The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-18

Special Dispatch 10 tho InteliGcneee.
CHARLESTON, w.bva., Feb. H.
There is a hero In Charleston. Every
body Is bowing TO him. oliver s. Mar
shall, state senator from Hancock coun-
Is. Is the man, He has accomplished the
impotslble. in passing through The sen.
ate the bill TO appropriate to Bethany
college $4,000 Senator Marshall had
valuable asslstance from Senator
Hughes. Of CabelI, but Il was recognized
as the Hancock mans fight. and It Is
conceded TO be his Individual victory. In
the flrt place there were very few who
took the purpose seriously: probably not
three men IN thasenate but Mr., Marshall
got Ia work and Mr.. Hughes with him.
Both are well liked and willing to do a
EoOd turn. Marshall was regarded as
the leader because Bethany is In his dis.
trict. and because he was devoting him
self 10 It day and night. Whom he could
not convince he inspired with personal
sympathy, and he did 1t SO adroitly that.
while nobody supposed his measure had
much strength he was gathering In
enough TO make the most stubborn fight,
and the most brillInnt victory OF the Ses-
sion.
Yesterday the bill was beaten. but the
announcement Of the vote was post pOned
until to-day. This was done 10 please
Senator Marshall, nobody supposlng that
the result would be changed by a days
delay. When the matter came up to-
day senator's were surprised TO see that
the bill had gained something in a night.
Then begRh all sorts OF bushwhackinE by
means OF all sorts of tilatary motions.
Senator Fast hit the bill: straight out
from the shoulder. as proposing some
thing the state had no right 10 do. and
which opened the door to every religious
denomination 20 come in and ask aid for
an institution OF learning. This did not
phase the MARSHALL Hughes phalanx.
Finally the opposition, bowling TO the In
evitable. let 80 all h0ltS, and the bill
passed the senate. 1t was all good ma
tuTed. and the opposition was the first to
congratulate the Hancock senator. He
Eot the bill through by getting votes for
It, and by keeping away votes that would
have been polled on the other side II they
had been there
one OF the senator's who helped, ex-
plained the victory by saying, I've did II
10 please the old man" from which II
appeared that Senator Marshall has im-
posed himself on the brethren as an old
man A heavy shock OF gray hair helps
Nne lluAlOus II SEIlANOE guAESuNlA WGIS
in the house the bill would probably have
smoother aaibnE than Is said to be In
store for 1t. In that body there will be
formidable opposition. including amend-
ments to extend similar aid 70 education
az institutions OF other churches.
DR.. Harriet 3. Jones, OF Wheeling, left
for home this afternoon. the happlest
woman In Charleston next TO Mrs. Joseph
RufEneF. The passage OF the girls III
dustriai school bill made Dr., Jones hap
py. The passage OF the bill to found
home for incurables filled Mrs. Ruffner
with delight. ! saw the two shake hands
as though they were parting sisters. Two
years ago the industrials and the lncur1-
bles were not in close and sisterly touch.
II has been good fight well fought, by
both OF these jealous women.
The house pu, through the school bpok
Elll giving 10 the counties the selection
OF their own books. and the indications
are that the senate will join with the
house in adopting this means OF freeing
the legislature OF disturbing question
The passage OF this bill Will. be triumph
for the good name and good sense OF the
legislature.
The house hGld a session tonight to
advance It's calendar. The regular ap-
propriations being IN and ready for ac-
lion in each house there Is not likely to
be any god reason for an extension OF
the session. which all the cool heads de-
sire to avoid,
President Whitaker left his room this
evening for the first time since his illness.
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