The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-12
Assembly of Virginia
General
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE

s.rrspA-, Nay 10 h, 1852.
Tha Seha'e vas ca!le,. 20 r'rr a. II Il ~
NJ. juEescE. C Tadfr'H.
TIE CisTk Pce'aEtad = IT ssslgs from The
Hcuse in relation 10 tns o1'.Gtjon Of sara scs-
- Us
~ rrzs2~ said The rea0iu'icns rore the
S,.-e a .hGse rreasa ,et .hs 3 RS DAY al a.
ira session. Che yer-c:ie hen prevented III
hei? raw g. ~ III @: t"erc re's;' nde aea
rVor.Iaty He Eorsd tn0r"'"rat ,E'3 E'nid
rs ~ a4'u H. tonStitf' 90 Prov e 81
t.ituIi:t Sss IuGa OF rot mOFS Tia" Hl@stA
eay~. Ct.e :.rS. resolutions t":ig-s- TIA Ne
PROVISION .>rKt.< Ok m a.: yell ~ - gu
al r sssu0tS. Iha ie>ptut,o9 tHf's'r d"
clarao hat tnc I'm .rauoa me""s 'Grs 'hsre
snaIi ha PCT rore tca! - c. ~ - sctrt! i7s1S-
iHtive session, and sxtiHc..e Ell lays % rec -
apa vact,!0r. The renss:,s 10? IT'S are Sc 8r
pe rar /, especially Z " Il p5eSar: CiTt n:n-
stsc ccs 'b;,t he copei Ii" gas .,u"1n wo"id
c3li,nard i;-et t.. the lnigrl"+ c; iha Sex u,e.
hsr ttCaScTnns. 81 e=ichg ncrG cay, i-cp-3
thai she .ssn:ta gould !4F ias rss>'".io. G..
t::a :2o-e. TaoHGa he Il ad naT-r ia.ly con
.iiarci n; III PC, ygt h" did nn' .nr:a :tG1
v.:c,.to.is C.EA5 - h ezVintPC. - 81, ,hs
D: Of - MS .c7s:tE ':nd - 3 u = day
81 ).e Ut hs 20. ant ssssio. only counted. th7
.,alr;a lnish, -i,;ad-nattriy. ]. re -"ne:,nc,
..;a put ~ he senator #, IN N;.Iioa wer
nix IL f+a Htit SESSIONS CTc!: day = v"Cl,
.In .G2 l.: 20 oe eSt tnGrh
}ir. :}C"R.LL 20: ID Il UOuIi no. NJ laid OF
the t3.sle, j. a. tae h.st cay T.! Lie extra SOS
son tae RESTITUTION was iaio o. he tahie 'or
.he rurpos. o!glv,nx :;1,a 20 examine H. He
osiis yrc 'he .rus cpaetrult o: The torst
tuition 20 he hat given ny tha Senator from
Asrlon. itwss true, thu fl ,srs of the Gov
eminent IA paying, ard the Legislature 10
accepting pay, had impliedly given color To
lhe view that days OF VIC 2;,oa ougltIo: 10
be excluded; Etll no behaved The corstrrc-
tim OF the Constitution BY the Senator from
MaIiCn was the true ono.
MT ROBERTSON said taa: ths resolution
might be proper; hut he would ask If & Court
were instluc;eo 10 sit thirty days. and 1:
would ST .su days an adjourn twenty, and
thea 81 tEan1y davs. would that be acting in
coErorml.y 10 law!
ar = RPsoN sad the illustration could he
rs d successfully against the Senator. Toe
provision In regard 20 4 Nourt was of c creattrs
character, that Ii regar d to the Legi.I-:uTa
OF a restrictive character. sid Eli resriciirc
en- act nents must te construed strictly. Ii his
III or probation was accepted, there would be
no paralysis of Legislative powers; whereas,
Ii G contrary construction were adopted there
might be a suspension, II net dsstruc:on. OF
legislative action.
ar. RoBIRTsoS said he was too dull to un-
dsrstand the distinction drawn by the Sena.
