Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-10
virginia Legislature.

The Senate, on Saturday, acted upon a
few private bills, besides passing supple
meut TO the militia bill, in order to remedy
some defects in the bill recently passed
They also passed a resolution proposing TO
the House to adjourn sine de at lO O'Clock
ct night.
The House did little save pass the supple
mentary militia bill The remainder OF the
morning session was consumed IN debate
on the bill ito prevent the unlawful bridg-
ing OF the Ohio" 10 which the representa-
tives from the pan handle" and the mem
Der from Wheeling, were engaged. good
deal of discussion and desultory talk took
place upon points of order, and there was
little skirmishing upon the subject OF the
opposition to the extension OF the session,
in which there was some sharp-shootlng; MIR.
Caperton leading on the side OF the extern
sion, and Mr.. Seldom on that of the lmne-
date conclusion of the session-one side
sharply criticising the reasons tor opposing
the extension, the other side with equal ex'
citement defending these reasons, and re
torting upon their assailants. The Speaker,
in the meantime, was signing the bills which
bad passed, aud with the help of the Clerks,
getting ready for adj turning. Thus was the
morning session passed.
All o'clock, P. NJ, the members of both
Houses struggled through the snow TO the
capitol, where q half hour, before the Speak
ers took their Chairs, was spent IN discus
sing the unsatisfactory state 10 which the
public business would be left and comparing
notes as to the account they would render
nf hair Of u
ardshp. Since the forenoon session, how
ever, it was apparent that some cause had
operated upon the minds OF members; tor al
though the ma ority were annoyed at the OBJ
struction opposed by the minority to their
desire to prolong the session to complete the
public business, they were more calm and
showed a resignation to the condition OF
things, which justified suspicion on the part
of the minority Of the truth of the rumor,
that the Executive authority would be inter.
posed to prolong their s3jOurn 10 Richmond.
This reflection diminished their seeming sat
isfaction as much as it comforted their ad-
versariss. The rumor at last became prev
alent that the Governor would promptly issue
his PROCLAMATION for an extra session.
The Senate resumed its session and oecu-
MED itself in matters not deserving special
notice, and finally sent its message OF readi-
ness to adjourn to the House. That body
responding, President jackson OF the Senate
pronounced his valedic;ory; but Immediately
after doing so requested Senators TO remain
moment in their seats while the Clerk read
q paper which had been communicated 20
bin. This proved to be the proclamation OF
Governor Wise. calling an extra session OF
the General Assembly. 1t was attentively
listened TO, and at its conclusion the mem
bers testified their approval Of it by loud ap-
plause; and in a little while the chamber
was deserted.
In the IIouse, the bill for preventing the
bridging of the Ohio, with which the House
seemed determined to bridge over that day,
WAS again resumed and the discussion upon
i, continued until near 10 o'clock, when a
nessage from the Senate was received, which
cut the debate short of.
A motion was then made and carried for
the adjournment sine die Tnereupon, Mr'
Speaker Crutchield, after making some very
appropriate valedictory remarks, in which
he regretted that the General Assembly had
not done the work for which they were con-
yened, and attributed the fact to the cause
Of the very limited period of biennial SEES
sion. and said it would be for members to
account for the failure of the session to their
constituents on their return to their respec'
tive homes, he pronounced the House id
| iluraed sine die.