The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

StIit'S Iliu IlpllNt HOW III " orkluE
Ordcr--Action Taken on the Matter
Of Contests for Senatorial Seats
Cases Of Gctzcndanncr and Picrson
Referred to Committee.
Special Dispatch TO the !nteEiSeEcer.
+ CHARLESTON,W. Va. Jan. 2O.-The
senate claimed the interest Of specta-
tors to-day on account of the popular
impression that the Republican policy
with reference 10 seat contests would
be outlined. The senate met Mt 10
O'Clock and was opened with prayer by
Rev. y. N. Kelley. The written notiil-
cation from the house was received.
Mr.. Mcneil of the committee on privi-
leges and elections, reported the names
of persons elected as senator's, and fix
cd the mileage.
Resolutions We're introduced appoint
ing ]. L. Newman, Of Wayne, as as
sistant sergeant-at-arms: Z. c. Frame.
as general stenographcr. and L. C.
Loeb as assistant clerk. all of which lie
over one day.
Mr.. Osenton offered resolutions re-
citing the facts that L. G.. Pierson and
II. c. Getzendanner accepted military
commissions under the United States
government. and declaring that they
thereby became ineligible and forfeited
their rights to seats in the senate Re-
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
Mr.. White offered resolution de-
claring that L contest Is pending
against Walter L. Ashby. senator from
the Ninthplistrlct, and suspending Ash
by pending Il settlement of the con-
test. Mr.. White also offered resolu-
t'on declaring that N. B. Morris, and
not r. +. Kidd, was elected to repre-
sent the Fourth senatorial district, and
providing for swearing In NJ B. Norris.
Both resolutions lie over one day under
the rules
Senate Joint resolution No. was Of.
fered for the creation OF a commission
to revise the school law of West Vlr-
ginia. Under q suspension of the rules
house joint resolution No. /. providing
for joint committee to notify the gov
crnnr that the Legislature Is ready for
business. was adopted
Senator Whitaker was not present Mt
roll-call. and was granted leave OF ab-
scnce until next Tuesday. The chair
announced the appointment OF White
and Lanham, Republicans, as addition
al members Of the privileges and cleo
TORS committee.
Senator Kidd. Democrat. called at
tent!on to the fact that the committee
was composed of seven Republicans
and two Democrats. while the house
committee was three and four. Senator
Cole was excused from serving on the
committee. and the chair agreed to ap-
point u Democrat in his place.
The following appointments were an
nounced by the chair. o. j.. Darnell.
OF upShur. committee clerk: s. S. BuZ-
2erd. Of Morgan. door-keeper. J. W,
Davis. of Preston, assistant secretary:
$. w. Starksi OF Kanawha. librarian:
j. c. Campbell, Of kanawha. cloak
room keeper. and Joseph Dillarl, Of
Wood assistant.
Bills wcrn introduced rs follows. SEN
ate bill No. 1.eby Smith to suppress
prize fighting. BY Farr. to protect the
lives ana health OF persons employed In
manufacturing establishments. BY
Marshall. to create n state board OF
pardohs. BY Do;son. providing that
executions Of the death sentence shall
be Py hanging. ut the state pcnl,cn-
tlary. BY Lanham. for furnishing sta
toherT TO clerks OF circuit courts. By
Mcneil. to amend game laws. By Nc
Neil. TO amend act appointing game
qnd FISH warden. BY Hughes, that all
executions of the death sentence be at
the state pcnitcntlary. by Whitaker,
amending the law Imposing q tax on
collateral fnheritanccs. by Dotson, for
the assessment of telegraph, telephone,
express and pipe line companies. BY
Cole. to amend the election laws. BY
Oscnton. to amend the charter of Hin
ton. BY Whitaker. to amend the net
providing for the Incorporation OF saw
ings banks. by Baker. to regulate tho
valuation OF timber lands. Ey Whltn-
ker, relating to the taxation OF rail-
roads. BY Tarr. TO amend the law re-
latins 10 the redemption of forfeited
lands. By Farr. providing for tho I'm
pcachmcnt Of county and district on