Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-04

missioner Bill Passed.
the Register.
st0u W. Va, February g.
augusta county bill, which came
the Senate to-day, was the sub
O. most acrimonious debate. Mr..
Hto opposed the bill. gave the
who are here TO secure its pas
severe scoring. He moved 10
ray postpone its consideration,
m said 10 was irregularly before the
LEGISLATURE. None of the conditions
TO the erection Of the new
had been complied with. No
alton had been made TO the
Comfy Court. Of his county, at least,
q survey of the territory proposed
81. te taken from Monongalia or Of the
territory to- be left TO the county; no
fca-ion had been made to have a
census taken in the territory interested.
$50 notice had been given of the appli-
cation to- the Legislature for the estab-
lshment of the new county.
He produced maps and drawings.
showing that there is only 364 square
miles of territory embraced in the limits
of lIonongalia county, and therefore
ro territory could Dee lawfully taken
from it 10 form q new county. Refer
irg TO the pretended survey made 10y
the advocates of the new county and
their claims OF requisite territory. he
branded as the grOssest fraud. false
hood and trickery. The men back of
the movement were living and deceiv-
ing the Legislature as TO the real facts
in the case.
The bin providing for a tax on sleep
ing and palace cars was also the sub
iect of a bitter fight. Mr.. Fast was
also one OF the leaders i'm this debate
He moved 90 reCOmmit the bill TO the
Committee on Finance where there
might be q further hearing upon it, Mr..
rlrr wanted to know why this delay
was sought Tic was q bill which the
people wanted passed it was a just
measure and its passage should not be
r.aved He said that he had been IN
formed that Senator Fast had been
1u-0ached by a member of the rail-
road lobby and asked 10 make motion
t1 refer it to- the Finance Committee.
senator Fast denied that he had been
w0ached by any one i'm regard 10 the
notion made. and a bitter personal
.rargIe ensued. in which some very
r.rr frHTf
4 To was charged that the motion
- rgeommit the bin was for the pur-
r. of delaying 10. but the chairman
.f rho Finance Committee promises TO
--rIr. H. back as early as possible.
Hon. S. r.. Stapleton, member Of the
House of Delegates from Wood county.
causing his party associates a great
deal of worry and veXatiOn by persist
.r.e I'm his efforts TO abolish the fee
am The fee system does not ap-
rrr to be such a bug-a-bOo 10 Re
r-"H08us. as it was two years ago. Just
after the state offices had been filled
.e the election OF Democrats. Then
they declare that the Democratic Au-
.- and Secretary Of State were rob
Ding -te people of fees that should 80
i-.. the general treasury, and the only
thing that deferred them from pushing
ta bills abolishing the fee system was
o. probability OF possibility OF the
Republicans being chosen to NIL these
.tas I'm 1897 Mr.. Stapletons bills
r.. she.ved at the last session by the
. .iean leaders. but he was led TO
that 10 was the wicked Demo
cats who stood i'm the way of abolish
-- -.. fee system. The mask Is now
OH and Mr. StapletOn has been
-1 understand that the Republl-
.- parity does not intend to abolish
.. system since the party Is IN the
tO profit by IL. There was
-umpus i'm the Judiciary Com
room last night. or rather i'm the
-s after the committee took
jgment on the member from
. md determined 10 postpone IN
IS the consideration Of the fee
Mr. StapletOn thinks he was not
fairly. They took action on his
when there was not full meet
The committee present When
arnu was made TO indefinitely
.ra the consideration of the two
Mr. StapletOn TO abolish the
-.au I'm the state offices and I'M
offices. every Democratic mem
sent voted against 10. with Mt
and every Republican mem
aut with the exception Of Mr.
voted for it, There were
.a bare quoruml present
Democrats and six Republicans
ding Che patron of the bills. or
rre committee had no authority
The action it did i'm deciding 20
ay postpone the consideration
..s The rules of the House
Tho several committees 20 eN-
and report upon all the bills re-
.hem. and they transcend their
rau they decide 90 indefinitely
-a The consideration of any bill
.r.e-ou was very angry when the
noe disposed OF his bills in such
-r manner and expressed him
.t.E freely on the subject a
'-o committee enSued and Mr..
O Dawson was called in 10 pac-
Nc6ing member Mr.. Dawson
0ap.etOn out of the committee
@ had a long and earnest con-
U.th him i'm the corridor. and
posed that ne finally succeeded
Styling the gentleman from Wood.
mo Republican party was entitled