The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-16
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When the house adjourned Saturday
ntternpon It was after long days
struggie, parliamentary and oratoricat,
over she majority report OF the special
Committee on, privileges and elections
Ewing the Democratic claimant. Logan,
pf Monroe. county, the pTima facie title
70 the seat now occupied By Mr.. Via,
Republican, who was seated al the tenn
'porary organization. The result OF the
vote was rejection OF the report, much
p the surprise OF many Democrats. two
Democratic members, Mcssrs. Hays, OF
Gllmer, and Taylor. OF Cabell counties.
voting with the. Republicans. The tie
vote was startling sensation to those
Who were not posted on what might be
expected, and there was Il liiutter OF ex-
titemeEt, but Il motion for adjournment
'qat'l 10 O'Clock Monday came from the
Democratic side before the announce
inent OF the vote which was to have
kept Via in his seat pending the formal
contest. 1t carried, and the announces
ment Will not be made until Tomorrow
at the opening OF the session. This
means something. The announcement
may be different from what II would
have been Saturday, or It mag not be.
IA Pressure 10 be Brought.
# The motion to adjourn coming quickly
on the end OF the vote. when the Demo-
cratic leaders saw the vote would be Il
lie, meant that'the delay was TO bring
Dressure to bear on the two members
1Sp change their votes, which under par
Aamentary rules. they can do II done
pef1re the announcement OF the result
of the vote. N :.
~ IT Is now believed that Taylor has
snccumbed and mag reverse his vote
{o.morrow morning, but there are 50
ssnanS surprising things that 1t Is not
yet assured that the result will be
.sehnhsed.% The effect or the resolution
is9ss the commtttecS II f7adopted, wifi SIM
py.s;Dc to give Logan, Democrat, the
e prima facic title to the seat. supplant-
Ing Via, Republican. thus completing
thesorganlaat!on ofthe house. The con.
liSest In which all the evidence will be
Sheard will be finally settled after the
organtzation By the regular committee
,sqn8 privileges and elections. which viii
continue Democratic majority. But /,
5tts8not adopted yet.
$sesln the other case. the Bcoliard- Den,
cease, from Taylor county, the maiorltg
sTeport simply declares Brohard's sea,
|sEacaHt. without Seating Dent, the DEM
Spfratic claimant. This throws the con-
ssfest before the house to be settled In
t1fhe regular way. 1t viii reduce tenn.
pporarily the Republican vote one, bu,
it5will not Increase the Democratic vote
sfor the time being =.
Hunts 'Misstatcmcnt.
Si5i During the debate yesterday on the re.
Eport there was great interest manifest
ed. M statement made By Delegate
Hunt, Republican. was so sensational ms
10 cause quite q commotlon among rhe
democrats and gave them cue for
ssome sort OF action against Secretary o
state Dawson for alleged excess of att
thorlty. and until tonight 1t was ,h,
iHtention OF the Democrats to take stems
ffe investigate the matter II Mr.. Hunt,
wlo, without intending 10 90 so, mis-
sstated the matter, had gotten It correct
ethcrc would have been none of this jubi
7slnnt expectation Of chance TO max,
4trpublc for Mc Dawson. Delegate
EHInt. in speaking of the secretary O.
esst2te's right to use his discretion unde
Scertain conditions declared thnt Secre.
SarS Dawson had listed as elected sew.
teral Democratic members-elect who
fhad no certificates whatever. This
would nave been beautifully generous
taht noa--pnrtisan act on Mr.. Dawson's
EPai had u been tH:e; likewise an TIN
lawtul act. But Mr.. Hunt unintention.
Baily got 1t wrong. He should have sait
EIhat Mr.. Dawson waited until almost
tfthe extreme limit for the Democrat,
certificates and finally generously and
Z non -Partisarly wrote to the county
courts to send them. Had this not beer
Sdone the Democrats would not haye
been listed. Democratic paners and
eotheTs made much OF this Incident, bu,
sthe facts VIII explode the effort to re,
5Mr, Dawson In trouble. -
fsImportant Developments Eypcctcd.
Tomorrow is looked for to deyelop
!stmporshht things, Speaker Mckinney
hopes that the, whole matter viii be SET
$tlcd so The house:can be organized und
sstAc legislature get down 10 business. II,
Us ready to appoint the committees just
8ns soon as the contest is over. 1t will
s5Sbe over tomorrow, II there il not tor
8.much useless speech making, unless
&something new develops In the sltua.
g4ion. .l.,r-4 49, '''""'
Il. This was Il 1uIet day, real Sunday
MOST people attended church or walked
SIN the bright sunshine. and politics took
ia back seat long enough for the Rcnub.
silcanS and Democrats to dwell togethc,
Slh unsty on at least, one day In the week.
M G. x. D.