The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-16

Special Dispatch to tho IntellIgencer.
Soon after the house had re-nssemblcd
Son after the house had re-assembled
after dinner the governors private sec
retary was announced by the sergeant
alarms. The secretary was about to
proceed, when the governor, from a
seat on the Democratic side. called the
secretary to him. The house waited a
moment. The secretary did not take
the floor again, and the proceedings
went on. The secretary was loaded
with veto OF house bill No. 10. which
legIslates out the present insane asy.
lum boards, The message was not shot
in because the governor had counted
noses and found that Republlcause were
in their seats, and that straight party
vote would kill the veto. Only few
understood the entertaining by-play,
but those who did watched It with close
interest, and some amusement
An hour or more later the secretary
appeared again. and delivered the veto,
printed on three slips. There was no
sensation. The message was quickly
ordered on the calendar TO come up to-
morrow morning, when there Will be
again enough Republican votes to do
business.
The governor quotes the commenda.
tory reports OF Republican legislative
committees, and says there is no pub
lie need OF the change, and declares that
the bill establishes u precedent that IS
utterly bad" for these boards would
soon pass into Republican hands by the
operation OF the present law.
The bill passed both houses because
OF the feeling among Republicans that
they are expected to take charge OF
these institutions, as soon as possible,
and that they ought to do SO.
Delegate Garvln's game bill passed
the house this afternoon after n long
discussion. Among other things hunt
ing rabbits with ferrets Is forbidden by
the bill. 1t happens that in some lo-
GaIltIes rabbits are regarded as pests,
and their preservation Is not desired as
much us their determination. But the
rabbit Is to be preserved and the ferrets
must go.
The Joint Republican caucus which
was to have been held tonight to con-
slider the election bill was postponed
until tomorrow night Republicans
OF the house will caucus at nine o'clock
tomorrow morning.
There was tilt in the senate this at
tGrnoon over the criminal charges bill.
The point was made that the bill covers
misdemeanOrs as well as felonies,
which, senator's thought. was not In
tended. The bill was made special
order for tomorrow afternoon, at two
o'clock.
Tomorrow morning the house will
take up the governors veto Of the in
sane asylum bill, and unless signs fail
WIN pass the bill over the veto.
Judge Campbell. OF Hancock, will so
before the finance committee II oppor-
tunlty offers, in the interest OF the up
preparation for Bethany college, Of
which he is a trustee. Some misunder-
standing has arisen about Judge Camp
bell and the United States district at
torneyshlp. He has not decided to en-
ter the field, although friends are urg-
Ing him.
Mlngo county is strongly represented
here to protest against the bill to es-
t1DllSn n CfltnlIlHl court III tuuI GOulltSt
with Judge Dooltttle on the circuit
bench. They say they need nothing
more. Judge Doolittle does everything
for good order.
The Sistersville delegation is urging
the passage of the new charter, pat
termed on the Ceredo plan, which gives
the town Jurisdiction over the license
question. The bill recently passed al
lowing a saloon to be proceeded against
by injunction and abated as u nuisance
would, according to the SlsterSville del
egatlon, make sorry state Of affairs in
SIstersvIlle. where there would be riot
OF rum without regulation. AS It ls now
the county refuses license. but the town
has scientific system Of fines whichhaa
realized thus far in the fiscal year the
handsome sum OF twenty-three thous-
and dollars from seventeen saloons, and
the year is not ended. Literally, sa-
plan il 10 bc upset, the SistersvIlle men
say Il will be hard on the town.