The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-22
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, January 2l.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.

The members of the Senate assembled
at their chamber at IL o'clock a. NJ,
and were called to order by the Clerk.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Mule
nix, of the n. +. Church, the Clerk
proceeded to call the roll, VIXEN the
following members were found to be
present: L-wis AppleSate, William l.
Boreman, James Burley, James Carska-
don. Joseph A. Chapline, John Dawson,
Willis J. DrummOnd, D. ID. L. Farms.
worth, Alfred Foster, Joseph I. Hoke,
Alexander X. Humphreys, Reuben Mar
tin. William Price, Greenbury Slack,
William f. Stevenson, A. Werninger,
Andrew Wilson, William Workman,
Edward d. Wright, Samuel Young, and
W. b. linn. ID. H. X. Dix was absent.
The members elect were then quail
fed.
The Clerk announced that the cleo
tion of President was the FIRST business
in order.
Mr.. ZINN offered the name of DAN
lei FARNSWORTH, of Upshur coun-
tv, as "a candidate for tie position. Mr..
FARNSWORTH was the President of
the Senate last year.
No other names being offered the Sen
ate proceeded to ballot. The Clerk here
stated that the number of votes ncces-
sary for 4 choice would be twelve, the
majority of the members of the Senate.
lst ballot-Farns worth 9; Stevenson
9. and scattering, 3. I'd ballot-Farns-
worth 6: Stevenson IL; scattering,4 !. Sd
ballOt-StevenSOn 10; Farnsworth y;
CarsHadon, .. 4th ballot-Stsveuson,
l3: Farnsworth 4; Corskadon ., and
Zinn >.
Mr. STEVENSON receiving the neces-
sary number of votes the Clerk declared
him elected and appointed Messrs. ZlNN
and APPLICABLE TO conduct him to
the Chair.
!: Mr.. STEVENSON delivered a feS
remarks, thanking the Senators for the
honor bestowed upon him, stating that
he would not detaia them with any
speech but would proceed at once to
business.
On motion the rules of the former
Senate were adopted for governing the
present session.
On motion, Ellery K. Hall, of Fair
On motion, Alpheus d. Hagan, of Pres
ton County was elected Sergeant-at-
Arms by acclamation.
For Dsorkeeper, John w. Slack,
George S. Sawtell, X. NJ. Caruthers,
VIM. NJ. Huntington and Richard Il.
Mahon were candidates.
There were five ballots without any
result, when, on motion of Mr.. Z.NN,
it was agreed to drop the lowest on each
succeeding ballot, and on the 9th ballot
Richard G. Mshon was elected Door
keeper.
John H. Sharlan was elscted Janitor
by acclamation.
WIN. H. Meore, of Fsirmont, was ap.
pointed Assistant Clerk.
1t was resolved that the President in-
vite the clergy of the city to open the
Senate with prayer.
Mr.. ZINN moved to elect three Gem.
mittee clerks. Motion laid over.
Mr.. HOKE moved that Committee
be appointed to inform the House of
Delegates that the Senate was organized
and ready to proceed to business. Mo-
tiOn carried.
The following joint resolution was
offered:
Resolred, That the bill lately passed
BY both Houses of the Representatives
of the United States requiring the con-
currence of two-thirds of the members
of the Supreme Court of the United
States to declare law of Congress un-
constitutional meets our entire appro-
baton, and that our Senators In Con-
gress be and are hereby Instructed to
vote for the same.
Nr. FARNSWORTH thought that the
resolution could not be passed without
the suspension of the rules, and made .
motion to that effect.
The motion was lost and the reso-
luton laid over.
On motion the Senate took recess
until 3 o'clock. Adjourned.