Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-01-28

separate elecCon at the house OF johnson
@. Fleming in Taylor,
By Mr.. Stuart-Of amending LIST sec
ton of the act of the last assembly, estab-
fishing the office of Agricultural Com
missioner and Chemist.
By Mr.. jackson of p. and Rot au-
thorizing sale of the stock held by the
Commonwealth in the Banks thereof, and
applying the proceeds thereof towards the
payment of the interest and principal of
the public debt.
BY Mr., Pinnell-Of establishing a
District of Free school system in Upshur,
subject to its being received or rejected
by the voters of said county.
By Mr.. Jackson of p. and R.--Of VIM.
S, Mitchell of Richie county, that fine
uniustlv imposed on him be refunded.
VoTE FOR GOVERNOR, DC.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlin, Resolved,
That the resolution adopted yesterday,
for the appointment of q joint committee
to count the votes for the election of Gov
ernor and Lieut., Governor, be rescinded,
and that the following course of procee-
ding be substituted therefor:
The Speaker Of the House of Delegates
shall open the returns from their respec-
tive counties and corporations, and an
nounce the county or corporation, when
the Senator from the district of which the
county or corporation forms part, and
the Delegate from the county or corpora
ton, shall receive said returns and count
the votes. They shall record the vote Mt
the courthouse and at each precinct, and
adding the same together, deliver to the
Clerk of the House the result, who shall
embody the same in a general statement;
and thCrcupon a committee of one from
the Senate and one from the House shall
add up the entire vote for Governor and
Lieut.. Governor; and the Speaker of the
House Of Delegates shall announce the
result and declare who is elected-which
was adopted.
The House, after postponing the execu-
lion of the joint order till tomorrow at
19 o'clock, without completing the count,
adjourned.
January 10, 1859.
House. OF observation-disclosures by the
Rev. John Early.
The Speaker presented n communica-
ton from the Clerk ofthe House of Dele
gates, transmitting the reports Of Clerks
Of the Court Of Appeals and of the Supe-
rior Courts, which was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed,
On motion Of Mr. Imboden,
Resolved, That so much of the new
Constitution as relates to the Board of
Public Works, be referred to i special
committee of nine.
VOTE FOR GovERNoR, DC.
The Senate came in body to the Hall
Of the House of Delegates. The count
for Governor and Lieut.. Governor was
81 4 Il. 4
that the counties Of Caroline, Spottsylva
ria AMI Wetzcl were incorrectly repor-
ted.
The Speaker then ordered the votes of
these counties to be recorded SO far as re.
ccivcd
Mr. Patrick moved to postpone the far
Their counting until Saturday next.
Mr.. Bottom suggested that the question
should be postponed to Saturday week, to
give sufficient time to hear from all the
counties in the State.
Mr.. Lewis OF H., moved to postpone
the execution Of the Joint order until to-
morrow, and that a committee be appoin
ted TO consider what course it would be
proper 10 adopt in reference to the polls
Of those counties, from which it appears
no returns have been made, and also of
the polls of those counties for which only
partial returns have been made.
Mr.. romlin moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
Mr.. Rives contendcd that it was proper
for the House to postpone the execution
ot the Joint order until such time rs the
whole vote may be received. lie hoped
the resolution would not be laid on the ia
bic.
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