Senate Journal

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

SENATE JOURNAL

EIGHTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, 2018

NINETY-EIGHTH DAY

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Charleston, West Virginia, Monday, October 1, 2018

Pursuant to the adjournment of September 11, 2018, under authority of

Senate Concurrent Resolution 201, Authorizing adjournments of Senate and House of Delegates.

The Senate reassembled in extraordinary session in its chamber in the state capitol in the City of Charleston, at 9:00 a.m., and was called to order by its President, the Honorable Mitch Carmichael.

Prayer was offered by the Honorable C. Edward Gaunch, a senator from the eighth district.

The Senate was then led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by the Honorable Chandler Swope, a senator from the sixth district.

Pending the reading of the Journal of Tuesday, September 11, 2018,

At the request of Senator Clements, unanimous consent being granted, the Journal was approved and the further reading thereof dispensed with.

The time having arrived for the special order of business for the Senate to resolve itself into a Court of Impeachment, the special order thereon was called by the President.

On motion of Senator Ferns, the Senate resolved itself into a Court of Impeachment to consider proceedings against Elizabeth D. Walker, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia, and, after proceedings had therein, as stated in the record, the Senate resumed its session.

(Senator Carmichael, Mr. President, in the Chair.)

Senator Ferns then moved that the Senate adjourn until tomorrow, Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at 9 a.m.

The question being on the adoption of Senator Ferns’ aforestated motion, and on this question, Senator Ferns demanded the yeas and nays.

The roll being taken, the yeas were: Arvon, Azinger, Baldwin, Blair, Boley, Boso, Clements, Cline, Drennan, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Jeffries, Karnes, Mann, Maroney, Maynard, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Woelfel, and Carmichael (Mr. President)—32.

The nays were: None.

Absent: Beach and Weld—2.

So, a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Ferns’ motion had prevailed.

In accordance with the foregoing motion, at 3:20 p.m., the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at 9 a.m.

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