The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-12
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H6pecla! Dispatch to tho c1ntelllSencer. x. /,
CHARLESTON, Va Jan. IL,
Both houses Of the legislature met at
{ noon to-day, and organized according
to these programme. Just as3 the dis
patchea predicted las. might. The Re-
!. publieans organized the senate with
eight majority, ana the Democrats or
ganized the house with three ma ajorlty,
the officers selected at the party eau
I, ,cusea last night being duly, elected and
: sworn In. The feature In the house was
that Btohard, ,s Republican, of Taylor
!, county.fand Vic, Republican, of Mon
roe county. both under contest, were
= listed by Secretary OF State Dawson
and glSea seats by the Republican tenn
/ porary organization, against the for
4 NAL protet. OF the Democratic side, en-
tered yMr.f Davis. OF Harrison county,
and Major .. "A. Bennett, Of Hunting
I ton. This protest Is of course on rec ;
ord. There Is little doubt tha. the two
4 men VIII tDeS unsea ted as the result of
! The: contest by the Democratic tnajority.
Z Whether any further effort to unseat
Republicans Will be made is yet to be
z seem Other, contests Will undoubtedly
come up, and herein lies u possibility.
Republican Majority ofFlvc.
i It is known that In the senate there
are several who are opposed 10 d gem
eral unseating policy. Their position Is
s logical viewed from their own. stand /.
g point OF a bare possibility that some of
their own titles to certificates might be
s tound weak In some places in the event
OF o thorough Investigation by Re-
z publican senate 1t Is safe 10 predict
4 however that the Republican major.
stty of five on. joint ballot viii more
Z than likely Stand intact. isl
rs Leading Democrats willingly concele
y that It cannot be wiped out altogether,
4 ana there Is more interest taken in the
4 senatorial situation on the Republ
Z slde In consequence thariis felt IN the
4 jDemoeratlc sltuatinn.&f& The chier Inter!
I est IN the liter lies In the central fig
4 nre, Col. MEG raw. who, 5lgeyerSb0dy be-
lieves, is building about himself an in
$SlnsiblG position for the {, Democratic
for two years hence. g, ;}{t5
In the senate the organIrat Ion was
n effected In the same. mannrr as in the
mouse, Democrats entering protests
& against the titles, OF the two war sena-
i tors, tictzendanner and Plcrson. This
viii makeIaG contest in behalf Of tho
$ Two men elected by the Democrats OF the
( uistrlct without authority.
t75!e The Pleasing Feature.
The pleasing feature of the organza-
ton OF both houses was that;it was all
\ done Peacefully. and there was no sign
y Whatever OF any army or navy, no yIo-
!ehce, NOBODY standing around armed
+ 70 Inc teeth and an entire absence OF
( the sort OF trouble that has been go free.
X Stpfedictcd by certain Democratic or
Z Gans thnt spent weeks endenycrInC to
Influence the public mind and make II
appear that Charleston would be turn
I Gd&ttto q regular military camp. IC
.atnese EDITORS could observe the cotlr-
: steous ana really good personal feeling
Z existing between Democrats and re-
z publicans here, though each side Is
ready 10 contest to the last within
bounds for the disputed seats, thev
4 would realize how uniruthful they were
= and how frultless their efforts have
/, been, Ia 81 l@sl 80 =
81 In another dispatch I have given tho
situation IN the senatorial matter no
Il tnirly as 1t Is possible to do 80. l, Il
the exact situation as It is seen here to-
< night. AS TO the contests over dis
puted i5seats. they are yet to conc,
Speaker. Mckinney. of the house, made
!. brief but conservative speech on his
acceptance OF the chair and II must be
admitted 1t had good effect II only
the majority of The house will stick to
the principles he laid down there win
= not be any revolutionary business. II
Is hoped that 1t will turn out so. {S5 Il.
Republicans Widc Awake. 8 g.
But the Republicans are wide awake,
! The organization is perfect. ana for
much OF the splendid work executed the
credit Is due to Secretary White 6s the
state committee, who has labored inces
sanity. Others have done their share,
and doneti well. As soon as the crisis
( or the contests Is past will come the leg
islattvc business. I Committees will be
named at once. and the real work Will
al least be innuguratcd.
The message OF the governor was re-
ecived by the senate. but was not taken
up ny the house. MS tho organization for
business there viii not be completed I'M
III to-morrow's session. The message.
however, snow public property. 30
1t IL fuvorably commented on here
for the completeness with which II COW
3 crs the record OF West Virginia for the
4 past Two years. govcrnmentnlly and in
Il duatrially. etucatlonally. commercially,
ana In all other respects, To-morrow
promises TO be an evcntful day. There
{ are no late DEVELOPMENTS tonight.
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