Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-17


to work at noon to day and organ
lied by electing their caucus nomi
nees made last night as follows:
Senate-Republican: Oliver S.
Marshal of Hancock, President
Iohn t. Harris, of Parkersburg
Clerk; S. ". Swisher, of Mounds
vile. Sergeant at arms; c. c. Haines
of Fayette, Doorkeeper. The nine
Democratic Senator'S. did not caucus
House-Democratic: o. S. Nc
Kinney, of Fairmont. Speake; W
E. R. Byrne, of Kanawha, Clerk
Frank Walton, of Webster, Sergeant
at arms.
House-Republtcan; W. B. Cut
right, of Upshur, Speaker; E E
Hood, of Kanawila. Clerk j. L. Ryan,
of Fayette, Serneant at arms; j. M
Buckley, of Wood, Doorkeeper
The Democrats organized the
House and the Republicans the Sen
ate, all without semblance of trou-
BILE. Complimentary nominations on
the Democratic side of the Senate
were; President, c. ID. Dotson, OF
Wood county; W. A. Strickler, OF
Tag,,.ao,, -, :, n, -
~ C. S,anbansen of HanaSha % ~ daan @
l:eener ''
6nrina tho owoor;nr IN Of ITO
members of the House, and when
the names of Via, of Monroe, and
Brohard, of Tay lor. both Republi.
cans we're called Mr. Davis Demo
crot of uerrioon ohioctod 60 +bo
swearing in of either on the ground
that neither had proper credentials
emitting them to seats. Mr.. Cart
wright. Repnh!!rsn. nf Upshur, pro
tested aga:nsi Asf 'F Marion, be
Ing sworn III on tt'' 2.oard that he
was m"j in t''e \ ion Gnard.
He also Objected 10 Mr' Sbumate, of
summers county, tai 'ng The oath
because ne IS . p'st!la scr:
Mr. hh,' kepRhtiran OF Mason,
VINO oethg oy NiI'1e OF service the
olaes1 mem ger OF ne hapse ana who
pfesincd' declared all these motions
out o! oFder' ~, tice was tafn serv-
ea on Iha hePnolieahs by the Dem,
ocrats that Tue seats "f VIA and
l'foEafa %oniH De contes ted. ihe
Vote cas6 iof oLilcefs IN the House
sho"eu strict party V"'e''Ae Demo
GFaOS casting 'nlF'y, seven ana the
RepuoiicanS 'hiFtI tour g.ying the
democrats a inaJM itJ OF three
After tte h'Zatioa the House
ana senate aaJ2u1 nea anli- TO nor
row.
CONTEST OVER THE ''wAR" SENATORS
Immediately after the conyenipp
of the State Senate the fioht over
the "war" Senator's seats was pre-
cipitated by the introduction of a
protest by the Democrats the de
bate on which consumed nearly the
entire morning session. Senator N
E. Whitaker, of Ohio county. being
Temporary chairman. the Senate
was about to effect it's uermanent
Denomination nv the election of .
president. when, after Mr.. Matthews
had been voted for, but the vote not
having beeu announced. Senqt.r
| Cornwell, of Hamps hire, on heha. +
of Senator Campbell, of Jefferson.
who was present on tue floor Of tue
Senate, presented protest to IL,
= GetZandanners presence Ia tue
body or his participating IN any of
Its Ge!loeFations' alleging that be
had vacated ms seat oy accepting a
com mission IN Ihe volunteer army,
under tne provision oil the constitu
tlon, which provides that one hold
ing lucrative once under the
united states government becomes
ineligible to MS seat.
senator osehton' OF Fayette,lntro
dueed similar protest on behalf OF
senator o[ephes"h' OF C,ny county
VINO was also present Inc hePuo
llcsns argued tha1 the 'strod nction
OF 'ue protest o, was ous "' ofaeF' oul
senator ~ =" una MA n 81 @ uie.i ''ia' II was
r,inntes
The Republicans overruled their
presiding officer NV moving that .be
chair be not sustained. The motion
was carried bv strict party vote
Senator Getzendanuer did not vote
.oo.,
80 o'' a - O-'i- 'i''o Di1'oD
Inc democrats scored hFst blood