Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-06

GENERAL ASSEMBLY. the nOusc VI
Delegates, on Monday Mr.. Dickinson offered
a resolution for the appointment ofa- committee
of twelve to sit during the sessions OF the
House to report bill or joint resolution TOR
the calling of Il convention In accordance with
the act OF Congress. passed on the "a OF Maich,
1867. entitled an act s'lor the. more ethclent
government of the rebel States . Suisse
quently, ...r
Mr.. Dickinson changed the form Of his rcso-
luton to one of inquiry simply, and, under the
rule, it goes to the Committee Oh Courts OF
Justice a'+E 1885,
MIR. Atkinson moved that when the House
adjourn it shall adjourn Till y o'clock on We'd
nesday, 9th instant.
Nr. Atkinson expressed himself as opposed
To immediate action upon the matters brought
to their attention by the Governor lie con-
tended that there was no moral power TO act
nnon matter on which the sense OF the people
Ind not been expressed. The people were in
darkness on the SUBJECT and should tue le-
gisluture, under this state OF things, undertake
tue responsibility OF performing the -cravencst
act that ever was asked OF dehDerntve as
| semblv? lie cont2nded that members should
| 90 home and ascertain tic views OF their con
| stiuents before acting.
The question beins on referring the re>olu-
| ton 10 tAe colllAlllltc, 'h' ii'"'H iN'"'''" w
| reler. $780,.
At The instance Of Mr.. Garnet, by way Of
argument, TELEGRAM 10 Colonel Lewis from
the Governor, at Washington, WAS read ~
follows: ,..
''Senl in the message The friends Of Vir-
! einia advise ii prompt call Of 4 convention. 1870
| Enenea want delay and anarchy. With lluc'aI
action Virginia can get anything she wants.
Danger in delay.
Mr. Z. Turner th"ngh LIT the lion:;t. ought to
act deliberately on the resolution. If passed,
and the General Assembly take i le2csa, before
we could meet again we will have government
upon lis obnoxious TO every one 4 recess!
would be an egrrgoua thunder. The measure
necessary to escape that calamity was painful
in the extreme and only to be Justified hy The
necessity of the case. llc believed the people
had made up 'hrir minds on the subject II
We 90 home alll lai to carry ont the measure
proposed hY the Governor, when We c0m(
| back here, i, wall be too late He did not pro
pose 10 hurry any measure. He would have Il
| bill duly and deliberately considered and passed
and submitted TO the people, who should ri
once approve and elect convention tt
orln constitution to be the law Of the land 4.
lons as it lasted. He presented the possibility
Of having Il lar more obnoxious measure forced
upon Us, ana urged action now 10 avoid it.
Mr.. Dickinson thought il the resolution Ion
rrc1ss WAS adopted, it had better DC changed tc
an adjournment sine die. Il we DO not act al
once, we had better adjourn without delay
Mr.. Crrmp addressed the House briefly
against precipitation, and against the House
being frightened from It's propricty by the rep
destinations ca'ling for immediate action. TIL,
action upon the measure alluded to in the Mes
| l I,, Il rr,1 fr
uilv. The cxircncy before Us WIS such as tC
make the timid think and the brave stand still
The very immncncc and Importance Of The
| crisis demanded deliboration. Although, in the
midst Of his constituents, he was hot prepared
to act. The iuk with which the law wa writ
ten was hardly dry, and !hc time had not come
to debate what we should do. Yet they were
asked to make haste TO comply with q law
which those urging This haste admitted waS
odious and oppressive.
Mr.. C1ump moved that the resolution ant
amendment be referred 10 the Committee or
Resolutions which motion prcvailed-ayc5 Ct
noes -.
Mr.. Kelley introduced Il resolution inquirng
into the pr0priety Of taking the sense Of the
people at the spring elections upon the uues
ton Of holding 4 convention to amend the
Constitution under the act o! Congress entitled
San act for the more efficient government Oh
the rebel States, passed March ,, 1867. Tit
resolution was referred.
Mr.. KELLEY introduced resolution, which
WIS referred, inqnrlng into the cxpodicncy Of
amending the act passed February -, 1866
with reference to the testimony of coiurcd per
sons, so Us to put it on the footing with that Of
whites.
Mr.. White offered Il resolution, which was
referred ,inquriug into the cxpediency OF provid
ing for the appointment Of commissioners to tcs
the legality of the set "l Congress passed March
., 1867, to provide Il more ,icie!tt govern
mcnt for the rebel States.