The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-06
GRNERAL ASSEMBLY OF Virginia,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

TUESDAY, Jan. ., 1855.
A communication was received from the House
announcing the passage Of Senate bill for the re-
lisf OF Peter Hutton, and tbs agreement TO the
senafe's amendment to the House bill incorpora
ting the Ashland Hotel. and Mineral Well Co., and
the passage Of other bills
Bills Reparfed "A bin making an appropriatiou
to the Va. Military Institute; bill ineorporatns
tne kanawha Salines Cemetery Co.; q bill authof.
ix'ng the seaboati 4 Roanoke r. T. Co. TO estab
iisn a line OF steamers between Norfolk and Portg
msn'h; ei'i to incorporate the Kanawhs Cemete.
ry Company.
B,as iaseed-Tesss bill preventing the rnunins
aL large OF hogs In the county Of Alexandria -
House bills establishing election precincts at New
eport anu Midway, IN Augusta county. bill pay
ing the Bank of the Valley interest on 80 400 of
treasury notes held by it after maturity A bill
ior running the boundary line between Maryland
aud Virginia.
Resolutions Of Laqaayy.-By Mr. DEsxrss, of in
cooperating the Valley Agricultural Society BY
MT DEsKINs, Of Incorporating the town of JAG ksou
Viiie, IN Floyd county. By Mr.. SNIrH. of g.. of
amending the I'd of the sct for the
o. certain useful animals. BY Mr.. wKLcH, of au-
.ands devised to Lucinda Conoliy and others. bv
Vim. Smith, deceased
The order of the day, the Lieut. Governor ques-
tion, came up =
The majority report Of the committee recon.
mends the election of President of the Senate
pro tempore. and prescribes the mode Of electine
Lieut. Governor in case of vacancy hereafter
whlen Is 70 be done by the people, after a publica-
a,ou oi the existence of such vacancy by the Gov
For this majority report Mr. CoaHILL offered as a
substitute the House bill, SO amended as to make
.ne eiection TO NIL the present vacancy, by the Ge-
neral Assembly.
Mr AABLER offered his minority report. devoJying
| TEN. of tue Senate P''
The amendment of Mr. AMnLEs was defeated.
, nu -, amendment offered by Mr.. RIvEs to Mr.. COG
NIL substitute, striking out that portion giving
the election to the General Assembly, was voted
| down. ""' 'o'eu
Mr.. CoGHnL's resolution was then taken up and
1920" pu ayef 20, nays 10, and ordered to its en-
srossment In the following form:
Elections to I'LL vacancies in the general assam.
| w III tne once OF lieutenant governor attorney
COMMISSIONER Of public works. or in the
| snpa.;non Hom this state in congress snail be
nded and held by the same officers under
, ING sae penalties and su ject to the same regula-
Tis as are prescribed Tor the gen-ral elections
ahe commissioners appointed to osuperntend and of
nIeIs appointed to conduct the prect eding general
sieetions "a a al also superiDtend and cBdnct ali
i 70 MI vacancies writ elect on to fiji Y a.
oancs in the general assembly shall be issnd by the
Nhen the vacancy occurs by death or res
ssnauon onrin2 the recess of the general asseubly
anu 9y. IN speaker f the house OF delegates OF
p.essiutht ~ the senate. asjthe case NAV he when
| ss,nh,r nappehs during the session of the as
, | n writ OF election to ii q vacancy in IN,
| once Oh lieutenant governor attorney General n,
OF public works, shall be issued BY the
| ELECTION.
VIII :uail be filed in the CLERKS Off es of he
thes OF corporations, and transmitted under sen
! " tue secfe arg OF the commonwealth in the man
ner prescribed by law for the general elections =
FROM tne returns so transmitted the governor shs N
ascertain what person is elected and make nrorIs
r his election -' A'iiiA III "rilhg U
f W hen there shall be a vacancy in the off;ca q
Lieut. governor Attorney General or Commission r,
: OF the Board OF Public Works, during the session q
.he General Assembly, the General ASSEMBLY NAV
Dy the JolDt vote of both Houses fll pro tempnre
the vacancy in such Office until said vacancy il All
ed IN the manner herein provided
: lThe substitute of Mr. CoGHILL consists of tn
House BILL now pending there, with an amend
) nent by Mr. O., which is the concluding paragraph
of the bill published above
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved that the Senate immedlst,
ly proceed to the election of President pro tenn
The motion was opposed by Messrs WHITE Co,
HILL, BRASNoN and RIvgs. and favored by NJ
JOHNSON, of Bedford, and finally laid on the tabl
t Ayes, y; Nays, 13.
MIR. BRANNoN moved to take up the substitu
of Mr.. C0aH1LL, which had been eBgrossed and pl
: it on its passage.
Messrs. BEALE, ARMSTRONG, OLD and STuRAr o
posed its passage on the ground that it was unco
stitutional, the assembly having no right to ele
a It. Governor.
The motion to suspend the rule, and put the b
on its passage, requiring affirmative vote of t,
thirds, was lost. Ayes, a. Nays, Il
On motion Of Mr.. DAuGHTERY, the Senate adiouI
cd.