TOT from Marion. H never knew before that
the Legislature was sovereign he thought the
people were sovereign
Mr.. NIEsou said he was misur derstood-tha
/ the Legislature was q sovereign, bui limited
by the Constitution
| Mc ROBERTSON denied that there could be
any limitu ion 10 sovereignty. He oEly asked
that tue resolution bs latd on the table Tor the
present.
l The motion was put AnQ ie aCtoQ
TIE Ques ion then res urrtnl on taelr adop
| tior, inr. Ball called for the yeas and nays,
| with she following result-yees 81 nays o.
che resolu was con 'urred In
The committees we're called upon for re-
| noru, when tar. NEWMAN offered from the
| Committee on Military Affairs an act TO
amend and rs-enGct the first section OF an act
| anti LED can C. 20 authorize the organization
or ten or lore companies OF rangers" passed
/ February II, 1852
/ Ine hair p5esen ted a communication from
l the Governor, covering the resignation OF
| henry W. Thomas, Senator from the 24'h
| District.
Or motion, Inc Communication and docu
.osots were i..d Oh he table.
MI UrssssBsaSy ASKED ard obtained tssve
To ,ntrua9ce nil! 20 provide for lost oou'
roa.
| Mr. BRAgsus asked and ubtai nad i-ave TO
III srodncs bill imposing a tax for istainS
| certificates of Transferred stock OF Tho Com
! monWealth.
On motion If Mr. BsAHHUG. the hill 10 pay
/ to l.. %. Haywood a bin tor locating a turn
piAe. wa taken mp. Mr. EgAEsoN kaew the
Gill to be right The claim Ant had esen pre-
vented by rsGsoE OF the fl ct th 1t the read x as
IN the hands o. the enemy, from collecting g
d3nt
| Hr aLpgksos knew tbs claim 10 y, ,s..
He horst It wonld pcss a. once
TIE DILL was adopted, ana oE motion Il y :
communities; ed to ths House Of Delegates
IRE Caaik stated that some resoiutions,
adopted by the Sedate III secret session aad
sntt 70 the House Tor their Copcnrrfncs, mad
been amended ard returned, aud sskec II II
was The pleasure of the Senate to consider
/ Them in open or secret session
On motion of mir. RoBEkrsoN, the doors
" are clt sed IN order 10 consider them in Sc
crat SESSION.. When they were again oy'an- d +,
On melton. tns re-oiutiop offered b. Nlr.
| 4.ry, ~ regard To ntiing vacancies, was
AIKEN up.
NJ; khssos offered y su bstituts for tbe same,
which ~Hs excepted The substitute IS in
tBshs words
b gtsreos tha vacaacies Ga s.ing il ;ne repre-
seu ta,iJrs OF the - b d o, and seth SsnR
rial BiStTic's, Caun"t. rY reason OF he pre-
ssase 81 me public eneray. hs filled ~ tho
,rannrl rYasc.tt-1 by ne &.o"s'g tTti. aud
laws and W aereas hy Virtue" ~ ti.e oyd lance
adopttd ny the GuCven sou II VFS ma L The
| ath i..y 81 nscsm bar. 1901. toe ..eaatsa u.
thority to elect memO TO oil such vaca clos
| 10 its owu body dur,ns the presen, war. and
the senate deems it a duty In the present
lnu,t TO aXerciss sach au hQFity. ThsIe .o-e,
! s.soirsd That the eenai- rrt$-sI to All .si1
vacancies
| Mr, EohGsIsor sad. 'hs principle h-,nS-ie.
| ctet I'D hsicy.. ta hopad this Q,es.,oa would
| no % sga,s rraItpttntai uppn .ne seoa.e.
M Eyssos said two dScisicns % ,hs body
had been rendered on this question. We are
In the midst OF crisis. The cor ton OF the
/ country IL appalling. Unless We take acme
bold steDa, we CaGnOi survive. Even nov we
| are indebted for quorum to the presence Of
| senatoIs whn.s COUNTIES have lcng b. en- In
the HANDS Of the enemy. Perhaps nt this