The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24

tors and Delegates were Influenced
by such improper methods; and.
Whereas. At a session Of the
House Of Delegates, held on the oath
inst, during time vote was being
taken for the election OF United
States Senator'S, a member OF the
Democratic party, stated In the open
session that he could not vote for
the caucus nominees of the Demo-
cratic party, because their existed
in his mind a settled belief that they
had secured their nomination by
bribery; and other members of the
majority party likewise refused to
support the said caucus nominees;
and,
Whereas. 1t is due the members
OF the Legislature. to the people of
West Virginia, aud to the good
name of the state, that, before the
election of United States Senators,
said reports and charges should bel
thoroughly investigated by a COM
petent committee, so that IL said
charges are unfounded that the par
ties interested shall be cleared Of
all blame and suspicion, and the
good name OF the Legislature and
OF the State INDICATED; therefore,
be 1t,
Resolved, BY the House of Dele
gates:
That a committee, consisting OF
five members OF this body be APP
pointed by the Speaker and author
lied and Instructed to proceed with
all reasonable diligence to make
thorough Investigation OF all the
matters and things mentioned or re-
ferred to in the foregoing pream-
bles. Said committee shall make a
careful and thorough investigation
OF such reports and charges and OF
the facts touching the use Of money
by any OF the candidates for the
nomination for the United States
Senate, or by any agents, employees,
friends or adherents OF any of such
candidates. Said committee is au-
thorlzed and empowered to employ
counsel to aid and assist it in con-
Quoting such investigation; employ
clerk or clerks, or stenographers,
TO keep its record and to take
down and write out the testimony
which may be adduced before it, and
otherwise to assist it; to summon
and compel the attendance OF wit
nesses: to administer oaths and re-
Quire witnesses to testify, and to
send for and compel the production
Of all books, papers and documents
which in its judgment may throw
any light on the matter under inves-
tigation. Said committee shall have
all other authority and power that
is conferred on committees by sec
ton : of chapter 10 OF the Code Of
West Virginia; and shall retrNn
with its report and findings all OF
the testimony taken before it.
BE it Resolved, further: That
until the incoming of the report Of
said committee, the election of the
two members of the United States
Senate. to-wit, one for the long term
and the other for the unexpired
term OF the late Senator Stephen b.
Elkins, be postponed and adjourned
for is days from this date"
Democrats Offer Substitute.
When the Moore resolution came
before the House of Delegates on the
morning OF January 26th, Delegate
c. NJ. sieberE, of Berkeley county,
supporter of Watson and Chiffon,
offered House Joint Resolution No.
10, as a substitute for the Moore
resolution. The Siebert resolution
reads as follows:
"Be 1t resolved by the House ol
Delegates, the Senate concurring
therein, that a joint committee oil
i've. composed of three members OF
the House of Delegates to be ap-
pointed by the Speaker, and two
members of the Senate, to be ap-
pointed by the President of the SEN
ate. which said committee is author
led and instructed to proceed with
al reasonable diligence to make
thorough investigation of all the
matters and things concerning GER
tain charges made by Senator BLAND
and Delegate Nelson c. Hubbard
and TO further Investigate all mat
ters and things concerning the
charge that L. J. Shock. member OF
The House of Delegates from the
county of Braxton, was paid or Oh
iered any sum of money for his vote
in the late Democratic caucus TOT