The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-09
SENATE.
FRIDAY, December s. 1865.

Tho Son,te met at the usual hour, Lieuten-
ant Governor CowPER in the chair prayer
by DR.. Price. -
A message was received from the House OF
Delegates asking concurrence in joint reeoiu
ton to appoint joint committee TO com aIS';,,
that part OF the Governors message WHILE
relates to u public printer. taken
The proposed rules of the Senate W. W.
up and read by the Clerk and adopte. rosolu
Mr.. LEE of Orange, offered Jo w five on
ton TO appoint q joint comm 1nn on the part of
~. NC RRnnsn 80 confer with the superintendent
IF the Freedmen Bureau III .!,,;,, ord tha
restoration of dome s S,,tes 1roous Passed
W,;t,ec appointed and House Mioilheo
Of action by the Senatr. .. - .,,o
The Chair read MS alloih'iAo Va '''
.andinc committees.
The proposed amendment to the third articie
IF the Constitution of Virginia was returned
from the House of Delegates amended ny
striking out section first, article thrd: NO per
son shall hold any office under this Const!tu-
ton who has held any Office under the Coi!-
federate Government or State while IN repel.
lion. Section second, inserting: Inc General
Assembly Tetains to itself the power 10 aAteI
all provisions in said third article.
The amendment of the House, after long
debate adopted-fourtecn to thirteen
A message from the House of Delegates, 10
the effect that. with the concurrence of the
Senate. they will, on Tuesday next, proceed 10
the election of Secretary of the Common
wealth, First Auditor, Second Auoi.or a ,ha
day at Thursday, 2lst instant ,s;,,;,c
4 Joint resolution was adopted appoln.ins
three Senators to confer with three f.an;dar
of the House. in joint commit. fnr the Stale
what encouragement IL Is I"ol
NJ GI,MEp. of Richmond, offered Dali 70
increase the capital stock OF ,nc ~ com.
fredericksburg rallrOau. 0ei0'" W.
m1 M Txorr. of Pendleton, offered a petition
from Pendleton county to I've restored ~ VIZ
ginia. ,r,..o .sr;,r .oncur
renee in bill i'll reference to the hiehnon ~
and Petersburg railroad, was felerreo ~ TIC
aDprOpriate committee.
"A message from the House Of Delegates, ask
ing the appointment of a joint committee oI
three on the part OF tho Senate and seven on
the part OF the House, 10 consider !nat lsar. VI
the Governors message concerning oysters
and the oyster trade, was amended by the
Senate making the committee six on the part
Of the Senate and twelve OH the part OF the
House.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Price, Of the Third
Presbyterian Church.
THIRD ARTICLE OF THE Constitution.
Mr. JONES from the Committee on Courts
of Justice reported back Senate bill ~ amend
following amendments
Strike ont all after the preamble and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly OF
Virginia, That the first section Of the said third
article IF the Constitution be amended by sfriksis
therefroM the following words: !" No person sn1i
hold any office under this COnstit ution who shAi
shave taken and subscribed to tho path siorc'
said. But no person shall vote or no Id once an'
der this Constitution who has held once an.
der the called Confederate Govcrnnene, or a..
der any State Legislature In rebellion against thu
authority Of the United States, excepting there
from county officers. 80. 80. ~
2. The General Assembly retains 20 IselI y. -
said third article.
j. This shall be In force from Its passage.
The amendment was adopted, and the bali
a. amended, read third time ana passed
aud ordered 70 b sent 70 the senate.