Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07


The special committee appointed TO procure rooms for
the commtees reported that suitable accom- noduons
had been provided in tue various departments Of the cap.
itol.l ~
4 - - THK MILITIA.
Communication presented from he clerk Of tho
Convention accompanied by the orGnacc, Of that body
recognizing the militia Il referred to the commit.
military aif.irs.
= Mr.. NASH submitted n resolution ins,rucing the
Committee mtlry tffirs to I lire into the txped-
ency of so amending the militia Law provide that
all able bodied citizens Of the commonwealth between
the sges Of Is ard As, be enrolled and from them TIM
States contingent OF troops be drafted, excepting from
draft the volunteers who may have served twelve months.
- MEMORIAL.
Mr.. DOUGLAS presented memorial from the citi-
Ems OF King William prlyng for The establishment Of
al election procinct at West Point Referred TO the
Committee OF Elections
TOBACCO INSURANCE.
Mr.. LYNCH. offered q resolution for INQUIRY into
amounts received paid out. &c for insurance tobae
CO in the public warehouses.
THE CODE.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. TuoyAs, Of FairiaI,
AMI Mr. BALL. looking to amending certain provisions
Of the CODE
DASvILLE MANUFACTURERS COMPANY.
Mr.. WHITTLE efsred resolution of IL iiry into the
eIpediency Of allowing the citizens OF Danve to autto
rz, by VOTE the Council OF the town 10 subscribe
for sl2 900 of the stock Of the Danvile Manufacturing
Company
Ga motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House called TO order at IL o'clock BY the
SPEAKER, and opened with prayer by Rev Dr. Read Of
the Presbyterian Church.
A communication received from the Senate Ell.
nouncng the passage BY that body, with Gments
of House bill No. entitled an act to amend reenact
the entitled An providing for tie empovmeu;o Of
negro convicts on the public works, passed April =
1888"
Tho amendments were agreed to by the House. The
most important ore provides for the enploy OF
gro convics in salt works aly other companies en-
gagged in the manufacture OF iron, a..
message received from the Governor, comuu-
mic ting certain election reuras from camps OF citizens
oil WesteSl Virginia deprived, by the presence OF tie
enemy, Of the elective franchise.
APPOINTMENTS SPECIAL coMxIrrEIs
The SPEAKER announced the following special com.
mees ordered to be appointed by the House
Committee to consider the extrsvsgalt prices de.
mauded for articles OF primo necessity-Messrs Auder.
SOD, Of Rockridge, Minor, Cszenoye, Wynre, Piiman,
Flood, Llidey, Daniel, and James
COMMITTEES to consider the condition OF the free negro
population of he Commons ealth--Messrs. Voolfolk
Rves, Woodhouse. Thomas. Baskervll, hcCamant, Or
gain, Wilson Of Isle Of Wight Kaufman, Yves: and
Lockridge g
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY. -
The following resolutions Of inquiry into eIpedienc.
were { q red !, -
By Mr. HURDAUGH- OF granting to the county and
corporation courts in view OF the present high prices Of
Provisions the power Of Increasing the pres
ent allowed TO sherf5 and sergeants for keeping and
supporting any Save other Tson COZ fined 10 jail
By Mr. COLLlER-Of insruclng our Senators, ard
requesting orr Representative AZ the regular seston 81
the Confederate Congress TO yota 10 roresse the pay
durng the exsrg war of the soldiers and non-comms-
stoned officers OF TIE army
BY Mr. MATTHEWS OF comforting with the ProVs.
ions Congress Of The Confederate States 10 reference to
the extension Of the Coyington and Ohio Railroad ty
Confederate Government military nects salty, out OF
moneys due BY the Confederate Government to the
State Of Virginia
liPoRT or the sELKcf coxxIrrKx
Mr.. FORBES, Chairman of the Special Committee sp-
pointed to ascertain who bad been elected delegates
from certain Northwestern counties in the poses.
sion Of the public enemy presented the following re.
port, which, on bis moon, after being read oy the
Clerk was laid on the table and ordered TO be printed
On further motion, il resolved that the same DO
made the order Of the day for Tuesday;
The committee appointed in pursuance OF a resolution
Of the House OF Delegates ito who are entitled 10
the seats in this House. which certain persons were
cted In Hay, Who hsve, since their election attempt.
ed 10 act up separate government within this Com
monweslth have had the referred TO them under
consideration, and submit the following report:
In the opinion OF the committee the Sec
ton Of article six Of the Constitution Of Virginia was
not designed to apply TO- and does 10. incud, mem.
bers oil the House OF Dlegatss But the term "oi ,ersn
therein found designed 10 comperend such a. arc
Directly or incorrectly connected with TIE JuGieis De-
nent OF the Government ard not such "a pertains to
the leg sstige or Executive d pir.ments
BY an examination Of the Rtn article Of the eons,itu
ton, which relates 20 the EHecu i've apartment and
pecaly Of the ninth section OF that article IL viii be
found that provision ], thereby made for coptpuors
discharge OF the duties Of the Executive oce in The ca
sea therein specified, and the Gecera Assembly 4, re-
CURED ITO provide by law for tha discharge Of the ex-
ecitve functions in other necessary cases whereby IL
Is manifest that the Executive is rot embraced within the
general term Offices used in the twenty third socton of
article elk, which pertains TO the Judiciary Dspart-
nent."
&c. sso, by analysis Of the fourth article which re-
lies TO ire Legislative Department" Il will be found
that provision Is therein made fer the uninterrupted s1
lstenee OF the Legislature. BY the second section CT
this article the members Of the House Of Delegates are
ito be chosen biennay for and by the several counss
cities, and oERs Of the Commonwealth ~ and by the
ninth section ef said article each house "shsl direct
Wrs OF election fer supplying intermediate lneies
bat vscarcies shall during the recess Of the GEN
ersl Assembly such .rts may be rsgei by the Gogcr-
nor under such regulations may be required BY law"
and 10 additoSthereto by section thiry.sshSh Of ar
Gle four, u is declared that the Of fling vscsa.
ces in Office in Cases not specially provided for by the
constitution shsll be prescribed by law.
These provisions, it Is rtsp,c fully submitted suf,i.
emily secure the unbroken this braach OF tao
gislature, and being ari aatsria Of equal appoi-
ton in terms TO the Senate preclude the possibility off
cessation ofleeislstiv. functions
For those, amongst other reasoDs the committee con-
cnde that the meu bers Of the House of Delegates arc
not within the purIievs OF the twenythrd section ofihe
sixth article entitled the jude AIRY DepsrtmentSnd shich
beng preceded by clause requiring election OF
Attorney General and prescribing lis dltes' andfd.
lowed by clause specifying how "wIs shall run" and
be attested end 10 10 the following words: "Jadgesard
all other oR;ers, whether elected appointed 81 all
inus to discharge the duties of their respective ohcss
after hr torn Of ser,ic, have expired; until their cue
cessors quIi6ed." .
BY section oae, chapter sevsn.h, page eighty Of the
Code Of Virspia edition of 1861 {, il provided that
elections shall be held the couoties and corpo-
rsiiens entitled representation for the elecon OF Del.
egates and such Senators required bv Law 10 be
elected in the room Of those bienniay slsc;ed displaced
on the fourth Thursday In May In the year 1859 and on
the same day 10 every second year thereafter at The
courbousea Of said connea and at such place of yot
log as prescribed by Law uode Of Virginia page sew