Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-07


and addressed the Senate, returning his
thanks for the complimentary resolution.
HOUSE.
Monday, March 81.
The House met at 10 o'clock. The
(Mr. Hopkins) being confined to
his room by indisposition, Mr. StovaIl was
to take the Chair.
A quorum not being present the bell
was ordered to be rung.
Mr.. Campbell of Nottoway, offered the
resolution, which was adopted
ayes Sc, noes 27:-
Resolred, That, with the consent of the
Senate, the Joint order for the adjournment
of the two Houses Of the General Assem-
bly,, be rescinded, and this House will,
with the consent of the Senate, adjourn
sine die upon Tuesday the LIST day of
April, and that no bill of internal improve
ment shall be taken up in this House.
The resolution was Immediately com
municated to the Senate, and was by that
body indefinitely postponed only fvemem-
bcrs thereof voting in the negative. In
Srmation having been officially commuln-
Gated Of the rejection Of the resolution by
the Senate,
Mr.. Crutchfeld said the Senate could
not be aware of the situation of affairs in
this House. 1t would be impossible to en-
rol and sign the bills to-day. He moved
that the resolution be returned to the SEN
ate
Mr.. Campbell said that he understood
that the Senate would agree to the resolu-
ton, provided it should be SO amended as
to declare that the House would not take
up any new business.
Mr. Crutchfeld said he would not sub
init to the dictation OF any terms by the SEN
ate. The public business could not be
completed during the day, and if the SEN
ate persisted in its disagreement he should
move that the Speaker vacate the chair for
the purpose of signing enrolled bills, and
that a recess be then takentill 2 or 3 clock
tomorrow morning.
AT this period, a large batch of bills
from the Senate was received, many Of
which contained amendments, which were
read and agreed to.
Mr.. Crutchfeld then offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously a.
dopted:
Res0lced, That the Senate be informed
that the business already acted upon by
this House and the Senate, and that to be
acted upon from the Senate, cannot be
perfected during the day.
Mr.. Crutchfeld was dcputed by the
Speaker to communicate the resolution to
this Senate.
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
On motion Of Mr.. Crutchfeld, the bill III
relation to the appointment of Secretary
of the Board of Public Works was taken
up, amended at the suggestion of Mr.. c.
50 as to provide for the appointment of "a
Secretary at a salary of $1,000 per annum,
and as amended, the bill was ordered to
be engrossed, and the rules being suspen-
ded, the bill was passed and sent to the
Senate.
Mr.. Rucker offered the following rcso-
luton, which was adopted; ayes 81, noes
@o-nO q IOrlJ1.
Resolrcd, That this House viii, with
the consent of the Senate, proceed on this
day, at ] O'Clock to the appointment of a
State Agricultural Commissioner.
No quorum having voted, the bell was
ordered to be rung. Thereupon Mr.. Buck
ner withdrew his resolution.
COUPON BONDS.
Mr.. Kilby offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted, and Immediately
communicated to the Senate:
Resolrcd, by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That the Treasurer of the Com
monwealth be and he is hereby authorized
to appoint some person, if in his discretion
nc may deem it necessary, to sign his name
to the Coupons which he may &c required
to attach to bonds of this State, or of bonds
guaranteed by the State.
The above rcsolut; on on being comrnu-
mcated to the Senate, was rejected by that
body.
Mr.. Monroe offered the following, which
was adopted:
Whereas. resolution was adopted by
this House on the first of Jan. 1851, request
ing the executive of this Commonwealth
TO cause to be obtained authorized copies
of all the muster rolls of the Virginia Mill
TIA who served in the war of 1872, and of
the volunteers from the same State in the
war with Mexico:
Resotred, by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That when said copies shall have
been made out, the Governor of this Com
monwealth shall cause to be printed 600,
and 1t shall be the duty Of the Public Prin-
ter to PRINT the same, and cause to be for
warded by mail to each Clerk of the coun.
ty and corporation Courts in the Common
wealth, postage paid, one copy to be kept
by them for the benefit and inspection Of
the public, the original and residue of the
printed copies to be deposited with the
First Auditor for public use.
MIR. Forbes proposed the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resotrcd unanimously, That the thanks
of this House of Delegates be rendered to
George w. Hopkins, Esq, for the able,
impartial and dignifed manner in which
he discharged the duties of Speaker during
the present session Of the General Assem-
bly,.
SPEAKER PRo TEN.
MIR. kilby moved to proceed to the Sc
lection of Speaker pro. tenn. The ques-
ton beng determined in the affirmative,
Mr.. Ferguson nominated Alexander
Jones, Esq, of Chesterfield and briefly
his claims to the vacant Chair.
Mr.. Lewis, of Harrison, nominated Har-
rison b. Tomlin; but Mr. I. declined the
honor, and announced his determination to
cast his vote for Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Jones begged to assure the House
hat whilst he felt duly honored by the
domination which had been made, he yet
cit constrained to decline it. He would
however. place in nomination the name