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Virginia Legislature
SENATE.

/ messare from the House requested the concur
renee of the Senate in the passage OF bill entitled;
An act 10 repeal the second section OF an act pas
sed on the 18th day of May, 62 entitled AN giving
the consent of the Legislature of Virginia TO tae
| formation and erection OF a new State within the
jurisdiction of this State. Also repeating the act
Epassed on the 5lst day OF january, 1879, enulleu
Can act giving the consent of the State Of Virginia
10 the county of Berkeley being admitted into and
becoming part Of the State Of West Virginia, Also
renealine the act passed the tn day OF February
1868 entitled Fan act giving the consent 70 the al
mission of certain counties into the new state ol
| West Virginia upon certain conditions, ana Win
drawing consent to the transfer of over
the several COMMITTEES in each OF the SAID acts men
toned. N.IHfstlIr J, ).
without dissenting voice
! Mr.. Robinson moved suspension OF the rules ior
the purpose of communicating 20 the House the pas
saoe of the bill and the rules being suspended, Mr.
\ Robinson was appointed to wait upon the mouse
with the communication.
/ Mr. Boiling offered resolution for the appoint
ment of three Pages by the President, the compen-
sation of said Pages to be fixed hereafter.
Mr. Kello moved to amend by substituting TWO
/ Mr.. Gilmer favored the original resolution, and
hoped the member from Southampton would with
| draw his amendment stHliisfE - -
The amendment was Withdrawn and theresolution
- Mr. Gait. of Fluvanna, moved that a joint com
mittee of three members the part of the Senate
and five on the part of the House. be appointed 10
take into consideration that portion OF the Goyer-
nor's message relative to the public printing. Inc
resolution lies over until to-day.
On motion, the Senate adjourned till IL Nj. to-day
Ia HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at noon, the Speaker, Mr.. Bald
win in the Chair. -
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jeter, of the Third Bap7
Mr.. Woodson. from Special Committee on thcpe-
t;ton of the citizens of Jefferson and Berkeley in
oduced a Bill repeating
STcTIoN of Act passed May 18TH 1867, authorizing
The erection of the State of West Virginia
Be 1t further enacted that the consent oil the Leg
islature of Virginia be- and the is hereby CIV
| en- that the counties of Berkeley Jefferson ana
Frederick shall be included in and form part oil the
State of West Virginia whenever the voters OF said
counties shall ratfy and assent to the said Constu
ton at an election held for the purpose at such time
and under such regulations as the Commissioners
named in the schedule may prescribe. -
Mr.. Woodson asked for a suspension of the rules
recurring it be printed, because he wished the Dill
to be passed at once His reason for pressing 1t to
an immediate vote that Congress has not rat
flied, as vet the cession of these two counties to
West Virginia, that an effort will be made to get
that body to do so at the earliest day. The friends
of the bill desired to forestal such action ana pre-
| vent legal contamination of the act
The rules were accordingly suspended, when, al
ter a second and third reading, the bill passed. ihe
following is a copy of the bill soa.ti-s. .ge
.An act to repeal the second section of an actpas-
sed on the 18th day of MAY, 1852, entitled An act
giving the consent of the Legislature of Virginia to
| the formation and erection of a new State WITHIN
the jurisdiction of this State; also, repeating the
act passed on the 3lst day of January 1863 entitled
/ An act giving the consent of the State OF Virginia
to the county of Berkeley being admitted into and
becoming part of the State of West Virginia also,
repeating the act passed on the 4th day OF Februa
ry 1868, entitled, An act giving consent to the ad,
mission of certain counties into the new STATE OF
W -, nd wifi h
drawing consent to the transfer ofurisdiction over
the several counties in each of said acts mentioned:
whereas. it sufficiently appears that the conditions
prescribed in the several acts of the General Assem-
bly, of the restored government OF virginia intend
ed to give consent to the transfer from this State to
the State of West Virginia of jurisdiction over the
counties of Jefferson and Berkeley, and the several
other counties mentioned in the Act of February
4th 1868, hereinafter recitcd, have not been com
piled with. And the consent OF Congress, as equr
ed by the Constitution of the United States, not
having been obtained in order to give effect to such
transfer; so that the proceedings heretofore had on
this subject are simply inchoate, and said consent
regarSauEE ihli
ton of the Commonwealth even, II within Its con-
stitutional competency, liable to many objections
ofthe grayest character not only in respect to the
counties of Jefferson and Berkeley, over which the
State Of West Virginia has prematurely attempted
to exercise jurisdiction, but also as TO the several
counties above referred to- 1i 80 Ttf
SECTION l. BE Il therefore Enacted by the General
assembly of Firginia That the second section of the
Act passed on the 18th day of May, 1862, entitled
Act giving the consent Of the Legislature OF Nir
ginia TO the formation and erection of new State
within the jurisdiction of this State,Y be and the
| same is hereby repealed. ...r,-...,,
SECTION 2. And belt further enacted that the Act
passed on tina 3lst day Of January, 1868, entitled
An Act giving the consent of the State of Virginia
to the county of Berkeley being admitted into, and
| becoming part of the State of West Virginia, be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. And be il further enacted that the Act
passed the 4th day of February. 1863 entitled
Gan Act giving consent to the admission OF certain
counties into the new State of West Virginia upon
certain conditions be, and the same Is, In Ike man
ner, hereby repealed
SECTION 4. And be il further enacted, that all
consent in any manner heretofore given, or intend
ed to be given by the General Assembly OF Virginia
to the transfer from its jurisdiction to the Jurisdlc
ton Of the State of West Virginia, OF any OF the
counties mentioned in either Of the above recited
acts be- and the same is hereby Withdrawn, and all
acts ordinances and resolutions heretofore passed,
purporting to give such consent, hereby repeal
ed. This act shall be in force from and after its
passage.
In the House on the 9Th inst ant, the select COM
mittee to whom had been referred the resolution
relative to the pardon of Mr.. r. NJ. I. Hunter re-
Whereas the people of Virginia are invited, by
the President Of the United States, to unite at this
time in giving thanks to Almighty God for the re-
turn of peace and the restoration of the ancentre
latons between the Government of the United Sta
ties and Observation-Disclosures which 1t is disirable
should be universal and without exception Of ind-
yiduals and whereas observation and experience
have impressed the members of this General Assem-
bly with the conviction that the more liberal exer-
else of Executive cemency Is the surest and speed
lest means of overcoming arrangements, and re-
awakening those sentiments of attachment and de-
votion in which government, based on the consent
of the governed, will always find its best support
and strongest defence and whereas in the stricken
and PROSTATE condition Of this Commonwealth, it
is of vital Importance that all of her citizens who,
from experience in public Offices and from the infu
ence they command, are capable OF aiding in her
resuscitation, should be relieved from such disab
ties as impair their capacity for usefulness;
And whereas recognize among such citizens
Mr. r. NJ. I. Hunter and Robert L. Montague, in
whose purpose to conform faithfully TO the require
ments Of the Government, and to give sincere sup
port to those who direct its affairs and administer
its lawswe have entire confidence therefore be it
Resolred By the General assembly Of VirgiH'd