Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
House of Delegates.
wEDSEsDAY, May !, 1862.

WEDSEsDAY, May I, 1862.
The House met at 10 A. M.
The Speaker announcedt the Committee to
report the bill conserving to a division of
the State, raised by the resolution of Mr..
Wilson, as follows: Messrs. Wilson, Ruff
ner. Porter, Hawxhurst, Kramer, Davis,
and Foreman.
Mr.. KITCHEN offered the following:
Resotped, That special committee Of
three be appointed to bring in bill for
the purpose of amending the act incor-
poratinR the town of harrisburg.
Adopted.
Nj. BoREMAx offered the following:
RsSolDed, That the Committee on Courts
pediency of repeating the 18th aud 29th
sections of chapter 1873 of the code of
1860.
Adopted.
Mr.. HoorEN from tie COMMITTEES on Priv
| ileges and Elections, presented the report of
that COmmitte on the credentials of Robert
Hagar of Boone, and B. NJ. Kitchen of Berk-
ley. The Committee reported adversely on
the case of Mr.. Hagar for the reason that
at the time of his election he was u minis.
ter ofthe gospel, and for that reason con-
stitutionally disqualified; and fnYorably on
that of Mr.. Kitchen.
/ The report in reference TO Mr.. Hagar was
laid on the table on motion of Mr.. West /;
that in relation TO Mr.. Kitchen was adopted.
| Mr.. HAwXHURsT offered the following {:
ResOlUsd, That so much of the Governors
Message as relates TO the collection of taxes
from rebels, be referred to the Committee
on Courts of Justice.
Adopted.
Mr.. WILSON moved that after to-day the
House meet every day at . o'clock P. NJ,
unless the hour be subsequently altered by
resolution.
Agreed to.
Mr.. PATRlcK moved to take up the res
Olution offered by Mr.. Logan and laid over,
to determine whether the House would
legislate on any subject except in reference
to "a division of the State unless such leg
islation should be absolutely necessary to
carry on the State Government or extend
its authority over reclaimed portions of the
State.
lie was opposed to all othertegislation.-
They were not sent here to legislate. They
ought to get through with their work and
go home by Saturday night.
Messrs. Foreman. Downey, Hootou, Smith
and Farnsworth opposed tue motion to take
up.
Mr.. LOGAN spoke in support of his reso-
luton, and Messrs. Vance, Kramer, David
son, aud Davis expressed themselves in ia
vor OF it.
The discussion was somewhat lengthy,
and was brought TO close by the previous
question moved by Mr.. Kroner.
The question on taking up the resolu-
ton was taken by yeas and nays, and de.
cided in the negative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bowyer, Davidson, Davis
Kramer, Logan, Parsons, Patrick, RufFner
Snider, Vance, West, Williamson of Pleas.
ants, Williamson of Writ, and Wetzel-l4
NAYs-Messrs. Boreman, Crothers, Dow
ney, Fdrnsworth, Fast, Frost (Speaker)
Hawxhurst, Hagaf, Hootou, Michael, Por
ter, Myers. Henderson, Kitchen, Powell
Radcliffe, ROllyson, Smith, Swan, Trout
Wilson and Zinn-22.
Mr.. DAVIDSON offered the following:
} ReSOlOed, That this House will transact
no business other than that which can bc
done between this time and the report o
the Committee on Division of the State
Mr.. SMITH moved to amend by making i
read, cuisines that may not be presented
to the House before the report of the Com
mittee on n Division of the State"
90 motion of Mr.. VAXCR the House ther
adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. ~, tomorrow