Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-13
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE
Senate.
MnrnAY IanrnInR. MnH 10

NoSDAY morning, May Il
a Communication was received from
the House announcing the passage Of >
bill giving the OonsentOE the Legislature
70 the formation Of anew State. Also
bill for the relief Of the banks Of the
Commonwealth, Also joint resolution
proposing 10 let out the public printing
70 the lowest bidder. In al Of which the
concurrence Of the House was asked.
The bill for the relief Of |. n. Irwin
was passed.
The act declaring county lines lawful
fences in certain caSes was passed.
The bill providing places Of deposit
for the public monies Vas passed.
Senate bill No. 0, amending certain
sections Of the code was passed
The bill repeating tho 9th, 10th, 18th
and 18th sections Of the chapter 2l2 Of
the code, which provides that the Com
monWeallh Shall pay for slaves CON
demned for crime, was ordered to its en-
gFOsSmont,
The bill for the relief Of J. y. Greer,
late Sheriff Of Jackson county, and John
Slack, late sherit'of the countyOf Kama.
Wha, was ordered 70 Ia engrossment, and
subsequently passed.
The Senate npPortiORment bill was
passed,
Senate bill to amend the charter Of
Alexandria was read a second time and
ordered to its engroSNnent
The bill for the relief Of creditors in
certain cases was ordered to its CngrOss'
ment
The following Till was passed.
Be it enacted By the General Assem-.
bly, Of Virginia, that before any person
residing within the limits Of the Com
monwealth Of Virginia, is entitled to sue
out any civil process in any Ofthe Courts
Of rec6rd Of this State or Justice Of the
Peace ho shall first take aud subscribe
the oath prescribed BY the Convention, Of
June 18th, tOsuppOrt the Constitution Of
tho United States and the recognized
Government Of Virginia. and flo the
same in the Clerke Office Of the County
Court Of the county wherein he proposes
to sue out such process.
This act shall be in force from its
passags.
The bill to amend the act organizing
the KanawhA board WAS engrCssedl
The Senate Coneurred in tho resolution
Of thanks to Col. Jos ThOburn and the
LIST Virginia Infantry.
Ne. CLUSR offered resolution that the
Governor To requested 10 telegraph At once
70 Gen Mcclellan to ascertain whether Il
would b. safe for the Legislature to meet
at Richmond Immediately, aud take pos.
session Of the archives Of the State Laid
over,
Mr GSr offered a resolution that the
Military COmmiltee be instructed to In.
quire into the expediency Of reporting a
Dill relieving soldiers Of this State, now Ia
the service Of the United States, from capl.
tatIOn tax for the present year. Adopted.
The House bill No. !, giving the consent
Of the Legislature 70 4 division Of the State,
was repoEied from the House and the con-
eurrenGe Of the Senate asked.
Mr. CATMER moved to strike out the sec.
tion which requests our Representatives 10
Congress 10 use their endcRvoFs to secure
the admission OF the new State into the
Union.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Jackson moved to include the eoun.
ties Of Berkeley, JeiTorsOn and Frederick,
with the other counties named, arbitrarily,
instead OF making their admission depend-
snt upon the action OF the people.
SF. FLEsHER said that Il would be better
to pass the bill inst as II comes from the
House. None oEthe amendments amount-
ed to much, and their adoption would only
occasion delay.
Mr.. BURLEY said be would like to have
something in tue bill which would assure
Congress that We desired some time OF
other to become free State.
MF. GATHER thought We were taking IN
TOO much slave territory but be would
vote for the bill 10 almost any shape.
Mf. JACKSON said that the county Of
Greeabrisr, and other counties, had never
been represented here, and yet they were
included ia the new State arbitrarily. He
could nOt, therefore, see the force Of the
objection to the admission Of Berkeley,
Jefferson and Frederick upon the same
teFm1, particularly as there Is known to be
q large Union sentiment in those counties,
and one Of them IS represented in this
Legislature.
Mr. CATHRR, 10 speaking Of the question
Of gradual emancipation, announced that
be was in favor Of H. He didu't think II
should be so very gradual, either. Itshould
be rather haSty than otherwise.
The Senate took . recess till 2 o'clock.