Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-10

ton of three Brigadier Generals of Militia,
was taken up.
Mr.. HAUXHURsr nominated for the, 9th
Brigade embracing the counties Of Loudons
Fairfax and Alexandria, Hon. James r.
Close, of Alexandria, member of THE State
Senate. q
Mr. Smith inquired whether 1t would be
in order for any one outside the Legisla-
ture to fill the position of Brigadier.
(Laughter.)
The Speaker replied that it would not if
they, were TO be governed by preeedent'-;
4 ReneWed baughter:)
AIR. SIXTH said be would thenaBee gov
erned by precedent and second the nomi-
nation, which he did heartily.
Mr.. Vases said in violation of precedent
he would nominate Lewis Mckenzie Mayor
Of the city Of Alexandria.
Mr.. PORTER seconded the nomination.
Messrs. Vance and Hawxhurst were app
pointed to notify the Senate of the nomi.
nations.
A communication from the Senate an
noUnced their readiness to proceed to the
election, and that they had made no adj
ditional nominations.
The vote was taken, and Mr.. Mckenzie
received % aud Nj, Close IL.
The result was communicated to the Sem
ate, and the Committee returning anuoun-
ced the entire vote OF both bodies, McKen=
zie &c, Close lG,s ~ l.sezs - fasf< 8
A communication from the Senate an
nounced their readiness to proceed to the
election of Brigadier, forthe 2lst Brigade,
embracing the counties of Accomac and
Northampton, and the nomination by them
of W. II. b. Gusts. g'-
Mr.. POWELL nominated the same person,
and no other nominations being made, the
vote was taken, and Mr.. Gusts receivcd31
votes.
The Committee, to inform the Senate, re-
turning, announced the joint vote for Mr..
Custis, 80.
AIR. FARNswoRrH nominated Mr.. F. West
tall of Upshur, for the Goth Brigade, COM
prising the counties OF Lewis, Upshur, Gill
Calhoun, Braxton, Randolph, Tucker, Bar
bour and Pochaontas. -'-
A communication from the Senate an
nounced their readiness to proceed to a
vote, and the additional nomination of Ma.
than II. Taft, of Barbour.
The vote was taken and resulted, West.
fall %, Taft 4.
The Committee to communicate the vote
to the Senate returning, announced the
joint vote, Westfall 80, Taft 8.
On motion Of Mr.. KRAMER the Bill tor q
Division Of the State was taken up.
Tue question occurred upon the motion
of Mr.. Snider to strike out the second Sec
ton. ''f''i'
Mr.. sSrDER spoke in support of his mo-
ton.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays,
and gentlemen voted as follow:
YEAs-Messrs. Kramer and Snider-2
NAYs-Messrs. Foreman, Crothers, Da-
wilson, Downey, Davis, Farnsworth, Fast,
Frost (SpeAker), Hooton, Logan, Michael
Porter, Myers, Henderson, Kitchen, Parsons
Patrick, Radcliffe, ROllyson, Ruffner,
Smith, Swan, Trout, Vance, Wilson, West,
Williamson of Peasants, Williamson OF
Writ, and Zinn-29. -
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SNtTH moved to strike out that por-
ton requesting our Senators and Represcn-
tatiyes in Congress ito use their endeayors
to obtain the consent of Congress to the
admission of the" new State, and substi-
tuting that they be INSTRUCTED to lay the
same before Congress-" and to use their en-
deavors to obtain the consent of the same
to the admission of the Suite of West yir-
ginia into the Union.
Rejected. 'h
The bill was ordered to be eugrosscd 70,
q third reading.
House bills No. and No. ) were taken
up, the former slightly amended, read u
third time, and ordered to be engrossed.
| Mr. SNlDER, from the Special Committee
for that purpose, reported IA bill to amend
and re-enact the 4th section of the Sd chap.
ter of the Code of 1860. -,
The rule was dispensed with and tho bill
read by its title.
The House then adjourned. -,
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