West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Our Charleston Letter ON the Work OF
the State Lawmakers.
ecially reported for TnE ARGUS.

CHARLESTON, w. VA,
January IS, 1901.
The Legislature convened in BIZ
ennial session Wednesday of last
week and already a number of inn
portant measures have been intro
duced in both departments of the
legislative mill, which bids fair to
grind out a number of grists.
The House organized by electing
Hon. w. G.. (Winter Green) Will
son, of Elkins, Randolph county,
as Speaker, and Harry Shaw, the
young attorney of Fairmont, for
Clerk, and ]. S. Ramsey, of Fayette
county, Sergcant-at-Arms.
The Democratic nominees for
these positions were John ID. Alder
son, Of Nicholas county, for Speaker,
w. 4. X. Bryne, of Charleston, for
Clerk, and James Morton, of Web
ster county, for Sergeant-at- Arms,
each receiving II votes. The Sen
ate was organized by the election of
Anthony Smith, of Richie county,
President, John L. Harris, of Wood
county, Clerk, and +. II. Fitch, of
Cabell county, Sergeant alarms.
The Democratic nominees for these
Offices respectively were President,
John ]. Cornwell, of Hampshire
county; Clerk, w. E. Harver, of
Wyoming; Sergeant-at-Arms, Flint
lock Perry, of Kanawha, and Door.
keeper, A. T. Lloyd, of Jefferson.
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The Democratic caucus on We'd
nesday adopted appropriate resolu-
tons on the death of Hon. X. w.
Morrow, of Jefferson county. There
is no doubt of his being missed in
party councils and party conflicts.
He was Democrat of the Demo-
Gratis, with the courage of his con-
victions, and of character and in
tegrity of the highest. At a special
election held last Saturday week
in Jefferson county c. M. Wetzel
was elected to fill the vacancy.
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The President of the Senate an
nounced the following committee
clerk appointments G. r. Jacobs.
of Kanawha; r. II. Cotton, of
Brooke; A. b. Clark, of Upshur; E.
M. Heermans, Monongalia; p. Hal
Marcum, Cabell; J. X. Scott, Green
brier; E.W. Spurlick, Lincoln; Dun.
can McRae, Ohio; engrossing clerk,
Charles Tinker, Summers.
Assistant clerks were appointed as
follows Louis +. Schrader, Wheel
ing; r. M. Baker, Huntington; w.
l.. Boughner, Marion; J. H. Meek,
Wayne; F. p. Babb, Grant; John +.
Blessing, Mason; J.W. Stuck, bod
bridge; Thomas Koran, Clay; !. NJ.
McVey, Fayette; NJ. F. Matheney,
Raleigh; ]. r. Foster, Ohio; A. w.
Good, Roane.
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Senate Committees were appoint
ed as follows
Judiciary-May, Koran, Harmer,
Lanham, woodward, Marcum, Ash
by, Cole, Cornwell and Kidd.
Finance-Davis, Whitaker, Mil
Ter, York, Baker, Hammer, Osenton,
Burkhart
Counties and Municipal Corpora
tions-Baker, Sturm, Lanham, Hill,
Stark, Whitaker, Kidd, Campbell.
Banks and Corporations-Whit-
taker, Miller, May, Davis, Ashby,
Kidd.
Acknowledgment, Lanham,
Baker, Marcum, George, Osenton,
Cornwell.
Militia-Campbell, of Calhoun;
Cordcr, Clark, Davis, Harmer,
Beavers, Campbell, of Jefferson.
Mines-Sturm, Miller, York, Ba-
ker, Koran, Beavers, Ashby.
Labor-EIill, York, Clark, Cor
der, Burkhart, Baker, Price.
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Pages were appointed as follows:
Alfred Lee, of Kanawha; Willard
Steele, Of Richie; Garnet Gibson,
of Kanawha; Earl Fortney, of Ma
ron; James Baker, Of Randolph;
- Lanham, Of Preston; James II.
Carwithen, of Kanawha; Maury
Robinson, Of Kanawha; Nelson Edg.
ington, Of Kanawha, and William
A. Barton. Alfred Lee was desig-
mated as chief journal page and
Maury Robinson as mail and bank
ing page. Stephen Shears, Of Fay
cite, and William Watkins, of
Wood, were appointed cloak room
keepers.
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Preston county fares very we'll in
the appointments, although they are