South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-18

ASie', WAS 'ne only men Der PC
present. being detained by seriou
iiiress. TIE rules Of the last Hous
were adopted rs the rules OF tn
prese Mt body and the House was de
clare open for nomination for til
Speaker. The names o! Hon. j. j
woods, Democrat, of Ohio, and Ho
l. ID. Duval. Republican. of Brooke
were presented and or stiic,l,
party vote Mr.. Woods was declared
elected, receiving 81 votes to his oppo
nsnts 30. Judge Samuels, of Ca.
DELL, and Col. A.C. Moore, of Harri.
son, were appointed committee Il
esc ort the newly elected Speaker tc
the chair. Mir. Woods gracefoll,
thanked the members on taking hi.
seat and asked their hearty AID and
cooperation in the work of the
session. Hon. j. NJ. Hamilton, Of
calhoun. and Josiah Sinclair, OF
Marshall, we're then put in nomina.
tion for Clerk. Mr.. Hamilton was
elected by the ssme vote a, Mr.
Woods. w. Il. Gibbs, Democrat,
OF koane. was elected Sergeant-at-
arms over III. s. Riley, Republican
OF Harrison, aud A. W. Knots. OF
Marion, was elected Doorkeeper over
J: 5. Mcdonald, Republican, OF
kanawha. Both elections were by a
straight party vote, resulting "a to
~. The House then took a recess
until $50 p. m. On reassembling
the Secretary of State transmitted
the returns OF election for State off,
GERS Tor the various counties in the
State, except Kanawha. The re.
turns from this county he was en-.
Joined from delivering to the Speak.
er. The House took recess until
$50 p. M, when The Senate, not
having organized, the House ad,
journed.
The Senate convened with IL dem
ocrats, Is republicans aud l labor
member (CarD present. The first
ballot for President showed that
twelve democratic Senators and Mi-
near voted for Carr. giving him thir.
| teen, while eleven republican Sen
ators and Carr voted for Mineer, and
Senator ; Morris voted for Senator
Lowther. This gave Carr Is,
Mincar IL, Lowther |.
Forty other ballots were taken,
with but little change from this vote,
1t evidently being the republican
plan to defeat an Organization.
On Wednesday, Judge Guthrie
(republican) of the Kanawha Circui.
Court, quashed the RUE awarded a
gai1st She County Court to show
causes why it should not be fined
and attached for contempt in for
wardins the certificates Of election
IN this county for Governor and
Congress in violation of an injunc-
tion granted by Judge McGinnls, of
the Cabe!l Circuit Court. 1t also
dismissed the ILL Of Injunction and
certiofari heretofore awarded at the
instance of Judge Fleming and Mr..
Anderson.
The same day he supreme Court
OF Appeals, also sitting at Charleston,
issued wri5 OF prohibition TO
Judge Guthrie, of the Circuit Court,
and rule, that he appear Thursday
and satisfy the court why he had
created conflict of jurisdiction by
issuing the writ Of mandamus to
compel Secretary of State Walker to
do that which Judge Campbell had
ordered him not to do. The effect of
the writ and rule was to oyerIuls the
mandamus and continue the iDjunc-
ton against counting the Kanawha
county returns.
The fight for the democratic noun.
nation for Senator has begun 10
warm up. Senator Kenna and Gov.
Wilson are active candidates, and
ex-senator Frank Hereford is al:o
an aspiraut.
There is no prospect that the situ-
alton will be mended soon. Both
parties are determined, but the dem
ocrats hold the key TO the situation.
If an organization Of the Senate is
not made before the session expires
neither Golf nor Fleming can be de
clared elected Governor, and the
democratic Speaker of Tie House
will become Governor. They can
afford to wait until the republicans
are ready TO surrender, for it must
come to that before many days. |
When it does the Senate will be or.
ganized, the House will meet in Joint
sessions. and the illegal returns from
Kanawha county will not be consid.
cred in the canvass of the vote, If
one is made. This is the point
Judge FlemiDgs counsel and friends
are fighting for and they are bound |
to gain it.
The aim is to prevent an organi-
cation Of the Legislature until the
legal contest over the TRANSMISSION of
The Kanawha county returns has
been settled.
The Supreme Court on Saturday
decided that Judge Campbell could |
not enjoin the Secretary of State |
from laying the returns Of board OF
canvassers Of vote for Governor in |
KanRwba county before Speaker Of
House of Delegates, neither could
he be compelled by mandamus to
transmit such returns, because the
Legislature being in session, IL hes the
exclusive control as 20 matter over
Secretary Of State, as IL has of ell
the questions as TO said returns and
all other returns. The court declined
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