South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-02-15
West Virginia Leetslature.


point In the joint assembly TO con-
s'der the election returns on Wed.
ntsdsy Of last week. Ia the morning,
siter The vote Ia ono county had been
read, a resolution wns introduced that
tie Governors vote in the Remaining
counties should not be read. The
republicans Immediately objected
end the hottest debate Of tue whole
session followed. The Legi stature
has become used TO charges of fraud
and corruption from fro.hy republican
members, bat their exhibition We'd
nesday surpassed all. Finally, after
stormy scss on. the democrats car
Tied tho resolution by strict party
vote-42 Al. This &C implicitly ties
che Lands OF tho republicans. If they
insist that the reading establishes any
claim ID the seat, it will be in Judge
FlemiDg's favor.
One ballot f,r Senator was taken.
AMI resulted: Kenna 40; Golf AZ.
scattering q. Messrs. Merrill, Van
Pelt, Dorr and Shankl:n, 1euocr ats,
voted against Kenna.
In the Senate Thursday, a bill was
introduced prohibiting the sale or
furnishing Of .spirituous liquors, &C.,
to students attending any of the pub.
lie or private educational institutions
or schools Of the State and prescrib-
ing penalties therefor.
Tue. vote tor Senator stood: Ken
ma 50; Golf 40.
The republicans were very indig.
nant when they fourd that they
could not have their own way in for
cling the counting of the returns for
Governor. and made all kinds, Of
threats, but the democrats paid no
attention TO these menaces The
republicans finally withdrew from
the joint assembly, thinking to pre-
vent the transaction of business by
the failure OF a quorum, but were
surprised to find that the democrats
had the requisite number 10 conduct
business.
Matters took O new turn Ia The
Senate Friday. About 8 o'clock in
The morning. when the joint assembly
finished counting the returns from
the various counties for State off,
Gers. recess was taken AMI the
Senate repaired TO its chamber in or.
der to adjourn until Saturday, but
upon arriving in the chamber it was
found that the republicans had
sneaked away, thereby leaving the
Senate without quorum. A call
OF the Senate was made and forth
with two deputies were appointed to
aid the sergeant at arms an bringing
In the abscntees. President Carr
gave the officers orders, and shortly
after q. m. the men started out
aimed With warrants for the arrest
OF the absentees, all OF whom were
republicans, the democrats being in
thelr places. After some time spent
in n fruitles' search the sergesnts,
at>atns divided into squads One
squad went TO the Hotel Ruffner and
after much difficulty found that some
OF the absentees were In their rooms
with doors barricaded, aand in order
TO make arrests they had 10 break
in doors of rooms This brought :.
bout a. quarrei in one instance which
came near resulting In a serious aft.
air as Senator Campbell resisted and
one OF the officers drew a pistol, but
was prevented from using it by bis
brother-ofn cers. Private residences
were invs ed. and any member found
was hauled before tue bar CT the
Senate. Eight were arrested and
taken before the Senate about 4 a..
%. and fined six dollars, the limit
and costs, for being absent from their
seats without leave. After all this
trouble an adjournment was mot had
until $50 o. m, there having been
TN allsnight session. AS natural
result the republicans were very in
dignant, and were rabid in tt cir de.
nunciatioDs, but President Carr, who
10 firm IN all his rulings, gave them
TO understand that they had car
RE their tactics loo far for eyel a
union-laborite TO sanction, lie sta
tee in open session, when ask &.
ed by what authority he bad sent out
and arrested Senators in their beds,
that be desired the presence Of abb
senlees, and when be sent for them
~ meant a great deal TO the Chair,
MS It was to obey its oath, and would
not stand such actious
The vote for Senator stood Kenna
80 Golf 80.
The House passed the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, in the contest now pen,
ding before tue Legislature Of A Il.
Fleming against Natha1 Golf for The
office Of Governor, it appears that 40
days from the service OF tho return
notices Is insufloient@for. the taking
Of evidence and the Transmission
thereof TO the Clerk Of the House oil
Delegates. therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the time for TIC
taking and transmission Of such evil
debce be eXtended TO and including
the 10th day Of Missy. 1889.
On Saturday, two ballots for Sena'
TOR we're taken, with no election and
10 change except that Delegate Ford
OF Rsleigh county, who had been yo
ting for Kenna, left him and cast hii
ballot for Geo. r. Price, Of Mineral
In the Senate, Monday, the ioanc'
committee reported that it is mex
pedient for the Legislature TO con-
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