Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
A SEASON Of POLITICS
ENJOYED BY THE HOUSE.
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL UNDER DIS
CUSSION THROUGH A RESO-
LUTON.
INsTRUCTING AGAINST IT.
THE LAUGHLIN LIQUOR LICENSE
BILL WILL PROVOKE RED
HOT FIGHT.

Special to the Register.
CHART LESION, W. Va, January 20.
The House enjoyed another session of
politics this morning, and the speeches
made were intensely interesting,
though not so acriminious as some of
those delivered on former occasions.
The first bout arose over a resolu-
ton introduced by Wetzel to instruct
the Senators and request the Repre-
sentatives in Congress to vote against
the ship subsidy bill. Jackson moved
the immediate consideration of the
resolution He said he wanted every
body to get on record on the matter
The coal men of the Kanawha Valley
had lost hundreds of thousands of dol
enough to carry their product to the
markets that were waiting He had a
letter from the agent Of the Kanawha
coal men in New York, a Tammany
Democrat, urging Upon the people Of
West Virginia the Importance of the
ship subsidy TO them.
Wotzel said he was opposed to tax
ing the many Ter the benefit of the few;
that his party was always opposed to
such taxation. The earth he said, was
no longer the Lords, and the fullness
thereof, but all belonged to the Re
publican party
Anderson also spoke against the sub
sldy idea, making il straight out Demo-
cratic speech CT the old school.
Reynolds said this country was pay
iGS two hIAdrcI million dollars an
l-~aliy 10 have f.eignts carried by for
Gin ships, and thought it was time
t. stop it, by means of subsidies if
t2at was the best way
ErannCn wanted TO know why there
vas no proposition to subsidize the
farmers q the country the farmer
was already paying more than his just
proportion Of the burdens, and yet the
proposition i now to still further in
crease his taxes that special interests
nay thrive,
Sinclair also s2Qfe against subsidies
AID was FOLLOWED by Smith, OF Ohio,
ia their favor He mentioned the
soup house as the product of Demo-
cratic policy. and rather bitterly
Charged the Democrats with incompe-
teney in governmental affairs. The
resolution vas defeated by a vote of
s. to H.
Alder-3n's resolution asking that
resolutions heretofore offered by him
30 reeo~tod Dack from committees
vas taken up, and Martin jumped on
i, saying that it was intended as a
measure Of obstruction, and that the
Democrats were not sincere in their
demands for reform OF the fee sys-
tcm.
Anderson replied saying he had not
offered the resolutions in a partisan
spirit, but that the people might know
the truth about the fees their servants
were getting.
Reynolds said the resolutions refer
red to the finance committee had not
been reported because the committee
had been too busy to get to them
Jackson said the Democrats could do
nothing themselves and hoped they
would not get in the way OF those who
could.
Martin said the Republicans had
plenty of work to do. and as the mi
nority can do nothing themselves they
have from the first tried to obstruct
those who can. He thought the major
ity should do something to cut down
these discussions.
The Anderson resolution was indie
firitely postponed.
A resolution was then adopted to
limit each member to two speeches on
one resolution and each speech to three
minutes, so that the majority thinks
it will not hear so many reminders of
campaign promises and things hereaft-
er.