Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-18
,Vwgiasa Legislature.
IAI;EST PROCEEDINGS.

Virginia Legislature.
LATEST PROCEEDINGS. 81
The legislature was engaged on Sa'ur-
day in e,eeling counsellor OF state and q
brig,dier general.
The candidates for the first were, Geo.
w. Smith, Skelson Jones. esquire, DR..
Wardlaw aud Dir. Upskaw, of this city /;
and Mr.. Mallory ct Esizsbsth City coun.
Az. The rssnls Of the three first ballots,
was the striking off from the lisr Messrs.
Tones, Upshau and WardlaS i, be;ns a
rule of the house, tha,,hc candidate lowest
on the last ballo, should be struck from the
next. After The 4th ballot, Mr.. Johnston,
chairman of The committee for couniirg the
votes repostedto the house, thar he votes
were, for Charles K. Mallory 81, George
Nv. Smith 93, and that there was one bal
la, for Ssmnsl K Mallory. If,,his vote
was allowed to MIR. C.K Mallory, he had
majority Of the whoic, and was of course
elected. On motion. il was determined
thar this ballot should nol be counted for
Mr.. Charles K. Mallory. Two ether
ballots were subsequently, held:
MALLORY. G. w. SMITH.
Eth ballot 90 81
Sixth ballat a3 IS
SO that George w. Smith was elected
counsellor.
In.,he election Ct br;gsdier general
colonel Chamberiayns CT New Kent, ma,
1ior William Writ and colonel jchn Mayp
OF this cry, were pomioa,ed candidates.
1t was generally conceded that the contss:
lay between the Two former. A consider.
able degree Of discussion sock place en-
the qualifications ct these Two candidates.
The resul, Of the ballo, was,
I Lhamberlayne 100, Wirt IS, Aayo 6. y
So that Mr.. ChsnberlayBe is elected bri.
gadier general, inthe room at gen. White,
resigned.
On Mopdsy the house resolved isseifin.
TO com mittee of the whole on the s.ale
of the commonwealth, when the following
resolution underwent considerable discus
sion:
Rssolved, As the opinion Of this commit.
tee, tia. the petition of John H, Wioder,
pray ing tina, he may be authorised to re.
move from the state Of Maryland into this
state, certain slaves which he holds 10 righ.
eff his wife. and which were during her 10
fancy and before her intesmarri age with
The petitioner, removed from this state by
her guardian, into the state Of Maryland is
reasonable.
After much discussion, the following re.
solution was moved by Mr. S,ro,her aud
adopted by the COMMITTEES.
ResolOed, As the opinion Of this commit.
tee, thaslhe law passed. 10 1905. prohibit.
ing the Introduction of slaves into this state
be repesled SO tar as itpresents The admis-
sion of slaves, which a1y lnhsbitaut Of ,hia
state becomes en,isled to b. deseent, devise
or marriage.
The committee then rose and the Speak er
resumed the chair. When two amend
mems were introduced 10 Substitute ''lhe
25th JANUARY 1906" instead Of SIN the year
1908 oand TO introduce The word should"
before The word "be'--she question was
then taken on the resolution thus amended
and carried 10 the affirmative, Ayes 81
Noes 70
Mr. Preston offered the following reso
luton:
:" RESOLVED, That so much Of the go,
vernors communication as relates to The
road from the highest point Of nayig alton
on The Kenhawa to the highest point Of
navigation on the James river, together
with the documents relating thereto, bere
ferred to selec. committee with leave to
repor, by bill or otherwise.
Mr. w. Pope CT Powhatan offered Ger
tain resolutions relative 10 the general 60
vernmeu,, which were ordered to lie on
the table. n