Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %, 1916.


\ message was received from the Sen.
ate stating thu, they had agreed to the
JOINT resolution for the election OF Uni
ted States Senator on this day. The res
olution was forthwith taken up.
Mr.. Broadus, of Gull, rose to move to
postpone the execution of the joint order
until Saturday the LIST of February. Mr..
b., in making this motion, had no disgu.
SEES. He wished the House and the coun.
try to understand his motives. Neither
ne nor the party with which he acted had
any design Of throwing obstacles 10 the
way Of the performance Of constitutional
duty. They were honestly in favor Of an
election OF Senaior this session, and so
far as depended upon them, there should
be an election. But they wished for
full and fair expression of the wishes Of
The General Assembly.
The object of joint resolution was to
apprise members Of the day and give
them time for preparation--to enable the
absent to return TO their posts, and those
in their seats to select the person most
Agreeable to them. The House had act.
ed in tais spirit. They had declined act
ing on the joint resolution, until this morn.
ing-thus defeating one of The main OBJ
jec,s in designating day. Mr.. B. re.
peated that his only object was full and
far expression of the voice Of the Legis-
la,ure. This could not be obtained to-
day, as three Wings were detained from
their seats by sickness. But, if on the
day he now proposed, oil were not pres
ent, he should nevertheless deem it his
duty, under the Constitution, to 60 into
an election.
Mr.. Gordon was DOT surprised at the
backing out by the Wings now, after
having so valiantiy challenged the Dem.
ocra;ic party to this election. Mr.. G.
wished 1t to be known on whom the re.
sponslbiliy for defeating this election
should rest. The Democrats were rea-
dy, but the Wings were not. We heard
nothing the other day Of absent members,
when the day was fixed by this House.
Then il was said that the election must be
made. Mr.. G. said tina, he and his par.
ty maintained that the Democracy, who
had carried the State by 5000, were just
ly entitled to the Senator; and ne had
been willing to postpone the election I'M
til the popular voice could be truly rep
resented in this House. But the Wings
had determined otherwise, and the Dem
ocrats had determined 10 meet them. And
now they were met by back0ut. He
hoped the House would refuse to postpone,
and that the country would bear in mind
those who uitemptt TO defeat an election.
Mr.. Bowden called The ayes and noes
on the motion to postpone, which were
ordered, and were-Ayes 90, Noes 62,
The Speaker then vacated the Chsir
until o'clock, when a Message was re.
ceived from the Senate, stating that they
had disagreed to the proposition Of the
House for postponiug the joint order Of
the LIST of February.
Mr.. Stovall forthwith nominated K. N.
T. Hunter, Esq, to the Office of Senator.
Mr.. Wucher offered to amend the
joint order by postponIng the order to the
Both instant. Mr.. w. reviewed the nov
ell and extraordinary course OF the Sera.e.
The House had proposed, in all fairness,
day, on which II was reasonable to sup
pose both parties would be Prepared
The Senate, Instead of acting forthwith
on the resolution, had postponed action
until :hls morning--whe they found that
more Wings were absent, through sick
n IS, than Democrats. Mr.. w. COMMENT
ed on the unfairness Of such conduct. IL
the Senate had agreed to the resolution
soon after its adoption by the House, and
thus taken the chances for absentees, he
for one would have been willing to 60 in.
TO the election now. But he could not,
by his vote, give aid and countenance to
such unfai-ness. Ne. w. referred to
the gallant remarks Of the gallant gentle
man from Louisa, who last week was
very much afraid of coming to fight,
when the Wings were well, but now was
very valiant and eager for fight, when he
knew his adversary was disabled by sick
ness. Mr.. w. also adver,ed to the asscr.