The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-24


tho Basls of tho Wheeling ordln.
ancc, on Which wost virginia's
Commlaaion Founded Its Report.
Other Business of tho Legislature.
IFor Routine Of Legislature see Seventh Pige.l
special ptipa.eA TO ple hiditJtAa.r
CHAELEsroS, W. Va, Jan. 23.-The
future hia.orian may be interested to
know that at precisely three minutes
alter one o'clock In the afternoon OF
January 23, 1895, the Legislature Of Woat
Virginia elected the frat Republican
United States senator sent from this
state In aquarte: Of century. William
Gordon Worley. president Of tho sen.
ate. presided over the joint assembly.
By his side WAS William Seymour Ed.
wards. speaket OF ths house. In the.
chair OF state sat William A. McCorkle,
the Democratic governor Of the state,
casting his eye over the novel scene aud
keeping his thought to himself. The
Republican brethren were pleased to
see tho governor show his good feeling
by hi, conspicuous pre,ence.
Everybody who could get on the floor
was there before the senate arrived, and
tho senators had To- wedge themselves
in where they could. The gallery was
packed. Fair womsn were very much
in evidence.
Senator Reed, Of Harrison, did his
level best in placing in nomination
Stephen b. Elkins, OF Randolph, and
Speaker Edwards came in with rous-
ing second. II Senator Camden had
heard the excellent speech Of Senator
Scott in placing him in nomination he
would have found some nolace for hiu
defeat Delegate Kidd and Senator
Henderson spoke for Senator Camden.
Sir. Adkins, OF Wayne. the drst man on
the house roll. did not want to vote for
Camden, but he did.
Siuety.one votes wore cast. Elkins
had round 90. Camden %. Neale, Pop.
ulist, 9. Hhcu tho election Of Elkins
was declared by the presiding officer
there was an outburst Of applause that
woke the echoes. II was the breaking
loose Of 25 years Of peat up enthu,iasm.
Ther there was handmade all around,
Republicans felicita,ing each other,
Democrats congratulating Republicans.
A strong man and capable cham
pion OF protection had been commits
stoned by West Virginia TO represent
her In the senate OF the United States,
and the victory OF November was COM
ple.e.
A DEMOCRATIC COMPLIMENT TO ELKiSs.
In the course OF discussion In the
senate this afternoon in regard to 10.
eating the proposed home Tor incura.
bles, Senator Peck paid quite a compli-
ment to Senator.elecs Elkins. He
favored locating tho institution at
Elkins as a compliment 10 our new
senator. He said no understood Mr..
Elkins was man Of the people, who
would stand DIP for the "red necks, !" md
whom he found that kind Of O man he
proposed to stand up for him. The bill
was referred to the finance committee.
A communication received from the
Virginia debt commissioners by the
president OF the senate, and to-day com.
municated by him to the senate, shows
that tho attitude OF Virginia towards
West Virginia was inisinterpreted in
the resolution that won't through tho
house with whirl. Hero 10 the docu-
ment:
THE DOCUMENT.
Alta meeting OF tho Virginia commits.
sion, appointed under join. resolution
Of the general assembly o. Virginia, ap.
proved March 6. 1894, with respect to
an adjustment Of the proposition OF the
debt OF tho original state OF Virginia
proper to DO borne By West Virginia,
llslt January 2o, 1895, the following
resolution was adopted by said commits.
sion: Et
WnERE4s. The house OF delegates OF
the state OF West Virginia adopted ON
tho 18th day Of January, 1895, tho fol-
lowing resolution:
"Rt,olrd BY, tic Legislature Of lle,! TIr.
ciaid, That tho legislature hereby do.
c.mcE TO enter into any negotiation
with the debt commission, or coniinis.
sioners appointed uudcr q joint rosoln-
ton adopted by tile general assembly
Q: Virginia in the month OF March,
1894. looking 10 auy settlement OF tho
Virginia debt qucstiun on tho basIa set
forth IN said resolution" which rcsolu.
iion We ara advised Is now pending In
tho senate o; West Virginia.
WHEREAS. BY the terma OF Maid roso.
In,ion 1t iH manifest that said house OF
delegates misinlerpret0d the resolution
adopted by the general assembly OF the
state OF Virginia on tho 9th day OF
March, 1894. 10 provide for adjualine
with tho atate o! Virginia tho proper.
tion OF tho public debt OF tho original
DEBT Of Virginia proper to be borno by
West Virginia for tho application OF
Whatever may bc received from West
virginia 10 the payment OF those found
10 De entitled to tho saine. and
"HgErAs, by tho terms OF said Last
mGhiIoncd resolution this commission
hinVestcd with tho power to treat with
tne ieslhIature OF tho state OF West Viz.
e.ni" with raalec. to tho settlement Of
'aEi debts; and.
A. :" hE"Eas, Tnere 10 no claim, ei,hcr by
ane larns Of said resolution or by this
nonlinia,ion. that West Virginia should
,htlHeto .tlHe to pay ons.third Of said debt;
AZ M u re'o'lcd. ThR. this commission
t'sia''ns any purpose or desire to ask
a W, " ne legislature oil the state OF " cat
a