Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-13
TIE VOTE DECLARED.
The Result of the Late Election Read Be-
fore the Joint Assembly.
Special telegram to The ReOitter.

fore the Joint Assembly.
Spseial telegram to The Re0tSter.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, January 12-Tne
House was called to order at ten o'clock.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Jonn Stump,
of Elk City. The journal Of the previous
6av was then read. A message was re-
ceived from the Senate, stating that it had
organized, and was ready for business.
The Speaker then announced the appoint
ment of the following regular and special
committees, to notify the Governor; 9. w.
Brockunier, H. NJ. ShUmat, and A B..
Clark: to inform the Senate: A. S. John
ston, Geo. A. Holt. and Henry Clay, reso-
lutions on death Of Senator Kenna, A. S.
Johnston, A. S. cambridge, Ed. Maxwell,
n. B. Hoff, and VIM. +. Lively
AS indicated in last nights dispatches
the Democratic members decided 70 dis
pose Of the Ohio county contest as soon as
possible, and the Committee on Privileges
and Elections was the hrst regular COM
mittee appointed by the Speaker. 1t was
composed as follows: J. B. Wilson, Of
Ohio; Lively, of Lewis; Smith, Of Marion;
Goad, Of Brexton; Johnston, Of Monroe;
Hoff, of Roane; Maxwell, Of Harrison; /;
FLOYD of Kanawha and Hartley, Of Pres
ton.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Holt author
izing the appointment by the Speaker Of
eight committee clerks and not more than
eight pages, was passed; also another res0-
luton providing that five additional cop
les of the daily Journal be furnished TO
members.
A resolution offered by Delegate Smith,
Of Marion, appointed a committee OF three,
composed Of Smith, Thomas aud Mckin-
ney, who notified the Senate that the House
was ready TO proceed with the opening and
publishing Of the returns OF the election for
State officers In few minutes the Sen
ators fled into the House, and that cere-
1nOny so interesting TO Democratic men,
bers and so tiresome TO Delegates OF the
other side was proceeded with. While the
evidence of that unprecedented political
landslide was being read, Repu olican men,
bers sighed audibly and gazed wistfully
through the windows, the snow covered OBJ
iects without bearing analogy to their own
experience in NOvemO Der, and apparently
Offering q solace TO their lacerated feelings
1T was 8 sad, sad scene.
And it showed the whole day.
About u 30 an adjournment was taken
until > o'clock, at which hour the House re-
convened. A message was sent TO the Sen
ate notifying that body that the
House was ready 10 go into joint session TO
finish the opening and publishing Of the re-
the floor Of the House. 1t was after four
O'Clock when the reading OF the returns
from the different counties was finished.
The total vote received by the respective
candidates was read as published IN the
REGISTER.
The candidates receiving the largest
number Of votes were then declared duly
elected BY Speaker Shaw.
The Joint session was then dissolved.
Several unimportant resolutions referring
TO the supply Of books and documents for
members were then passed. Mr.. Lively
offered q resolution that the certificates OF
members be referred 10 the COMMITTEES on
Privileges and Elections aud that the mat
ter Of mileage be also decided by them. Mr..
Edwards offered q resolution directing
that the Clerk of the County Court and
Board Of Canvassers Of Ohio county
be authorized and directed 70 deliver into
the custody Of the House all the poll books,
ballots, tally sheets. certificates and other
papers pertaining to the election held in
said county on November Sth- The reso-
luton provided farther that the committee
examine the same with reference TO the
O'Kane-Smith contest and be given Sn-