu uut SotAAR-o -oaAuy olhCh'
more, buxton, Dorr, Ford, Gibson, Jus
tice, Kee, Mayer, McClung and Peck-1l
s WITH SMILING FACES.
Mr.. Sprigg was delegated to communi
cate to the Senate and shoulderet
the bill ofsixty.eight pages Of engrossinl
paper and started to the other side o
the Capitol, followed by dozen mem
bers with smiling faces to witness thu
burial OF the bill, for it is certain thu
Senate will never pass it. q
Engrossed House bill No. 2, to pre-
vent the creation OF trusts, was thel
taken up, but failed to pass, after which
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
Capital Notes.
Special Dispateh 10 the In.el!iqenoer. ,r
CuARLEsroS, WA, Feb. 12.-Mrs
Henry S. Walker rendered IN elegan
ladies' reception from Sto 8 o'clock thi
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Governo
Fleming and Mrs. Governor Wilson
scores Of ladies calling during the after
noon. b ysi -i5 q sss5i,5 IS =
Major J. @. Anderson, who has beer
seriously i'll ut the Hotel Rufner, is abl'