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Of each were ordered 10 be- printed.
George p. Scarburgh was elected Judge Of the
Sd Circuit and 3nd District.
ENoRossED Bills.
The following Bills were read a third time:
Providing for taking the sense Of Tho people
touching the call Of a Convention.
Laid on the table and made the order of the day
for the ed instant.
Establishing the County Of Of parts Of
Lewis and kanawha.
The blank was hled with the name Of Giimer.
Mr.. Edging,on opposed, and Messrs. Hays,
Jackson, Smith aud Newton, supported the bill
which was passed.
petition was presented by Mr.. j. G. Fulton,
from Rob't Wade and other citizens Of Augusta,
protesting against any change being made in the
location Of the contemplated Macadamized road
from Staunton to James River, on that part OF
said road which lies between Stanton and
Waynesboro'.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Jan. l6.
Mr.. Peyton reported bill 10 incorporate the
| corporate the Augusta Female Seminary. Laid
on the table.
ELEcTioN OF SENATOR.
/ Resolution from the House, for the election,
on the Odd instant, Of Senator of the United
States, to succeed Mr.. Kives, was read
| MIR. Newman moved to lay the resolution on
the table-which, after some remarks by Messrs.
Bondurant, Baptist, Carter, and Newman, was
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Newman, the resolutions of
| MIR. Thomson of Is. Oh this subject, debated yes
terday, were taken up. They follows
I Resolved, That the Annexation of Texas should
be effected with further delay than may be me-
cessary for the accomplishment Of that object by
the constituted authorities of the two countries
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to
communicates copy Of the above resolution to
each of the Senators and Representatives of the
Commonwealth, in the Congress of the United
States.
MIR. Stanard con,ended that Resolution in ma
ny OF its aspects, was precisely Of the same force
as LaW-being SYNONYMOUS. This resolution
was prescribing RUE ~ action to our Senator'S
and therefore to them IL was iaD. II was as
sering that the Senate had right to originate
what Is equivalent TO law. Its object was I'M
questionably to control the Senators. The Sem
ate was but arerisionary body, and was so intend
ed to be. MIR. Randolph in the debates on the
question in the Convention, expressly SO contend
ed.
Mr.. Stanard defied Senators 10 produce SIM
gle precedent of the Sena,e's originating such in
structions as these.
lie desired TO present, instead of the Joint res
olutlon, the following as expressing The voice OF
the Senate only
Resolved, by the Senate, Tina, the annexation
OF Texas 10 the United States ough, TO BE- affect
ed at the earliest period that may be practicable,
consistently with the obligations of the Constu-
ton, the internal peace and tranquility Of the
the country, and the faith and honor of the nation
Mr. Cox asked Mr.. Stanard if he would vote for
his own resolution, If adopted as amendme mt
Mr.. ). said he would act upon that according
to his sense Of duty. He should certainly vote
for il, in preference to the original.
MIR. Thomson OF X. replied to Mr.. Stanard,
and commended that his own proposition did not
conflict with the Constitution. He insisted that
resolution which merely adUised, and did not
| command, was not such law as was insisted up
on. But this resolution did not even aduise the
Senators, much less command them.
The question was then taken on the passage
of MIR. Thomson's resolution, and decided in TIE
acknowledgements, noes 7, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Scott, (Speaker,) Cox, Craw-
ford Wiley, Spark, Baptist, Garrett Piper, Den
mis-, Penn, Moffett, Sloan, McMulen, TAYLOR,
Guerrant, McCauley, Newman, Thomson Of Ka-
nawha-lS.
Noes-Messrs. Bondurant, GaIlaher, Caper-
ton, Stanard. Carter, Crump, Rogers.
On motion Of MIR. Garrett, the Senate adjourn
ed.
4. HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Jan. I6.
Petitions &C., were presented and referred:
BY Mr.. Frazier, of Peter Moore's adminis,ra.
tor, (with accompanying documents,) for an APP
preparation to satisfy his judgment for half pay
as captain In the Revolutionary war;
BY Mr.. Denison, two memorials of certain cit
liens of Shenandoah, against the formation of
new county out of parts of Rockingham and She
nandoah;
MIR. Broadus Of Cuipeper offered resolution,
that this House will, by joint vote with the SEN
ate, proceed on Wednesday, 22d instant, to the
IF 8
ply the vacancy to occur on the 4th March next
by the expiration of the term Of service of VIM
G.. Rives, Esq, which, after some debate was a.
dopted-ayes 81, noes 60.
The Speaker laid before the House commu-
nicalion from the Governor, enclosing resolutions
OF the Legislature of New Hampshire. for the
Immediate remuneration of Texas-also, protest.
ing against the Imprisonment of Thomas Wilson
Dorr of Rhode Island.
FRIDAY, Jan. II.
A bill to form new county Of parts of Buck
iDghaIn, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Camp
bell, was reported from the Committee, but on
motion Of MIR. Toler, it was re-committed.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE,
-Appointcd to visit The State Institutions at Saunton,
January lOM, 1915.
The Undersigned. Committee, appointed by a
Resolution of the Senate, passed the 18th day of
December, 19I4-s'1o visit the State institutions
at Staunton, and report the condition of those In
situations 10 the Senate" having performed that
duty, beg leave respectfully to
REPORT
That. on the Goth day Of December last, they
arrived at Stanton, and on the same day made
known to the Superintendent, Presidents and
Boards Of Directors, that said Committee were
then prepared to carry into effect the provision of