Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-10-12
that there is no other subject in the message for


The only other subjects considered was the
election of United States senators. The COM
mittee recommend the election Of United States
senators on Tuesday, the 10Th day of October,
1869, the day fixed by law and to this end re-
commend that the Senate, when it adjourns,
shall adjourn for a recess until Monday the 18th
instant.
--T THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The bill for the ratification of the fourteenth
amendment was then read first, second and
third time having been previously engrossed.
On Motion of MIR. Smith, of Henrico the bill
was then put upon It's passage. and the ayes and
noes being called, was adopted by the following
vote
AYES Messrs. Anderson Of Pittsyvania,
Austin. Beazley, Bland, Campbell. Carr, Court
ney, Davis. Fitzpatrick. French. Greever,
Grimsley, Haskell, Herndon, Kendrick, Latham
Lewis, Martin, Massey, Moss, Owen, Patterson,
Perrin, Penn Riddick, Robinson. Roller. Smith,
of Henrico, Smith of Frederick, Snowden, Tay-
lor of Loudoun. Taylor of Norfolk, Teamoh,
Terry, Waddell, and Wood-36.
NOES. -Messrs. Anderson of Rockbridge.
johnson, Lyon (coored Radical, and Pendle-
toni. +a
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr. Bell, of Augusta, here appeared with a
message from the House of Delegates announc
ing that the House had adopted bill to ratify
the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States, and asked the concurrence
of the Senate.
The bill referred to was read by the Clerk,
and, f.
On motion of Mr. Herndon, the rules were
suspended and the bill read first and second
time.
Senator Lyons Radical, of Elizabeth City,
moved to lay it on the table; which motion was
lost. He explained his reason for this motion,
and also for voting against the bill to ratify the
fourteenth amendment, by saying that he be-
heved the Senate as at present organized to be
an illegal body.
The bill having been read third time and
put upon its passage.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, said he deem
ed it proper briefly to state his reasons for vot-
ing for the measure proposed. He cast his vote
in the affirmative because it is undoubtedly the
will of the people of Virginia that their repre-
sentative body shall ratify the fifteenth amend
ment proposed to the Constitution of the Uni
ed States, and because he did not regard the
ratification of that amendment as, under the
circumstances, involving any moral delinquency
either on the part of the people of Virginia or
of this Legislature.
A vote was then taken, and the bill passed
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Pittsylvania,
Anderson of Rockbridge, Austin. Beazley,
Bland, Campbell, Carr, Courtney, Davis, Fitz-
| patrick, French, Greever, Grimsley, Harris,
| Haskell, Herndon, Kendrick, Latham. Lewis,
Martin, Massey, Moseley, Moss, Owen, Patter-
son, Perrin Penn, Riddick, Robinson, Roller,
Smith of Henrico, Smith of New Kent, Smith
| of Frederick. Snowden, Taylor of Loudoun, Tay-
| lor Of Norfolk, Teamoh, Terry, Waddell, Wood
40. a>
NoEs.-Messrs. johnson CONSERVATIVE and
| Lyons (colored Radically. $40
| Nor VoTING.-Mr Pendleton-1. ef
| The rules were suspended, and Senator Snow
den was appointed to inform the House of the
action of the Senate.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Kelley, of the House of Delegates. re-
ported the adoption by the House of the follow
ing resolution
s'Resolved, With the concurrence Of the Sen
ate, that when this House adjourns to-day ii
adjourn to meet on Monday, October IS, 1869. "
| The rules of the Senate we're suspended and
| the resolution concurred In.
| THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT-AGAIN.
| Mr.. Budd, of the House of Delegates, ap-
peared and reported that the House had pass.
ed Senate bill No. l, ratifying the fourteenth
| amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
The Senate adjourned till the 18th Of October.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock. Prayer by
Friend j. B. Crenshaw, delegate from Rich
mond.
| STANDING COMMITTEES
| The Speaker announced the following stand
| ing committees
| On Finance -Messrs. Mclaughlin, John
son, Cochran, Fraser, Hansberger, Taylor, Coles,
| Shelton, Graham, and Bowden.
| Courts of Justice -Messrs Southall, Daniel,
Arnett, Kelly of Smyth, Keith, Thomas,
| Hughes, Manhood, and Maddox aca
| The House refused to take it up out of it's re-
gular course, resolution offered by Popham Of
Bath, 10 reference to the election of u. S. Sen
| ators and expressive of gratitude to Grant, and
1t was referred to the Committee on Courts of
Justice 20 Ae
| FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
| Mr.. Bell, of Stanton, from the committee to
which was referred so much of the Governor
| message as referred to the fourteenth and fif
| teenth amendments, reported the following bill
Whereas it is provided by the Constitution
| of the United States Of America that Congress
| may, whenever two-thirds OF both House dee m
| it necessary, propose necessary amendments to
| the same, to be ratified by three fourths of the
several States or by conventions therein, as the
one or the other mode may be proposed by Con
| gress; and whereas by the Fortieth Congress Of
the United States at the third session thereof,
begun and held at the city of Washington on
| Monday the It'll day of December, 1868, it was.
| "Resolved By the Senate and House of Repre-
| sentatires of the United States IN Congress as
senabled (two-thirds Of both Houses concurring J
| that the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures Of the several States as an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United States,
which, when ratified by three-fourths of said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part of the Con-
stitution-namely, s.
| rsa ARTICLE FIFTEEN.
| ''SECmoN l. The right of citizens of the Uni
ted States to vote shall not be denied or abridg-
ed by the United States, or by any State, on ac-
count race, or previous condition of servitude
SECTION 2. The Congress will have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legisla-
| ton - eltiesh
''1he,efore be it enacted By the General As
| senbtyof Virginia, That the aforesaid amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
be. and the sane is hereby, ratified "a
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
put upon its several readings.
| Mr. Kelly moved to amend the last section
| by providing that this bill take effect on and
after the admission Of the State Of Virginia as
| c,-equal Stat. f
Upon this, Mr.. Kelly of Spotsylvania, re-
| marked: r III l.- n ~
| 'For reasons that are known in part at least
on this side of the House, and | believe ap-
| preolated, L forbear urging the amendment up
even in brief terms, The magnitude of it's i'm
portance may, and fear will, be realized here
after. Believing that / have discharged my
duty In part, at least, with the simple presen-
tatlon, am constrained to content myself
Herewith :"