Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-12

4 john u. Lewis, Lleutenaht oo'ei noi ~ ~
the chair. 80
49, PRAYER by the Rev. Jno. e. Edwards,
D.D.1of the Methodist church. ,.t.
trsI. PERSONAL EXPLANATION. 80
Mr.. Patterson, of franklin, arose to
personal explanation. lie wished 10
correct statement in the State journal
to the effect that he had been member
Of the House of Delegates before the
. war. This was mistake, and might
lead to a censure OF the commanding
II General forslallowipg person obnoxious
to the fourteenth amendnre..t tct as4g his
sea in the Legislature. lie would state
That he had never been member OF the
Legislature except during the late war
ooLoRED PAGE.
The President was, on motion OF MIR.
French. authorized to appoint colored
page for the accommodation OF the col
ored senators.
COMMITTEE ON THE GOVERNOR
MESSAGE.
Mr.. uerndon reported the following
from the committee appointed to con-
slider the message Of the Governor
1.-THE committee report that alter a
conference with the House committee on
the same subject, they agreed to report
the two accompanying bills-one ratl-
wing the fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, and
the other ratifying the fifteenth amend
ment to the same-with arecommenda'
ton that they do pass.
"And the said committee do iurther
report that there Is no other SUBJECT IN
he message for present action
CHARLES HERNDoN,
H... Chairman.
The only other subjects considerd
was the election of United States Sena-
tors The C, mmittee recommended the
election of United States senators on
Tuesday, the 10Th of October, 1869, the
day fixed by law; and to this end re-
commend that the Senate, when 1T ad-
journs, shall adjourn for recess until
Monday the 18th inst
THE FOURTEENTH AMEDMENT.
The bill for the ratification of the
fourteenth amendment was then read
first, second, and third time, having been
previously engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Henrico,
the bill was then put upon its passage,
and the ayes and noes being called, was
adopted by the fotfosing vo e., r~t
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson, of Pttsyl-
vania, Austin, Beazley Bland, Campbell,
Carr, Courtney, Davis, Fitzpatrick,
French, Greever, Grimsley, Haskell,
Herndon, Kendrick, Latham, Lewis, Mar
tin, Massey, Moss, Owen, Patterson, Per-
rim, Penn, Riddick, Robinson, Roller,
Smith, of Henrico, Smith of Frederick.
Snowden, Taylor of Loudoun, Tay lor OF
Norfolk, Teamoh, Terry, Wardell, and
Wood-36.
NOES -Messrs. Anderson of Rock
bridge, johnson, Lyons, colored radical,
and Pendleton-4. r#
On motion of Mr.. Patterson, the rules
were suspended in order that the bill as
passed might be Immediately commu-
nicated to the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Smith, of New Kent, coming in
after the roll was called, begged leave
to record his vote on the bill just pass
ed.
The President Senator French in the
chair) decided the Senator too late, the
bill having been sent to the lower
House.
Mr.. Smith stated that he would have
voted AYE .. sa tsa
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Bell, of Augusta, here appeared
with a message from the House of Del
egates announcing that the. House had
adopted q bill to ratify the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and asked the concur
renee of the Senate.
~. The bill referred to was read by the
Clerk, and, .-i'
On motion of Mr.. Herndon, the rules
were suspended and the bill was read a
first and second time.
Senator Lyon, radical, of Elizabeth
City,moved to lay it on the table; which
was lost. He explained his reason for
this motion, and also for voting against
the bill to ratify the fourteenth amend
ment, by saying that he believed the
Senate as at present organized to be an
illegal body.
The bill having been read third
time and put upon its passage.
g.Mr. Anderson, of Rock bridge, said
he deemed it proper briefly to stat
his reasons for voting for the measure
proposed. He cast his vote in the
affirmative because it is undoubtedly
the will of the people Of Virginia that
their representative body shall ratify
the fifteenth amendment proposed to
the Constitution of the United States,
aud 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 Pittsyl-
vania, Anderson OF Rockbridge, Austin,
Beazley, Bland, Campbell, Carr, Court
nav Davis Fitznatrick. French, Greev-