Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-16

i'm the Senate chamber, was -
! ing to engineer a resc l%-hch
would exclude every o. ~ these
deputies" from ~ < 81 chamber
and cloakroom. os% - amendment
to the stand\ , providing that
none but mem\ md officers of the
Senate should be\dllowed in the cloak
room or i'm the chamber during session.
lit was retired to the Committee on
Rules and viii probably be reported
early Monday morning.
An act described by Republicans as
/ a fragrant usurpation" was perperat-
ed at the door of the House by Sen
/ ate Sergeant-at-Arms Sommers imme-
diately after the Senators entered for
/ joint assembly.
The doorkeeper Of the House being
away from Frankfort, Mayor A. G..
/ Sharpley, of Lexington. was appointed
substitute by the Speaker, and after
being sworn in took his stand at the
door. After the Senators had entered
/ Sommers told Sahrpley to stand aside,
as he tsommers) had charge Of the
House during joint assembly. Sharpiey
refused to leave the door, but instead,
ordered Sommers to
KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.
While the men were heatedly wrang-
ling two of Sommers newly appointed
deputies" forced themselves into the
lobby and assisted in removing Sharp
ley from the door.
The matter was then reported to
Lieutenant Governor Worthington.
who had just raped the assembly to
order. He instructed Major Sharpley
TO hold the door in conjunction with
Sommers. who. he said, had really no
business there. but the Lieutenant Gov
ernor only wanted to have peace. The
deputies" stayed in the lobby during
Joint assembly ready to do the bidding
OF their employers.
The plan the Republicans
HAD IN VIEW
was not made apparent until the bal
lotiug for Senator commenced. The
roll call showed 132 present in joint
assembly. making sixty-seven neces-
sary to an election. When the ballot
f ing commenced everybody thought the
Republican members intended to break
la quorum. as i'm the four previous days,
las they refused TO vote. When the roll
had been called. and Representative
/ Poor had refrained from voting, as pre-
viously arranged. Senator Dcboe ask
ed that the absentees be called. The
/ Republicans now voted solidly for St
John BOYLE. but when Poor's name was
again reached he astonished them by
voting for Populist Petit. OF course
NO SIGN WAS GIVEN.
but the Republicans saw the game was
mp. and Senators James and Walton
who had seats in the House, did not
vote.
The result was: Boyle IS; Blackburn
|51: Carlisle IA; Buckner /, and Petit f..
Had Poor failed to vote. Boyle. with
/ the votes of James and Walton, would
Ihaye had 81, enough to- elect him. But
/ Poor having cast his ballot it was use
less fer James and Walton to vote, as
tie would be the result. Their pres
ence made GS necessary to a majority
and unless Poor voted for Boyle that
could not be attainedl
The Republicans have another
scheme i'm pickle for Monday, but, as
with that of yesterday, nobody well
/ knows what it is mdl opening in joint
assembly.
The idea of seating Wood Dunlap has
! been altogether given up by the Re
publicans. He left here yesterday for
home with his wife. Dunlap is almost
a wreck. physically and mentally, on
account of the strain under which he
has been for so many weeks.
Democrats are threatening to i'm
peach Governor Bradley for his orders
to the Sheriff. Sergeant-at-Arms
Sommers says he viii have as his as
sistants i'm the joint assembly to-mor-
row, Chinn Williams and LiIlard
Excitement tonight is very high
Poor. the Populist has pledged the Re
publcans to vote for BOYLE tomorrow.
and if he does Boyle is likely to be
elected
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