Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-04
vIRaINIA LEGISLATURES.
WEDNESDAY,, July }, l


Tie House OF Delegates met at 10 y NJ.
and the session WAS Op.ned with prayer by
Rev Wesley Smith.
The Committee on Rules made their re-
port. being the rules of the old House OF
Delegates, with some additions aud alteTa-
On motion of Mr. Porter, it was ordered
that seventy-dve copies be printed for the
use of the House.
Mr.. RuFPxSR, of Kama wha, presented the
following resolution:
Rsso!pti, That this House will, with the
concurrence of the Senate. proceed on
Monday, the sth inst, to elect two United
States Senators, to serve during tue mex
pired terms of our late Senators:
Mr.. BoREHAS, of Tyler, asked that the
motion be so modified as to substitute
Tuesday.
Mr. WEST, OF wetzel, vas opposed to
the postpnnement. He thought the House
should proceed to the election at once.
Mr.. WILsoS, of Ohio. asked the gentle
mon from KanawhA to withdraw his rcSu-
luton for a moment.
Mr. RuFRSER withdrew it. and
Mr. WILSON offered the following:
Whereas, r. 81. I. Hunter aud James n.
Mason, late United Snttcs Senators, OF this
State, have vacated their seats in that
body; therefore be it
ReSoIUed, That this House will, with the
concurrence of the Senate, proceed at two
o'clock to-day to select two Senators TO
supply the saiI vacancies and serve for the
residue OF the terms for which those gen
tlemen were elected.
Mr.. RUPFSgR proposed to strike out sue
time set by the resolution.
Mr.. Moss moved that to-day be strieken
out and Tuesday next be substituted.
MIR. LOGAN, OF Ohio, was opposed to 60
| ing into the election Immediately. He
thought the first business 10 be done
should be the appointment Of the standing
committees. He Hoped the motion to post
pone till Tuesday would prevail. He did
NOT think it essential to elect Senators at
/ once on account OF having them recognized
/ bv Congress, as the Government at Wash
iington had already virtually acknowledged
/ tue new Government of Virginia.
| Mr.. WEST Thought that the recognition
! thus far received was not sufficient. He
thought it important that the Senators
I should be at Washington, prepared to take
! their s1s.ts. Their admission there would
I be strong and conclusive evidence that tho
matter OF recognition WAS hualiy settled
/ in our favor. The government of Virginia
/ must be recognized by the Congress of the
=
/ and the sooner that is done the better.
I Mr.. BoREXAS hoped the election would
not be pressed. Many of the delegates
aud Senators elected on Saturday had not
4 vet had time to get official knowledge of
! their election, and 10 50 impOrtRnLan elec-
I ton he desired that all the counties and
/ districts shall be represented He hoped
the matter would be postponed until these
members could be present.
| Mr. Moss said that in respect to rccog-
!! milton Oy the Federal Government, she
I documents accompanying the Governors
Message showed very clearly that this
State Government Is recognized. II tho
/ proposition to postpone till Tuesday were
/ voted down, be would theu move to 90
| into an election for one Senator only, but
he hoped the election would be postponed.
I The question was then taken, and the
resolution, AS amended, was adop.eii
So tue election of United States Seua-
tors was postponed until Tuesday next.
Mr. zISs, of Preston, offered tho follow
ing:
Rssolred, That this House will proceed.
With the concurrence of tile Senate. to tho
election Of Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Auditor of Public Accounts and Treasurer
of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. LoGAS opposed the resolution. His
I own judgment was, that they should pro-
coed ii once TO the appointment of the
committees, 80 that they might enter on
their duties aud prepare business for the
(! House. The election of these officers could
he attended to on Friday.
/ Nc. ZiHN said the election OF officers
would not interfere With tine appointment
of the committees. The Speaker would
make the appo ntments in his own 70 m.
lie never did see sHeh disposition to
postpone things that ogght TO he done.
Here ihey had neea in session tiiEee days,
aad even ihe officers OF TIE house were not
yeC appointed If is wac thu pleasure q