West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
News nnd Notes From orr State
SOlOns in Biennial Session.
CnARLrsroN " Va

noon. Wednesday Of last week and
started of very nicely. Capt. Il
T.. Hood the Clerk of the last
House Of De,eg ites cllleA that
body TO order and called Hon.
Byrd HILL. OF VI ,son county to the
Speakers Chair. Hill is II Re-
publican and has served longer i'm
the House than any other member
and by virtue OF this was entitled
to &c. as temporary speaker. Tho
Democrats did not object TO this as
was expected by the Republic ms 4,
because II e lve the latter tem po-
rary advantage.
In pursuance with the caucus
nomlnitions OF the Democrats
made l., the Hal OF tho lIou,e, the
nigh! Def re Hon. owen $. Nc
Kinney, of the F,irmont Index,
WIS thcreupon elected Speaker by
the solid vote OF the Democr ts
The Republicans voted for Prof.
w. d. Outright PTincipt of the
West Liberty Normal School, of
Ohio county, although he is repre-.
senting Upshur county In the
Legislature.
For Clerk, W. e. r. Bryne, of
Charleston, was elected. ByrLe
came here from Braxton county
about two years ago and is a promi
nent yonng attorney. He was a
compromise candidate between the
forces of Col. j. B. Peyton, who
served as Clerk for twenty years
under the Democratic Legislatures
and Hon. George |. Ncale, of
huntington, who made such a
brilliant race for Congress in the
Fourth District against Judge
Romeo Freer. NeaIe needed it
aud ought to have had it, but all
the old timers were for Peyton and
Byrne was taken up In the interest
OF harmony and PeytoR and Neale
are to be assistantClerks. The latter
receive 81 per day, while there is
about 81 900 in it for the CLERK.
The Republicans voted for
Capt. Hood for Clerk, merely as
an honor, because he could not
have accepted it, as he il Captain
Of Company of colorcd troops,
stationed at O ickamauga Park
and under orders 10 sail for Cuba.
Jan. 20th. to do garrison duty in
one of the Provinces there.
r.. S. Morton, Of Webster county,
was elected Sergoant-ut Arms.
PhS Repu bliclns voted for j. l..
Ryan, of Fayette county.
For Door keeper, Shirley a.
Mitchell a Democratic editor from
Writ county vas elected over j. NJ.
Buckley the Rspu blican candidate
from Wood county. The votes for
ali candidates stood the same as
for the Speaker, strict party vote.
The only point secured by the
Republicans WAS made while the
minority controlled the temporary
organization. Their cut and dried
programme was carried OUT. Byrd
Hill, who presided, had Dawson S
typewriter instructions on the
desk before him. Before deciding
any point he consulted these in =
strRctions, which made the matter
very easy for him. 1t was the Re
publican scheme to swear in Bro
hard and Via, neither OF whom
had prima facie title to seat, in
order to place the Democrats in the
attitude of unseating them, and
give the Republicans an excuse for
throwing oat some Democratic
Nom bers Of the Senate, in order to
get them out Of the way two years
from now when Elkins comes up
for recollection.
The Senate was called to order
10y Clerk Harris, who called Sena-
tor N. e. Whitaker, the Oldest
member in point Of service, to the
chair. The proceedings we're
opened with prayer by The Rev.
Mr. Barr Of the Prcsbyterian
Chuch. Mr.. Dawson preseated
the list Of newly elected members
Of the body, who were duly sworn
in.
ThereupoH Hon o. S. Marshall.
Of Hancock county. was elected
President, the Democrats voting
for senior O. ID. Dstsou Of Wood
county.
Before the vote WIS taken Senator
Cornwell protested against Mr.
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