The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-02
SENATE.
ru.spAY. April IL. lses

TUBsDAY, April ~, 1909
The President pro sempoys. Ar; JoAssros
called Tho Senate 70 olaer ~ IL O'CLOCK a.
1t being ascertained that q quorum VA
present for the TRANSACTION Of business, the
Procla nation of the Governor con yent na
thu Legislature IN extra session, was hla o.
On motion OF Mr.. SPITLRR, the rules OF th&
last session were adopted.
Mr.. TnonAs, of fatrfax offered q resolution
requesting III, House Of ]: elrgates TO instruct
hstr CLERK to return such enate bills com.
m uuicated 70 that BODY a. had not been
acted On BY Them. Agreed 70.
A message was received from the House 81
Deleg aies announcing the adoption OF q reso.
members TO receive mileage for tneir attend
anc~ upon the extra session, and also 20 re-
ceive pay daring any recess cf. the sane.
The Senate took up and proceeded 70 NOT
ON the resolution, ana 1t was concurse" IN
ooHsoRIPfIoN.
A commun icaticn was received from tAs
House OF Delegates Announcing inc aooptlon
of the I: flowing JOINT resol a ton:
Considering the imminent danger TO WAieh
our State and cause arc exposed nom tho
threatening massae CT an t0sOlent aad pow
erfui toe beleagasring as on al a.oos, WnH ha
syor of PrOvidence, We can and Will over.
whelm with defeat and confusion, and thus
protect our homes from being made desolase
and our indsPendeoes from oeans over.
70 :omm nded to Congress, - being neces.
sary to that end, the filing In 20 the army OF
the Ccnfederacv all citizens between the
sges Of Is and IS, and We wish to give him
and the country assurance of our readiness
to sustain him, and OF our hearty coopsra.
ton Ia all needful meaaures dem anded Dy the
sxigsncies Of orr situa ton Therefore,
seso.ved, ~ ats General Assem6iy Of nirEinis,
That they hereby express ard declare their
hearty concurrence In, and appro val Of, ,he
afoxes lid accommodation Il the President
of the Cor fe ierate States. and that they will
co. operate, If need be, with the Confederate
authorities in passing any law that may
seem necessary and proper for giving full ef-
assoised. Tha. the Presiden. OF the Senate
and Speaker Of tho House Of Delegates pre-
sent In person copy OF tho Aforesaid reso'
luton 10 the President Of the Uoafe erate
States, and also commu ntcate tho same to
our Senators snd Representatives in Con.
sress.
GA uoti Of Mr.. BALL.. In consequences OF
the thin attendance of senators. the ution
was laid on the table.
mi. BALL offered a resolution, which was
adopted, releasing from their contract with
the STATE the iessees OF The Washington and
Smythe Sal: Works
Mr. B8AxsoN offered the following joint
resolu ton, and, the rule aving beer sus.
psnded, on his motion tho same was con.
sidered and adopted:
Resolusd, By the General Asssm6iy, That the
Public Prin .sr cause IN b, prin ted and pu b.
lished, wi h tho acts Of tho late session, the
Cons;itu ton and Schedule submitted by the
late Conveu ton to a vote Of the PEG pie, l.
the same sh Ill b. declared by the Governor
to no adopted.
MIR. CoaHrLL, from the Joint Committee &c
fix upon ~ for the Assem- bling OF the Leg.
islature for Its extra SOS sion, reported q reso
luton fxiog upon tho n sst Monday in MAJ
next for the NEE ing Of the General Assem-.
bly,. unless sooner called by the Governor.
The usual resolutions Of thanks to the pre-
siding onicer, clerk, and other odieers, b ~
ing been unanimously adopted,
On motion, the Senate adjourned till thu
time indica cd.