The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


til 2 O'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order by the
Clerk, Mr.. w. P. Hubbard.
Prayer by Rev. ID. w. Fisher.
The Clerk read a list of the members
elect, and announced that returns had
been received from every county except
Nicholas in the delegate district of
Nicholas aud Clay. In this district the
delegate was admitted on the returns
from Clay alone.
Mr.. STURGISS moved the adoption OF
the rules of tlie last House of Delegates.
The motion prevailed.
The Clerk announced that under
these rules the first business in order
was the election of Speaker.
Mr.. BOWER, of Mineral. nominated
w. NJ. Welch, of Mineral.
Mr.. PIERPOINT, of Marion, nominal
ed T. G. Putnam, of Nicholas.
The vote stood as follows: For WEIGH
-Agnew, Ballard, of Monroe, Ballard
OF Logan, Beltzhoover, Bowyer, Bran
non, Burgess, Cracrafr, Davis,
DAVIDSON, Faris, Flanagan, Guthrie,
Hervey, Howard, Jackson, Lamb, La,
mon, Lynch, Max well, Meadows, Neely,
Pownall, Scott, Smith, Summers, Wells
and Wilkinson-2S.
For Putnam-Baker, Barlow, Car.
penter, Chambers, Co!liAs, Donehoo
Evans, Farnsworth, Fisher, Flick, Gan.
dee, Golf, Hassler, Hill, Howe, Judy,
mccoy, Miller, Pierpoint, Price, Rex.
road, Ropp, Sturgiss, Teter, Thomas and
Wheat-26.
Mr.. WEIGH having received ma
iority of the votes cast, was declared
Speaker elect and Messrs. Putnam and
Bowyer were appointed to conduct him
to the chair.
Mr.. WEIGH briefly expressed his
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him and expressed his hope that through
the cooperation of members and officers
the business of the House might be con-
Quoted for the honor aud welfare of the
State
The Speaker announced the election
of Clerk as the next business ill order.
Mr.. GOFF nominated w. p. Hubbard
of Ohio county and heartily commend.
ed him TO the support of the House.
Mr.. THOMAS, of Marshall, nominated
Mr.. G. l.. Cranmer, of Ohio county.
Mr.. CRACRAFT endorsed him az pos
sessing all the requisite qualific itjou'
for the place.
The vote resulted as follows: Fol
Hubbard-Messrs. Baker, Ballard Of
Monroe, Barlow, Bowyer, Carpenter
Chambers, Collins, Donehoo, Evans
Farnsworth, FMber, Flanagan, Flick
Gandee, Golf, Hsssler, Hill, Howe, Judy
Lamon. Mccoy, MiDer, Pierpoint, Price
Putnam, Rexroad, Ropp, Scott, Sturgiss
Teter, Wells and Wheat-32.
For Cranmer-Messrs. Agnew, Ballard
of Logan, Beltzhoover, Brannon, Bur
CESS, Craeraft, Davis. DAWSON, Faris
Guthrie, Hervey, Howard, Jackson
Lamb, Lynch, Maxwell, Meadows
Nicely, Pownall, Smith, Summers, Thorn
as, WEIGH and Wilkinson-24.
Mr.. w. p. Hubbard having received
a majority of the votes cast, was de,
clared elected and sworn in.
The Speaker stated that the next
business in order was the election of q
Sergeant at-Arms.
Mr.. FISHER, of Writ, placed in nomi.
nation d L. Davis, of Wood county.
Mr.. GOFF stated that he had known
the nominee from boyhood, and regard.
ed him as we'll fitted for the position.
Mr.. J. NJ. JACKSON heartily endorsed
the nomination aud moved that he be
declared unanimously elected. Mr.
JACKSON'S motion prevailed, and Mr.
Davis was elected by reclamation.
| n, Of no4rkoAnar Ia,
next in order, Mr.. BURGESS Of Wayne
nominated John w. Jarboe of Mineral
Mr.. Carpenter of Greenbrier nominated
j. @. Belleville of Ohio. Mr.. Belleville
received thirty-eight votes and Mr.
Jarboe eighteen. Mr. Belleville's cleo.
ton was accordingly declared.
On motion of Mr.. LAMB, Commit.
tee, consisting of Messrs. Wells, Pier.
point and Putnam, was appointed to
wait upon the Senate and inform that
body of the organization of the House
and its readiness for the transaction of
business.
The Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeep.
or came forward and were sworn in.
A message (by Mr.. Phelps) from the
Senate announced that the Senate was
organized and ready for business.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l, pro-
viding for joint committee of two
from the Senate and three from the
House, to wait upon the Governor and
inform him of the organization of both
Houses, was received and adopted, aud
Messrs. Lamb, Bowyer and Golf appoint.
ed as the committee from the House.
The committee having discharged it's
duty, the Governors Message was an
nounced.
On motion, the House took a recess
until 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Governors message was read to
the House. On motion of Mr.. HOW
ARD OF Mason, tho message was laid
upon the table.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. PIERPOINT: House Joint
Resolution No. /, requiring the Public
Printer to furnish each member of the
Legislature with a copy of the Code,
taking his receipt for the same.
By Mr.. HOWE: House Joiut Resolu-
ton No. 2, instructing the Auditor to
pay to the Penitentisry Board, cut of
the Penitentiary Appropriation for 1869,
any part thereof unexpended on Octo-
Der 1st, 1869.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, the resolu-
ton was tabled.
By Mr.. LAMB: A resolution author
izing the Clerk to appoint and assign to
duty three committee clerks, to be paid
ak dollars each, per day. The motion
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. JACKSON. the