Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-01-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday. January Is, 1867,

TIE House organized by eIecting DR.
s. p. Pinnell. of Up.hur. President, Mr.
HOLIDAY was elected Door Keeper.
MIR, McWhor,er offered The following
resolution
"WuEREAs,. The Senate and House o
Representatives Of the United States I"
America, IN Congress assembled. by
concurrent vote of two-lhirds OF bo1i
Houses have proposed to The Legislatures
Of The several States the folio wing amend
nen,. 10 the Constitution Of the Uniiet
States. 10 be classified as Article AlV o.
the amendments to said ConsI'puoo'
namely -
CHtre follows the Amendment which
va. ratified by vote OF 43 to ii. Bill
my.r OF Jefferson, Smith and MeQnIikin
Of Rerkelev, voted in favor of The Amend
nenl, and 8. V. Yanlis Of Je1ersos, 8
geiusi H.
January l6.
Committee on Private Corporations
and Joint Stock Companles.-Messrs.
Carroll, Borenan, Williamson. BllImyer
and Lane.
January IL.
Mr.. McWhorter, from the COMMITTEE
on Elections, &c, submitted the follow
ing rspor, on the contested election case
of Koonce ". Yantis
COMMITTEE Room, Jan. II. 1887
To the House Of Delegates
Your CommlI,ee on Elections and
Privileges would respectfully report that
they have had under consideration The
case Of George Koonce, contestant ssaIn''
Solomon V. Ysntis, member Returned
from Jefferson county, for seat IN 'hs
House; aid boSIng carefully considered
tie evidence sdduePd have elected the iOi
10 wing facts. to.wl1:-
lot. That IN the election held IN JeI'
fer,on county on lie 25,h day "l October
las, for members OF the House at Dele
gates, in the township OF Chs'Ies'orD'
various persons were permitted "a rn''
" hose names did NET sPpesf "a 10 Tes
IsIrulipn books ui said IVS GshIp, Ss re
CURED by Law.
I'd. That on The day Of ssId election
The bsllut box, used 10 receive the ballots
al the voting place in A'rE'Ii 70" nAh'P o'
said county, while the vote Was being Ia,
ken, vas violently seized by MOB ano
carried out Of the presence Of The officers
said eIecuUn.
Cd That the 90 uIHs Of Osborne town
ship, OF ssId county, we're counted oy Inc
Supervisors on The 9th Of Nov. next, siser
said election, when no official returns had
vet been made from The said township.
In confederation whereof your commit
tee have deemed i, proper 10 exclude The
votes Of the several townships o! ChsrIe'
town. Osborne and AterIli. rs I'rGsi.
Il also appears from mo evidence al
ductd, that the vote OF the several Town.
ships aforesaid, for delegates. stands thus:
10 AVeulI township, George koJnc'
received 10 VoIes: s. V. Ysuns received
4 VOTES. In ChsresIowu township. Geo.
Koonce received 8 voIes, and s. V. Yam
lis 90 votes. In Osborne township. Geo.
Koonce received 5 votss. and &. V. Yam
Gs received "a. Mr.. Koonce receiving
in tie three townships 81 votes, and Nj.
Ysnus 81.
Il appears from the r'tun made IN tn
clerk Of The House Of Delegaisp, by ID.
Supervisors, that 10 the said county o.
Jefferson.
Mr.. Ysnns received 800 votes.
Deduct No. excl'd 8. above 81 - -ls2
Nil Koonce received 227 V"tes.
Dedurr NJ excI'd as shave 80 -l05
mskr"e a majority OF ID votes in favor Of
Mr. KoOnce.
The dispositions used in evidence are
herewith returned.
|. msv be proper here {" s's'e that Mr..
Yanlis appeared and waved bis objections
which appear to have been taken 10 The
dispositions. The affidsEiIs OF James ]
Reid,in behalf Of Mr.. Ysntis and A. Eos
.etr. for the contestant, herewith died.
we're read BY con,ent Of the parties.
The Committee would, therefore re
commend for adoption oi the House The
following resOlUiI"nS
R,,olrtd, That Solsmon V. fartls. The
sitting member. not having recei'sG ns
inrlty Of the Ieg.l voies cast at the 'isrh"h
in the county Of jefferson. on 'he 25"
Isy Of October, 1866. i"i The Office OF
delegate for said cuvniy. 10 not entitled 10
a seat in this House. as such.
Resoircd. That George Koonce. having
received majority OF ILs legal votes cast
q, said election, in said county. for ssid
Office, is entitled tn a scat IN Ihis House,
as delegate for The said ""ur'y. and thai