The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05


the chamber -,..s
AIr. Efsklne. who was present. asked |
10 50 relieved from membership OF me
,-----fli4a Ha mad been III several !
5ysslrg, and By the command Of MS pny- /
eiciau, would be unable 20 resume active 1
75ork for some time. Mr.. 3. W. refer |
son, who had been acting as cns s IIlLl
during the temporary absence on f l.i.s,9
dent Quarter, said he did not ieel quail'
6ed 10 accept me resignation.
AZ this iuncture Mr. Quarter Fes9nieo |
occupancy Of the chair. MI. u brlen
manfred in what manner the cnaItsi
natter h now before the chamber Ism
az chamber a dead duck nowf' asked
sbe colonel. 'srhe first branch practlcal-
10 Killed the measure several weeks age,
and many Of the members OF the pI .1ll!
acted from good and proper IIlO.lle y.
srhey knew the charter was doomed e.- 20
defeat II It had been oroered 70 = W., ~
~ fbe people and come OF them WallIs9,
~. sIold 10 expense OF holding speciai
ei.cHon. The charter, he said, 70 uOt =
1Srfeot measure. There are some eoou
noinis IN II and some that are ulSUasVs-
presldeut Quarter, In answer u COZ
,,si OiBrIen's query, said that n r.
cent meeting Of the chanoeT 9 ~. ~,
tes had been appointed 10 lu 5 ns M
inferesIs OF the charter ana OF Sni s
committee Mr.. James Cunlplin9 H'
been acting as chairman: ,,,r. 81 the
M. Cumnflns said the members ~ tiie
,onniittee had not known OF me lntsn-
fioa 10 hold a meeting OF the ena[nDeI
nntli Saturday, and there had not psen
sin,e 10 prepare a report OK what mas
been accomplished. ..st.t,, III.
President Quarter suggested 1llat tlle
committee report as to what mas DeeH
accomplished already. ..,.t..
MI, Cumrnlns replied that q petltolL
addressed to the legislature, praylns
mai body 70 adopt the charter mao
bssn prepared and was ready TO circu.
lac among the people-in fact i mad
aiready been circulated IN q llnlited way.
Mr. George B. Caldwell addressed tne
chamber ON the subject. The chamber.
ne gaid Is placed in the position OF
nnshing something which the people
f,spresentatives-the city couheh-hsla
voted tohave nothing todowith; " ap-
ppeared ohimthatthecham posllB
araInst the plain people al the comnu-
NV who. he said, have unmlstakably
said that they want nothing 70 40 WIN WIN
Inc proposed charter. He hoped TINS
noaition would not be maintained. me
charter had not been received with sum
cIent favor to entitle 1t to submission
~ the people, yet the chamber OF COM
fnerce seems to be trying 10 nave ~
adopted over the heads OF the people
through the Legislature. a..
MI, Brady made the point that the
committee Of the chamber mas not au-
fhority from the body to conduct the
nresent movement for adoption of the
charter by the Legislature. He main
tafned that at she meeting at which
his committee was appointed It was
authorized only to push the measure
before the people and council, There
was no intention Ut that time for the
committee TO make a night in the iegis-
lature. Such a thing was not even
mentioned at the meeting.
Secretary Hazlett was appealed 10
and he took the same vlew-thdt II had
not been contemplated that the COM
InIttee would stretch Its powers so
Colonel o'Brien said he hoped the
chamber would dispose OF the charter
with as little ado as possible. The
chamber OF commerce has always WELD
ed powerful influence in this commu-
nifty. he said; the city council and other
bodies have always listened TO us coun-
sels most courteOusly and almost inva-
riably have adopted them. Now IL
seems that the chamber is about to
grapple with council, and on measure
which nc would stake his oil would have
been defeated two TO one at vote Of the
people. BY antagOnizing council In this
manner, ne continued, the chamber
would impair It's influence in the com,
munity.
Mr. Alfred PAULA member OF the
first branch OF councll-said that the
first branch did not act from motives OF
economy in turning down the ordinance
authorizing an election for the charter,
for II was proposed to have II voted upon
at the regular municipal election In
January.
Dr.. R. W Haziett-president OF the
charter commissioners gave history OF
the movement for new charter. This
city would never again have an oppor
tunity Ia vote upon so conservative a
charter as the one now under discuss
lon Ii had been defeated in the first
branch OF council bv a majority Of two.
care we to permit two men to rule this
coDnmunity?" he INQUIRED. Bot as the
charters friends have been given no
considerable In council II IL proper to
turn for relief to the legislature OF the
state. Charters have been granted the
towns of Huntington and Moundsville
without having been submitted to the
people for their sanction. "UnleFs the
chamber takes up the movement for
the adoption of the charter In the leg
tHttsAAiFr We dummy oh1eNaNNof AlE
concluded.
Mr.. Caldwell remarked that II the
chamber Is in favor Of pushing the
charter before the legislature, II should
say In so many words to the commit
tee, and not leave the matter clouded
IN uncertainty as 1t has been. He
would, therefore. move that II rs tho
sense Of the chamber that the commit
tee Is not empowered to push the char
ter except before the city council
Colonel O'Brien seconded this motion.
Mr.. Baer made few. .pepDefT re-
marks In the course OF which he allud-
Cd to the Sunday legislature" as he
calls the Trades Assembly.
Mr.. Cummlns said that his commit
tee had not desired to go beyond its
properly accredited powers, and he
would like to have the chamber define
the committees powers.
Mr.. Ersline said that charters have
been passed in legislatures without the
people having voted on them; the vote
by the people has generally been after
the charter Is constructed by the leEis-
lature. There Is no law in West Vir-
ginla. he said, providing for a popular
vote before the charter Is constructed.
Colonel O'Brien said he was sorry 20
see manifestation OF desire to
carry the charter 10 the legislature re-
gardlsss OF opposition. The people. he
said, can always be trusted; they gem
orally know what they want. He did
not believe In following the ideas If
certain eastern reformerE, made up Of
lnug-haired mon and short hatred wo-
men. In this city. he said, there have
been more robberies and defalcations
since the board system came In than
before when the people ruled In a more
direct way. He thought the best thing
fbe chamber can do {g b got away from