Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-10
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

TUESDAY, January g. 1866.
The Senate was called to order by the Lieutenant
Governor and opened with prayer by Rev. hr.
Dashiel.
Mr.. GILNER, from the Joint Committee of the
Senate and House of Delegates on Public Printing,
submitted report, which was laid on the table.
Mr. Trout, of Augusta, introduced bill to ex-
tend from three to five years the time granted Tor
rebuilding the bridge across James river NJ Buc-
banan in Botetonrt county which bridge was des-
troved by the military authorities. The bill was
taken up and passed.
Mr. KEEN, of Pittsylvania, offered the following
RrS0Ircd That the Governor be requested TO pre-
sent TIE Senate copy OF the bills and vote re.
tnrned as proyded by the second section of an act
nas.ed February the 4th 1863, entitled an act Civ
inc consent TO the annexation OF certain counties to
the proposed new State of West Virginia, upon GER
tain conditions; and that he be requested to furnish
the Senate with all the information touching the
formation OF the proposed new State.
The resolution was passed. Also the follow
ing:
RcSolred, That the Auditor of Public Accounts
be requested to report to the Senate the amount OF
the contingent fund that remains uneXpended, II
any; if there is none on hand when it was exhaust
ed and also II he continues to pay drafts drawn by
the Governor, properly chargeable to the cOntn-
gent fund without any money being in the treasury
appropriated for that purpose and TO what extent.
Agreed to.
Mr.. MERCER, of Loudoun, offered n resolution
that the Finance Committee report to the Senate
what price per thousand, and what per token for
press-wOrk, the Senate is now paying for its print
ing.
Adopted.
Mr.. GILMER moved that the Senate now take up
the report oil the Joint committee printing, and
that the Senate do not concur in the report of the
majority of the committee
Mr.. GILMER said that the men who were interested
in this matter We're his constituents, but for all that
he thought it proper that the old laws in relation
nulliH urutinU slnulI in md Lott In
Legislature should not set aside the enactments OF
SO many years standing,
Mr.. MERCER, Of LoudOun, said that because our
forerathers sent to mill stone in one end of the
meal bag, we should not do likewise.
Mr.. HARRISON moved TO lay the matter on the
table.
Mr.. KEEN moved that the whole matter be indefi-
nitcly postponed which was ruled out of order.
The motion to table was finally withdrawn, and
the vote recurring on the motion Of Mr. Gilmer 10
reject, Mr.. Keen called the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and resulted as follows:
YEAs-Peter Below, George w. Boiling, Charles
l.. Crockett, John II. Gilmer, William NJ. Hannah,
Elisha +. Keen, Jefferson T. Lawson, John II. Lee,
Nathaniel b. Meade, William RchmOnd Philip T..
StrOther, Warner TaliaGeno, Lawrence Washing
ton-l3.
NAYS Nathaniel Alexander, David S. q. Cabell,
Dale Carter, Clayton q. Coleman, Joseph w. Davis,
James Calf Algenon s. Gray, Samuel B. kello,
Francis W. lemOsey. Christopher g. McRac, VIM.
f. Mcrcier, Robert c. Mitchell, George II. Peck,
Samuel W. Powell, Edmund c. Robinson, Peter
Saunders, Nicholas X. Trout-l7.
A message was received from the House of Dele
gates informing the Senate of the passage of bill
for the assumption by the State of Virginia of the
debt due by her citizens by the act Of Congress of
1861
Mr. GRAY moved that the bill be put on its pas
sage.
Mr.. KEEN opposed the motion, for the reason only
that he was unwilling to acknowledge the debt as
sumed
The bill was finally passed and the Senate ad.
iOurned