South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03
West Virginia legislature.

In the Senate, Oh the 26th, aIr
Sherrard offered q resolution request.
ing the committee on Public Print.
ing to report what action is necessary by
the Senate in order to secure prompt
ness In the printing ordered by it. a.
dopted.
The President announced Messrs.
Bennett, Caldwell, Loomis. Golf. Gran
than. Clayton, McGinnis, Shelton and
Dennis. as committee on re-apportion-
ment OF State for legislative representa-.
ton
Mr.. Caldwell offered resolutions of
coincidence upon the death of Senator
Pannell. Judge Camden. Messrs. Cum
ningham Dennis. Scott, Berkshire, John.
son & Sherrard made some brief remarks
eulogizing the character the deceased
and ordered TO be communicated by Mr..
Cunningham to House OF ID elegates
The resolutions were adopted.
fnthe House, apctition signed by j. s.
Smttts All Others, asking that distillers
he allowed to sell ardent spirits az retail
rs druggists, for medical and manufac.
turing purposes. which was reported
back accompanied with H. b. 3O5 on the
same subject, with recommendation TO
pass.
A message was received from the Sc.
nate communicating to TIE House GER
tain resolutions upon the death OF the
lato Senator A. J. Pannell, of Ohio
county, which were adopted.
In the Senate, on the 27th, on motion Of
MrBennott,a Bill rearranging counties in
this State for the election OF Represent.
auves IN Congress, was taken from the
table ard placed on the Calendar IL
was subsequently laid on The table on
motion OF Mr.. Camden.
In the House, the consideration OF the
impeachment question was taken Speak.
er Monroe taking the floor.
vt L o'clock motion To take re.
cess until 2 7. N. prevailed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-asscmbled rs per order
aud the discussion OF the Impeachment
articles was resumed and were discuss
ell by Messrs. Reynolds Of Mercer.
West OF Harrison, Woodell OF pocahou-
tins, Miller OF k0nawha and Good OF 0.
hio. At > o'clock, after n motion to
hold night session in order to allow Mr.
Good to close his argument had prevail
Ell, the House took = recess until ! o.
clocG.
The House having re.assemblel Mr..
Good resumed and closed nc about Q o.
clock. After That hour fillibustering set
in TO prevent y vote upon the motion
before The House, which WAS the inded-
mite postponemeut OF the further con-
sdcratiou Of the articles.
1t having been decided that the main
question should be pat IL was divided
and q vote upon the articles against
John :. Burdett was taken seriatim and
the y articles were adopted.
On motion the House then adjourned
In the Senate, on the 2Jth, Mr.. Good
and four other members Of the House
appeared at the bar Of Senate < informed
the President that articles Of impeach.
ment against Auditor and Treasurer had
beer adopted by the House. The Pres
ident appropriately responded. Su5se-
qucntY Mr.. Good am six other mem
bers Of the House constituting the Com
mittce OF Investigation into State ri.
nancc., appeared at the bar of the Sen
ate and reported that in course OF the
Investigation made in pursuance oftheir
appointment they had found William T.
Burdctt, member of Senate, guilty ofse-
rious official misconduct and that tho
House of Delegates had instructed com
mittee 10 report such fact 20 Senate.
In the House, Mr. Weloh asllec 20 be
excused from further service on the
Board OF Managers for the impeachment
OF Auditor Bennett and Treasurer Bur
dett, and on motion OF Mr.. Williams
the leave was granted.