The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-01-27
wzDXEsDAE., ..".. IAxrARr ~, 1902.
O The west Va. Legislature.

Organized on Tuesday of.last week.; BY
tho election OF Hon. D. d. 4. Farms
WORTH Of Cpshur County, President OF
the Senate, ami Solomon S. Fleming,
Of Harrison, Speaker ofthc House. L.
81. S. Moro was chosen Clerk, and
Robert Hassr, of Boone, Doorkceper
az the Senate, and VIM. P. Hubbard
;,::CleTk of tho. House. -. ..rT' ''-
- On the Standing Committees. which
We will give In full next week, Capt.
CIV. Smith is chairman Of. the Judi
ciary Committee in the House, and
Capt. Ramsdell is on the Committee on
internal Improvements III the Senate.
A"biIl Is already before the Senate to
"improve the Great kanawha River
. bill providing for indexing the Code
aud publishing It separately passed the
House, unanimously: Ferguson tAbe
employed. .u.ii....J. ..... ....-
Tho Capital question was brought mp
by the following, offered By Mr.. Mann,
ofGrecnbrier, which:passcd the House
nus boon dssorrct nom time 10 time Without
any good reason for such delay; nui whereas.
the l.SsSio soSats State Capitol has created
dctorrinY enterprlsing parties abroad from 10.
cutting N the S&ate, rendering OURSELVES OIL un.
s sSs:.iSa pe9po In the estimation OF tho public
Aesotred oy thc Legislature, &C., Tint wo uso
ou- utmost cndeavprH TO locate the Capital dur
Ing the present session OF the Legislature by
such concessions AN, Differences TO the different
desires 4 lnolnbers o. the, Lsyislmture and tho
rSRsT% %r,noS, % nn sSttis ths
ital whore It WIN develop tho natural resources
or tho state tho most and accommodate tho
Largest number oflnhabitnnts. -
.9This'was referred to'a Committee, In
the Senate, with Instructions to report
n I1li.' Buckhannou, it is said, stands
no chance this wintcr. - ~ 4
Inthe Senate Mr.. Young introduced
ajoint resolution, asking Congress TO
take action with reference to transfer
rim. the counties Of Frederick, Clark,
Shenandoah, Warren, Page, Rocking
ham, Augusta. Highland, Bath, Rock
bridge, Allegheny, Bottetourt, Craig.
. Roanoke, Montgomery, Floyd, Giles,
fal&ssi, Wythe, Bland, Carroll, Smyth.
Crayson, Tazcwell, Washington. Rus
SELL Buchanan, WISE, Scott and Lee,
from Virginia to Wcs, Virginia.
"A rcSolutiont to Same effect was also
introduced in, the, House. ...r.
Among tho petitions presented was
that.of j ohm $. SWAMI of Kanawhn
county; asking to bcallowcd to prac-
tIce law without taking the test oath.
There are three contested scats. Mr..
q. Hinchman contests the election of
Rhodes. Ballard, Of Logan; YIN. Roche
contests the seat o.: Mr.. McCraw, of
Wyoming, Raleigh and Mcdowell; and
thare,is contest in Jefferson county,
The choice ola United States Sena-
tor''to MI the vacancy occasloucd By
tho expiration Of, Mr. Van Wrinkles
term, will be made on Tuesday. "A. W.
Campbell, Hon. ND. Hubbard, Gov
ernors Borcman SEt Plcrpoint, Ion. D.
PolslGy aid General w. H. Powell
are candidates for tho position. 1.-The
contest~wlIl be a.'spiritcd one Pho
law Of Congress on the, election of
United States Senators is, TINT after
the ascond Tuesday Of the session OF
a Legislature, at least ono ballot. per
day shall be taken until Senator. be
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