Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-22

For Mr.. Chandler. M essrs. Austin,
Bland, Carr, Haskell, Martin, Massey,
Moseley, Robinson, Smith of James
City, and Wood-10,
For Mr.. Harris.-Messrs. Lyons,
Moss and Teamoh.-3
Mr.. Johnston was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Massey, 900 copies
of the Constitution of Virginia recently
adopted were ordered to be printed for
the use of the Senate. and the Clerk
was directed to distribute the same by
mail to the membes
The Senate then adjourned until liz
o'clock tomorrow.
i HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| The House met at IL o'clock; Mr..
Turner in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
lDr. Read.
| The Speaker laid before the House
the following communication from
General Candy
HEADoR's FIRST Mil. DISTRICT,
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. Is, 1869.
To the Hon. q. Turner, Speaker of the
House of Delegates of the General
] Assembly of Virginia;
Sir have the honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt of copy of the reso.
luton adopted to-day by the House of
Delegates extending the privileges of
the floor Of the House to myself and
the officers of my staff, and to tender
through you, our sincere thanks for the
compliment and invitation expressed
by the resolution.
Every respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant, Ed. r. S. CANDY,
"Brevet Major-G General United States
army, commanding"
Mr.. Kelly moved that the House ad-
| journ to meet at IL o'clock.
! Mr.. Mclaughlin, from the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following re-
lport:
"Ths Committee on Finance report
that they consider it important that
there should be meeting of the com.
mittee during the recess to mature bust
ness for the regular session of the Gene
raj Assembly, if said session should be
held They therefore ask the adoption
of the following resolution
Resolved, That the Committee on
Finance have leave to sit during the
recess of the General Assembly,"
| This was adopted.
Mr.. Southall, from the Committee on
Courts OF Justice, submitted report
\ similar to the above which was adope
ted.
In response to question of Mr..
Bowden as to whether the meeting of
the committee was to take place before
Congress had admitted the State, Mr.
Mclaughlin replied that such was not
the intention of the committee.
| Mr.. Mclaughlin, from the Joint
Committee on Rules, submitted series
of rules for the government of the joint
session of the assembly for the election
of senator's; which was adopted.
The Speaker announced as the next
business in order the motion of Nh
Winnie, of Hanover, to lay Mr.. Whites
resolution congratulating Iowa, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania, on the table.
The vote was then taken on the mo-
ton, with the observation-disclosures rs,
noes AZ.
Mr.. Kelly, from Spotsylvania, offered
the following
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Delegates of the Assembly of Virg-
inia, That the Congress Of the United
States be, and they are hereby, respect
fully memorialized to grant general
amnesty according to and in the man
ner prescribed by the last clause of Sec
ton 8, article IA, of the amendments to
the Constitution of the United States in
the words following-to wit: 'Bnt
Congress may by vote of twosthirds of
each House remove such disability
Resolved, That this resolution be
signed by the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House, and that the
Governor be requested to transmit the
same directly to the presiding officers
Of the Senate and blouse of Representa-
tives of the Congress of the United
Estates"
| Mr.. Maddox m owed to lay the reso-
luton on the table, and called for the
ayes and noes. The vote resulted ayes,
80 noes, 81.
| Under suspension of the rules, the
resolution was then taken up, and
adopted by the following vote--ayes,
"A noes, rs.
| Mr.. Bell moved that the House go into
the election of senator's Carried.
| Mr.. White moved that the vote be
taken for the short-term senator.
! Mr.. Kelley moved to amend by sub
stituting the word 'tlong" in place of
"short." Carried. ssa
Mr.. Hansberger nominated John f
Lewis, of Rockingham.
Mr., Popham advocated the claims OF
Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. White nominated DR.. Alexander
Sharpe.
The ballot was then taken with the
following result Lewis, "a Sharpe,
SO.
Mr.. Kelly, of Smyth, nominated fol
: the short-term senator Hon. John W
, Johnston, of Washington county.
Mr.. Maddox nominated Mr.. L. III
{ Chandler.
Mr.. B. F. Jones seconded the nomi
, nstion of Mr.. Chandler.