Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-16
THrE>u.y. Jan. II, lSG3.
SEN 4 1'h,..

| stof, IL I'LL The vacancy created ny the ncatL
OF thu Hon. WM BALLARD tnESroI, and thai
the following gentlemen were ii Illumination
Tor the office:
Hon. VIM. G. BirEs,
Judge JoHH j. ALL.E,
! Hon Csss. ". RusEELL
: ecu. Jnns b. fLorp.
: hIo further nominations beng made III Tt
Srnst., the Chair appointed MI. Jot:scN &c
IL laTu tho House that toe osu"i- veg 1eudy
10 proc-r0- Speeches =eTs mads H.; :''iae>
HonEKrsoa ..d Mr.. !sE=LL, advocating Ire
claims Of Hon NJ, Euss" fona!rg LEE r's-
Inarsg Ct NJ, .hkM5Tsu:G III" '':'"";" trvh
III; ten II Mr.. NASH, p,sti''nr'i Tic lurthrr
exccutun ci tie 6nt orlrr tili III CLOCK IN
morrow, with III. cuncuTreniu OF lie HeuRe:
and the Chair directed Air. NAsE to make tbs
Communication. A message was tbeH ieGa!T-
| ell from The npuss' assentlnR to tic motion:
Ghsreupon, or motion. the Senate h'tj1i4'Ec1
to NEE: 1T ll 1'cIock tu-morrcS.
Rouse vF DELEGATES.
Tho llouse met at 10 O'Clock and IVES
opercd with prayer by the Rev. Or. DUSct".
of tie ri. +. Uh4 en-.
Hcht. n, HdrlougEs: SaIsa=..t a.-arula,
presented HIS Tss;srs ion throush the PaSssr;
| wficil being accepted. Robert VI. Burke: first
Door,;ssper, @as elected in his plxos.
| On tho nufr:natirn CT Mr.. R.aBoUR, Thos.
| O. FEEs, Of i!ulpeper, wsE clccled to the
p0st6ft1rst DoorEterH.
Mc.,M.GkUDEa, offered 2 resolution, Which
was adopted: iustructing the Committee on,
PROJECTIONS aud Grievances, to Inquire into
Tho expedicncy Of reporting bill! hnihuTiZiDE
cnin;v Courts TO Impress nr CONDEMN tnuscs
OF lots for hospital PURPOSES.
! The jcint nrIs- oi the day--ths -lect:5:i III
| CaL fe.lerate Sssts= S-.,s. t,r---v'ra ra7 re-
sIuier;.
Mr., RicH.aEsos. vi Nercsr, supported ri
s"n" length the nomination Of h'r. Flcyd,
because il w4s the viii OF le constituents
and, bsrplly for him, Mr.. Floyd vas hin own
choice. lie reviewed the rub'.c ac!s ol his
! num!nre, and endeavDTed Ii demonstrate bis
superiority for the po'I:.'u aver every o.ker
living man.
NJ. F,EMINs. Of Highland, senks in favor
Of the election OF Mr. Russell j. wra AS
natural aud right that the several sections
Vi tie State :hnuit be represented w he
Confederate Go8evesi IS :hey wero i'll hi<
h0d:. Tie pouplr Of .aat section Of sE2
Stsi" from vh CO MT. Russell came. though
nv~ :y,r>se1 Is tee pretended go7c:n;isre
Of Pi2r;:n:... w.r" still lov:l - ;hc Soui::., a=
sever 20 n.;c. nd this Consideration vas CT
pa: suoIrt importance.
Mr Lacrs'Dca CT Pucnh9niAa, believed .Lct
ss!;sfs zion 'nnld aIHe he gwen tG the i;;a.e
Nv The c;ac;ion 0f Ersieln Uia1, MIG nc
othar shoicr could, III his upia:oa, be made
Ehiot v1rIi rn:57 !rtp!; .c.H.e ;his scti,ie, =
!'pn hrT. 7is' cf JON" i. i,Iujn.
ST.. :. aaucn. af Caipsi:cr, II aGe 4 sr2c:h
u Ella hour and qus, trrs IT. ration III sup
ror: " Mr.. Floyd. ::e rrm".red tue 'u..-
tirs abilities and practical :1T-sgbt OF .he
seTerGi Candidates., l:ndiuS IA hrs isvnGir
p.irmGuut qualities over all.
| Al. RlvEs, of Prince Gcur.o, :IaYCIai tLe
ei-clirn # W;n. u. Rivcs.
Nj. Dyr.ui;. -; ,'n&r;rt:a, replied 10 the
;src: 81, ::rni. ny ~. N.Hrot;. u Nr.'u,:c-
l,r,:'. ".l Yesterday, against iIr. &ly.,. Re
iT.cItr'! the defiant ws:5Iing given i.y Mr.
