Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
$685. 49,
Wednesday, October G, 1860.
.s.s.s.. SENATE.

ass.v SENATE.
The Senate met at ~ o'clock. Prayer
by Rev. John e. Edwards.
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton, the
rules of the last session were adopted.
~ Mr.. Snowden offered the following;
"Resolved, That the House of Dele
gates be informed that the Senate is
organized, and, with the concurrence
of the House of Delegates, that joint
committee be appointed, consisting of
three members on the part of the House,
to inform the Governor that the Legis-
latureis organized and is ready to re-
ceive any communication he may de-
sire to make" Adopted.
The President appointed Messrs.
Snowden, Herndon and Anderson of
Rockbridge, as the committee on the
part of the Senate.
Mr.. Austin Radical offered the fol-
lowing:
"Whereas this Legislature is pro-
visional only, and should be legally Or
q ganized to have its acts valid; and
whereas by the ninth section of the
act OF Congress of March %, 1867, it is
required that all persons who exercise
the functions of any office of this Pro-
vsonal Government under any SO call
ed State or municipal authority shall
be required to take and subscribe the
oath of office prescribed by law for
officers of the United States There
fore be it 81 49,.
Resolved, That the officers of this
body be required to take the oath pre-
scribed by section 8, March 23, 1867,
and known as the test-oath.
Mr.. Herndon offered the following:
"Resolved, That the resolution be
laid upon the table because it is a mani
fest effort to prevent reconstruction and
inimical to the wishes of Congress as
expressed in the Reconstruction laws,
and in direct opposition to the well-ex-
pressed opinion of the Administration"
In offering the said resolution, Mr..
Herndon said the Conservative mem
bers are honestly engaged in the work
of reconstruction under and in accord
ance with the laws of Congress and the
well-expressed wishes of the Admins
tration, and any motion or resolution,
come from what quarter it may, TO
delay or hinder this desire of the Con-
sentative members, is in direct opposi-
ton to the laws of Congress as inter-
preted by the highest law officer of the
Government. and in conflict with the
well-understood wishes of the Federal
Administration. And as the resolution,
requiring the iron-clad oath, comes from
the Radical side, desire simply, at the
outset, to show which party is respon-
sible if there be delay in doing that
which is now believed to be the general
wish of the people North and South.
We are acting strictly within the At
torney- Generals opinion as understood
by General Candy, and this uncalled-
for resolution of the member is but in
accordance with the other acts of his
party to defeat, under the f1imsy guise
of extra loyalty, the contamination of
reconstruction.
"Liberty breathed from the patriots lip,
While voice from his pocket whispered
scrip"
The resolution of Mr.. Herndon was
then adopted. H.
A motion of Mr.. Bland, colored Rad
ical, amended and modified on motion
of Messrs. Snowden and Anderson, of
Pittsylvana, instructing the joint COM
mittee appointed to wait on the Govern
or to wait also on General Candy and
inform him that the General Assembly
is organized, was adopted.
Adjourned until IL m. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
The House was called to order at IL
o'clock; Mr.. Mclaughlin in the chair.
Opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Bur
rows, of the Baptist Church.
DR.. Maddox, Radical, of Chesterfield,
gained the floor; but
The Speaker decided the reading OF
the Journal first in order. 1t was APP
proved. s"s
Mr.. Bell, Conservative, of Augusta,
moved the adoption of the rules OF the
Legislature of 1866 for the temper
airy government of the House. Agreed
To.