Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The House was called TO order by the SPEAKER.
PRAYER by Mr. Duncan of the Methodist Church.
HAErERs FERRY CLAIMS
The following Senate Joint resolution was agreed 10
P.sa'rr{ fg fis General ASSsm5lyof Virginia -
That the Board OF Commissioners 20 settle the Harper
Ferry claims D.. aud are hereby instructed 10 pay Pay
master j. Newton Brown for bis term Of actual service,
on, o, the fund Appropriated to pay said claims
MESSAGE EEON IHE SENATE.
A message was received from the Senate, announcing
tie adoption of repo-, aud certain resolutions in regard
.o tue boundary line between Tennessee and Virginia
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Mr. HOPKINS from the Committee on Claims, present
ed repor, adverse 20 the petition of John Brown, OF
Charlotte county. The petitioner was allowed TO with
arlw bis papers
HOUR oF MEETING,
Mr. EDTINGTON moved thar the House pass by the
unfinished business TO take mp the resolution offered by
N- MARTIN. OF Henry yesterday 70 change the hour
o meeting. The House agreed 10 pass by The Que.-
l1n then required upon the adoption Of Mr. MARTIN :
resolution which changes the hour OF meeting from IL 10
4 O'clock A. NJ. The resolution was adopted.
IuE SPECIAL License Bill
Or motion of Mr.. BARBOUR, The bin regulating spe-
..l Eceusa." which ives under consideration when the
House adjourned on "Wednesday night made the
-geelI order Of the day for Friday at - o'clock.
THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.
The Joint resolutions from tue Senate which were un-
der discussion Yesterday, came mp at o'clock as the Or
Der OF the dav They adverse 20 the Southern Con-
terence. psopJ.ei by S0u.l Carolina and Mississippi
V.s.rs LTNUY. hENPEB aud JONES, of Gloucester
,lgo..i and ue--r-. PHELPS GEAlIAN aud MChEN-
q E advocated the ajopu0loi the resolutions.
Mr. TONIlN moved ina, the resolution, submitted boy
him some time since on tue subject be substituted tor the
resolutions oI tue Senate.
Nj seldom moved 20 strike on, tina. part Of the pro-
posed l5gte comprised in the preamble and first aud
second resolutions aal all OF tine third resolution except
the I- rs0 lines. The motion 10 strike ogt was lost
Tue question thel REQUIRED upon the adoption Of the
substitute. offered hv Fr. TONLlN, aud thcrsupOu
Mr. uJ kNAIL moved 20 strike on, the Senate reso-
rous aud insert u lieu thereof SO much OF the reso.u-
tons of r. TUNLIN as the House h1d refused 10 strike
ont. The motion was lost
The question tbeu REQUIRED on the adoption Of Mr.
TOXINS resolutions substitute Tor those OF the Sen
The House refused to adopt the substitute
Tia. main question being then up.he concurrence in
,5s Senate r,soludous-Ar. REArER moved the follow
where's causes Of den,ons exist, which have invaded the
Constitution v she laied states and ae s5yeresny OF ts state
and which have assaulted te peace anu sy OF tAe "los eolH'
An whereas che OF sQls Carolina, mauiiesi.us COM
l v pathy and interest with this Commonwealth has rendered
.- NEE counsel alI lh-rssa as may be needed
% anon ne causes which disturb our peace and safety ana
M tr guarantees good fth Ia The eoufderacy, and the
p.rpslaoa 90 t-s Union Of states nos" therefore, bell
$500 i,.ll .'5s,re-s in b4h,lrof MI. Com
.le-t,h .o % I'd other oueu from such sayehoiug
States as l-' appoint a.. S t, state Of ne l-,f, ., AMI ~
-. stse- any, ana DO any what necessary
I .-,. rh. C5asllu from iulracliJI aud 90 per
... BIZ .1l The uicierLcy original
La f-1 ana 90 report ie best mode oi resisting
.1r C'ls, sutton ui tle United States and ct
arosaccs te Cuou Ana H any existing or Appr.hendet az
dangerous Tor delay O too serious Tor Ordinary
-.tr. report what U.tllte modes aui
m 4f necessary 3ul justhlole under the Consttu
I1 l Us.I states. provided, however, tat the acton Of
conference shall u1t be oo or upon ths safe virginia
a accepted ani alel In such mode a. the General Assembly
.Htl prescribe.
The substitute was defeated
The main question being then put, resulted in the
aloDton of th Senate resolutions bv the following
gE,--NI..srs AlI-rsoa Arnold 49, Ballard Barbour Basel
Bentley 6e Foreman. Brown, Andrew Brown Blrwvl,
Carlcat.r Cls Chspltu. Chrsa, Claiborne Oo"an Crane
Davis Dcsras0u. Ei-nItJn Frost, Garth, tsnu Glntr.
oIyco5az Grlt'au uany, Harrison Raymond, HacAey H'H-
N. hye leitrci Locke, LocsrIg, Lucas, Lyuh, Ma1u-
der Martin. VA Marin Nisse, Matthews MAupn, Mcuuet
NcG-uIer Mckinney, Mckenzie, Medley, Mites, Mer Mons
MORT se-s Patterson Phelps Porter Preow, Prchard, Kan
Urpb, Br Richardson T. ilcS Wyndham Rooersonk IA ROD
1s11 51lljegs Scott sgr shannon, Soer', james n sA W.
Isaac SAITH ruwItr Wallace Arthur WATSON watts, Nec
West Wilson, Wilcox, ler6y-sO.
N,IS-Nrs Alien Anderson, Baskerville, Bass Bell buebois-
seiu Garter C Collier, Dickinson, buckwa, EAr.e, Evans
FIau us FrI Gtrre james, Crawford Jones, warner l.
Ctmaut Mcdowell, NeGets Montague, Newton organ, Rys
seldom. uuary Smith, Taylor lumAu, Tyler Walker, EDWIN
Watson Wueu, STR speakc,-i2.
So the Legislature decided IL be ineXpedent 10 mold
Southern Conference.
Al oclocs, tho Chair was vacated
In Tuesdays proceedings on the outside Of to-days
-emi-wee1y) Mr.. Jones' OF A. reported to have ad-
yocated the special license oil. Il should have been
stated tina; be advocated Southern Conference