The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-24

man down or up, having received the
endorsement Of about one-thlrd OF the
whole number of voters of this State,
were declared duly elected to the offices
for which they were candidates.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The special order, being. the election
of a State Superintendent Of Free
Schools, was taken up.
Mr.. FERGUSON nominated Mr.. ID. ID.
Dorsey, of Marion county, and spoke
earnestly in advocating his election.
The nomination was seconded by Nr.
Harris.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body was ready TO execute
the Joint order of the day, and that the
names Of Messrs. d. B. Dorsey, Milton
Wells and w. X. White had been placed
in nomination.
Mr.. MWHORTER nominated Mr..
W.R. White, and advocated his claims
to reelection.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM seconded the
nomination.
Mr.. FERGUSON said that as the rules
did not provide in what way the vote
should be taken he would move that
II be bv rira roce. After warm discus
sion, the motion prevailed--yeas %;
nays 81.
The vote being taken for Superintend-
ent of Free Schools, the following was
announced as the result:
For Mr.. WMte-2: Messrs. Pinnell
(Speaker), Armstrong Ballard, Bickel,
Boggess, Brown (of Ohio), Burke, Car
roll, Cooper, Cunningham, Davisson,
Fleming, Gibson, Heermans, Hiser, kel-
lar, Kincaid, Lamb, Lane, MWhorter,
Smith (of Berkeley, Snider. Spencer,
Taylor, Vaughan, Wheat and Workman.
For Mr.. Dorsey-24: Messrs. Bee, Bee
son, Billmyer, Boreman, Caldwell, Cra-
craft, Ferguson, Golf, Harris, Hibbits,
Hoffman, johnson, Koonce, Lightburn,
Little, Lockhart, Mann, Marshman,
MCarty, MQuilkin, Neel, Payne, Smith
(of Brooke) and Welton.
The joint ballot being counted it was
announced as follows: Whole vote ~;
necessary to choice, 81; White 80;
Dorsey "a; Wells 2.
Mr.. SMITH (of Hancock) nominated
Mr.. Milton Wells.
A vote being taken, the following
was announced as the result:
For Mr.. White-29, he receiving the
same vote as before and those of Messrs.
Bower and Grose, who came into the
House after the first ballot.
For Mr.. Dorsey-21, he losing three
votes, which were cast for Mr.. Wells,
viz: Messrs. Bee, Hibbets and Smith
(of Hancock).
The Joint vote having been counted,
was announced as follows: Whole vote
"a; necessary to choice b; White 81,
Dorsey "a, and Wells3. So Mr.. White
was declared elected State Superintend-
ent of Free Schools.
Mr.. TAYLOR, by leave, introduced
"a Bill for the apportionment OF the
school fund Of 1865 i'll BraXton and
Hampshire counties, for the year 1867.
The following resolutions of inquiry
were adopted:
By Mr.. KOONCE, as to the expediency
of amending the School Law so as to
allow each county to retain its school
taxes for the support of free schools.
BY Mr.. MQUILKIN, as to the expe-
diency of amending the law as to pre-
vent rebels from serving Oh jurles.
Mr.. CARROLL by leave, introduced
bill amending the charter OF the town
of Ceredo, Wayne county, which was
read first time.
Mr.. HOFFMAN, by leave, introduced
Bill establishing (at Morgantown) and
regulating the Agricultural College,
which was read first time.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG presented petition
Of 3 O35 citizens of West Virginia, ask
ing the passage of prohibitory liquor
law.
Housa aliourned