The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-18

ter 81, of acts of General Assembly of
lS69-'70, fixing the pay for mileage of
members of the General Assembly.
The hour of our going to press having
arrived, we are obliged to close our report
for the day. s,H. q.
The Iieutenant Governor in the chair.
"A communication from the clerk of the
House, informing the Senate of the passage
of number of bills, was read. nfn.fi
THE JOINT ORDER.
Mr.. Nowlin offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved By the Senate, uhe House of Dele,
gates concurring) That the joint order, which
has for Its object the election of certain State
officers at l o'clock Z. NJ this tlay, be post
roned, until IA O'Clock P. NJ. this day.
Mr.. Nowlin explained that he desired to
give the precedence to the consideration of
the House joint resolution to suspend the
funding Of the public debt, which was
| also an order for the day. After some col
| loquial discussion, in reference to the sus-
pension of the rules, the resolution was
withdrawn by its mover.
Subsequently, resolution was received
from the House, asking the Senate's con-
currence in the postponement of the joint
order from to-day at | o'clock, to Wednes-
day at 70 P. NJ.
The rules were suspended for the imme-
date consideration of the resolution, by a
vote of Is to IL. af '.' a'a4.
Mr.. Hcrndon suggested the amendment
Of the House joint resolution, by inserting
one O'Clock instead Of y O'Clock.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick opposed the change con-
tnfn nj atad hv tho HoIIuaf .ftrlf I0tI .|I.'
Mr.. Patterson thought if the officers
were elected at any time before the LIST of
January it would do.
Mr.. Thomas saw no reason for the Sem
ate changing its arrangement of orders.
! With the concurrence of the Republican
members, who seemed to be interested in
speedy action on the funding bill, the cleo
ton Of State officers could be quickly dis
posed of. If they would make no nomina-
tons all of the officers might be elected
at one vote. tg DElati
pro Mr.. Hundley thought the tactics Of the
opponents of the funding bill resolution
! were postponement and delay.
+ Mr.. Patterson did not think Mr.. Thomas
plan a good one. In his opinion, the con-
stitution required each officer to be voted
for separately.
against the suspension of the joint order,
as proposed by the House of Delegates.
AT seven minutes to l o'clock Il o'clock
4 being the hour for the Joint order. of the
day-the election of the State officers and
two county Judges Mr.. Nowlm called the
previous question.
| The President stated the pending ques-
ton to be the adoption or rejection Of Mr..
Herndon's amendment to the House reso-
luton proposing a suspension of the joint
order of the day. The Senate refused to
sustain the call for the previous question,
ayes II noes 10.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge. moved
that the House be now informed (the hour
4 of O'Clock having arrived that the Senate
is ready to proceed with the execution of
the joint order.
Mr.. Gardner, of Hanover, from the House
4 of Delegates, informed the Senate that the
House was ready, ON its part, to proceed
with the execution of the Joint order.
All the matters and propositions relating
to the suspension of the joint order having
/. been laid on the table for the purpose, on
motion, Mr.. Quesenbcrry was instructed
to inform the House that the Senate was
also ready to proceed with the execution of
the joint order.
~, ELECTION or OFFICERS, :.
After the customary interchange of mes
sages with the House, the Senate proceeded
to the election of judge for the corpora
ton of Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Herndon nominated John Il. Cool
rick; Mr.. Massey nominated James B.
Sener. Result of joint vote: Goolrick,
119; Sener, q.
The President declared Mr.. Goolricll
duly elected.
For judge of the county Of Spotsylvania
the same gentlemen were put in nomina-
result: Goolrick 40; Sener %.
For judge of the county of Frederick,
Joseph Ii. Serrard was the only person
put in nomination and he received ll2
votes on joint ballot, and was declared duly
/ elected. fC -
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
On motion of Mr.. Lakeland, it was re-
solved that the Committee for Courts of
Justice inquire into the expediency of
SO amending the Sd section of the act ap-
proved june 9th, 1870, known as the
Homestead act, as to abolishe entirely the
right of waiver of homestead, as provided
for in said Sd section also, that the COM
mttee inquire whether the right of home
stead cannot be secured to the household
er, &c., by mode of proceeding less ex-
pensiyc than is now provided by law; also,
that they inquire into the expedency Of
striking out so muchof section as pro-
yides that after the death or marriage Of
the widow, or alter the youngest child be-
comes IL years of age, che homestead shall
| be subject to all the debts of the house
holder, &C.; also, that said committee in
1qulre whether any additional legislation is
necessary in order to assure and carry out
fully the right Of homestead as designed to
be conferred within the true spirit and
meaning of the present constitution.
COMMITTEE REPORTS. VII
Mr.. Herndon, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, presented a joint resolu-
ton authorizing the funding of certain re-
gistered stock belonging to Ward G. Rob-
inson. .aaiF.a, fr ..-..f f--.
Mr.. johnson, from the select Commits
tee on Rnles, presented the following re-
port /: 'The Committee ON Rules, to which
the resolution in regard to changing rule
20 OF the Senate was referred, report as
follows: They recommend that the rule be
changed to read thus mll
''Rule 2Q-All bills originating in the
Senate shall be read three separate DAYS.
and after they have been reported BY a
Damn, itfoo and 4 m fi,o a tbo,,,