The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-01-16
THE FIRST DAY ]
Of the West Virginia Legislature.
The 0rganizaiiOn--The Governors
Message Sent 70 Both Houses.
CaAaLEgroN. JanY. 8. Is95.

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have been appointed.
The members of the Senate were
called to order by the retiring clerk
W 3. r. Byrne, who asked Mr.
Worley to preside till the Senate
was organized
Rev. ] g, Barr offered prayer
r Whitaker nominated Wm. G..
n1 su JOHN tiniey of
Tucker, tor the president Of the
Senate. The vote stood, Worley IA
Finley IL. Absent, Mr. Eari. Mr.
Worley having received a majority
of all tho votes cast was declared
elected.
John 7. Harris, of Wood, and W
& R. Byrne5 Of Braxton, were plac-
ed in nomination for clerk. Mr..
Harris having received a majority
of all the votes present, he was de.
clared elected.
Cyrus Wiley, of Summers, and
H. Bumgsrdner, of Writ, were
placed in nomination for the Office
of sargeant.at-arms. mr.. Wiley
having received a majority fthe
votes cast was declared elected.
For the position of Door keeper
Mr. Bockney nominated Hiram
Campbell, Of Calhoun, aud Mr..
Finley nominated c. R. Lynch, of
Lewis. Mr.. Campbell having re-
ceived the majority of the votes was
declared elected.
Messra Furbee, Farr and Stewart
were appointed a committee to in.
form the House of Delegates that
the Senate was organized and ready
to proceed to business.
A resolution providing for the ap.
pointment of six committee clerks
and six pages was adopted.
The Governors private secretary,
Mr.. J. 3. White, appeared and pre-
sented the biennial message of the.
Governor which was read and or
dered printed.
The Senate then adjourned till 2
p. m. Friday.
HOUSE, eP DELEGATEs.
The members of the House of
Delegates were called TO order by
the retiring clerk, Col. J. B. Pey-
ton. He called to the chair to
preside till the House was organi-
zed, Mr. a. S. Dandridge, of Jefer-
son.
Rey. T. C. johnson, of the Bap-
tist church, offered prayer.
The nominees of the Republican
caucus for the officers of the House
of Delegates were duly elected,
qualified, and entered upon this dis
charge of the duties of their respec.
tive positions. Mr.. Edwards, in
taking the Speakers chair, made
few remarks, thanking the mem
bers for the honor bestowed upon
him.
Messrs. Reynolds, Toler and Dan.
dridge were appointed as members
Of the joint committee of the two
houses to wait upon the Governor
and inform him that the Senate and
House of Delegates had been organ
lied and were ready to receive any
message he might transmit to them.
A joint resolution directing the
Auditor to pay to members of the
Legislature the mileage and per
diem due them, was adopted.
A resolution was also adopted
providing for the printing and dis
tribution to the members Of 300 ex-
fra copies Of the daily Journal of
the House.
Mr.. J. B. White, Private Secreta-
~ Of the Governor, appeared and
delivered to the Speaker the Coy
ernors biennial message to the Leg
islature.
In attempting to dispose of the
message the House got into tan
gle from which It could not extri
cate itself TIL after the loss Of con
siderable time. A difference of
opinion prevailed as to what should
be done with it. Mr.. Smith Of Ohio
moved to table it. Mr.. Fleming
moved 70 amend by making it the
special order for two o'clock Friday.
Mr.. Brady vas of the opinion that
it would be discourteous to the Gov
ernor to treat the message in this
way. Mr. Clark was Of the same
opinion. Mr. Dandridge insisted
that il should be received and dis
posed Of in the regular way. while
Mr.. Norris made several motions
providing for various things to be
done with it Mr. Brady insisted
that all motions were out of order.
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