Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-10-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VA.

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ate met at IL 30 A. NJ; Lieutenant Governor
Lewis in the chair
The President. retiring, called senator Court
ney, OF Richmond, to the chair.
COMMITTEE ON ROADS
The Char announced the appointment of J
< Roller to the Committee on RAIDS and In
ternal Navigation in place of Senator Herndon,
declined.
The hour appointed for the joint assembly
for the election OF United States senators having
arrived, the Senate proceeded to the hall of the
House of Delegates. ~ $3.50 y -
After the adjournment of the Joint assembly
the Senate assembled again in the Senate
chamber.
o@a ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Snnwden, of Alexandra. moved that the
House be Informed that the Senate was ready
to adjourn.
MIR. French requested Mr.. Snowden to with
draw his as he had reason to believe that the
Governor had some further communication to
make to the Senate
Mr.. Herndon,, with all Difference to the Gov
ernnr, favored the motion of the Senator from
Alexandria Mr. Snowden) The Senate had
transacted all the business allowable und,,r rha
Attorney General opininn and with this view
-everal resolutions had already been laid ON the
able
Messrs Patterson of franklin and TAYLOR of
Norfolk thought that as matter of conrtesv RI
rhe Governor the Senate should not now Az
iUurn
MIR. French explained that according to his
understanding the matter TO be brought before
ne General Assembly by the Governor was not
political, but that he wished such action tak.n
as would convince the Congress of the United
States that what we have done has been done
in good TAI h. notwithstanding the efforts Of =
tactlOn or the Legislature To prove the contrary
At this junciure, Mr.. Bndd, of the House
appeared with message announcing the pa
age by the House of Delegates of Joint reso-
luton providing that when the House adjourn.
tomorrow it adjourn to meet on the third
Wednesday after the admission Of the State bv
Congress.
Mr.. Waddel moved to amend the Joint re
solution by striking out the words SO morrow
and inserting to-day Lost. h
Mr. Roller. of Rockingham. moved a recon
.idera'ion of the vote npon the motion to amend
he joint resolution. Carried ayes, % noes.
II.
The question recurring upon the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Waddell, Messrs fIerndon
and Taylor (of Loudoun) favored and MIR Terry
opposed the amendment.
MIR. SnOwden spoke ia favor of the amend
nent on the ground that the General Assembly
mad done its whole duty. believing that the
business to be brought before the Senate was
purely political.
The vote was then taken under call for the
previous question with the following result
ayes. "a noes. l5 So the amendment of Mr..
Naddell was agreed to go
Nlr Snowd moved that the Joint resolution
ne further amended by striking out ''the third
Wednesday and Inserting 'secand Tue>day y"
which was agreed to. and the Joint resolution a.
amended passed
PER DIEM DURING RECESS
Mr.. Anderson. of Rockbridge, offered the
| following jnint resolution
"ResoIued, 1.-THE House of Delegates con-
cnrrlng,i That no pay per diem shall be re-
C vrd by the members of the senate and Hou~e
It DELEGATES during the ensuing recess of the
| General Assembly
| Mr.. Anderson said that he hoped no member
| would think of drawing pay under the cir
| cum>tanceS, but deemed it wise that there
| should he some expression Of the sentiment Of
| he Legislature on the subject
| Mr. Budd, OF rhe House Of Delegates, an
| bounced the concurrence Of that body in the
amendments of the Senate to the Joint resolu-
| lon referring TO adjournment
| Mr. Anderson was advocating his resolution,
when
| Mr. Riddick of Nansemond. announced the
tournament Of the Senate The motion was car
| ried, and
| The President declared the Senate adjourned
until the second Tuesday after the approval by
| Congress of the Constitution Of Virginia
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
| The House met at III clock Mr. Turner
| in the chair.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
| AT II O'Clock Senator Patterson entered the
hail and announced that the Senate was ready
| or the joint order.
The Senate was informed that the House was
ready to receive the Senate In few moments
afterwards the Senate entered the hall. aud was
| ecelved by he members standing
Senator Courtney President of the Senate
''ro fenpore called the joint Assembly to order.
md ny his request Hon ZAph. Turner, Speak
| er It the Hnu>e, took the chair
| The Journals of the Senate and House of
i)rlsIate, so far as they referred to the election
| Of United States senators, were then read by
| he clerks
The votes of the two branches Of the Legisla-
| ture were then announced as follows
FOR THE LONG TERM
| .Se"ate.-Whole number of votes cast. ~;
necls>ary 10 choce %: John E. Lewis, 81
| Hpnsc Of Delegates Whole number Of votes.
l22 necessary t. a choice, 81 John &. Lewis,
a.
FOR THE, SHORT TERM
Senate. Whole number of votes cast, 43 !;
| n' cessary to a choice, % John W. johnson.
| 30. .s.
House Of Delegates Whole number Of votes
east, 1875; necessary to choice, 60 ; John W.
Johnson, 81 =
The President. therefore. declared Jrhn F
Lewis of X 'ckipgham. elected United States
senator frm Virginia for the long term, and
John w Johnston for the short term
On motion of Mr. Mclaughlin, the joint A.
>eubly then adjourned sine die
After the adjournment Of the joint Assenbl,
the House re assembled
-'' ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. Kelly offered the following
'Resotrei, (the Senate cnncurring) Thai
when his House adjourns to-day il adjourn tt.
meet again on the third Wednesday after Con-
yresS shall approve the acion of the people of
Virginia in the late elec,inn, as provided in the
ACT IF Congress of April TO- 1869. under which
AID elecii n was held A"d lrouHlpd further
That il the Congress of the United States in
he act or resolution declaring the approval OF
he action of the peoe of Virginia as aforc>ai
hall appoint day for the convening of th+
General Assembly. then, with the consent Of
fhe Senate, the House shall adjourn to that
day -
Upon this the ayes and noes were called with
the follnwlpg result-ayes. AS; noes, IS.
Mr.. Bndd then offered the resolution of Mr.
keIy. Inserting the word tomorrow instead
of 10 day. Adopted
The resolution was communicated Of the SEN
ate.
STAY LAW.
Mr. H. II, LII ~