Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-24
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

FRIDAY, JanuarI 81, lssa.

Senate.
FRIDAY, January %, 1853.
The Senate was opened with prayer By
the Rev. r. Y. DoDGE.
message from the House announced the
passage OF a bill authorizing the removal Of
Criminal Causes from the counties OF Pres
ton and Randolph TO the county of Lewis.
Also the bill imposing a IaE for the sup.
port of the Government.
M. CAKSEADOX from the committee on
Privileges and Elections reported fayorably
upon the credentials of Mr.. M'GutcheD,
the Senator from Nicholas.
Mr.. Stewart reported back the House bill
staying the collection of certain debts, with
amendment that the law shall take effect
from the lst of February, 1883. aud remain
IL force til! the 1st Of JsunsSy, 1854.
Mr.. BCRLEY reported back the House bill
! Incorporating the ClArksburg coal aud iron
company With the Recommendation that it
pass. The bill vas passed
The Senate bill repeating the l2th Sec
ton OF the losth Chapter OF the Code was
Z taken up and passed. The section propos.
Ell 10 be repealed provides that $50 shall be
Ps.d ont u The treasury for the sppreheu-
sion Of runaway negroes.
Tue bill stAyiag the collection of certaiu
debts called. the stay law was taken up.
Several smenineats, not materially al.
/ teri1g the bill, were proposed aud discuss
ed, and the bill was passed by without
sction.
a message from the House. By Mr..
Hooton, announced that tia. body had
passed a resolution postponing the joint
order OF the day-the election of United
States Senator-and asking the concur
rence of the Senate.
The SAuzra
cur in the resolution.
The Senate then took a recess till ?
| O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. JAcxsoS called up the bill providing
for the return Of the special election for a
representative 10 the 9Th Congressional
District, held on the l5;h day Of January,
, which was passed.
\ message Was received from the House
| OF &r. Kramer, announcing that that bodv
was resdy TO proceed to the election OF a
| Caited States Senator. and that Waitrnan
7. Wiley, Lewis, Mckenzie, Lemuel F.
Bowdeu and Daniel Lamb, had been placed
/ 10 nomination.
NJ. WATSON nominated TIE Hon, Joseph
Segirr OF Elizabeth county, but afterwards
| withdrew the name of that gentleman.
Mr.. STEWART spoke il complimentary
terms Of NJ. Bowden, and also OF Nr.
| Wiley, but said he would support the
/ former gentleman.
Mr.. FLEsREE gave the reasons why he
should support an Eastern man.
Mr.. WATSON spoke in the highest terms
of Judge Bowden, an old personal and po-
litical friend. He said in reference 10
Judge Bowden's loyalty that as long as
there was a dollar iu the Treasury he
would vote it to prosecute the war, and ss
long as a soldier could limp TO she field he
would send MIN there h had sacrificed
as much for the cause of the Union as auv
man 10 The State. When the war broke
out Judge Bowden was worth $50. OOo.-
He is now in want. He was was LAWYER
of distinguished ability, aud one of the
firmest and devoted lOyalists in the country.
Mr.. WAT5oS made a very Ingenious
speech By appealing to the feelings of the
Western members Of the Senate. He said
| SetpG JPPly a9gg7fku!2, GOD was that the
&c, were as loyal as Judge Bowden. lie
said it was the duty of the members ofthe
West to give those Of the old State repre-
sentatEonihat they might rcorganize the
old mother State.
Mr.. CLOSE said be should vote for Mr..
Bowjen with whom he was we'll acouaiot.
ed, and knew him to be an able and a loyal
man.
Nj. BUsLEY announced himself in favor
of Mr.. Lamb and Me<srs. Carskadon and
Gather said they should vote for Mr.. Bow.
den.
The Senate proceeded to ballot with the
following result:
For Lemuel ]. observation-disclosures. Cars.
kadon, Gather, Close, Flesher, jackson,
NCutchen, Slack, Stewart and Wat
son-9.
For Daniel Lamb-Nessrs: Burnley and
Gist.
Mr.. WATSON, appointed on the part of the
Senate to count the joint vote with a com
mit,ee Of the House reported no election.
and the Senate proceeded to a second bal
lot which resulted in a unanimous vote for
Bowden.
Mr.. WATSON, after another conference
with the House committee reported that
Nr. Bowden had received majority of ali
the votes cast, and be was therefore de-
ciared duly elected.
Dir, CLOSE then thanked the Senate for
whatthey had done and for their universal
kindness to him on all occasions aud TOOK
his leave, having been called home to Alex
andria.
House ofDeleeates.
Prayer by Rev. 81. Smith, of the Episco-
pal Church.
SIR. Horror. from the Committee of Puvi-
leges and elections reported a hill chor1ir,,