Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-20
sPBAKER's ADDR1ss.
Gentlemen of he House of Delegates

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SPEAKERS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of The House of Delegates:
regard the confidence you have reposed
10 me by electing me your presiding off.
GER as an endorsement of my private and
public acts since l have been connected
with you. feel that in electing me as
Speaker of the House of Delegates of West
Virginia, you have conferred on me no
ordinary honor, for which most cordially
thank You.
Gentlemen, in assuming the duties of
presiding officer, do so deeply sensible of
the difficulties and responsibilities attend
ing the position. ! bring with me to the
discharge of these duties but limited ex-
perlence in parliamentary rules, and
greatly distrust my ability to discharge,
IN manner satisfactory to you, The re
spousble duties that will devolve upon
me. ask your forbearance and assis-
lance, without which success with me will
be impossible. a-r
1t shall be my effort aud desire to dis
charge the duties devolving upon me, With
strict impartiality and to the best of my
ability. | shall eudeavor to enforce the
rules adopted for our government, in such
manner as to facilitate the business, and
TO secure that order and dignity becoming
the House of Delegates of the State we
represent. II in the discharge of my du
ties, shall commit errors, as doubtless
may, beg to assure you they shall be
errors ofjudgment and not of heart.
Gentlemen, you have again met to leg
lsIate for the interest of our young State,
for an honest and con6ding constituency
| trust that your labors may be character
lied by harmony, and that your acts may
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The many experienced faces see before
me is sufficient guarantee that such will
be the case.
Again, Gentlemen, thank you for the
honor conferred upon me. now assume
the duties of presiding officer, with sin
cere desire to do justice to all. ask you
to assist me.
On motion of MR.. McGREw, it was re
solved that the rules of the former House
be adopted for the government of this.
The election of Clerk, Sergeaut-at- Arms,
Doorkeeper and Janitor, being the next
business 10 order. the following gentlemen
were elected by acclamation to these
several positions: Granville D. Hall, Clerk;
Sanford CIV. Morrison, Sergeant-at Arms;
William Holiday DOorkeeper; and John d.
Charnock, Janitor. (These gentlemen
were the officers of the last House
On motion of Mr.. LoUGH, it was resolved
that the Sergeant alarms employ two
pages.
MR. LAMB moved the appointment of the
usual Committee to wait upon the Govern
or, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Lamb, Teter aud Hagar; who return
ing reported that His ExceIIency was
ready to communicate his Message as soon
as the Senate should be organized.
Mr.. RUFENER moved that a Committee
of three be appointed TO inform the Senate
Of the organization Of the House, and
Messrs. Rudner, Soper, and Wheat were
appointed to perform that duty.
Mr.. GRIFFIN asked leave to introduce a
bill prohibiting the distilIation of grain.
Mr.. Ruffner said he should object to the
introduction of the bill now, not from any
objection to the bill ITSELF but because its
Introduction at this time was irregular and
premature.
The House refused to grant the leave
asked.
Mr.. Logan submitted the following Joint
resolutions:
| "WHEEEAs, The loyal people of West
Virginia are being injured by the annoy
ing and oppressive restrictions placed npon
trade and commerce, under the regulations
OF the Treasury Department now in force
in said State;
"And, whereas, it is the deliberate opin-
ion and conviction of the people of the
State, as we'll as of the military auth critics
located in the same, that such regulations
are not calculated to attain their only le-
climate object, namely, the prevention OF
| the passage of supplies to districts within
the control of the enemy; therefore be it
| "ResoLped, by the Legislature of West YIr.
gina, That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and our Representatives requested
to represent these facts to the proper an
thorities at Washington, and to use their
most earnest efforts to secure such modi.
hcation of the trade regulations referred
to as will relieve the loyal people OF the
State frem the grievances set forth in these
| resolutions.
"ResoIUed, That the Governor of the State
be requested to convey a copy of these
resolutions to each of our Senators and
Representatives at Washington"
Some cross friug upon the resolutions
took place between Mr.. Wheat and Mr..
Logan, but the latter gentleman, saving
that he thought the House would prefer
they should be considered to morrow. said
he WAS willing they should for the present
lie upon the table.
| he accordingly made the motion and
they went to the table.
1t being understood that the Senate
would not organize till afternoon the House
adjourned.
THE series of resolutions containing the
| obnoxious language. upon which Sono.o.