The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
~ CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. IL.

Special Dispatch to the In,elllgencer
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. IL
Z, The lobby and gallery OF the hall OF the
Z house Of delegates wsse well filled when
Speaker Mckinney tapped for order at
B. 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by the
s$SRev.f,W.iR. canter. OF the Dickinson
Memorial church.
Major Bennett, OF Cabell. moved that
the chair appoint a special committee
on privileges and elections. Mr.. Cut
right moved to amend BY directing the
chair to appoint the regular COMMITTEES
& on privileges and elections. Mr.. Davis.
OF Harrison. made the point of order
that mo rules providing for the ap-
tpointment OF a regular committee on
privileges und election have been adopt
& cd by the house. The chair decided the
4 pointfw taken.
Mr. Outright moved as an amend
ment the appointment OF special COM
Z mittee on rules and regulations. The
Il chair ruled that the amendment was
not germane TO the motion, and there
/ fore out of order. The chair also stated
that no other matter would be permit
Il ted to3tGke precedence over the. determ-
inat!on Of the membership OF the house.
{ In answer to an inquiry from the Re-
Il publican side OF the house as TO what
rule the chair had adopted, the speaker
stated that in the absence OF any spe-
ciall rules, he was governed by the gen.
eral rules pertaining to parliamentary
n procedure. Major Bennett took the floor
Il and defended the Democratic position.
Y Mr.. Outright offered n resolution pro-
viding for the adoption OF the rules
governing the last house.
The chair stated that the resolution
could not be entertained for the reason
that 1t was not germane to the subject
Il matter and started TO read from an
& authority on parliamentary procedure.
MAY I inquire what you are reading
y from?" asked Mr.. Outright.
Certainly" replied the speaker. az
am reading from Thomas B. Reed" He
5Sgot no further In his reply. for his
4 words were drowned with the laughter
4 and applause from the Democratic side.
Mr.. Outright appealed from the decis-
Ion of the chair and the chair was
r sustained by a vote of 20 to rs. Mr..
sDarst tsep.), OF Jackson, changed his
vote before the result was announced.
The question recurring or the motion
BY Major Bennett, Mr.. Huptonstall
= moved 10 lay on the table. which mo-
ton was defeated by n strict party
u vote. Mr.. Davis OF Harrison demanded
the previous question and the demand
was sustained. Major Benefits motion
was adopted by a vote Of 81 10 81.
Mr.. Hughes. of Tyler, offered mo-
ton to provide that the committee con-
slst OF three Republicans and four
" Democrats. The chair assured Mr..
Hughes that the minority would be so
represented on the committee, and the
motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. Davis. OF Harrison took the floor
Z and started to make a speech, when
: Mr.. Hughes made the point OF o-de,
: that nothing was before the house cx-
cept the appointment OF the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
rs The speaker stated that he desired
time to reflect upon the membership OF
the committee and would permit Mr..
Davis to continue until he ascertained
whether he desired to make motion.
Mr.. Davis then moved that the list of
members. prepared by the secretary OF
state, together with certificates, creden-
tials and other papers accompanying
It, be brought to the house and read by
the clerk. Pending consideration Of
{ the motion the speaker announced the
committee as follows. namely: Morrow,
of Jefferson; Fisher. OF Braxton; Car
ter. OF Boone: Cunningham, OF Ran
dolph: Hill. of Mason; Mcclure, of Ohio;
Zlnn, of Richie.
Mr.. Outright made the point of order
that the house had not ye, notified the
3 senate that II was ready for business
4 Because 1t is not ready" replied the
speaker.
Mr.. Otdfeld objected to the immediate
consideration of the resolution, but was
ruled out OF order.
The clerk then read the certificate Of
election OF ]. D. Logan. properly sign
x ed by the board OF canvasscrs, showing
that Logan received ! ,225 votes and Yin