Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-07
LEGISLATURE of Virginia.
rReported for the Alexandria Gazette
SENATE.

that the profess to he submitted by their
Radical friends would knock the Senate out OF
time. and turn over the State government to
| the Weilsites.
The Senate met at II IL. In the absence OF
the Lieutenant Governor, Senator Waddlll, OF
Augusta, was called to the chair.
The Senate was opened with prayer by Kew.
Mr. Edwards. 90.
| adopted.
Mr. Austin, radio! Brunswick, introduced
| the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, This Legislature is provisional
only, and should be legally organized to have
| its acts valid; and whereas by the oh section
of the Act of Congress OF March 23rd, 1867, it
is required that all persons who exercise the
functions of any Office Of this provisional gov,
eminent. under any so called State or municipal
authority, shall be required to take and sub
scribe the oath OF office prescribed by law Tor
officers of the United States:-Therefore be 1t
| "RCSolred, That the officers of this body BE-
required 10 take the oath prescribed by section
9, Act of March 23rd, 1867, and known as the
| test-Oath.
Whereupon Mr.. Herndon, Conn., OF Spot
| sylyania. presented the following
"Resolre1, That the resolution OF the mem
Der recurring the iron clad oath, be LAID on the
| table, because it is manltestly an EFFORT TO PR
| vent reconstruction, and is lnlmlcal 10 the
wishes Of Congress as expressed 10 the Recon
struction laws, and in direct opposition TO the
well expressed opinion of the administration.
| MIR. II. said he desired to have this Iesolu
ton. which tabled that OF the Radical member,
adopted, as he wished the Conservative men,
| bers in this early stage OF the proceedings, to
express thus emphatically, their honest desire
| for the restoration OF the State, and to rebuke
those that claim to be, par excellence, the loyal
representatives, but who were doing so mu;h
70 impede reconstruction, and to obitIuct the
wishes of Congress and the people.
The res ,lution, after some further discussion,
was adopted.
On emotion OF Mr. Snowden, joint committee
| of three was appointed TO wait upon the Gov
ernor and inform him that the General Assem-
| Div was now Organized and ready to receive
any communication b. might have to make.
| The COMMITTEE consisted OF McSsrS. Snow
den, Herndon, and Anderson.
Bland (coloFed Rad J moved that the same
committee be Instructed 10 wait upon General
Canby and inform HIM of the organization OF
the Ass, mbly, and ask it be had anything to
communicate
This gave rise to quite a spirited debate. -
several of the Conservative IN mbers remark
ing that while they did not wish to show any
dl,respcct TO the General, yet they thought his
iuoc,lons at an end aud they could not see
what further he had to do or say. The motion
was amended 50 as to inform Gen. Candy OF
the organizatiyn OF the Legislature. AMI 81
adopted.
Haskell, Trad, of Mecslcnburg, then sad
II desire TO give notice, that IN behalf OF The
minority of this body, [ shall to morrow, or at
some subsequent day, present protest against
its present organic ition and the transaction OF
any business, upon the ground that Z majority
Of the gentlemen who have received certificates
of election TO this Senate, have not qualified a
members according to the 1teeun-trucllon Act'
! of Congress"
Teamoh, (coored Rad } Of Portsmouth, rose
to a question OF privicle, and read the follow
ing paragraph from an cll1Ta!n the Dispatch
OF this morning
/ "Fbe Senate entered into Il permanent or
=. eanization Lieutenant Governor Lewis IN the
chair. and chiefly the old officers of The body
were reelected. Mr. Minor, Of L0uloun, wa,
elected First DoorkCeper, and Abram Hal
(colored) Second DpOrkeeper. The election Of
Hall was proper recognition OF the courage
and constancy of the Coored Walker C:u6,
who, in this city, faced the threats Of the black
mob of Richmond-the most sensGess and
brutal embodiment OF humanity ever known In
tie United States. Hall was in the calamity
2 of the bridge, in which the lamcntcd Branch
perished. Hall had his arm broken in his In
trepia efforts to rescue COL Branch.
Now, Mr.. President, | voted yesterday ior
Mr. Hall: but at the time | was not aware that
it was the Individual who has been elected.
thought then was voting for good Radical,
and not for one who had deserted his own PEG.
pie. ] wish now to have my vote recorded
against him.
This created quite litter on the Conserva
tive side, but Tcamoh had accomplished all he
desired and placed himself right on his political
record, which had been somewhat damaged by
his vote for Conservative cOlored man.
The minutes of yesterdays session were then
read
As the House of Delegates had not perfected
its organization and no further business coud
be transacted until that body should be ready
for work,-the Senate, on motion, adjourned
till - m. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
1t was noticeable this morning that the gal,
eries were densely packed with whites and
blacks to witness the election Of Speaker. Up
to II o'clock it was doubtful even to the know
ing ones whether the election would come OFT
and not be postponed to tomorrow to give time
for new combinations.
| The speaker pro tenn calleu oie Iouie i,
order at IL O'Clock. Opened with prayer by
Rev. DR.. Burrows, of the Baptist Church.
Mr.. 5. +. Maddox, OF Powhatan, rose fol
the purpose of offering a resolution. but gave
way for the clerk to read yesterdays proceed
ings. -,
MIR. j. D. Budd, of Loudoun, moved that
the rules governing the House in 1861. bt
adopted for the present session. MIR. Maddox
claimed the floor but Mr.. Budd's resolution
was, nevertheless. read and adoptcd.
Mr. Maddox offered the following resolution
"Resolred, That the oath Of Office prescribed
for officers of thc United States, and for Other
purposes, by the act OF July 81, 1862 com
monty known as the iron clad oath, be now
administered TO the members elect, in Iursu
ance of the laws of Congress, aud especially o.
those known as the r construction acts.
Laid on the table till committee be appoint
ed to which II can be- referred.
Mr.. Maddox, Of Powhatan, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which by a vote OF So 10 "a
was referred to committee to De hcrest cr
appointed:
'Resolyed That the oath OF Office prescribed