Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-11

elections Of members, which were read BY
the clerk as follows:
Roll sf Members:

elections Of members, which were read b.
the clerk as follows:
/ Roll Of fMeabers:
Adair, james a., Monroe county; Allen
Albert, Boone county; Armstrong, V. g,
Jackson county Bee, Isaiah, Mercer ooun.
Bond, &. D. J., Wood county; Brown, C.
L., Jackson county Brown, James F., Kan.
awha county; Brown, James H., Kanawha
county; Burtt, J. H., Ohio county; Cham
bers, l.. D., Logan county; Collins, John
NJ. Kanawha county: Corder, John w.,
Barbour county; Cox, Henry J.. Mononga-
liza county; Daley, C. w. Mineral county
Davis, Thomas E., Richie comfy; Doven.
er, B. B., Ohio county; Eek.
ard, John NJ, Mason county:
Evans, George F., Berkely county; Fouke,
Isaac, Jefferson county; Caring, John
F., Greenbrier county; Gilkeson, Henry
b, Hampshire county; Gorrell, Oliver,
Pleasants county; Hall, Septimius, Wetxel
county; Harmon, George, Grant county,
1st ID. D.; Harrison, Thos, Wayne county !;
Henshaw, Marion L., Berkely county;
Heizel, J. j., Morgan county; Holt, Joseph
W., Lincoln county; Isbeil, l.. d., Payette
county; Jones, John e., Marion county
Lynch, Charles W., Harrison county;
Maxwell, Williams, Doddridge county
Miller, A; A., Summers county; Morgan.
J. j., Upsher county; McClung. VIM. H.,
Greenbrer county; McCord, George ".
Broohe county, 1st d. D.; Nc
Cullough, p. H., Csbell county; Me-
Mechen, James T., Wood county
Mcqueen, David, Nicholas county /;
Hixon, John. MARSHALL county; On, L. ",
Preston county; Parsons, A. B., Tucker
cnnutv SAh n 10 pavrsa wv, d MnTnD-
eli county, Sd % D.; Pennybacker, J. E.,
PeadletOn county Powell, David, Taylor
county Powell, William NJ, Tyler coun-
ty; Rider, ,Fohn W. Jefferson copnty; Rife,
William C., Raleigh courty; Egg, John
D., Preston county; Ruhl, John l., Harri-
son county; Salisbury, jacob. Clay county,
9th N D.; sayre, j. A., Mason county;
Shirtz,. NJ. H., Writ csunty; Simouson. w.
g., Marshall co1nty; stapleton, Samuel T.,
Wood county; Stifel, Louis f. Ohio coun.
ty; Stump, Melville, Gilner county; Slump.
Taylor g., Calhoun county; Sturm, Jesse
F., Marion county; Timms, S. J., Putnam
county; Wells, A. B., RCnne county, 9th ID.
D.. Wilson, W. h, Lewis county; Woods,
J. j., Ohio county :. ieageJ, H. A., rocahon-
tas county ith ID. ID.
Swsrn In,
The official roll WIS then called and sirx-
ty.one members responded who werecahed
tSihe desk snd took and subscribe Ito the
usual oath.
an Evans offered resolNion that'th
rules of the last Hous'-ShoulCS govern until
other rules had BEER agreed upon aud
adcyted, which was caI1ied!
EieCaion OF speaker.
Tis election Of a Speaker being nexts in
order. Mr.. lsbcls, of Fay cite, put in noniina-
fion Non. J j. Woods, Of Wheeling who
Was ta- caucus 9Ominpe OF the Democrats.
Mr.. Powell. on behalf of!the Republicans,
noninated Hon. George " Evans of Berke-
lev.
The voting showed ~ members present,
of which 81 was necessary TO elect. Nc
Woods received 50 votes and Mr.. Evans 25
votes, aad the former being declared eject.
ed was
EScorteditS the 'pIieir.
Upon tsking the chair Mr.. Woods as
sured the House OF the warmest apprecia.
ton of tbs honor conferred in calling him
to preside. He said that they. had met'for
the purpose Of transacting- such public
business as was deemed essential forrthe
good Of the State. Owing 10 the prOtfaeted
labors of the last Legislature, he did not
think there would be great deal OF stat.
ute making for them to do and hoped
that whatever measures were brought be.
fore them would receive careful and phi.
cious consideration. In conclusion he
hoped the relations Of Speaker and ure;ur
befs would be pleasant, and asked for their
co opcratiOn in the discharge OF his 7c-
spOnsihre trust.
The House then proceeded tothc
Election oS<Herk..
Mr. J. i. PeSton. Of Greenbrier. WAS put
in nominations for the Democraks; ard W.
p Hubbard, oE Ohio connty, for the Re-
publicans On call of the roll Mr.. Pey-
ion received %fvutes and Mr. Hubbard 2f
votes. Mr.. PeytOn was declared didy
elected.
Election ef fSeYgenHt.at-Ar, r,ns.
For ttis position Mr.. Sergeant Of Bar.
bour county, was the Democratic romin'r.
end Mr. JnO. w. Hobbs, of Hancock, the
Rcpubiican nominee. The vote resulted
in - for Sergeant and n Tor HobbsT
DoO,keeppr.
When the election of doorkcepsr was
called Mr.. B B. Dovener, OF Wheeling,
rose ana said that he desired on the part OF
respectable minority, TO put in nOmina.
ton Tor that position man who was we'll
and favorably know throughout this State,
sni the United States, and probably To
some extent in ti~ Dstristr Of Uoisdsbia.
He had known him for some twenty years
hiIaself, and coUsd vosch fsF his QiIoliiica
CO ajions Tor the oiise Of dosrkcepe.. He
hoped tbat
King <,asseas-
would he willing 10 yield at lssstys, humble
n ,,nsitiou IA this to the. minority. He
ln, ybt they venc entitled Ia iti and said
,L.I lie tad the honor Of naming. Is their
,arIidatp lanes p Meals (Mr Meals
y vrs.t the pomin4eoftlle Deusoera:ie eaucus.)
Th,s.httir goal'' of Capt: DnveDer's Gre
s,.i so,uc merr rnent, and ar. H.lif rising,
.n;d II AZ he hoped the suggestion would be
rdn,,lrd and purlyties be laid asjde-hy the
T., 10, rats and all vote for Mr.. Nealis.
~,.
,, -.
Upon calling The roll 'MT! Nealis received
very vote IN the House, end - now nap
py doorkeeper with GOOD Osoxlng.
H""N '""
Mr.. Brown stfered n. resoiufion inf9fm-
ing the S~nats that the honse was organ
iu and ready for business a simllefr res
olu,iCn vas reported from the Senate
A COMMITTEES was7theD. appointed to wait
upon the Governor and insSrm hiB, that
the Legislature was organized and ask for
any communication he had 10 make.
Mr.. Pennybscker offsosd resot ulen
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