Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFVIRGINIA
Fanny. December Q, 1850.
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Tho Senate was called to order Mt l2 o'clock,
Lieutenant Governor Jackson in the Chair.
Tho President announced tho following com
m,cc on the ourages Mt Harper Ferry: Mcssrs.
Stuart, Beae, Rives, Coghlll, Spith, Thompson
and Necson.
BY Mr. Paxton A bin to amend the chatter Of
tho Virginia Slate Company, so ns to nuthorizs
them to construct railroad from their lands in
the county Of Albemarlc to some point at or near
! tho Rivanna river.
Tho Presented n communication from the Exc
utivc, containing an application from n cnan''""
! Of tho Washington National Monnmcn', al King
! for m appropriation from tho State Treasury T.
enable the Society to compile the monument.
Mr.. II. W. Thomas moved 10 lny on tn table
and print Adopted.
Nv Mr. Nccsnn: OF :1.' Jrizing the capio. nm,
dor tho act passed, and 'ac net amendatnry th"re.
nj, against debtor drf srtng from the State TO bc
| issued on Sundav.
Ry Mr.. Neeson Dfau'horizing attachments and
other legal proceedings for the benefit of the
tate of n dccclent not having n personal rrprescn
! tatvc qualified 10 net.
BY Mr.. Thompson: That the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs enquire into the exrediency Of repor-
! ting bill providing that the uniforms of vuun-
! tcer companies shall be made our Of cloth manu-.
featured in Virginia aud that for the present vol
uncer companies now being organized shal not
provide themselves with uniforms.
The bill concerning ducliing then taken up
on its third reading.
Mr.. Wickham regretted that he felt called on to
oppose the bill. hut duty to his constituents aud
what he felt as justice to himself as member Of
the Senate, caused him enter his protest against
the unstable legislation which hal been recently
had. and was now proposed To be continued, ON
this subject which, in his Judgment, calcun-
ted to place the Legislature IN n humilating posi-
ton. Hewas not prepared to shy that even fthe
statute proposed To BIO repealed To be forever
removed from the statute bouk that he would vote
for ITS repeal, but feeling assured. he did, that
if this bill was now passed, it would be again re.
enacted during this session. he should most earn
csily oppose it. lie then hastily glanced at tho
+ previous legislation on the subject, showing that
the law was first passed in 1910, was untouched
= till the Convention of 1929 granted mn amnesty
n re-passcd in 1881, and remained in force til
J. leH-4S; was left i'll force by tho Constitution of
# 1900 and again repealed and ieenac;ed in 1850
%. Again in 1878, another net OF amnesty
was passed., and now again, Mt tho succeeding SEES
sion, we were asked to repeal II Tor the benefit OF
particular cases with strong influences to back
t,,em. lie urged Senators to discard their person
, al feelings. aud act solely on u sense of duty
a Great injustice might DO the consequence of the
passage Of the bill. Other gentlemen might come
y here in similar position, and. having friends
v in the Legislature would not be entitled TO take
r their seats. Gentlemen who place themselves un
der the penaties of this act, do it knowingly and
= should take tue consequences Again the ineligi
u bility to Office, is the only punishment that
l. ever be inflicted under the administration of oul
% laws for offences Of this kind
~ Mr.. August then proceeded to address the Sen
: ate in reply to Mr. Wickham but he was I'M errup
, ted by message from tho House. through Mr.
10 Christian, announcing that tho House was thel
m ready to proceed to count the votes for Governor
ID and Lieut.. Governor.
:, The bill then laid ON the table, and tn,
~ Senate and officers of the Senate proceeded in
body to the Hall Of the House of Delegates.
The Senate having returned to their Chamber
after an hours absence, Mr.. Thomas, who wa
nd appointed the part Of the Senate to count tn
vote, read the following report:
Whole vote for Governor
10 For John Lctcher. 900
For VIM. l.. Goggin .......... .....7l 427
u Majority, $500
a. The whole vote for Lieut. Governor:
in For Kobt l.. Montague. .030
~ For W. L. wiley. ..GS.03l
e. Majority, 1899
e, The return from Boone county is informal bu
8. u included in the above statement the Jesuit II,
re- being affected thereby.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at Il O'Clock, pursuant to ad
~ journment.
I'd -, Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Duncan, of the Methods
h. Church.
bill forming a new county out Of Bath, Braz
Gu ton, Nicholas and Randolph
Is bill incorporating the James River Insu
fe rance Company, at Howardsville. Albemare cour
~ ty.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY, &c.
BY Mr. Rutherford: OF reporting general Ia,
he regulating the business Of Banking and bringin
.e ALI the indeDendent Ranks of the Stata ,r1.. IL