The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-22


Ohio-Alexander NJ. Jacob. William
w. Miller. Joseph w. Parker.
n freSto"-Francis Heermans, William
B. Crane.
PGtnam-owen g. Chase.
Rttchie-Eli Riddle. .H.a +
RoGne-Thomas Boggess.
IGylor-Reuben DaviSSon.
Iyter-William NJ. Powell.
UpShur-DavidS S. Pinnell.
Wdyne-Jackson Spanlding.
WetseL-John w. Morgan.
Wirt-William G. Stewart.
Gree7lbrieF aud MonrOe-AndTew w.
Mann, James Jarrett, Jr., Cyrus New
Cd0eu and LtneOtn-James Fl. Fer
guson. ~.
DELEGATB DISTRICTS.
FTrSt-LWood and Pleasants-Jacob
B. Blair, VIM. II. Steere.
SeeoHd-(Gilmer and Calhoun-Alex-
ander Hoffman.
Tatrd-[Clay and Ntcholas)-wnliam
a-tPOcahontas and webster,-
=; ;FYth-(Randolph and Tucker)-Jas.
Sirth-( Raleigh. Wyoming and Mo.
Dowell)-William c. Richmond.
sSeEenth-(Grant and Hardy)-Henry
~ GaPPeaEeu 4EOu tne eEetOEn6 tlat TWO
persons in the county of Mercer re-
ceived an equal number OF votes, there.
fore no one was placed upon the rolls
from that county.
Also, that no returns had been re-
ceived from the county of Pendleton,
Also, that the returns received from
the county of Calhoun were informal
aud insufficient, and therefore the name
of the person who had received the
highest number of votes in Gilmer
county was placed upon the list as the
trict. =
Also, that no returns had been receiv-
ed from the county of Tucker, and that,
therefore, the name of the person re-
cetving the highest number OF votes in
Randolph county, had been placed
upon the rolls As the member from the
F1nh Delegate District.
Also, that no returns had been receiv-
ed from the county of Mcdowell, and
that the person receiving the highest
number of votes in the counties of Rail
eIgh and Wyoming, had Ibeen ENROLL
ed as the member from the Sixth Dele
gate District. -
After the reading OF the report, the
members were called to the desk, four
administered.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, offered a
resolution which was adopted, that the
rules of the last House be adopted by
the present body for their government
this session.
On motion Of Mr.. Newlin, of Mon.
roe, the House took receas until 8
O'Clock, p. M, for the purpose, In The
interim, of holding a caucus on the
part of the Republican members TO de.
teTmine upon permanent officers of the
body. -.-.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 3p. m.
The Clerk announced as the frat
business in order the election of a
Speaker, and stated that nominations
were now in order.
Mr.. Armstrong, of Marshall, nomi-
mated Henry G.. McWhorter, ESQ, of
kanaWha county.
There being no further nominations
the Clerk put the question TO the House,
and Mr.. McWhOrIer was unanimously
chosen Speaker.
Messrs. Fleming and Pinnen were
appointed a committee to conduct tie
Speaker to the chair.
Before taking the Chair, Mr.. Me-
Whorter made few remarks express
sive of his obligations to, the House for
the honor conferred upon him.
w. T. Hubbard: ESD. was nomi-
opposition. s. q. w. Morrison was
elected Sergeant-at-Arms; John @.
Bellville, Doorkeeper, and n. d. Nc.
George, (ot Monongalia,) JRnltOr. To
each of these persons the usual oath OF
Office was administered.
Mr.. Pinnell moved that a committee
of three be appointed to inform the
Senate that the House had organized
and was ready to proceed to business.
On said Committee, Messrs. Pinnell,
Fleming and Boggess were appointed.
A Committee from the Senate report
ed through Mr.. HOke that It had organ
lied by the election of w. Z. Stevenson
as President, and Ellery r. Hall MS
Clerk
Mr.. Farnsworth of the Senate an
nounced the passage OF a joint resolu-
tion appointing Committee of two in
that body, and requesting a similar
com mittee of three on the part of the
House, to wait on the Governor and in
form him OF the organization of the
two houses. The Joint resolution was
coucurred in, and Messrs. Heermans,
Smith and Tomlinson were appointed
as said Committee on the part OF the
House.
Mr.. Boggess offered resolution call
ing for a committee OF two on the part
Of the House, and one on the part of the
Senate, tolnVeSugate and report upon
the Lunattc Asylum at Weston.
Objection being made to the resolu-
tion 1t lays over for one day under the
rules. - f0i ,
Mr.. Armstrong gave notice of his In
tentton to oder an amendment to the
resolution. -s11J
Col. Witcber, Secretary of the State,
appeared in the hall and announced a
message and doCumettS from the Gov
ernor.
The following message was.then read
by the Clerk:
GovERNoR's MESSAGE. Did.
Gentlemen of the Senate
and of the House of Delegates:
Order has reigned during the year
throughout the greater part of the State.
In two or three localities, however, the
peace has been disturbed, the laws have
been set at naught and the officers re.
sisted, and, indeed, forcibly driven away
from the performance of their duties.
During the war, and since, there has
been a band of armed rebels in the coun-
ties of Wayne and Logan, led by fellow
known and notorious as Captain Bill
Smith," numbering, robbing and plumber:
ing the people Of that region. Some of
this band were indicted in the courts for
various offences, and was urged to offer
rewards for them. finally (In Novem-
ber, 1866 did offer large reward for the
apprehension Of Smith himself, but the
civil officers had not force sufficient TO
arrest him, and he was regarded as such
a desperate that others would not under.
take 1t, even for the reward offered, and
this proved unavailing. During last win.
ter, this band, eeveral times, robbed
peaceable citizens and committed other
depredations in Wayne county, and near
/ 81 60 r..