The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-12
STATE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
WHEELING, Jan.

hhEELlNdJ Jan. IL.
The House was called 10 order at 10
o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. j. G. Armstrong.
BY order Of the Chair, the Sergeant.at.
Arms cleared the floor of all but Dele.
gates, Senators, former Delegates, Con.
gressmen and representatives Of the press,
The journal OF Wednesday was partly
read.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, Of Kanawha,
the further reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferguson, Of Kama.
wha, the House proceeded to the election
OF four committee clerks.
The following names were placed in
nomination: John S. Everett, OF Cabell;
d. D. Dix, Of Nicholas; d. G. Casio, OF
Writ; W. D. English, of Ohio; II. r. How
ard, Of Mason; John +. Ewing, Of Ohio;
J. II. Dousherty, Of PendIelon; James
Howell, Of Jefferson; Geo. Lynch, Of Cal
houn; Roht. S. Carr, Of Kanawha; o. p.
Damn, Of Wood; Geo. II. Williams, Of
Ohio; W. II. Woodley, Of Upshur; h. L.
llorner, Of Wood; Clarence i. Smith, OF
Marion; W. p. Cooper, OF Marion; Z. j.
Taylor, Of Richie; L. w. Shallcross, Of
Ohio; Thos. Fahy, Of Ohio; L. Richard
son, OF Ohio; Will. A. Stricken, of Richie;
VIM. Hinton, OF Monroe; NJ. Sheldon, Of
Wayne; VIM. p. Steele, OF Ohio, and
VIM. II. McPhail, OF Ohio.
On motion Of Mr.. Arnold,
ResOired, That each member, as his
name is called, vote for the number re.
quired to be elected.
Mr.. Carr's name was Withdrawn before
n ballot had been taken.
On the first ballot Dix received "a
votes and Hamill ~; necessary to a
choice SS. The above two named, having
received the required number, were de,
clared elected.
Mr.. Fahy receiving the lowest number
oil votes, his name was, under the rules,
dropped from the list. The names Of
Messrs. Stricken, Cooper, Sheldon, Eng.
lish, Lynch and Dunn were Withdrawn.
The House then proceeded to take a
second ballot for the election OF the re-
naming two committee clerks. There
being no selection on this ballot, the
Chair ordered the roll 10 be called for a
third ballot. The name of Steele was
dropped from the list. The following
names were then withdrawn: Taylor,
Costo, Horner, Richardson, Everett, Nc
Phail and Shallcross.
A ballot being taken, Clarence L.
Smith, Of Marion, was elected, he receiv.
ing IL votes.
The fourth ballot resulting in no
choice, another ballot was ordered.
Fifth ballot, no choice. Mr.. Woodley
having received the lowest number was
dropped from the list.
On the sixth ballot h. S. Howard, of
Mason, received % votCs and Mr.. J. H.
Dougherty, Of Pendleton, received SO
votes. Mr.. DOugherty receiving a ma
jority OF the votes cast was declared
elected.
On motion Of Mr.. Farnsworlh the
House took recess until q o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Farnsworth, the
Chair appointed committee to inform
the Senate that the House was organized
and ready for business. The committee
appointed was Mcssrs. Farnsworth, Barr
and Wilson.
On motion the House then took up
Joint Rule No. !, for counting the vote OF
the State executive officers, reported from
the Senate and adopted the same.
NIessrs. Pennybacker, Hall and Arnold
were appointed Rs n committee 10 inform
the Senate that the House had concurred
in the joint resolution.
The Speaker appointed on the part OF
the House, Messrs. Hearn Faulkner and
lmboden as the committee on Joint reso.
luton for the adoption Of rules 10 gov.
crn Joint session.
MIR. Ferguson gave notice that on TO-
morrow he would move to amend the
rule governing the appointment Of the
Judiciary Committee by striking out the
figures Is and inserting the following
"Not less than five nor more than nine"
a message from the Senate, by Mr..
Turner, announced that the Senate had
appointed Messrs. johnson and Turner
Ms n Committee on Joint Rules.
The Committee on Joint Rules then
withdrew.
Mr., Hearn, ohirman Of the House
Committee on Resolutions, submitted the
following:
The joint committee appointed to pre.
pare rules and regulations for the govern.
ment OF the joint convention Of the houses
when assembled to canvass the vote for
the State officers, have had the subject
under consideration, and beg leave TO re.
port the following rules and regulations
for the government Of the joint convcn.
ton Aforesaid:
As soon as the report is adopted by the
two houses, and the Senate is informed
OF the adoption thereof by the House Of
Delegates, the Senate preceded by the