The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
! First Day.
"WEDNESDAY. December 4, 1878.

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WsnssspAY. December 4, 1875.
~ SENATE:
Tae Senate OF Virginia met at 1910 z.
NJ, ana yeas called to order by Senator w.
p nyer Inv Rev. 4. &. Dashieii D. D., OF. st.
Marks Episcopal church. ..s, 81: :c
:, s5. i. 4 ouoRUa PRESENT. IN, :,s ~
Thc following senators responds d to their
names Messrs. Belts, Bland, Bliss, Brooke,
Cities, Daniel, Elliott, ,Fulkerson, Goode'
lsesrimsley, Hurt Of Halifax, Hurt OF Pittsyi-
Isania: Johnson, Koiner.. Lee, Massey, Moul-
I ton. Murray, Norton. Num-. Paul, Phlegar,
Powell, Qlesenberry, Sherrard, Sinclair,
slemp. Smith, Tanner, Tyler, Ward Wood,
and Wortham-33. .;s .< tsa sao>a
{, ~ NOT ANSWERING -
to their t1anes:S Messrs. Dickinson, Gayle,
Griffin, Hairston, Hinton, Marshall, Nash,
! Splitter, Stevens and watson. :"
't4]rs READY FOR BUSINESS.
message from the House by Mr.. GRAVES
was received, announcing thatthe House OF
Delegates was organized and ready for busi-
| ness. - /. .s Ia.
Mr.. BLAND moved that the House. be in
formed that the Senate has been duly orga-
u
mir. HURT, or Halifax. inquired whether
the Senate met under the Governors pro-
clamation or under the act Of last session.
Mr.. DANIEL moved that the House be In
Horned that the Senate is ready to proceed
TO business under the Governors rroclama-
tion.i ~ - '''sS 80,
MIR. FULkEgsoN thought the Governors
proclamation ought to be thrown into the
vast basket and not considered, and il
| considered at all it ought to be referred to
| q Joint committee or the two houses. II
the Senate had met under the Governors
proclamation he would not have been here;
he came in response to the action OF the
tGeneral Assembly last year. and not BY
reason OF the Governors proclamation.
y THE, GoyERNoRzs PROCLAMATION. IL,
| Mr.. BLAND held that the Senate was here
| by virtue OF the action Of the General AS
sembly last year. lie had seen the proc!a-
nation referred to for the first time this
morning in a public newspaper. 1t was
| not an official notice-at least, he bad re-
ceiyed no Official notice. 1t might be cor
rect. or 1t might not be. Ls,may be that the
newspapers have conspired together to per-
petrate a practical joke on the General AS
| sembly. He thought the legal question rs
| to whether we are here under the joint reso-
| luton, of last session or the Governors pro
clama,ion Of to- day was not to be considered
| at this time. He would like to inquire
OF the CHAIR whether there was any official
information OF proclamation calling the
General Assembly together. a, .t
|; The CHAIR said he did not know that the
Senate had q right to make such an inquiry
OF the Clerk. ..s.. afts. 81, =.:..
Dir. SINCLAIR was OF opinion that the Sen
ate had been duly organized, and was ready
to proceed to business. .:..:,t.G.., ,r,s
Mr.. DANIEL withdrew bis amendment.
Mr.. JOHNSON was OF opinion that the Gen
eral Assembly had convened under the Gov
errors proclamation. .......,....,y =.
RULES ADOPTED. --..,l..,
On motion OF Mr.. SAITH the, rules gov
crning the last Senate were adopted for the
government OF this body. i...f.t fr.. .-.
:.i HOW DOES THE SENATE MEET.
Mr. DANrsI. presented the following: ,
I Resolved That joint committee OF five
members OF the Senate and seven Of the
House Of Delegates be appointed to consider
the question whether the General Assembly
when conyenes to-day is in session'nnder
the act Of the General Assembly passed at
the session OF lS7T-'7S, or under the procla..
NATION of the Governor converting it in eX-
ira session. and that said committee be and,
is hereby instructed to report with rs little
delay as possible. -; ,si ,"... .it..-.s.
mfr. FULKERsoN: What proclamation has
the gentleman reference to?
Mr.. DANIEL It Is matter OF common
notoriety. We know the proclamation is
here. 1t is useless to waste the time OF the
Senate in raising this question.
Mr. SINCLAIR: Let the procla nation be
read. That will settle all these questions.
Mr.. DANIEL: Very well, sir. To satisfy
the doubling Thomases let it be read.
The CHAIR then laid before the Senate the
proclamation; which the Clerk read.
TO WAIT on THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. CoGHILL, from the House Of Dele
gates, reported that that body had appoint
ed Joint committee Of three on the part OF
the House and two on the part OF the Sem
ate to wait upon the Governor and inform
him Of the organic ttion of the General AS
sembfy.
The resolution was taken up and agreed
to, and the CHAIR appointed Messrs. LEE
and PHLEGAR. ,...-...
ACTION OF THE HOUSE on THE GOVERNORS
49,. - t..,g PROCLAMATION. ,;.,.,.a..-
:; Mr. Boc0CK, from the House of Delegates,
communicated joint resolution for the APP
pointmeut, Of a similar committee as that
namedjn Mr.. DANIELS resolution c.g-,.
| {; The resolution was agreed to-, and subse-
quently the vote (which the resolution
was adopted was reconsidered. ~
b.; Mr. DANIEL. offered his resolution as a
substitute for that adopted by the House. i
/ Mr.! PAUL. thought it useless to consider
the resolution, rs the matter had heen SOL
EMMY disposed Of last session by the Gene
raj Assembly. t,s..4. - 49, 80 tao
iMr. DANIEL argued that the General As |
sembly convened under the Governors
proclamation, and by no other authority.
He thought that it was necessary to decide |
whether this was an extra session or regu- |
lar session. II an extra session, the men, |
bers are entitled to only $50; il regular |
session, they willreceive $780,. He thought |
the question ought to be settled now, for it |
Is very embarrassing matter to return |
money after it has been spent, and this |
might be the case. - t..is g..s,..,s . t,s.{
Z Nr. Massey took the ground that the |
question had been settled last year; and
that this General Assembly met under viz
tue OF their own act. Il lie thought the Gov
ernor had placed himself in the position Of
beingin error, either when,he approved the
bill for the General Assembly to meet this
year, or when be issued the proclamation
calling the, General Assembly tog ether. tie
thought 1t was useless to refer TIE SUBJECT
to 5comAittee for 9 report or several re-
ports. Ii Eas not likely that the members
had changed their vieHs ION this sub3ect;
not likely that they wsaid 60 back upon
their action, although. they have an example |
OF this kind in the head.eenfre Of the State |
government. Il ~ .'s4f5sa n ts,: i.1l3HGi ID
! MIR. BROOKE had come here under, the |
adiourning order Of the Gese6al Assembly, |
GA vvac not nrenarad; to.cond<pln the Cow