The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-11
A WOW AND wUMPUs.
Councils Two Branches Agree to DiSagre,
on the Proposed Increase Of Salaries.


Councils Two Branches Agree to DtSagrC
on the Proposed Increase Of Salaries.
Council was little slow getting t
gether last night, and CLERK Thoner di
not get his minutes read till nearly hal
past 8 o'clock. The most interestin
piece ofbuAiness expected at last night
meeting, and the one that caused tn
city office holders great deal OF annoy
ance, was the report Of the conference
committee on the annual salary ordi
nance. It had been said that somI
members OF the First branch would no
vote in favor Of accepting the report o
the committee, though not to do &C
would be almost without precedent
The fellows who expected to get ad
vances ranging from one to four hun
dred dollars q year by the muniticence
OF the Second branch were correspond
inRly elated, but their hopes were
doomed to sudden fall.
The report came up In the First
branch, and after being read, Mr.. EN-.
sheimer moved to lay itupon the table.
The motion was put and prevailed by q
good strong vote, some members moi
voting, but none voting no.
This practically kills the ordinance,
for 1t is doubtful II enough First branch
members favor It TO get the report oh
the table.
THE SECOND BRANCH WARN.
The First branch, of course, was not
called Upon to notify the Second Of its
action, but II was soon made known in
the Second that the report had been
summarily disposed oi.
Mr.. Robertson asked for information
whether the First branch has the power
to take the conference report before 1t is
presented in the Second. He stated that
the Second had asked for the conference
committee, and it was appointed on &C.
count OF the Second disagreeing with
the amendments OF the First branch,
and also that it contemplates the expen.
diture Of money.
Mr.. Capps moved that the Second
branch ask the First branch for the re.
port. Mr.. Capps's motion was unani-
inously adopted, and President Jepson
asked Mr.. Weitzel to respectfully ask
the First branch to give the report to the
Second.
Mr.. Weitzsl made the formal request
TO Mr.. Farrell, who was in the chair in
the First Branch.
Mr.. Farrell turned It over, but Mr..
0'Kane objected, and Mr.. Farrell called
the report back aud told Mr.. Weitzsl to
inform the Second Branch that the re-
port was on the table.
Mr.. Weitzel made his report to the
Second Branch, and Mr.. Capps rose to
POINT OF DIGNITY.
He said he could see no reason for the
First Branch taking the report. He had
been threatened before the committee
met that, no matter what the report
might be, the First Branch was the
peers and would turn down any report
that might be made. He said it seemed
that there was a Gear Reed in the person
Of Mr.. EmHheimer over there.
Mr.. Capps grew rather eloquent, and
scorched the First branch severely. He
wanted 10 know the necessity OF having
two branches OF Council II one Of them
was to play the part Of obstruCtionists
and hold back legislation. He thought
the action OF the First branch in refusing
to honor tho report Of the COMMITTEES
when it had full representation upon 1t,
was without precedent, and to say the
least was not honorable.
Mr.. 0Leary moved that the Second
branch demand the report Of the COM
mittee from the clerk. The motion pre-.
vailed, and Mr.. Freeze was sent to make
the demand.
THE FIRST ADJouRNs.
When he went across the corridor all
those in the lobby, the reporters and
number OF Second branch members,
went with him. Mayor Seabright had
gotten back to the chair, and Mr.. Hap
ny, seeing the crowd, moved to adjourn.
The Mayor refused to consider the mo.
ton till the Second was notified that the
motion was pending. Mr.. Happy noti-
fed tie few member OF the Second that
were in their chamber and President
Jepson requested that the First re-
main In session, as there was big grist
Of unfinished business on the table. Mr..
Happy conveyed the request OF Presi-
dent Jepson, and the Mayor urged that
the Firat branch should not adjourn.
The question was put and the Vira poce
vote failing to satisfy the Mayor, a stand
ing vote was taken, which resulted in a
strong majority in favor Of adjournment.
In the Second branch, Mr.. Capps
moved since the First branch had
to obstruct legislation and
since 1t seemed that the minority was
determined to rule, that the Second
branch also adjourn. The motion carried.
Considerable feeling was stirred up
over the affair, Second branch members
being loud in their denunciations Of the
Firsps actions. The First branch mem
bers as rule were quiet about it all,
and simply remarked upon the fact that
there are more ways than one to kill a
thing.