The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-20
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, Jan
SENATE.

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4 Their chamber at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and
were ga led to order by r. W. ,. Moore,
Clerk OF the last Senate.
After prayer by Rev. w. NJ. Mullenix
The Clerk submitted the returns of tat
election. held October %, 1868, for Sena
tors. aud presented a list, showing thai
the following persons appear 10 De
elected, to.wit: Andrew Wilson, OF ohi'
county: Ephraim DoOlittle, OF Marion
Jesse H. Gather, of Tay lor; Alstorphem'
Werninger, of Harrison; George n
Leonard, Of Wood; ID. ID. /. Farms
worth. of Upshur; John NJ. Phelps, oI
Mason: T. ID. Ramsdell, of Wayne; sam
uel Young. of Pocahontls; Henry IT,
Davis, ot Mineral and Joseph +. Hoke,
! of Berkeley.
Said returns were refer ed TO the com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
hereafter 10 he appointed.
Tie Clerk then called the roll, and
che following members, old and new,
answered To their names:
Mesus. Applegate, Burley, Gather,
Chaplne, Davis, Dix, Dawson, Drum.
mnud. DoohtGle, FarnswOrth. HOke,
LEONARD, Price, Phelps, Rlmsdell, Wer-
ninger, Wilson, Workman and Young
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The members elect then came forward
and were qualified according to law.
The Clerk stated that the first busl-
meas in order was the election ot
President of the Senate.
For that position, Mr.. DRJ MMOND
nominated Mr. ID. ID. /. FarnswOrth, OF.
Upshur. ,
Mr. WERNINGER nominated MIR.
James BuIlry, OF Marshall.
Mr. WORKMAN nominated Mr.. }. NJ.
Phelps. of Mason.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
For d. d. L. Farnsworth 10; James
Rurlry 1: J. NJ Phelps 4; J. A. Chap
line ] WHO'LL vote 10; necessary to a
.hnic, 10. So Mr. FARNSWORTH, hav-
ing received majority of the votes
cast. was declared dHly elected Presi-
dent. and being escorted to the chair by
Messrs. CHAPLINE and WILSON, said:
GENTLEMEN OF TIE SENArE-Permlt
me 10 return my thanks for the honor
conferred by the vote just announced.
While approaching this distinguished
mark of your kindness and confidence,
am not uumindful Of the duties to
which YOU have assigned me, nor am
forCetful of the fact, that To preside over
th, Senate OF West Virginia, Is only
second TO the highest position among
th. honOred offices of the State. l need
not say to YOU, gentlemen, that the oO-
iect and purpose of this organization,
I'M accordance with the Constitution, are
of 30 ordinary character, and IN the DIS
Charge OF the highest duty OF repre-
srntatives, our only motto should be TO
40 right, ever keeping in view the inter
..sts ~ tbos. we represent. In cOnclu-
,ion. gentlemen, | would again return
my thanks for your confidence and
kindness, invoking the guidance OF that
Divine Power. that led our armies 10
victory: and, with your cooperation IN
the discharge of my duty, | hope our
rabors will contribute rot little to the
Greatness and glory of our State.
On motto, of Mr.. CHAPLlNE, Mr. r.
W. :. Moore, OF FairmOnt, was unanl-
mously reelected Ia the position of
Clerk OF the Senate.
For the office ut Assistant Clerk,
Messrs. II, NJ. Cage, of Berkeley: II. A. G..
Zeigler, of Barbour, and James +.
HOoten, of WctZel county, were placed
in nomination.
Mr. Cage WAS elected on the first bal
4 lot.
Mr.. A. ID. Hagans, of Preston county,
whs has won the confidence and esteem
of the members by his promptness,
courteous manner and untiring devo.
lion. was reelected Sergeant alarms
For Doorkeeper, Messrs. K. G. Mahon
Of Jackson: Robert Hagar, of Boone
and r. NJ Carrothers, of Marion county
'GeTe nominated.
Mt. Hagar was elected OF the fourth
ballot.
John II. Charnock was elected Janitor
,FTEEEOON SESSION.
4 message from the House by Messrs
PlNNELL. SMITH, of Morgan, and
LAMB, announced that that body was
organized 10y the election of S. 5
FLEMING as Speaker, and William p
Hubbard a. Clerk, and WAS ready tC
proceed to business.
Messrs. DRUMsIOND, RAMSDELL
aud DAVIS were appointed to inform
Ehe IIOpse that the Senate vas organ
,zed aud ready to proceed to business
On mOtiOE of Mr. CHAPLINE,
RCSOlrtd, That the Sergeant-at-ATms
De instructed to furnish each member OF
the Senate with ten dollars worth OF
hostage stamps.
On motion of Mr.. HOKE.
E"Dlred, That the rules of the last
session of the Senate be adopted for the
government of this, until otherwise or.
deFed, aud that the Sergeant-at-Arms be
Instructed to have 100 copies of the
same printed for distribution to the
members
On motion of Mr.. WERNINGER, the
Senate proceeded to the election of two
pages.
The following boys we're nominated
Masters Willie Northcott. Z. Moore
Albert B. Wilson, Thomas P. Witten
Henry Long, Charles Phelps, Joseph S
Chapline and George Trowbridge.
Master Willie Northcott was elected
on the first ballot, and Master Henr,
Long on the third ballot. a
A message from the House, by Mr.
MANN, announced that that body ha,
adopted joiIt resolution appointing
committee of three from the House an