The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-21
West Virginia Legislature
TUESDAY, January 20, 1870.
SENATE.

1 JOlub hCoOlubtoh 1--WE NPPoS
ing q reduction of the dutieson coal wa
taken from the table.
Mr.. PHELPS moved the adoption oi
the resolution.
Mr.. DAVIS stated that it was one oi
the most vital to the coal interests Of
the State.
The resolution was adopted.
House Joint Resolution No. was
read providing for joint session for the
election of Janitor and Guard on Thurs.
day, January 20, at II o'clock. The
resolution was passed and the House
nstifed thereof.
The committee on Privileges reported
the names of persons duly elected and the
amount of mileage to which each is en-
titled.
| Mr.. DAVIS wished to be informed if
the distances have been computed in the
way the law demands "by the most
direct route" If they have been he
would chegrfully vote for the adoption
of the report, but he wished to be as.
sured of the fact.
Mr.. PHELPS said that it was singular
that the question should come up at
every session. The law means the most
practicable route.
Tho report was adopted.
- RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. DAVIS-That the Clerk of the
Senate be provided with copy of the
Code for the use of himself and mem.
bers. Adopted.
By Mr.. GOLD-That so much of the
Governors message as refer to the fam.
lilies of soldiers who fell in the war for
defence of the Union be referred to the
committee on Finance and Claims.
Adopted.
By Mr.. CRANE-That 80 much of the
Governors message as refers to the Code
of West Virginia bereferred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary. Adopted.
| By Mr.. GOLD-That 80 much of the
Governors message as refers to Immi-
grafton be referred to the committee on
Immigration and Agriculture.
By Mr.. YOUNG-Thst tho committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the expe.
diency Of repeating the law known as
Lawyers Test Oath.
BY Mr.. GOLD-That 80 much Of the
Governors message as relates to roads
and bridges be referred to the commit
/ 700 oH 1uIoi uoi improvements adu nav :
igation.
Mr.. YOUNG introduced Senate Joint
Resolution No. 2, inviting Miss Anna E.
Dickinson to lecture in the State Capi
tol on the evening of January 2lst,
1870. or any other time which may meet
her appreciation and convenience.
As the resolution would lay over one
day under the rules,
Mr.. YOUNG moved that the rules be
suspended.
On this question Mr.. DOOLITTLE
demanded the yeas and nays.
The call being sustained, those voting
in the affirmative are: Messrs. Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather Of Gilmer,
Cook, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold, Hartman,
Humphreys, Koonce. Ramsdell, Wer.
ninger, Young and Mr.. President-14.
These voting in the negative are ::
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Crane,
Davis, Leonard and Patrick--6.
Absent-Msssrs. Phelps and Wilson.
So the rules were suspended and the
resolution adopted.
By Mr.. BOREMAN-That tho Ser
geant. t.at-Arms of the Senate is hereby
authorized to issue his warrant to the
State Auditor for the per diem and
mileage Of the members and officers of
the Senate.
By Mr.. HARMAN-That so much of
the Governors message as refers to the
blind and deaf be referred to the COM
mittee on Humane and Criminal 1nsti-
tutions:
By Mr.. DAVIS-That tho committee
on Public Buildings and Public Print
ling inquire into and report as to
whether larger number of some of the
reports of State officers are not printed
than is necessary, and as to whether
there is o sufficient number of the re
ports of the Auditor and messages of
the Governor printed, and as to
whether the public treasury might not
be benefited by a change as above indi-
Gated. Adopted.
By Mr. KO0NCE-That the commit
tee on the Judiciary be requested to
take into consideration the prepriety
of applying the provisions of chapter
1Ol, of the Code Of West Virginia, to
proceedings before Justices.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. GATHERS, of Taylor-A Pc
tition of Silas Stewart and Others, to
change the lines in the COMMITTEES of
Taylor and Barbour. Referred to the
committee on Counties, &c.
i SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr.. STURGISS appeared at the bar
of the Senate and announced that the
hour having arrived for the elec-
ton of Janitor and Guard, the
House was prepared to enter on that
duty.
Mr.. GATHER, of Taylor, nominated
IAlpheus Jenkins, of MonongsliA as q
candidate for the Office of Jsnitor and
Guard.
Mr.. YOUNG had promised to present
the petition of o colored man, but
while he was absent attending to the
duties of the Senator the nominations
for Janitor had closed. he would any
how nominate James Jackson (colorei.
Mr.. STURGISS appeared before the
bar of the Senate and announced that
lin addition to the name Of Alpheus
jenkins the House had placed in nomi
nation the pames of ]. ]. Jackson (col
ored) Abner Charnock, George Mathew.
son and James Johnson (oolored.)
Mr.. FOREMAN moved that the vote
be taken ripa roce. Carried.
A vote being taken, Messrs. Apple
gate, Davis and Patrick voted for Mr.
Mathewson.
Messrs. Boreman, Brown, Gather o.
! Taylor, Gather of Gilmore, Cook, Crane
Dayton, Doolittle, Gold, Harman
Humphreys, Koonce, Leonard, Rams
dell, Werninger, Young and Mr.. Presi
dent Farnsworth voted for Mr.. Jenkins
Messrs. YOUNG and KOONCE were
appointed committee to communicate
the result to like committee to be ap
pointed on the part of the House.
Mr.. YOUNG, from the above commit
tee, reported the whole number Of vote'
cast rs; necessary to a choice 81; o
these Jenkins received 81; Giyens 8
Mathewson 8.
Mr.. Jenkins having received . major
Iity of all the votes cast was declares
elected to the Office of Janitor.
BIIIs REFERRED, $50