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competent for the Senate to ait after L

competent for the Senate to ait after 10
o'clock.
The CHA1R decided that 1t was.
Mr.. ALLAN stated that If It was Intended
to sit after IL O'Clock he would like TO send
for the chaplain. Laughter.]
1t was now 11:45, and Mr.. GRIhsLEY was
continuing his remarks, when MIR. MEEK
movedto adjourn.
Mr., ALLAN demanded the ayes and noes,
and being taken, the Senate refused to sd.
iourn-ayes, II noes, ID.
Mr.. HUNDIEY again claimed that Mr..
GRMsLEY was out o: order.
The CHAIR decided that the Senator was
10 order.
II s;as now midnight. and Mr.. ALLAN read
from the Bible "Six days shalt thou lsbor,"
&C.. and claimed that it was not competent
for the Senate to sit further.
The CHAIR remarked that he had reeog.
nized the Senator, but that the matter read
was not german.
Mr.. DuFFrELp claimed that as midnight
had arrived it was necessary for the Senate
to take vote on the subject before the ses'
sion was continued longer.
The CHAIR overruled the point made oy
Mr. DUFFlELD.
Mr.. BLAND said that if Mr.. ALLAN had
read further on in the Sacred Word be would
have found that the Israelites did not regard
the Sabbath when they went out against the
Philistines.
On the question of ordering the pending
question Mr.. GRIMsLEY demanded the ayes
and noes. The vote resulted: ayes, Il
noes, 9. No quorum. ......-,,
at this hour, 1915, several senators who
had not been present during the earlier part
of the session appeared in their seats with
hair much dishevelled and not looking very
fresh. .I.-, :.
The absentees were called. The vote re-
suited: Ayes, 10; noes, 10 and the pending
question was ordered.
The question was now upon Mr.. Dup
FIELDS appeal.
Mr.. GRIMsLEY demanded the ayes and
noes, and being taken, the Senate refused to
sustain the decision Of the Chair-ayes, 4;
noes, 81. ,.,. T..
MIR. DrrF1ELD said that by the action OF
the Senate the decision of the Chair had
been oyerruled. He claimed that as Sunday
morning had arrived it was not competent
for the Senate to vote on the question Of
con tinuipg the session.
The CHAIR overruled the point.
Mr.. DUFF1RLD appealed again.
-Four senators arose to points Of order. =
The PRESIDENTS gavel came down heavily
upon The table, and he declared that he
would not entertain any motion until order
was restored.
The question was finally taken by ayes and
noes, and the pending question was ordered.
Mr.. EUBASK moved to adjourn. Lost
ayes, 8; noes, IL
On the question Of sustaining the decision
of the Chair the ayes and noes were ordered.
It vas now 1915, and the utmost confu'
sion prevailed.
The CHAIR will enforce the rules Of the
Senate and preserve order, or Vacate the
chair. The Senator from Culpeper will take
his seat.
The roll having been called, the Senate de.
cided that the decision of the Chair upon the
appeal made by Mr.. DUFFIELD should stand
as the judgment of the house--ayes, 10;
noes, 8.
Mr.. HuNDLEY moved that the Senate now
Though Sunday has arrived) proceed to the
consideration OF the bill.
1t was now O'Clock.
On the question "Shal the pending ques.
ton be put?" Mr.. ALLAN demanded the
ayes and noes:
The pending question was ordered-ayes,
16; noes, 10.
The pending question was, Will the Sen
ate resolve itself into legislative session not
withstanding it is Sunday?"
The ayes and noes were ordered, and Mr..
HuyDLEY's motion to proceed to business
Notwithstanding it is Sunday was agreed to.
AYEs.-Messrs. Bland, Critcher, Fnuey, Greev-
fhrcp, Lawson, McRae Mohett NewDerry, Now
NOES -Nessrs. Allan, Beazley, Clark. Dawson,
Eastman, Euba"k. Grimsey, Meern, Smith Of Mel
son, and Tayor-l0.
The question was. now upon the engross-
ment of the bill.
MIR. EuBASK called for the reading of the
bill, and it was read.
1t was now LIS O'Clock.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
AT 1:20, on motion of Mr.. NowL1N, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Speaker HANGER presiding.
House bill prescribing the mode of ap.
MONUMENT of visitors Of literary institutions
was reported favorably.
Mr.. FULKERsoN presented the following
resolution, attached to Il long preamble in
regard to the public debt and the funding
bill. and made speech in support Of it:
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That
in consideration OF the facts as set forth in !
the foregoing preamble the people Of Vir.
ginia are earnestly requested to take all OF
The matters mentioned in said preamble, and |
all questions connected Herewith, into con.
sideration at the ensuing election for sen. |
ators and members of the House Of Delegates, |
and that the said senator's and delegates be
instructed upon the subject off the public debt, |
and as TO whether the existing rate Of taxation |
shall be increased sufficiently to meet the an.
nual interest thereon, and az to whether
any, and if any what, proportion for re.
adjustment shall be offered to the creditors
of the State by the next General Assembly.
to the end that practicable, permanent, and
Just arrangement may be accomplished and q
definite and satisfactory solution Of our t1nan-
cial difficulties secured.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to lay the preamble
and resolution on the table.
The motion was rejected-ayes, 4S; noes,
S.
Mr.. BAGwELL obtained the floor and made
an earnest speech in opposition to the pend
ing resolutions.
Mfr. POWELL moved 10 pass by and print.
Agreed 10.
Mr.. ROUND offered resolution setting
forth that the people of Virginia will not and
ought not to accept the funding bill as
final adjustment of the Indebtedness of the
State but that they are willing to assume
the payment of the debt as it existed in 1860
at its market value January q, 1870. Re
ferred.
Ru Mr. LEE. Bill providing for the EN-.