The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-06
ganeral Mssnb,.ya Virginia {
,hiosp1Y;s Januar
- sa-. Mostly, January 5.
SENATE.
Lieutenant-G Governor WrHEss ~ the
chair. = go = 10 :

MISUNDERSTANDING WTHERs ~ en'
chair. = ~ .
swoRa M
Senator FrNNEY, from Accon1ac, came for
ward to the Clerks desk and took the usua
oath of Office. z
CLgRKs'I REPORTS. @
A communication from the Clerk Of .tht
House Of Delegates, enclosing an abstract o
reports OF clerks of courts, was received
laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The PRESIDENT laid. before the Senate
communication from the Governor announc
| inc that vacancies exist in the judiciary. occa
stoned BY the death of Thomas Leigh, Esq.
,.te Judge of the County Court of Halliax
and the resignation of John I. Towel, Esq.
Judge of the County Court for Clarke ant
| Warren, and recommending thit these va
cancics be filed by the General Assembly a
an early day of the session.
FEDERAL c1vnEIGaTs ELL.
Mr.. THOMAS presented the following join
| resolutions; which, under suspension o
| the rules, were agreed to:
81. Resolved, By the General Assembly, o.
| JTroiaia, That the sentiments em9odled IL
| the Third resolution of the platform OF tns
| Conservative party of Virginia III the ht'
election, ratified US they have been by an un
precedcnted popular majority, ana com
meuded to the favorable consideration o
this General Assembly by the Governor O.
Virginia in bis inaugural message, De ant
| the same are hereby rCahirmed; and thl'
General Assembly doth declare that there l,
no purpose upon their part, or upon the par'
II la, n
ti,us hostility to the present Administration
oftbe Federal Government, but thai they will
nudge it impartially by its official acts, ano
will cordially cooperate in every measure OF
the Administration which may be beneh
cent in its designs and calculated to pro-
mote the welfare Of the people and cultivate
sentiments Of good will between the diller'
ent sections of the Union.
80. That this General Assembly recognize
the fourteenth amendment to the Constltu-
ton of the United States as part OF thai
instrument, and desire in good faith TO ap1uc
by its provisions as eXpounded oy .n6 m Ia ~
preme Court OF the United Stales: Inu.
anons, Tribunal recently held, after the most
mature consideration, that it Is only inc
nr;viIenes and immunitics of the citizen OF
iba United States that are placed by this
clausn under The protection of the Constitu-
ton and that the privileges and imnluni-
tics of the citizen Of the States, whatever
tbnv NAV be, are not intended to have any
additional protection by this paragraph of
thc amendment and that the sentire do.
main of The privileges and immunities Of
citizens of the States, as above defined, lay
within the constitutional and Legislative
powers Of the States, and without that of the
Federal Government Co.
Sc. That this amendment, thus construed
by the highest judicial tribunal OF the coun-
try is the supreme law of the land-a law
for rulers and people-and should be obeyed
and respected by all the coordinate depart
ments of the Government.
"a. That the bill now before Congress
known as the civi-rigbts bill is in violation
of this amendment as interpreted by the Su-
preme Court of the United States; is an in
fringement on the constitutional and legisa-
tive powers of The States; is sectional in its
operation and injurious alike to the white and
colored population of the southern States !;
and that its enforced application in these
States will prove destructive of their systems
of education, arrest the enlightenment of the
colored population, in whose Improvement
the people of Virginia feel 4 lively interest;
produce continual irritation between the
races counteract the pacitication aud de-
yelopmeut now happily progressing; repel
Immigration; greatly augment emigration;
reopen wounds now almost healed; en-
gender new political asperities, and parayZe
the power and influence of the State govern
ment for duly controlling and promoting
domestic interests and preserving internal
harmony.
"5. That the people Of Virginia, through
their representatives, enter their earnest and
solemn protest against this bill, and instruct
their senators and request their representa-
tiyes in the Congress Of the United States
firmly but respectfully TO oppose its passage,
not only for the reasons herein expressed,
but as a measure calculated TO arrest the
growing sentiments of concord and har-
mony between the northern and southern
Suites of the Union.
&c. That the Governor cause a copy OF
these resolutions to be forwarded to each OF
our senators and representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States, with the request
that they present the same in their respec-
tive bodies"
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC., INTRODUCED AND
REFERRED. -...
By Mr. HUNDLEY: A bill to provide a
charter for the city Of Petersburg. BY the
same: A bill to provide for general regis.
tration of the voters of the city of Peters
burg.
By Mr.. WARD: A bill in relation to the
interest Oh money.
By Mr.. LAKELAND: A resolution author
izing the Secretary of the Commonwealth
to issue to the members Of the senate Ger
tain books, to be returned at the close OIL the
session. Agreed; to. }2-,
Nv MIR. ALLAN: Joint resolution pro vidlng
for an appendix to the Acts of Assembly, IN
which shall be printed names OF tue MEM
hers of the General Assembly, their post:
offices, districts, &C.
Nv MIR. GRMsLEY Joint resolution pro-
riding for amendments to the Constitution
in relation to county organization. l, L'e >
Rv MFR. CR1roHER: A bill to amend the
fourth section of the bill to incorporate the
trustees of the Glebe fund OF caster
Ry 'nir. NowL1s: A bill in relation to the
nav and mileage of the members OF inc aen'
eral Assembly. -, we -,
Ry the same: A bill in relation to the
leose of the peniteptiary. O. a. - :
eRy Mr.. SMITH of Nelson "A OH 10 prevent
fraudulent dealing and in relation to emhez.
By Mr. PR1DEMoRE: 4 .resoluti on In rela
tion 10 the sale of delinquent lands Ito sus.
mend sale of said lands) for taxes, and pro
viding for a special committee OF three on
this subject to. prepare bill, &C..
Ry MIR. TERRY: A bill to refund to The
Petersburg Railroad Company tax errone'
ously assessed.
BY Mr.. DUFFIELD: A petition Of w. E
TAYLOR to be reimbursed for certain lands, &c