Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-21
HOUSE Of DELEGATES.

TheHouse met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, pursuant
10 adjournment.
After the journal of yesterdays proceedings
was read and approved, the roll was called and
quorum asceralned 20 be present.
message from the Senate by Mr. MERCER,
was received, informing the House that the Sen.
ate was organized and prepared to proceed 10
business
Mr.. JOHNSTON submitted the following joint
resolution. lie said that he had had great diff.
Guilty in obtaining copy of the Amnesty Pro-
camat!On and had TO rely upon u newspaper
copy. This important document ought to be
disseminated throughout the State:
Resolved by the General Assembly of Virginia
That the Clerk of the House of Delegates do
have five hundred copies of the Presidents Am
nesty Proclamation of the Doth Of May 1865
printed for the use OF the Governor and the mem.
bcrs OF the General Assembly, and for distribu.
ton by the Secretary Of State among the clerks
of the county and corporation courts.
Mr.. NASH moved that the resolution be amend
ed so as TO provide for the printing OF 800 cop
les OF the Governors Message.
The SPEAKER decided that the amendment
was not in order The House could not act upon
the Mess until it was received, and had no
official knowledge of its existence until commu-
nicated ID the House.
The resolution was then agreed to-yeas, 81
nays, D.
Mr HILL, of Norfolk city submitted the fol.
lowing resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That Joint committee of two mem.
bers Of the House be appointed 10 wait upon the
Governor and inform him that the two Houses
are organized and ready to receive any commu
nicatiOn lac may wish to make TO them.
Messrs. Hill aud Hartman were appointed the
committee under the above resolution, and Mr..
Hill was requested to commune rte its adoption
10 the Senate.
Mr. JOHNSTON, of Alexandria, submitted the
folio wing Joint resolutions relative to the resto-
ration TO the rights OF voters of persons disfran-
chised By the third article of the Constitution"
Resolved, That in the opinion of the General
Assembly, the time has arrived when it would be
safe and eXpedient to restore to the rights OF vo-
ters persons who are disiranchsed by the prOvis-
ions of the 9ri article Of the Constitution.
Resolved, That special joint committee, con-
ssting OF three members Of the House of Dele
gates and two members Of the Senate, he appoint.
ed TO bring in bill providing means by which
persons who have been 30 disfranchised shall be
restored to their rights rs voters.
The resolutions were unanimously agreed TO,
and communicated TO the Senate.
The SPEAKER announced as the committee
on the part OF the House Messrs. Johnston, Hill,
and Gibbons.
A Message from the Governor was announced,
Col. Chas. III. Lewis Secretary OF the Common
wealth, then came forward. and said Mr. Speaker
| am directed by his EXcellency, the Governor Of
the Commonwealth, to deliver the following Mes
sage, in writing, for the consideration Of this
House.
The Message was then read by Col. Lewis.
A resolution for printing $500 copies of the
Message for the use Of tie House was adopted,
after some debate, Mr.. Brownley being in favor
of printing 5000 copies.
The SPEAKER announced the following stand
ing committees:
Privileges, Elections and Mreige- Messrs.
BROMLEY Birch and Harmon.
Courts of Justice-Nessrs. Johnston, Nash,
Hill and Birch.
Propositions aud Grievances Harmon,
Gibbons, Wood and Birch.
Finance-Mesirs. HILL Kellam, Brownley and
Birch.
To Examine Enrolled Bil's-Messrs. Johnston,
GibboDa, Hill and Nash.
Penitentlary aud Lunatic Asylums-Messrs.
rOwnley, Harmon and kellam.
Banks-Messrs. HIrmon. Hill and BROMLEY.
ClaimI-Messrs. Nash, Kelam, Birch and Har.
mon.
Roads and Internal Navigation-Mesars John.
stJn, Nash, Birch and Gibbons.
On motion of NJ. JOHNSTON, the House took
recess until o'clock, p. NJ.