Rir,ss 10 = Is',aul LINCOLN eAen the latter
vas about to eHtef upon the coercion Of the
South: the readiness n MIR, Rive2 to sarYn
both his S5:a;e aud cpuntIY irCn he :,t1'-
uicncsuant CT tbs ca3tes;, although h"srT
with Tears; aili, in reply 10 tbs aIiuSion 70
tie Sons Of the STATESMAN us ''Ilo!ing in TIE
North" ore son VAS now Fighting for The
Sgulh, wiun u:lurs, By that misfortune
which hes srparate1 IrIIliies aud friends and
pu.ed brother against brother, ware upon
the other side This should never, lie thought,
have been alluded TO. lie thcn proceeded TIC
speak of the peculiar qualities "i ilr. Rives.
Mr. JAMES. OF Botet:ur;. zpcto biirtiy 1T
ie~a- OF Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. EsWT0H. q 81 geliuC !eis nd iii reply IL
Mr. Bouipi:I, sad hut hu had made no up-
Eill or uncharltRtle illusions IL Mr. Rives;
,hnt he Gad been kf"nght forward loaded
| with tho garlands Of adulution, and WAS j:
unjust TO strip him Of them Az III tile
question CT the adoption by his sniIs Of the
Northern Cause, il Shaved that those sons
had apt been properl: ludutlr mated with NJ
fiction for tLe:r old mother, Tirginia. sumo
| Say these sons might come As ministers frun,
the Lincoln government to 1nuHe u treaty
! with our ,'euGte: Y nose ain wcu!i o. -
uui;e separated fGruily. lie ultuor isid
+, thai Mr. Elves Was not only &c 5tat-suIa'l,
! bat was an uusound politician. ~hich WIS
! testified III lis decIa; alton :ileI "ale relY Is
a grea. socisi ana political evil aud in his
whole career IS a Senator III the old Cnite:.
States Congress.
NJ LyHH, Of P:iucs William, Ii. VII " OF
! lie iact that there had been already conside-
rablY mo1e talking Than there vas any rs
cessity TOR moved III. this debate do now
! cease.
The motion WIS declared ant OF order.
| MIR. ANpERsoN, III tsnc!a,ISr rej.elfrd the
ii;anlic.tivn iasle IN the rc,Uar Eg of Nj. H.
! rur,. thas nc. as the ao;GiEatur OF Mr.. ttives.
i,s,i igadcJ ;;:;, With sdt:ii::on. lie nal
| spuk.n =! him wi:i waT:n!h, i: Was true.
| bal It. ,l.it, rscuped N ierier stiu,aiion II
! tue tett oi 81, fusE.
| Nj. STAPLis, uf P.lrcH. addressed HE
House Il saua !eng.l. II furra;. =: Mr..
Risos.
| NJ. Mechanism offered resolution ID II all
ii.hats cn this subject clcgc Tilu:;: tcn min
ute5.
! A:. JoxaS, OF Gloucester, rlove.i 20 atA9i'i
by inserting I've iniEutea
Mr. NcULEuLs moved to amend b. i7sr-t
| ing one minute Thjch was adup;ea.
! iir. HEY.ss. rf tks city Of Richmond, in
dc, taking TO sun up briefly sense # the ar
suInen;s h;aE;l. g Upon his nominee, Mr. Floyd.
was called Lo oTisc after proceeding through.
LIS intI0duo:i.I, lh. .,Ha iiinnts limit i,s?;Gg
expired.
! Tbs SpEAKIR thersupoI COMMUNICATED 20
[ the Sshaie, through Special ColE.Iittee, That
the House, OF its part, was prepared 70 enter
| upon tho election Of G Senator. 10 ELI me "a
/ caLcy IL the C0nfcd crate StGtru Sc:,atu :cS@
| stored b. the death "f h:LLlAa, BAILinp
FKEsrns.
Il y few minutes q response 7-:s ecaiTed
rom the Senate correspondent :aith the c2:n-
nu,,ication f5um .i.o House.
It being apparent That :::enJ ,cenbe-s mai
! abssntcd themselves during the intermission,
ths House, on motion Of Mr.. FlvuH, orterca
tue capitol bell to bs RUG, stler whici, the
Clerk proceeded to cali the rcii aud tho 81
| loving w5d shv result CT the
! FIRST bAIlcr-
spr F.n. {. EircS: l. =. Shelby. Speaker.
+. T. Anderson j.. Il. Baker, J-., :. ?. EliicT.
| Wood BIuIdin, 4. S. Erinrd, E, c. nu;ls,
jag. ". Cls,is, Enher. d. Davis, r D.cr