The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-14
General Assembly Of Virginia,
TUESDAY. January IS, 1874.

SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor WRITER'S presiding.
PRAYER by the Rev. j. c. Granbery, d. D.,
of the Br0ad-Street Methodist church.
FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a
communication from the Clerk Of the House
Of Delegates in relation TO the time for hold
ing certain judicial circuits.
BILLS, &C, INTRODUCED.
The following bills, &C., were introduced
and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. GRAHAM: Petition Of two hundred
citizens of Nottoway and adjoining counties
asking that the proposed new luuatic asylum
be located at BurkeviIlc, Va.
By the same: A bill to amend the Code in
regard to the maintenance Of illegitimate
children.
By Mr.. PENN: A motion that when the
Senate adjourn to- day it adjourn to meet at
1880 tomorrow. Agreed TO.
Mr.. CLARKE inquired whether the law of
Congress did not require vote fol- senator
TO be taken in each House to-day: and being
responded to in the affirmative, on motion
OF Mr.. HUSDLEY, the chair was vacated until
o'clock this afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate resumed its session ut 3
o'clock-Senator THOMAS in the chair.
FROM THE HOUSE.
At $40 P. NJ. message was received from
the House of Delegates announcing that that
body was ready on its part to proceed to the
election OF Uaited States senator, as pre-
scribed by the act Of Congress, &c. The re-
solution was taken up and agreed to, and Dir.
NowLIs informed the House of the concur
renee of the Senate.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Mr.. HERyDoN nominated Colonel 4. p.
Withers as United States senator, ana sato
that during the gloomy period since the war
there was no man who had IN those nluG
wears done more to aid Virginia than CoioS el
r. E. Withers. We came out OF cnaoS a,tel
the war, and since that time we nave hau ~
fight and contend against all the pattouase
of the Federal Government thrown IN the
sooia Colonel r. E. Withers had been the
man TO lead us out of all the troubles, which
ara os familiar MS household words; and when
no was commanded to stand aside he did so
for the benefit and love of this Common
wealth. The speaker next proceeded to re-
view The action and eulogize Colonel
Witbers in his course during the Gree
lev campaign, and more lately in the
anbernatoria campaign. Mr.. HERNDoN said
that Colonel Withers had stood firm
aud faithful to the PRINCIPLES of conser-
vatsm for nine long years. He would throw
away his war record, althoughhe fell we'll
nigh mortally wounded in sight of this capi-
tol. Robert f. Withers is terse and Wig
orous writer and forcible speaker, and
there will be issues coming UP in the six
years of his Office upon which Robert +.
Withers wild be found to display aud urge
the true Virginia spirit; and come what
may, he will be found true to the interests
of this people.
Mr.. PATTERSON said be did not rise so much
to eulogize the nominee as to second bis
| nomination. He wanted it understood that
he was Robert +. Withers man, and
was willing to trust all his Interests to
him.
AT this point message was received from
the House announcing that The only name;
before that body for the Office Of Uniteo
States senator were &. T.. Withers, William;
c. Wickhsm, John f. Lewis, and >. r
Eyaus. .s-
Mr.. .HoLLADAY seconded the nomination,
and declared that he was worthy son o.
his honored mother-Virginia.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK said that there was nc
! man whose nomination would be more
heartily approved and whose election would
be more gratifying than that OF Colone
Withers. He was born in his coanty, and
| IL bis constituents were present this evening
they would with one voice approve of the
choice Of the Legislature. ,x}
Mr.. BLAND followed In highlJ-culogistle
| address, aud declared that when the name O
| Colonel Wishers reached his people in Tide
water Virginia the action Of this Geaera
Assembly would receive q hearty Amen /.
At $50 the CHAIR Instructed the senator
from Bedford {alr. TEuRY) to inform tint
| House that the Senate s;as ready or It's par