Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-01-20
Legislature ofYirginia.

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Senate that it had agreed to the joint resolution,
appointing a committee to make and report
what arrangements are necessary for the lnau-
guration of the Equestrar Statue of Washing
ton on the 22nd proximo.
Among the bills passed was one providing for
the publication of County Expenditures and a
list of delinquent taxpayers.
The bill making an appropriation of $4,000
to the Virginia Military Institute, for finishing
the buildings and dwelling and enclosing the
grounds, was laid on the table.
Major Taliaferro, of Gloucester, was elected
Major General of the 4th Division Virginia Mi
litia.
House.-Mr Martz, from special committee,
reported bill authorizing the Governor to pur-
chase piece of statuary Of VIM. r. Barbee.-
(Ths bill proposes to appropriate S5,OOO for the
be made of American marble, and styled "Ihe
Young Republican" the same, when completed,
to be placed in the Capitol of the State)
Mr.. Paxton introduced resolutions looking to
further inquiries into the "Oyster fundum" ques-
ton.
Mr.. Duckwall, of Morgan, offered resolu-
ton in reference to Kansas affairs, which was
Immediately followed by the following from our
Representative, MT. MCOue.
| Resolved, That committee be appointed to
enquire into the question whether President Bu-
chanan and his Cabinet are competent to man.
age the affairs of this Government.
Resolved further, That, in the event said COM
mittee should bring in an adverse report, then,
and in that case, this House will resolve itself
into committee of the whole on the state OF
the Union, to decide whether the President shall
be required to return Walker and his forces to
Nicaragua with full indemnity for the losses
they have sustained; and, further, whether on
the late election upon the adoption OF the Con-
stitution prepared by the Lecompton Conven-
ton such fraud was committed by the voters
of Kansas as would justify disruption OF the
Democratic party.
The resolutions were laid on the table. The
House elected Major Taliaferro, Major General
of the 4th Division, Militia.
TUEsDAY.-tSenate-M Coghil of Amherst,
introduced the following resolutions:
Res0zred, By the General Assembly of Vir..
ginia, the conclusion to which the President OF
The United States has arrived, as expressed IN
his recent message, in favor of the admission OF
Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton
constitution, is just and right.
I'd. Resoloed, That Congress has no right to
| look further into the constitution submitted by
the State of Kansas, in its application to be ad-
nitted into this Union, than to see that the SAID
constitution is Republican in its form.
Sd. Resolved, That it is due to the peace and
harmony of this Union, that Congress should
speedily admit Kansas as State under the Le-
compton constitution, without further condl-
tons.
Mr.. Deneale said the resolutions would lay o.
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case otherwise, he would move to lay them on
| the table,
Mr.. WEIGH moved to suspend the rules and
take the resolutions up.
Mr.. Thomas opposed the suspension of the
rules. He wanted time to consider the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Stuart had not been invited to participate
lin the meeting, at which he understood the re-
solutions had originated, and had not heard the
discussion which attended their adoption. lie
had never read the Lecompton Constitution. 1t
might be everything that was affirmed by its
friends. but he was not prepared to vote on
something, the merits of which he did not I'M
derstand He had heard gentleman in Wash
|ington-a member of the Democratic party
pronounce it "a profound swindle." He under
stood that it contained reservations of the pub.
lie domain. sufficient to build network OF rail-
lroad. erect schools, and even build bridges over
the public highways; and it also contained the
heretofore unheard of right to tax the public
domain within the limits of the territory. lie had
also heard that the insertion of the slavery
clause was merely gliding to the plll-a bait
to entrap Southern members, and that after the
State was admitted, another convention would
be called, that clause stricken out, and then were
to be enioyed the fruits of this-he had almost
said-grand larceny. He hoped the Senate
would DELAY its action until members could as
certain something about the matter for them
selves.
After considerable discussion the above reso-
buttons were tabled by vote of % to 10.
House--Adeerse Reports requesting banks
to redeem in specie all notes paid out at their
respective counters to legalize the present sns-
pension of the banks of this Commonwealth; to
require savings banks to pay bonus to the
State to change the law as to bank notices, so as
to make q deposit of notice in the post office
nearest to the debtor sufficient in law.
Mr.. Massie, of Rockbridge offered the resolu-
tions in regard to Kansas Affairs, as given above
in the Senate Proceedings.
Mr.. Christian inquired if the rules of the
House did not require that joint resolutions to
which any objection was made should lic over
for one day.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. Christian /, then, object 70 tie tie consider
alton of the resolutions. at this time, because of
the importa1ee of the subject,
Mr. Kemper moved q suspension OF the rules,
in order that the resolutions might be consider
ed at once.
| Mr.. Christian: 1t was from no captious or
factious spirit whatever that indicated a de-
sire to defer the action on these resolutions
We all know that federal relations, from time
immemorial, have been considered by the Legis-
lature of Virginia, but sufficient time for debe-
ration has always been taken. Many members
have been favored with an opportunity of con-
sidering the resolutions offered before their in
PRODUCTION here They were select number
Others have not had an opportunity to read
them. For this reason desired that the reso-
ultions should lie over for one day. Mr.. O. Of
fered as an amendment to the first resolution
the insertion of the words ''the Democratic MEM
bers of" after the words "Resolved by" The
proposed amendment was rejected and the pre-
vious question was called, and the demand being
sustained, the main question, on the adoption OF
the resolutions, collectively, was put, and deter
mined in the affirmative by an overwhelming
majority.
WEDNESDAY, Senate.-Among the bills pass
ed was one incorporating the Valley Agricul-
tural Society.
On motion of Mr.. Claiborne, the Kansas reso-
lutions introduced by Mr.. Coghill, yesterday
were called up. In calling them up, Mr.. @. said
that even if the Lecompton constitution contain
ed the frauds mentioned yesterday by the SEN
ator from Augusta he should vote for the re-
ception of Kansas with it, and leave to the fed
eral judiciary the detection and prevention OF
those frauds. Even if it contained the odlous
tenets of the Mormons, there was nothing in the
lconstitntinn of the United States to reject it.