Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-14
coNMIrrEEs APPoINTKD.


The Senate met at l2 O'Clock, pursuant to adjourn
menL
CoNMyrTKks APPOINTED.
The PRESIDENT ameoded the following committees
the port Of the Senate under the oint resolution aoop
tad Yesterday in regard 70 ProVidiag against S'Ai'
Of saltviE. =,
To eonfe- with the President etc-Nessrs. Thomas, OF
Fairfax, Logan, Hart BrannOn and Thompson OF DinWo
To correspond With the proprieors Of the Salt Works
stc.-Messrs. Dickinson Of Prince Edward Early, ball.
Nseson. and Wigten-
MILITIA FNEs.
Senate bill authorizing the county courts to certify
the insOvent fines in certain counties was AK
en- up and passed.
BONDS OF TIE STATE.
Mr. ROBERTSON presented memorial from citizens
Of Richmond asking the repeal OF the ordnance OF the
Convention which prohibits the payment OF interest on
the bonds ofthe Commonwealth, brought INTO Tue S'Ae
from Lincondoln, since the 20 IA June last.
The petition referred 20 the COMMITTEE on RI
psncs AMI on motion Of Mr.. BRANNON, the Commute
WIS authorized 20 summon before them the ez ns VINO
signed the said memorial
USREPSEsENTED DISTRICTS.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF ths SUBJECT
Of 6ins vacancies IN two Senatorial districts IN the
Northwest The question was upon the adoption o. 'ne
following resolution submitted hy Mr. CoGHiLL as SUB
i.u.e FOR the resolution Of Mr. NsEsoS proposing that
the senate should 6ll the said vacancies;
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Senatorial districts should be filed by elections held
in the counties composing said districts or such OF
said counties or parts thereof NAV not be occupied
by tho enemy, which elections should be conducted IN
the manner prescribed oy law and when wholly i'm
ccsbs By Of the presence OF the enemy 70
hoii An election a aforesaid provision shOld be made
b. law for filing said vacancies by authorizing citizens
Of ssd count legally qualified 70 vote IN an election
hsd il the counties composing the district to vote IN an
election 20 be hold in camp elsewhere, and that the
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report bill in accordance with the terms OF tbs resoiu
ton.
Mr.. THOMAS Of Parfi1, said that no Senator was
more ar1ou1 than himself thai these vacancies should
b filed bu; he had sworn dn'v 10 perform ana re
believed that he would violate his oath TO support tue
institution OF this ie il be sustained the proposition
Of ire Senator FROM roH, (hr NESspS) which, IN bis
opuon struck blow az the ssucty OF the elective iran
chae. II misfortune that the two ol'riets were
not rsprssene but the loyal people OF those districts
would onv he subject Temporary irconveniences by
the refusal Of ne senate to an the vaclrci5s.
NJ COGHILL said that II the Senate should decide
that under no circumstances would provide for hng
vacancies in districts which might be oy@rrun bv the en-
emy the f7ctors the government might he Ultimately
p,r,'vzsd by the enemy. Il not the part Of Wis
dom % declare TIA, you viii Dos allow portion OF the
voters 70 select personalities because all Of them can
not vote The rsugees and he volunteers in the camps
from he districts in question are az least, entitled TO
representation and their selection OF representatives,
would no doubt receive the approval of the LOYAL ard
oopre sed probe in the counties composing the districts
WHO srs nos prevented from voting.
Mr. WILEY moved to amend the proposed substitute
BY striking all after the word law" where it hrs.
occurs Negadyed-yess ~ NAYS 22
The question REQUIRED uoOn the adoption of the sub
situ,e as composing proposition with the original reso.
luton and was decided in the Sfirmative-yess 25,
NAYS
Tn" original resolution, thus amended, being in
fact ne resolution above published was then adopted
BY 10 following vote
Ysts-Nesrs. Anderson, Brannop, Christian, of Au-
gu4s Christian, Of Ni'dlsseI, Coghi Day, D!ckepsor,
Of GraysOn GS-nett Greever, Hart, Hs-yev, Neeson,
NeElon Pate Qlsssnbarrv, Spi'ler, Wiley Witten-ls.
Nays-Nsssrs Bales Ball, CsrraEay, Claiborne, Dick
inson, OF P E1ward E1rly, H,ney johnson, L-gln,
Mirsha Robsrtson Thom's, Of Henry, Thomas Of Fair
fax Thompson, Whittla-l6
o. motion Of Mr. SPTTLER the Senate adjourned.