South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-02-08

s-%S 'ribcctdts. AT o'clock the
Senate and House met 10 c.nya the
I guoefnato.iai vote, and no sooner
bai Jpin, meeting been hil IN n
re reIub leads hogan the work oi
delay Oy making all kinIs Of mo.
tons. Long sp.ecbcs were made,
and a. tim be jDiut assembly was a
bowling and disoraa1izel body Bit
tel and wins ic;ive sp. eches were 10 sde
on eitbsr side. and at times II locked
as II lbe affair would end il ! erso-
nal encounter. Senator Morris
! rsp ) OF Ki,ctie, essailed Speaker
Woods, of the House, in violent Ian.
| guage. Morris declared tbst the
democratic measures were revolu-
uonaIy and calculated 10 produce
bloodshed, and tina, w GODS sa. there
and laughed about it Ike the fool
who tddied while Rome was burn.
ing. This was too much for Piesi-
dent Carr, ofthe Senate, who was on
the stand with Speaker Woods, and,
to show labor advoca'e's dislike
oil such associstiins, &c walked
down FROM the stand with war ex-
pressed on his courtenance and said
TO Morris: Il Am friend TO the
Chair and l am q friend TO Senator
Morris, but he has openly insul,ci
the Chair, and if the Chair has not
The courage to defend himself ! will
take II upon myself TO defend the
Chair and 10 resent it fur him -
Friends iEterfere1 and prevented an
encounter. but In the meantime pan
demon um prevailed. In the confu.
sion some one moved TO take re-
coss, and somebody else moved 20 AL.
Journ. The hall was vacated, but no
one knew whether the assembly took
a recess or adjourned TIL morning.
The vote for Senator was: Kenna
40; Golf SO; g 'shprn 5; Davis l
There were 8 absentees. Whole
number of votes cas,, So; necessary
to a choice. AZ.
The Senate engaged in lively dis
cussion Of the proposition TO allow
the mixing OF white and colored in
mates in the State Reform School.
Aft several Senators had gwen ex-
preston 10 some peculiar views on
the subject, the Senate decided, by a
vote OF ii to 8, that mixing would
not be allowed in that school. Tie
bill passed by a vote OF 81 10 2.
Saturdays ballot: Kenna 50;
Golf SO; II. Z Ha~ver, (unioa labor
5; Judge Brannon |. Whole num-
Der OF ballots cast, 81; necessary to
a choice. Al. All tie democrats 20
ted for Kenna except Dorr, Of Web
ster. Neither Mr.. kenna NOR any
OF bis fr;enls outwardly appeared
disconnected by DORIS action, as it
was claimed that at the proper time
two Of the labor votes wouiG come t.
Kenna.
Senator Flournoy introduced bill
TO prevent the running OF snY bat
mail and passenger trains in this
State on Sunday
The Joint assembly adopted res
olution by strict party vote, Al TO
80, that the publishing and deciara-
ton of the vote for Governor be sus
pended until the comics. for the office
be settled in the manncr prescribed
by law.
The Senate on Monday passed the
bill relating 10 appeals from justices.
In the House, an extended dpbate
was had over the MAXWELL resolution.
TO the ell, CT that the Speaker pro.
coed TO open and publish the returns
of the election for audit r, treasurer,
attorney general and superinten lent
of schools. Late al night the Joint
assembly reached vote on Senator
FiournoY' s amended resolution to tho |
effect that the House proceed TO open
the returns Ct election for Governor.
held November 9Th. which shall.
without being entered on the journal
OF either house, be referred 10 the |
jolnt committee provided for by law
relating to contests for the Office Of |
dorerntr. This WIS passed By q |
sltict party vote, the democrats hay
Ing one majority on joint ballot. Az.
tor the adopli-n Of the resol .tion She
Spe lker opaucd the cunt, and hall
reached Cabell county when motion
To adjourn was made and carried.
The contest is only on Governor. as
The democrats have the other officers.
Three ballots for Senator we're tn,
Ken the last one being, for KenLa,
81 Tor Golf 50; rest scattering
Whole number of votes cast, So:
neces say to choice, 42.
On Tuesday, in j,int assembly, q
resolution introduced by Mr. Sprigg
10 omit calling tho vote for Governor
was defeated, three democrats voting
against it. The count of The vote
Tor other officers tad gone as far IA
Clay county before adjournment.
President Carr, OF the Senate Ilabor)
IS now canjiiate for Senator, as in
'nscquence Of DORIS refusing TO
support Ktnno. The l0tter's chances
are very slim. A bill was introduced
providing for rcsssessment e real
estate. The vote vas: K,nna ~:
ioh 13; scattering, 6.
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ELECTION BTTg ca noc.