Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-29
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House Of Delegates.

ttAsbANf JAZZ %
A communication vas received from The
Senate, announcing the passage q nun-
Der o. House bills And House amended
senate bills
The bill Cd Eging the place Of holding
an election in the County Of B'aI,on, WAS
ordered % iis engr0ssmsnl
The bill requiring parties bringing and
defending dny suit before aay court o.
record, Or beiofe Jlslier Of the Pvsee,
% take 50 oath TO support The restored
Government Of Virginia, VS. taken Up.
Nr. FGRssw0EfH oaeSsd an amendnsnt
10 strike ont the section, wEich, no, be-
ing material 70 tho !ssce OF the blu,
WIS adopted. Nr. +. submitted one or
two Other amendments Which we're aioP-
ted.
Nc. EEAuRR Offered az amendment iha,
the oil shall! no! take effect unal tie lsi
dry o. July, 1864.
jiF. FARysw0Rsi opposed the amend
meat. II the bin was nesieIat al, /. was
aeelsd nov. Thyre may be no occasion
ior sa0h bill In 1864,
Mr.. DAVIS could MOI see the necessity Of
making this bill take eHee. from IL pass.
age lie wanted light upon The subject.
Mr.. FAnSswoErB sid we we're liYiag 10
the midst 81 terrible rebellion. liz
wanted those ia rebellion, who proposed
TO avail themselves Of our lsRs, 20 ae-
knowledge the NnlhoriIy u the Govern
meat which enacis them.
IL n.y,H gnt,l Ia. rgaa atflf Ia tta Naek-
upon the objects Of the bill. When il
come up upoa lie passage he should have
something TO say uPon II.
The amendment was rejected, aud the
bill was ordered to its cngrossment.
The substitute FOR the substitute offered
by Nr. Davis, for the bill prescribing olthi
10 certain caseswis reported. We have
already given hcmain features o. the bill.
1t requires all persons taking out license
to take the OATH to support the Constitu-
ton OF the United States and the restored
Government, and provides also Tor thepaH.
isbmenl Of violations OF said oash, when
voluntarily assumed.
| Ne. DAVIS moved To strike out tho j,h
section which provides for the punishmcni
OF violationsot oaihs to support the Con
stilutiou Of the United States, and propos'
ed 10 Insert provision OF less force.
Mr, SNTu said that the substitute fol
the substitute berelt the substitute and
original bill Of every vital part, 80 tina. il
would have no effect upon the seccssiouist!
OF the land.
Mr. DAVIS said the act OF this Govern.
meni in prescribing oiths bad not paral'
iell 10 the history Of the world, He said
the substitute was fragrant outrage upOr
the liberty Of speech. There was no au'
thorily 10 punish any man for speaking
against the United States Government the
Government OF Virginia or any other Gov
crnment A man had right to say any.
thing upon any subject, aud us long as hi
did not infringe upon private rights, he
could not be punished for il. lie denoun,
ced the substitute as blasphemy bill, ani
said whenever you compel man to TAX,
this oath against his wish, yod make hin
commit moral perjury
Mr.. P0RTER moved to pass by the sub
iect uader discussion in order TO take ~
a revenue bill, Gun act to provide tor tn
Military Fund.- Lost.
Mr.. Smith proceeded to speak agtins
the motion TO strike outRnd in favor OF hi
substitute for the original bill, but sus
pended his remarks in order to give Mr.
Porter nm opportunity TO take up the rev
euae bill alluded to above.
Mr.. PORrgn moved to amend blink i
the bill with the sum Of $4,000.
! Ir. MIXGR moved 20 amOnd by inserting
! $4,000.
The hOur Of g o'clock having arrived
tho House took recess till o'clock,