The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-19
General Assembly o fvirginia.
MONDAY, October is, 1860.
SENATE.

4 ID
MONDAY, October is, 1860.
SENATE.
| The Senate was called to order by Lieu
tenant-Governor LEWIS at 2:30 o'clock.
No clergyman present.
| MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Mr.. McLAUGHLIE, OF the House OF Delc--
pates. informed the Senate OF the passage Oh
q Joint resolution providing for the up
| pointment Of q Joint committee TO report
rules for the, government OF the Te cteta
| Assembly in the election Of United States
| senators.
The resolution was concrrred in. ana MT.
Pendleton was appointed to inform the
| House Of the concurrence. -,
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. Smith,
| of Clarke, and Ridd;ck, OF Nanselnond, on
| the committee.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. MAssIE (RadicaD rose to privileged
question. He had noticed paragraph
| Going the rounds Of the papers stating that
| he fSenator MAssIE) had violated the rules
| of courtesy in allowing another person, 10
use his free pass. He wished to state that
the use of his pass by the person referred TO
was without his knowledge or consent. the
| ticket was taken from his room without his
| permission.
THE NORTHERN ELECTIONS.
Mr.. HASKELL (RadicaD offered the follow
| ing:
"Whercas the loyal men of the States of
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, and Iowa, have IN the
recent elections in said States met Win a
most signal success. by which they have yln-
dicated the bencficent principles OF the re
publican party. fully endorsed the wise I'd
In rtnin g10Df10n
the fifteenth amendment and secured be-
youd all peradyenttlre the correct prlnclple
of impartial suffrage. and rebuked all those
who would discrcdit or repudiate the
plighted faith of the nation; therefore
"Resolred, That the most hearty congratu-
lation and thanks of this body be, and they
are hereby, rendered to the Republicans OF
those States upon this glorious triumph.
"Resolcea, That we extend our congratn-
lations to President Grant and all support
ers Of his administration throughout the
country upon the great popular endorse
ment which it has received"
Mr.. PENDLEToN moved their reference 10
the Committee on Federal Relations when
appointed.
Mr.. SSowDEN thought the General Assem-
blv of Virginia had nothing to do with the
northern elections. and therefore moved
that the resolutions lay on the table.
The motion Of Mr.. SNowDEN was agreed
to-aycs, %: noes, ID.
Adjourned until II NJ. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at u o'clock NJ; Mr.. TuR-
SER in the chair.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN, Of Rockbridge, offered
a Joint resolution providing for the appoint
u IF tys-nn ont
the Senate and three on the part OF the
House Of Delegates to report rules for the
government of both Houses in the election
Of senators: which was adopted ana Or
dered to be communicated to the Senate.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Johnson offered the following:
I" Res0lcca, That the clerk OF the House
do have one thousand copies of the constl-
tution. as adoptcd by the people, printed
for the Use of the House, and that he be au-
thori2pd to forward the same by mail.
This was adopted under suspension OF
the rules.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. KELLEY offered the following:
I" Resolred. That when this House ad-
iourns today it adjourn 10 meet tomorrow
at II 4. NJ
Adopted.
GENERAL CASBY.
Mr.. FRErz offered the following; which
was adopted:
"Resolred, That the privileges Of the
floor Of this House be extended to General
f. r. s. Canby and staff. and that he is
hereby invited to favor Us with his presence
whenever il may be convenient for him to
do So.'
NORTHERN ELECTIONS.
Mr.. WHITE offered the following rcsOlu-
tionS: TSce Senate proceedings.
Pending the consideration of these reso-
buttons the message from the Senate an
nouncno tho adoption of the joint rcSolu-
ton offered By Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN was re-
ccivcd.
Mr.. WYNN moved TO lay Mr.. WHITES
resolutions on the table.
The ayes and noes were called upon this.
Mr.. WooDsoS, Of Craig, moved an adj
iournmcnt.
Upon this the ayes and noes were called,
with the following reSult-aycS, 10; noes,
10.
The SPEAKER (befnrc the announcement
Of the vote announced the following COM
miitcc on Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN's resolution !:
MCLAUGHLIN, Kelley, and White.
The House adjourned until IL O'Clock this
morning.