Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-12-16
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. a, 1850.

EDNESDAY, Dec a, looU
The Speaker announced the standing Com
mittees. We insert the most important.
Finance-Messrs. Stoyall, Stro,her, Martz,
Johnson, Edwards Of F., Boyd, Warman, Ed
wards of L., and August.
Executive observation-disclosures Barbour,
Witcher, Clarke, Boisseau, Power, Page, and
Darlington of B.
Agriculture and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sgd
nor, Rives, Herman, Weltou, Wright, Page,
Sturm, Clarke, Fairfax, Stump, Callison, Spear,
and Boisseau.
Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Newman, Pitman,
Moncure, Massie, Of W., Dunlap, Darlington Of
c., and Morris.
LuDatc Asylums-Messrs, Yerby, Boykin,
Southall, Patrick, Wheeler, Imboden, Edwards,
of F., Wilson, McClintic, and Willis.
Banks-Messrs. Guerrant, Johnson, Stubs,
Flournoy, Fleming, August, Cox, Speed, Wall,
Witten and Brooks.
FRIDAY Dec. 6, 1850
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. HAYS offered the following resolutions;
which, on motion of Mr.. Crutchfeld, was laid
or the table.
Resolved, That the committee on Privileges,
&C., enquire into the expediency of so amending
the 14th section Of the act passed March 4th,
1850, entitled an act to take the sense of the
people upon the call of a Convention, and pro-
viding for organizing the same, as 10 dispense
with the requirement of certifying copy of the
amended Constitution to the General Assembly;
and that they provide for submitting the same
to the people Of the Commonwealth for their
ratification or rejection. And that said commit
tee still further enquire into the expediency Of
postponing the election for the ensuing year,
until after the vote of the people upon the a.
mended constitution has been ascertained.
D- If the members fromi Augusta wish to
render an acceptable service to their constituent
cy, they will advocate with all their zeal, either
this or similar proposition. What is the use
ofholGing an election in the Spring if the new
Constitution can go into effect before the meet
ing Of another Legislature-and what is the use
Of wasting all the time which must intervene
between the adjournment OF the Convention,
which, at the ar,hest, cannot be longer than
the month Of May, and the meeting of the Leg
islature at the close of the year; and then fur
Their to await until the Spring Of 1852, as the
time for submitting the new Constitution TO the
people. We ask the Reformers in the Legisla-
ture to see to this matter.
NON-1NTERCOURsE.
The Speaker announced the following az the
srs. Flournoy, Tomlin, Scott of F., Crutchfield,
S,rother, Ferguson, Jones, Hays, Witcher,
Craig; Mar,z, Taliaterro, Burwe, Iuboden and
Hammond.
The Speaker stated that be had not placed
Mr.. Tomin as Chairman Of the Committee, at
his own request.
SATURDAY, Dec. Z, 1850.
Various resolutions and petitions, and COM
municatious were presented: after which the
Joint order for the election Of U. S. Senator, was
taken up.
Mr. Ferguson nominated James NJ Mason.
Mr. Jackson seconded the nomination.
A spirited debate then took place between
several members who opposed the election of
Mr.. Mason, for which we have not room, !" ben
the balotings began and resulted as follows, viz:
VOTE IN THE SENATE.
For James M. Musoa-Messrs. Dennis,
Speaker Rives, Woods, Horner, Barbee, Car
lie, Daniel, Darlington, Isbell, Pitts, Shackle-
ford, Opie, Tate, French, Tribe, Deneale, Gran
lham, Edmistou, Cowan, Thompson, Of D., Cat
lett, Amber, Layue and West-24.
For G. ", Sunamers-Messrs. Turner, hon-
as and Ward-3-[The names Of the Wings are
in Italics
VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
For James IL. Masoa--Messrs Hopkins,
[Speaker,l Finnsy, Allen, Bosseau, billiard of
Amherst, McDeatmon, McClintic, Hammond,
Grantham, Hays, Wells, Power, Lewis OF Bruns-
wick, Forbes, Williams, Clarke, Buckner, Cat
rington of Charlotte, Jones, Barbour, Jr., Good
Sydnor, Pearls, Taliaferro, Guerrant, Caben,
Wilson, Stovall, Fleming, Stump, Monroe,
White Lewis OF Harrison and Doddridge, Nor
RS, BoyAin, Arnold, Howser, Tomlin, Gresham,
Slemp, Ferguson, Pendleton, Niblett, Newman,
Boydston, Jenney, Montague, Harvey, VIII
llams,. Baskerville, Beirne, Vanosdaln, Butt,
Wheeler, VERIFY, Willis, Boswell, Robertson,
Kee, Cox, Neal, Wttcher, Cackley, Fairfax,
Flournoy, Riyes, Harrison, Sturm, august,
bell of Smyth, Crutch6eld, Wheaton, billiard Of
Sussex, Johnson, Wnten, Horner, Massey of
Warren and Clarke, and Jackson-sS.
| For George W. Summers-Messrs. Bocock,
Carter, Massey OF Alexandra, Damron, limbo.
den, McCue, Speed, Wilcox, Segar, Stuart,
Hume, Scott of Fauquier, Dunlap, Wall, Well
ton, Southall, Duke, Jewett, Patrick, Edwards,
Wright, Darlington of Londoun, Klby, Scott Of
Powhatan, Garrison, Dorman, Patterson, Ker-
nan, Speed, Newsom, Suite and Ditty-33.
For 'Vincent Witeher-Messrs. Boswell, Daw-
son, Stubs and Strother-4.
| For James McDowell-Messrs. Tompkins and
Edward C. Darlington of Botetourt-2.
| 1.-THE fourteen Wings who voted for Mason
are put in Italics. All who voted against him
are Whigs.]
JOINT vote with the Senate Whole number
1854; necessary to choice IS. For James M.
Mason, 1i2 for Geo. W. Summers, SO; for
Vincent Witcher, 4 for James Mcdowell, 2.
So James NJ. Mason was proclaimed to be 9.
lected Senator for six years from 4th Of March
next.
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 1850.
Mr. Hopkins presented a memorial from tho
citizens of his county for the removal of Judge
Estill from the bench of the General Court.
/ TUESDAY, Dec. 10.
Mr. Furguson moved that the joint order be
passed by, in order for him to move that the me-
mortal for the removal of Judge Esill, be re-
ferred to Committee of thirteen, which was
agreed to. The remainder of the day was con-
sumed in the election of Councillor.
WEDNESDAY Dec. II.