Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-01-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ,IRGfv,
HOUSE OF

is i
TfrursDaS.J NNyARy 9th, 1870. \
CONTAMINATION was rccei,ed from the Senate. !
and read. $500
ssRsaAIL cOsTEsrrp ELscrroS
lhe rcpsri HON Con.Eiiee GA Elections was tn.
The Ash. 49fh. Sob. sIsi and 5end resolutions
were concured Ia without opposition.
Inc vote Was taken or ooncurTins with tho corntni-
tee by ayes aud noes. and the House coneurrod-ayes
g., noes IS. -
Mr. Chapman moved a suspension oe the ,p,o Ga,
rccossideung the vote concurring with the cO,h reso-
luton OF The committee, declaring the vote of Andrew
montgomery Tor the sitting mrtnher. illegal. MIR c.
called Tor the ayes and noes-lyes 50. noes 80.
Inc motion TO reconsider was agreed TO without, a
division.
The discussion that took place here Was con ;nucd
unu' near $ o'clock. when the vote Was taken by ewes
'Ad noes. The House again concurred in the resolu-
ton OF .ho eommiiiee-ayes 81. noes %.
The House proceeded with the Report. aud concur
out objection.
The 59ih resolution being read Mr.. -Fontane NOV
cd That the repert DC laid upon Inc table.
MI. Smnh OF l. OF W., made the motion that the
House adjourn, and called for the ayes aud noes, " hich
were ordered, and were--oycs 81. noes 81.
FRIDAY. JAS. 10, lSi0.
MARSHALL CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House resumed theconsidcraiion of the report ;
The S9ih, 6Oih, 6lsi, 62nd, 63rd. Giih. Ssh. Sch
and 9th resolutions were concurred ia " ithout ONO
sition.
Mr. Smith of Isle of wiqh, opposed. and Mr. Ste.
Phenson. Mr.. Banks, anil Mr.. Scout. of r sppportod
the 6oih, Resolutiun. The House concurrcd with The
Commute without division.
On motion OF Mr.. >ou,hall. the So resolution was
amended aud ihen. on motion of Mr.. Byrd. the resolu-
ton Was passed by for the present.
The 70ih resolution was amended. on mo,;an nj MIR
SoulhaH, and passed hy for the present.
The ih resolution which had bccr nasscl over IN
ordSr' was then taken az. In this ease the deposition
OF The voter was excluded by the Committee. be ause
notice was given that IL would ie taken at unc nl,cc
and AZ was taken nj another, and The vote tbereC,,a =,
set aside.
Nr. Scott The returned member, appealed 20 Mr.
Caldwell, the coniesiiug member, to saw whether ne
did not believe This To be a good vote.
Mr.. Caldwell replied that he wonld suhmi, tho
whole matter 70 the liause. lie had in the beginning
proposed - the returned member 10 waiye all ,ecbui,
calliy and mformalIIy. He declined the request. and
EHd availed himself Of evOry irformality which he
could seize upon. He, (Air. c. had lost several good
votes ON account Of mere Icchnicaliiy. and The rule
which had been made TO oncn,e aoa;n-, him or.b, -
operate for him, when n case arose. Ii wa. a had rule
which did not werk both WAYS.
a good deal Of discussion cnsued. in which the ya
l'di'y oil land books in establishing title to lands was
canyasscd, ~
Mr.. Scott, OF F., Mr.. Sau.hall and Mr.. Yerhv CON.
tended that the land hooks were =" no autbority with.
out additional cvidencc-and this additional evidence
was waning here, because the disposition, uhe only
testimony before the iiou.e.) Is clearly illegal.
MT. oniaine' Mr.. Byrd. Mr.. Smith. of /. of w, AM
Mr.. May, maintained that the commissioner, LssLs
Were PripG tacie evidence OF tile.
Mr.. Foniaine called for the ayes and noes. which
were ordered, and were, ayes 5S, noes 81.
% the House cnacurred in the 9Th resolution
Inc 6J'h and 'Oh resolutions as amended, were
then concurrcd in. By The 10Th resolution. The polls
would stand under the resolutions Adopted
Caldwell, 2oS
Deduct Illegal oics, 90