The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-08

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70 ceri7xn pSint; % M. Hl1dick, g Il vtsink
an aot Ine0rp 0ratinf ills 13owersyilie1 ~ pix
Company; by n. walker, q i e.,sa =.
Nj. Scott, 81 releasing the states iatsrest e
the I3randonsville, KlngwUod, kcs EuInpiss
Company; ~ Mr.. Brown, Of NOR ersetu ~
compsnsnting owners Of land ior fam 3! tansn
rating company for railroad from Lynch.
burg Is The virginia Central Railroadi ~ Mr..
Lockridge, OF Incorporating = ternpske com.
rsny from Hsalias slMsInfF emins Of insrsss.
Ing the capital stock OF the Kempssale Uanei
Com pany &3UOCO; by Mr. Cowans OF re-aFAne.
ing 18th and 9ist judicial Distiicls, % =. :"
form q I'D circuit OF the I'd circuit, ana Ie.at-
ranging q ali he circuits and Increasing their
number Of terms; by MI Rleharason. %
amending an net concerning dietrict Pnnnc
schools; By Mr.. Keen, OF protecunk ane !, nun.-
Ing Of deer with dogs in Pendieton q All sea;
sons ; BY Mr.. Baliart, Of enlarging tho capital
stock IL Wnlnut Gap Turnpike Company /;
by Mr.. Crane, Of appropriating Sloooe ior
a turnpike from point IN AIc11 o ~
ins ali turnpike companies TO Keep their
roads Ia good order; by Mr.. Brown, OF
making an appropriation to the haWley an1
Grayson Turnpike; by Mr Tay1noal , "a Wrown ~
repeating an act for keeping IN repair me
county roads in Morgan county; by Mr.. Col
lier, Of authorizing the voluntary enslnse-
ment Of free negroes without a s,s,s Inv hv
half of their value to be paid to the ota,ei ~
Mr. Dickinson, Of altering the Ioao lSnuans ~
Giadesville, Wise county; by Mr. Ml.sen, VI
Incorporating company TO Duilu Io"c -. .o ~
Tazewell u. H. to Marion Depon, ~ c, ~ ~ -
county; by M. Harvey. OF amending an acs
concerning Eheriffs and Commissioners Oh the ?
Revenue; by Mr.. Cassin, Of increasing capla.
stock of Williamsport and Oldneid 1uIpP' 4,
Company; by Mr.. Myers, Withdrawing Dill
of last session making an appropriation 10 the
Virginia Historical Society. ana Ieierlins ~
Literary COMMITTEES; by Mr. Locke, oI con-
structing road from point in IayioI county
to q pointin Barlow; by Mr.. Watson, OF cnaI-
,ering a company for improving the naS'sa-
ton of New River.
Mr.. KKMrEn, of Madison. offered the follow
ing joint resolution:
lesrson. in the exercise Of its judicial functions,
hath condemned certain persons to be execoteo on
and other crimes and it having been provided BY
law that the Governor shall not grant 2 pardon TO
,.s except with the consent ef the Gem
erai Assem- bly, :declared by joint resolution, ana
he will not interfere with the sentence of the couf,
except in accordance with legislative resolution
Resotped, By the General Assembly, that tho
sentence is dsemed plainly rig hit, that no inferpo-
slon Of authority 81 s ha af
the sentence OF the court pronounced upon SAID
persons. A. .,.,.;
Mr.. LOCKE moved 10 lay the resolution on
the table.
Mr.. kEMpER was surprised to hear a mem
Der OF the House make that motion, and had
no doubt the gentleman would withdraw II,
when he heard some facts connected with the
subject. The speaker had reliable informa-
ton the prisoners and their friends still en-
tertained the hope that the Legislature would
delay their execution, II not pardon them. =
They thought there was a division in the mind
of the legislative body of Virginia, which
might rebound to their benefit He was for
placing an emphatic "no" on these falsely
grounded hopes. Every branch of the State
had spoken on this subject, and it was proper
that the Legislature should now utter its SEN
timents, and come out and say to the fanatics
of the North, that whenever and wherever
they invaded the soil of Virginia they would
"be welcomed with bloody hands to hospitable
graves" He hoped that there was no member
with soul SO dead as to interrupt with the
lightest ripple the course of justice and
duty.
Mr. LOCKE replied that his motion to lay on
the table sprung from no objection to the sem
timents of the resolution but from the simple
fact that its passage would be superfiuous.-
Not a man in his comfy, nor, he believed, in
Virginia, would consent to the pardon of these
miserable miscreants, and he saw no use Of
resolutions to accomplish an object already as
fixed as fate. MIR. LOCKE Withdrew his mo-
ton and the resolution was unanimously
passed.
A message from the Senate, relative to the
Harper's Ferry affair, appointing a joint COM
mittee of thirteen on the part of that body and
twenty-six from the House, was received
On motion of Mr.. JONES, of~Appomattox,
the Senate's resolu ton was amended SO as to
have7 Senators and 10 Delegates on the COM
mittee.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the vote Of the Governor. Lieut..
Governor &c, at the last election, be counted and
read to- morrow.
That portion of the Governors Message re-
far rip tn, motion of
Mr.. KING, referred to the Committee on the
Penitentiary.
On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN, q resolution
was adopted fer calling the roll of the mem
bers, and allowing each member as called to
present a resolution.
On MOTION the House adjourned.