The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-04

SloES mad been abrog2ted at the begin
ming Of the session when the house
adopted resolution fixing new hours
for Fridays session. The resolution
adopted at the beginning OF the session
fixing 1880 for the hour of meeting on
Friday and II O'clock for adjournment
was read BY Speaker F1rr.
Mr.. Farr stated that this resolution
was In force and adjourned Tie house.
He Immediately left the chair and was
followed by many OF the members and
the clerks amid great confusion and
excitement. McElhancy. OF Allegheny,
added to the excitement By moving that
Mr.. Bliss. OF Delaware, be elected
speaker. The motion was adopted by q
viva voce vote and Mr.. Bliss took the
chair and called the house to order. Mr..
Fow called the attention Of Mr.. Bliss TO
the absence OF the clerks and officers.
The acting speaker asked Mr.. Fow to
read the roll call and appointed Messrs.
Moore, OF Butler, and Ford. of Ale
gheny. clerks. The roll was called and
showed the presence OF two less than u
quorum OF members.
MIR. Meyers, of Cumberland, said:
"Mr. Speaker, Mr.. SpntZ Is present and
would like to hear his name called"
Mr.. Sp1tz's name was called twice
by Mr.. Fow, but he declined to answer.
Several othec members sat through the
calling OF the roll. but declined to re-
spond to the reading OF their names.
Mr.. Bliss made a statement after the
roll call that in his judgment the house
was legally In session. but the speaker
having left the house and taken with
him the officers, the house could do no
business. rs
Cause OF Speakers Action.
Mr.. Koontz asked whether It was the
power OF the speaker TO walk out and
arbitrarily suspend the business OF the
house. Mr.. Bliss said lie did not be-
lieve the speaker had the right to ar
bitrarily adjourn the house. Mr.. Stew
art. OF Philadelphia, said the speaker
adjourned the house because he feared
the house would right u wrong 1t had
done In allowing him to appoint n COM
mittee to Investigate charges OF br!b-
cry.
Mr.. Clarency. OF Philadelphia. moved
that committee OF five be appointed
to call meeting to express the senti-
nents OF the house on the rulings of
Speaker Farr TO report 10 the house
next Tuesday.
Before action was taken on the mo-
tion O discussion arose as to whether
Mr.. Farr had adjourned the house until
Saturday morning or Monday evening.
The official stenographer OF the house
was called on to read his notes, which
showed that the house hnd been ad-
journed until Saturday morning.
Mr.. Fow. Of Philadelphia. said the
hHllsa nIInll a ,,pt To
row, as it Is required under the law Of
1876 to meet at o'clock to so into Joint
session with the senate to ballot FOR n
United States senator MIR. Clarency's
motion was unanimously adopted and
the house took 4 recess until l:5S to ar
range for the meeting of the Joint as
seInbly.
Mr.. Bliss appointed the following
committee 10 take action on the ruling
OF Speaker Farr: Messrs. ClarencV. OF
philadelphia: Woodruff, OF Philadel-
phia; Young. OF Tioga, (RepublIcans);
Messrs. Dixon, OF Elk md Palm, OF
Crawford, tDemocra;s}.
Speaker Rcappears.
Speaker, Farr. reapneased in the hall
OF the house nj noon 10 receive the SEN
ate and ballot for senator. Lieutenant
Governor Gobia took the chair and
called the joint assembly to order The
usual preliminar!cs were gone through
with and the ballot was taken.
After the result OF the ballot was an
nounced, Speaker Farr left the house
without calling that body TO receive the
repor. of the latter. Mr.. Bllss took the
chair and james Israel, Pittsburgh
newspaper man was elected clerk.
Mr.. Fow. OF Philadelphia, said
he had the names OF l03 members who
would take part In the proceedings of
the house. He suggested that Mr.. Spatz
was present mad desired his name to be
be called. Mr.. Spatz's name was called
and he answered aye" MIR. Brooks, of
Erie, moved that the roll be called to
ascertain II there was quorum pres
ent and that all these proceedings be
made a part OF the record of the official
stenographer. The roll was called by
Mr. Fow and showed the presence os
10l members. two less than quorum.
Mr.. Bliss said there was present In
the house much more than to properly
constitute n quorum and advised that a
time be fixed for adjournment. On
motion OF Mr.. Stewart. OF Philadelphia.
It was decided that the house meet at
{ O'Clock Tuesday evening. The house
then adjourned until 1l:55 tomorrow.