The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-01
w. VA. LEGISLATURES.

TUESDAY, JAN 81, 1865.
SENATE-A message from the House
announced that it had concurred in the
Senate resolution raising a joint commit
tee to examine the penitentiary, and had
passed the Senate bill making an appro-
priation to repay the city banks for
money drawn therefrom by the Cover
nor.
Mr.. Burley, who has been sick since
the opening of the session, appeared IN
his seat.
The House bill for the relief of John
B. Baumgardner, OF Cabel county, was
passed.
The Senate bill requiring the banks OF
this State to pay their issues in legal ten
der money of the United States was read
the second time and ordered engrossed;
and the Senate bill requiring oaths in
certain cases was amended and referred
to the committee on the Judiciary.
A message from the House, by MI,
Crooks, announced that that body was
ready to proceed to the execution OF the
Joint order of the day-the election OF
United States Senator to succeed Mr..
Willey-and that Mr.. Wiley alone had
been placed in nomination i'll the House
Mr.. Farnsworth then nominated MI
Wiley, and there being no further NOM
nations, Mr.. Brown was directed to in
form the House of the readiness of the
Senate to proceed to said election, and
that it had made no further nomina-
tions.
Messrs. Atkinson and Brown were APP
pointed q committee to count the vote
Jointly with a committee of the House.
The final ballot in the Senate, resulted
as follows:
w. T. Wiley, 10; Daniel Polsley, 6; A.
W Campbell ,, and David II. Strother
("Porte Crayon') /; total, 10.
The committee to count the joint vote
of both branches reported the following
result: Waitman L. Wiley 50, Lee Roy
Kramer I; Daniel Polsley 6; A. w. Camp
bell 2; and ID. II. Strother ], total o.
So Mr.. Wiley was declared duly elect
ed L. s. Senator for the State of West
Virginia for six years from the 4th OF
March, 1865.
Mr.. Atkinson presented the petition OF
G. w. Caldwell of Brooke county, in
reference to certain forfeited rebel prop
perty, which was referred to the com
mittee on Finance and Claims.
Mr.. Peek presented the petition of Jo-
seph Seybold and others praying for the
increase of the pay of the guards and
TAILOR of the Ohio county Jail, which was
referred to the committee on Humane and
Criminal Institutions.
Adjourned.
House OF DELEGATES "A number Of
bills were read a second time.
Engrossed House bill No. l6, providing
for the rebuilding of the bridge across
the BuckhannOn river, i'll tho county OF
Upshur, was rejected.
House bill No. Is, authorizing the llol-
liday's Cove Railroad company to borrow
money, was passed.
The hour for the joint order of the day,
viz: the election of United States Sena-
tor, having arrived, the Speaker an
nounced the fact, when
Mr. Crooks, of Wood county, nominal
ted the Hon W. T. Wiley, Of Mononga-
liza.
Mr. Patrick rose to endorse the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Wiley, and i'll brief and
pointed speech presented the claims of
that gentleman.
Mr.. Segur, of Wayne, nominated Mr..
A. w. Campbell, of Ohio county, the edi-
tor of the loyal paper i'll Wheeling, upon
whose merits there was no necessity of
enlarging in the way of a speech.
Mr. Holman, of Marion county, said he
was authorized to withdraw the name of
Mr. Campbell.
Mr.. Gorrell, of Ohio county, rose to
nominate Mr.. Lee Roy Kramer, a gentle
man every way qualified for the position.
Mr. Kramer, thanking the gentleman
for the honor he had conferred upon him,
respectfully declined the nomination.
Messrs. Scott and Barnes were appoint
ed tellers to take the vote of the House.
The vote being taken the following
was announced as the result: Whole
vote 30, Wiley 10; kramer7.
4 message from the Senate announced
that vote had been taken, and IA COM
mittee, consisting of MessrS. Atkinson
aud Brown, had been appointed to act
with the House committee to count the
vote
Messrs Crooks, Scott, Barns. Boggs
and Koonce were appointed on the part
of the House
After short absence the committee
returned and announced the following
as the result:
Whole vote east 80. Wiley, 50; Kra-
mer, Z; Polsley, 6; Campbell, ,; and
Strother, l.
The Hon. Waitman I. Wiley was
then declared elected United States Sen
ator from West Virginia for the term of
six years, commencing on the 4th of
March next.
House adjourned
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