The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tho Proceedings Which win Elect
Hon. Stephen B. Elklns
WEST YIRGlNlAS REPRESENTATIVE

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how often the election Of United
States senator occurs tho country over,
itisa little odd that iew persons, oven
among tho we'll informed. understand
the proceeding. It's simple. and yot 1t
j, attended with enough ceremony to
make II interesting. Tomorrow each
house will ballot for United States ssn-
ator. The noxt day at noon tho senate,
preceded by It's sergeant.at.arins, presi.
dent and clerk, will 10 to the hall Of the
house Of delegates. Tho sergcaut.at.
arms OF the house will announce to tho
speaker the presence OF tho senate.
The president OF tho senato will then
announce to tho speaker oil tho house
tina, the senate has assembled IN the
hall OF tho house to carry into effect
tho net OF Congress providing Tor tho
election OF United States senator.
Tho speaker OF tho house will invite
tho president OF the senate TO take the
chair, and from that moment tho prcsi-
dent OF the senate takes the gavel. The
roll OF each house will DO called to 40.
certain whether there Ia present ma
jority OF members elected to each house.
Then the journal OF each house will be
read 70 show the voting on the pro.
vious day for United States senator.
i. will appear that in the house
Stephen b Elkius received majority
OF the votes cast; and that in the son.
ate Stephen B. Elkins received l3 votes,
johnson y. Camden l2. and some Pop
uist the vote OF Senator Lockney.
Nobody having received majority OF
the votes cast In the senate. the joint
assembly will then go into an election,
each member naming his choice "a his
name i, called. 1t will appear that
Stephen D. Elkins has received Il ma
jority Of tie votes cast, tho result will
be announced by the presiding officer
and entered on the journal OF each
house, and that will complete the pro-
ceeding.
sHASTY BOATS Mus- KEEP OPT.
The FIRST bill to pass this Legislature is
se1ate bill No. 8, entitled "a bill FOR the
protection OF riparian owners" the
plain English OF which is bill to keep
,haniy boats OF the shore. Owners OF
land along the naYipable streams OF tho
state have long complained OF the bad
habits OF the shanty boat, which ties up
where It pleases, often becomes q nul-
sance to the neighborhood. and is hard
10 re. rid OF. It is believed that the
bill just passed will prove the long de.
sired remedy. 1t 10 made mlsde.
,neanor to tie up or to beach shanty
boat upon the real estate Of another for
longer period than twelve hours, ex-
cept in case Of distress, without permits.
sion OF the owcer or agent Of the real
estate 90 used. Violation OF the Law is
punishable with fine OF not more
than $50, or confinement in the county
jail for not more than thirty days, at
the discretion OF the court. Each
twelve hours that the boat remains
shall DO separate ofIense. ANY justice
OF the peace within the county shall
have jurisdiction. The law is sufficient
ly severe to break up the evil 1t is aimed
at, provided 1t be enforced.
no POLITICAL SCHEME.
There is no political scheme in the
movement to divide Logan county aud
create the new county Of Mingo. The
project is opposed by Democrats and
Republicans and favored by Repuoli.
cans and Democrats. Local sentiment
Is strongly in favor Of the new county,
and the bill ia going through a. fast as
/. can with the concurrence OF both par
,le..
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.
On Thursday the committee on edu-
cation will give q hearing to the school
book men, on which occasion the COM
mittee will have an opportunity 10 lis
len to the arguments which the mem.
bers individually have been hearing
ever since they came here. The battle
Of the books promises to be as lively as
any that have gone before. C. III.