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Mr.. SSowpEs hoped the motion to adjourn
| could not he carried. as he was very AIN
ions to vote down the resolution OF III.
| Wood. ,,o+;on IN
adjourn. with the following result: ayes
The President voted aye, and the senate
was declared adjourned until the lotho i W.
tober, 1869.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tho House met ut II O'Clock. Prayer ny
Friend 7. Z. Crcnsbaw. delegate from Rlch-
mend.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER announced the following
On F,nance.-,Iessrs. Mclaughlin, John
son. Cochrane, Fraser, Hansberger; Iaylor'
| Coles. shelton. Graham. and BoWden. >,
Carts Of Justic e.-Mcssrs. Southal,
Daniel, Ainett, Kelly of smyth, heitn'
Thnmas, Hughes. Mahood, and Maddox.
Ar PopuAu offered the following:
q Ros0lred. That in the judgment OF the
uonso II il the duty of the Legislature 10
nroceod, with ali possible promptness, TO
| The unconditional ratification CT inc wv Sc
yeral articles proposed as amcndn1ecntest "
| the Constitution Or the Cnlteu :ea.os'
known a amendments fourteen any ~ 49,
to t,'t thc election of two qualified persons TO
rcnrcsnnt the State in the Congress: OF the
| United States as senators thereof, when Two
nnrsons aforcssitt should, rs wise contlnu-
ancc Of the policy wliici tie people OF IT.
mia so auSpiciouSly bean for the restola-
| lion Of their State TO the Union By eiectlnS
to the highest Offices within their gift dls'in-
r1,ishetl members of the dominant
party, be selected from amongst those
persons only who are the outSpohen'
recognized, and acknowledged sup
porters of the President and the party 10 TO
which he belongs: and that the people OF
| virginia, in view of the enlarged magma
nimitv Of their President in assistlnSto pro-
curc the submission Of their Constitution III
separate parts, which action of his not only
enabled the exclusion OF the test-oath and
DISTINGUISHING clauses from that instrument,
but gave the great weight OF MS lnustllouS
name in favor of their rejection, owe 10 the
said President and his administration their
hcartieSt thanks, gratitude, and confidence,
and should give to him and it their cordial
encouragement and support
| Mr. P0PuAM urged tire adoption OF the
| resolution in order to correct the impress
sion abroad that there was division OF
sentiment in the dominant party on tins
subject. He moved its immediate adop-
| ton,
The House refused to take il up out OF its
regular course. and it ~. referred TO the
| Committee OH Courts OF Justice.
| FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
| Mr.. BELL. Of Stanton, from the commit
| tee to which was referred so much OF the
| Governors message rs referred to the four
| tecnth and fifteenth amendments, reported
the following bill:
| :. Whereas il is provided by the Constitu-
ton Of the United States Of America that
| Congress NAV, whenever two-third> of both
| Houses deem il necessary, propose neces-
Sarr amendments to the same, to be ratlhed
| by threc-tOlrthS Of the several states or by
conventions therein, IL the one or the other
mode may be proposed by Congress ana
whereas bv the Fortieth Congress of the
United states. ut the third session thereof,
lar,m and held at the city of Washington
on Monday tic It'll day Of December, lSGS,
| it was
| " RcS0lrcd by the Senate Gnd House Of
| representatives Of the Ented States IN Con-
qress asScmj,cd Gwo-thirds OF both Houses
concurrinc), That the following article be
proposed to the Legislatures Of the several
states ~ an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, which. when ratlhed
bv three-lourths Of SAID Legislatures, shall
he valid as part of the Constitution
namely,
| ARTICLE FIFTEEN.
"SrCTIoS /. The right of citizens OF the
United states to vote shall not be DENIED OF
abridged by the United States, or by any
state. OF account Of race, color, or previous
condition OF Seryitudc
"SFCTI0N ,. The Congress shall nave
nowcr to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation -
1.TIcrcfdre be Il enacted dy the General
| tSscmbIJ Of Virginia, That the aforesaid
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the
United states be, and the same is hereby
Under 4 suspension Of the rules the bill
was put upon it> several readings.
Mr.. Kelly moved to amend the last sec
zion by providing that this bill take effect on
and after the admission Of the state oil IT.
~inia as co&qual State.
Cpon this. Mr. NELLY, Of Spotsylyai1ia,
| remarked
For reasons that are known in part at
least on this side Of the House, and L believe
appreciated, | lorbcar urging the amend-
mcnt upon the consideration Of this BODY IN
detail. or even in brief terms. The ma9ni-
tude Of its Importance may, and / fear VIII,
be realized hereafter. Believing that nave
DISCHARGED my duty il part, 1T least, with
!
to content myself Herewith"
Mr.. FAYERMAN (coiorcD moved TO lay the
resolution OH the table.
Ruled out Of order:
Sir. EEII. remarked that The amendment
Of Mr.. Kelly was provided for in the bib as
the ratification could only lie considered rs
effected when the state was admitted.
The amendment OF Mr. KELLY was lost
ayes, >: noes, lnl.
| Mr.. KELLY then said
with my private Judgment unchanged,
| am constrained TO yield to that 50 clearly
cyinccd by the Conservative party in the
late election, and by the unanlmty with
which that action has been endorsed by
their representatives i'll this House.
On motion Of Mr.. DuDD, the rules were
Suspcndcd. and the bill was read the third
time and passcd-ayes, li2; noes, ..
Mr.. BELL communicated the passage OF
the bill to the Senate.
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Senator PATTERSON presented from lhc
Senate message to the effect that the
Senate had adopted bill for the ratification
OF the fourteenth! amendment.
Under Il suspension Of the rules, the blll
was taken up, taken through lis different
readings. and passed by vote OF ayes 10
noes &. The noes Were McSsrs. BAGwELL,
!, II. KELLY, d. J. MILLER, PARRANoRE,
SMITH, TURNER, and WINE.
Mr.. BUDD was appointed to report the
concurrence of the House III the bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. KELLEY offered the following: which,
under the rules, was taken up and passed.
" Resolced, That. with the consent OF the
Senate, when this House adjourns to-day 1t
adjourn to meet on Monday, October Is,
1862
If was then communicated to the Senate.