The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.
Prayer by Rev. F. Ball.
Journal read and approved.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. F. Ball.
Journal read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. HEERMANS: Allowing mile
age to Mr.. j. +. Smith, the unsuccessful
contestant of the seat of Mr.. Harrison,
of Jefferson.
By Mr.. SMITH, of Ksnawha House
Joint Resolution No. IL, fixing IL A. M.
Oh Tuesday, February I'd, as the time
for electing q United States Senator to
take the place of Hon. P. G. Van Win
kle.
By Mr.. PUTNAM: Directing the Ju-
dietary committee to inquire into the
eXpediency of selecting and printing
certain chapters of the revised Code,
for distribution throughout the State.
By Mr.. SCOFIELD: Directing the
committee on Roads and Internal Navi-
CATION to inquire into the expediency
of reporting u charter for the construc-
tiOn of bridge over the Little Kanawha
river, at Writ Court House; also q char
ter for the construction of a bridge over
Hughes river at or near Greenville.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. RAYMOND: Petition of citi-
zens of Harrison and Lewis counties,
asking a survey and charter for road
from the Buckhannon turnpike, near
Johnstown, to Hackers creek in Lewis
county. Referred to the committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation.
By Mr.. CARPENTER, of Greenbrier ;
Petition of citizens of part of Fayette
county, asking to be attached to Green
brier county. Referred to the commit
tee on Counties, Townships and NUM-
cipal interpretations,
BY Mr.. MANN: Petition of citizens
of Greenbrier county, asking the con-
frmation Of q school house site. Re
ferred to the committee on Forfeited
and UnapprOpriated Lands.
By Mr.. HEERMANS: Petition Of
citizeus of Preston county, praying the
passage of an act for the maintenance
of the idiot children of Laban J. Rog-
ers. Referred to the committee on Hu.
name and Criminal Institutions.
BILLS ON LEAVE.
Mr.. CARPENTER, of GreGnbrier, in
IrO0uCeu "a UllA w SS'"NS''''A -
agency at Lewisburg.
Mr.. SNODGRASS introduced bill to
amend and re-enact the charter of the
town of West Union, Doddridge county.
The foregoing bills were read the
first time.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House took up the special order
of the day, the contested election case
from Logan county, u. Hinchman con-
testing the seat of Rhodes ID. Ballard.
The majority report showed that Mr..
Ballard had received one hundred and
tour votes and Mr.. Hinchman sixty.
two votes, but inasmuch as in
the townships of Hardy, Logan Court
House and Magnolia, the clerks and
inspectors had not properly signed the
polls, and inasmuch rs in the township
of ChapmaDsville the Supervisor swear
ing in the clerks and inspectors had
failed to sign the oath administered,
and the clerks and inspectors for that
township had failed to sign the poll, the
committee recommended the rejection
of the returns from all these townships,
and the counting only Of the vote from
township, which gave Mr.
Ballard twelve votes and Mr.. Hinch-
man forty-nine votes The majority
report declared Mr.. Hinchman, contest
ant. entitled to the seat.
The minority report, made by Mr..
HERVEY, contended that the above
named irregularities did not invalidate
the election; 1.-THE election of officers
being not based by law upon the correct
returns of the list Of voters (called poll
books) but upon the certificates of cleo
tion," and there being no question as to
the correctness of those certificates, the
minority report declared Mr.. Ballard
entitled to the seat.
Mr. JACOB, of Hampshire, asked the
rejection of the majority report on the
ground of the Houses decision in the
contested case of Smith rs Harrison, on
Friday night, which decision plainly
held that irregularities of the kind men
toned did not vitiate the election.
Mr.. PINNELL advocated the admis.
sion of the contestant on the ground
That the returns rejected by the csm.
mittee were irregular and fraudulent
Ihe seat was awarded to Mr.. Hinch-
man by the following vote:
lEAS-Messrs. Bowyer, Carpenter of
Green0rier, Carpenter of Monroe, Car
roll, Charlton, Cunningham, Dns, Duff
fy, Gibson OF Pocahontas, Gold, Howes.
Kincaid, Mann, Martin, Miller PipneII
Putnam, Rollins, Scofsld, Smith of Ka,
nawhs, Snodgrass, Tabler. Tyson. vii.
lisms and WilsOn.-25.
NAYS-Fleming (Speaker), Core. Ed.
wards, Flick, French, Garrison, Gibson
of Preston, Harrison of Jefferson, Har.
rison of Lewis, Raymond, Heermans
Hutton, Jacob of Ohio, Jacob of Hamp.
shire, Keever, Lamb, Manioa, Nicolas,
key, McCraw, Powell, Snider, Stlfel
Thomas and Vance-2i.
Mr.. Hinchman came forward and wa
sworn in.
Leave of absence for six days wa
granted to Mr.. HARRISON, of Jefferson
The Speaker announced that caucus
of Republican members would be helt
on Tuesday evening to choose candl
dates for Public Printer and State Su
perintendent of Schools.
Adjourned.