The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-24
General Assembly Of Virginia.
THURSDAY. December 90, 1875. B
SENATE. s

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SENATE.
Senator QUEsESHERRY, president pro TEN.
pore. IN the chair. :.
House joint resolution to ascertain tne
number OF lunatics confined ID the Jatis OF
the Commonwealth, was taken UP, twice
read, and appropriately referred.
Senate bill to provide for q registration OF
the voters of the city of DanViiie was passed.
DEATH OF Mr.. JAMES NJ. slBa.
The announcement of the death OF MIR.
JAMES M. SrEa wss communicated 10 the
senate by Mir. LLTCHER, who presented
House Joint resolutions expressing the sense
az thc General Assembly at the loss sustained
nv The Commonwealth In the death OF SO val
liable member.
Mr.. EUBANK made highly eulegistic ad.
dress. He said:
T rise. Mr.. President, to ask the concur
renee of the Senate in the resolutions just
reported.
Judge 'SIEe was my colleague in the other
branch of the General Assembly. His early
life is unknown to me, but learn that be
was born 10 the county of Augusta, and was
about forty-siX years OF age. His parents,
who still survive him, were In moderate
circumstances, but mostly by his own ex.
ertions he was educated at the University OF
Virginia, where he graduated with as
Lotion In the law class of that institution.
A few years after he moved to the county OF
Highland, held the Office of Commemorative
attorney for six or eight years, succeeded to
the judgsbip Of the counties OF Bath ana
Highland, held that Office for one term 10
clned rejection.
IN ha NJ
gates, MIR. President, gave him no opportu-
nity to show to the members his real merit !;
but it will be gratifying to his friends, as it
is to me. to know that be made NEST favor.
able impression on all who were on intimate
relations with him. He was man of fine
legal abilities, Of gentle disposition, unobtru-
siye in his manner, and courteous in his de.
.meanor.
Had be lived, Mr.. President, he would
have made reputation which any men,
Der would have been ambitious to win.
In his death his county and bis State have
lost most useful and valuable citizen, but,
Mr.. President, the most irreparable loss is to
his deeply.aff1 icted wife and children.
1 ask, sir, that the resolutions be con.
CURED 10.
The resolutions we're unanimously agreed
to, and, on motion of Mr. LAWSON, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE, OF DELEGATES.
The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. EdWards-SpeAker HANGER in the
chair. -..
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
CARTER Of Loudoun for one day; WHITTA.
KER, three days; LIPsCoMB, six days; and
RONALD, five days.
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to request the Attorney
to represent the State in certain cases in the
Supreme Court of the United States was read
and referred. "
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE sIEG.
Mr.. LETcHER, Of Rockbridge, as the only
member present from the senatorial district
embracing the county which was repre-
sented by the late Judge JAMES N. S1EG. rose
and made handsome address, paying an
appropriate tribute to the deceased.
Mr.. LETcaER submitted the following
resolutions, which were seconded in elo.
quent and touching speeches by Mr. LOWELL,
oil Warren, and Mr.. GORDON (Rep.), of
Louisa. ..#
Whereas the General Assembly has heard
with sorrow of the death Of JAMES NJ. SIEG,
the representative in this House from the
counties of Bath and Highland, who, though
a member for a short time, had drawn to-
wards him the hearts OF bis fellow-members
By his courtesy and many eXcelleneies Of
character, graced as it was by the amenities
which give charm to cultivated intellect ;
and whereas, in view of the represent alive
and social position of the deceased and Of
the widespread sorrow which is felt st his
death, it is proper that the General Assembly
give public manifestation of their sense of
the afflction which has visited them there.
fore be it
Resolved, That in the death of JAMES d.
SIEG this House has lost a member whose
place cannot we'll be supplied, the counties
of Bath and Highland representative Of
worth and efficiency, the bar an able and
learned lawyer, his neighbors worthy and
useful citizen and that the members Of this
House will long cherish recollecttons of their
departed colleague.
Resolped, That the heartfelt sympathies of
the members of this House are rendered the
afflicted family Of the deceased.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions
be sent by the Clerk of this. House to the
family of the deceased.
Resolued, As further testimony of our
respect and esteem for the deceased, that we
will wear the usual badge of mourning for
thirty days.
ReSelued, That this house do now adj
journ.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt.
ed, and Mr.. LETcHER was requested to com.
nunicate to the Senate the action of the
House.
The House then adjourned until II NJ.
Tuesday, December 28th. ......~...