The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-19
West Virginia Legislature
TUESDAY, January IL, 1870
SENATE.

II o'clock A. NJ, and were called to or
der by the Clerk of the last Senate.
PRAYER by Rev. E. Doolittle, member
of the Senate.
The Clerk submitted the returns of
the election held on the - day of o.
tober. 1869, for Senator of each of the
eleven Senatorial Districts of the State,
and presented list showing that the
following persons appear to be elected,
viz:
First District-Lewis Applegate.
Second District-John r. Brown.
Third District-Wm. B. Crane.
Fourth Districl-Wm. |. Boreman.
Fifth District-James Gathers.
Sirth Distriot-Spencer Dayton.
Serenth District-Spicer Patrick.
Eiqhh Distrisl-Mitcheli Cook.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures K. Hum
phreys.
Tenth District-Georee L. Hartman.
EIerenth District-George Koonce, Sam
uel Gold. Joseph T. Hoke having been
elected Judge there is no Senator hold
ing over in this District.
The returns presented by the Clerk
we're then referred to the committee on
Privileges and Elections hereafter to be
appointed.
The Clerk then called the roll, aud
the following Senators, old and new,
answered to their names:
Messrs. Apologize, Boreman, Brown,
Gathers of Gilmer, Gathers of Taylor,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Farnsworth, Gold, Hartman, Humphreys,
Koonce, Leonard, Patrick, Phelps
Ramsdell, Werninger, Wilson and
Young.
The members elect then came for.
ward, and were qualified accordisg to
law.
The bushes in order being the cleo
ton of President of The Senate.
Mr.. KOONCE nominated D. d. L
Farusworth, of Upshur county.
There being no further nominations
the Senate proceeded to ballot, Messrs,
Young and Cook being appointed tel
lers to connt the votes.
| The ballot resulted as follows: ID. D.
! T. Farnsworth received Is votes, JohI
NJ. Phelps votes. So Mr.. Farnsworth
having received majority of all thu
votes cast, was declared elected Presl
dent of the Senate.
Messrs PHELPS and DAVIS were ap
pointed to conduct Mr.. FARNSWORIf
| to the chair.
On accepting the position, MIR
FARNSWORTH said:
Gentlemen of the Senate No words o
mine can express the thanks feel to b'
due for the honor conferred by electinf
me to preside over your deliberations
The honors are the more to be appre
ciated because of q reelection to thit
very responsible position. l would no
presume by extended remarks to sug
gest liue of policy or legislation to bt
adop ed by this Intelligent body, for
am quite sure that you know best thu
wants of your constituents. Trusting
that may have the corporation of thu
entire Senate in the discharge of thu
arduous duties to which you have as
signed me, in conclusion, | again return
you my thanks.
The President ordered the election o
! Clerk of the Senate.
Mr.. YOUNG nominated Ed. w. s
Moore, and on motion the election wa
made by reclamation.
Mr.. Moore appointed II. N. Cage, o
Berkeley county, as his Assistant Clerk
| The President announced that tn'
election of Sergeaut-at-Arms was IL
order.
Mr.. DAYTON nominated Alpheus d
Hagaus, of Preston county.
Mr.. LEONARD nominated William
II. Collett, of Wood county.
A ballot being ordered, Senators Davi
and Gather, of Taylor, were appoiute'
tellers. Mr.. Hagans received 9 vote
and Mr.. Collect Is votes. So Mr.. Collet
having received a majority of all thu
votes cast, was declared elected Ser
geant-at-Arms.
Nominations being in order for tht
Office of Deorkeeper,
Mr.. FOREMAN nominated John ii
Charnock. On motion of Mr.. DAVIS
he was elected unanimously.
The meet thing in order was the cleo
ton of committee clerks.
Mr.. PHELPS moved that there b.
three clerks elected.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend by elect
ing two clerks.
The yeas and nays were demanded
on the amendment. Those voting il
the affirmative are
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown
!, Cook, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold
Hartman, Humphreys, Ramsdell, Wilson
and Young-13.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Gather, of Taylor, Gather, o
Gilmer, Crane, Koonco, Leonard, Pat
rick, Phelps, Werninger and Presiden
Farnsworth-9.
So the amendment was adopted.
The resolution as amended was thel
adopted.
Nominations for the Office of clerks o
the committees being in order, Mr.
!; Phelps nominated b. I, Bowers, of Mar
shall; NJ. Koonce nominated Charlie
J Briggs, of Jefferson; Mr.. Young nomi
mated J. E. Hooten, of MARSHALL Mr
Gather, of Taylor, nominated L. r
Abbott, of Marion; Mr.. Dayton nomi
mated Alex. NJ. Poundstone, of Upshur
Mr.. Davis nominated E. Lee Dayton, o
Barbour; Mr.. Gather, of Gilmer, nomi
mated E. G. Day, of Ohio.
A letter was read from II. Sterling, O
Ohio oouHty, asking the votes of tn
Senate for the position of committe,
clerk.
Pending the voting, Mr.. BOREMAr
offered the following:
Resolred, That in the election Of com
mittee clerks and pages, each membe
vote for two, and the two who receiv,
majority of the votes cast be declared
elected.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. DAVIS offered the following:
Resolred, That the Clerks receive four
dollars per day each and no mileage.
The resolution was adopted.
A ballot being ordered, it resulted o.
follows:
Abbott received l3 votes, Hooton re
ceived IL votes, Bowers received votes
Briggs received 5 votes, Peundstone re
ceived votes, Dayton received votes
Messrs. Abbott and Hooten having re
ceived majority of all the votes cast
were declared elected Committee Clerks
The election of Pages being ordered
Mr.. PHELPS moved that there be two
Pages elected. Carried.
Mr.. FOREMAN nominated Henry
Long, of Ohio. Mr.. DO0LlTTLE nom.
mated Robert E. Ferguson, of Marshall: