Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-01-25
WEST VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.

This body assembled on Tuesday last ana
proceeded to organization; which was COM
pleted ON Wednesday by the announcement
of the Standing Committees.
In the Senate, d. D. T. Farnsworth of
Upshur, was elected President; Ed. w. s.
Moore. Clerk YIN. II. Collett, of Wood,
Seroeant-at, Arms, aud John III. Charnock,
Doorkeeper.
In the House, W. N. Welsh, of Mineral,
was elected Speaker; W. P. Hubbard, of
Ohio, Clerk ). D. L. Davis, Of Wood, Ser
geant at Arms, and j. @. Bellevillc, of Ohio,
Doorkeeper.
The Senate is largely republican, and in
the House there are twenty four straight DEM
ocrats and thirty-twO republicans.
The following are the Standing Commits
tees of the Senate:
Prri1eges and E7ections-Messrs Cook,
Phelps, Young, Gather, (of Gilmer) and
Apologize.
Tie Judicidry-Messrs Borem2n, Dayton,
| Werninger, Phelps aud Koonce.
Finance and Cluinrs-Messrs. Gather, (of
Taylor, Leonard, Ramsdell, Koonce and Da-
Wis.
Banks and Corporations-Messrs Wilson,
Foreman, Koonce, Brown and Humphreys.
Internal Improvements and Navigation
Messrs Dayton, Crane, Gather, (of Taylor
Ransdell and Davis.
Military -4faiirs-Msssrs. Young. Rams
dell, Gather, (of Taylor), Cook and Harmon.
Township ard County Organizations and
Municipal CorpordtionS-NIessr WerninSer,
Brown, Crane, Gold and Cook.
Education-Messrs. Crane, Dayton, Gather,
(of Taylor), Doolitte and Patrick.
Humane DC Criminal observation-disclosures.
Doolittle, Phelps, Leonard, Wilson and Har-
mon.
Enrolled BMs-Messrs Leonard, Wernin-
ger and Davis.
LiJrary-Messrs. Patrick, Gold and Cook.
dell, Humphreys and Doolittle.
To Examine Audaor's Office, Treasu-
rer's Office and Boards Of Public Offices
Messrs. Gold, Brown and Davis.
To Examine Clerks Ofice-Messrs Ca
Their, (of Gilmer), Leonard and Applegate.
Immigration and Agriculre-Messrs
Brown, Davis, Gather, (of Gilmer), Hum
phreys and Crane.
Public Buildings and Public Printing
Messrs. Koonce, Doolittle, Dayton, Crane and
Phelps.
In the House, the,speaker announced the
following Committees:
Elections and Pri'vi'eges-Smith, Flick
Lamon, Ballard of Monroe and Cracraft.
TaratiOn and FiRGnce-Lamon, Golf
Sturgiss. DAWSON and Thomas.
Military A6ars-Putnam, Hassier, Gan
dee. Chambers and Agnew.
Judiciury-Lamb. Jackson ,FierpOint. Bow
yer, Davis, Ballard of NJ nroe, and Bcltz
hoover.
Claims and Grieyamces- Wells, Ropr
Hervey. Thomas and Howe.
Eaucation-Sturgiss, Donehoo, Baker
Brsnnon and Burgess.
Forfeited and CnoPPropriated Lands
Hassler, Price, Jackson, Ballard of Monroe
and Judy.
Humane and in,nn1Znstitufions-
Summers, Rexroad, Mccoy and Brannon
Printing and Contingent Expenses
point. Howard, Wheat. Howe and Meadows
Executive Qfce-Barlow, Farnsworth
Faris, Collins and Maxwell.
Arts, Scicrccs and General improvement!
Thomas, Evans. Scott, Flanagan and Hill
Counties, To'c"shjps and 4KumicipnI In,
corpor0tions-FIick, Carpenter, Chambers
Pownal and Nicely.
PricGfe Corporations and Joint Stool: Can,
PnDies-Wilkinson, Miller, Hasslcr, Lynch
and Ballard of Logan.
Roads and Internal NoUjgotion-B owyer
Fisher, Teter, Summers and Beltzhoover
Enrolled BWs-Fisher, Hervey and
| Guthrie.
1.-THE judiciary Committee as originally
appointed consisted of five members, and was
increased TO seven on motion of Mr.. jackson,
Messrs. Ballard of Monroe and Beltzhoovcr
being added.