OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, FOR THE VIRGINIA STATE DOCUMENT Public Documents University of Virginia Library SESSION OF 1861-62. UNIVERSITY RICHMOND: WILLIAM F. RITCHIE, PUBLIC PRINTER. JOURNAL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1861. A majority of the delegates elect being duly qualified, appeared and took their seats; and thereupon Mr. NEWTON of Westmoreland called the house to order, and announced the first business in order to be the election of a clerk, and nominated for that office William F. Gordon, jr. of Albemarle, who was appointed by a unanimous vote. Messrs. EDMUNDS of Halifax and RUTHERFOORD of Goochland were appointed a committee to inform him of his election, and to conduct him to his seat. The house then proceeded to the election of a speaker; and thereupon Mr. BARBOUR nominated James L. Kemper of Madison; and the roll was called, with the following result: For James L. Kemper-Messrs. F. T. Anderson, J. T. Anderson, M. L. Anderson, Baker, Barbour, Baskervill, Bass, Blue, Booten, Bradford, Brooks, Buford, Burks, Cazenove, Cecil, Clarke, J. J. Coleman, Collier, Crockett, J. D. Davis, Edmunds, Eggleston, Evans, Ewing, Fleming, Fletcher, Flood, Forbes, Franklin, Friend, Garrison, George, Gilmer. Gordon, Grattan, Harrison, Hopkins, Hunter, Huntt, Irby, James, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kaufman, Kyle, Laidley, Lively, Lynn, Mathews, McCainant, A. W. McDonald, McKinney, McLaughlin, Minor, Montague, Murdaugh, R. E. Nelson, W. G. T. Nelson, Newton, Noland, Pitman, Prince, Reid, Richardson, Riddick, Rives, Robertson, Rowan, Rutherfoord, Shannon, Sheffey, Spady, Staples, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Thrash, Tomlin, Tyler, Vaden, Walker, G. H. West, J. L. Wilson, Woodhouse, Woodson end Wright-88. Mr. Kemper having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected speaker of the house of delegates, who being conducted to the chair by Messrs. BARBOUR and NEWTON, returned his acknowledgments to the house. The house then proceeded to the election of a sergeant at arms. Mr. ANDERSON of Botetourt nominated George W. Wilson of Botetourt; Mr. TOMLIN nominated H. T. Burruss of King William; Mr. BLUE nominated John Kern of Hampshire; and Mr. BARBOUR nominated Daniel Ward of Albemarle. The roll was then called, with the following result: For George W. Wilson-Messrs. Kemper (speaker), F. T. Anderson, J. T. Anderson, Bass, Brooks, Buford, Clarke, Crockett, J. D. Davis, Edmunds, Eggleston, George, James, Kyle, Lively, Newton, Reid and Rowan-18. For H. T. Burruss-Messrs. Baskervill, Bayse, Booten, Burks, Cecil, Collier, Daniel, Evans, Ewing, Fleming, Fletcher, Flood, Franklin, Friend, Garrison, Gilmer, Gordon, Grattan, Hopkins, Huntt, Irby, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kaufinan, Laidley, Lynn, Mathews, McCamant, I. E. McDonald, McKinney, McLaughlin, Montague, Murdaugh, R. E. Nelson, W. G. T. Nelson, Noland, Orgain, Prince, Richardson, Riddick, Rives, Rutherfoord, Shannon, Spady, Staples, Steger, Taylor, Thomas, Thrash, Tomlin, Tyler, Vaden, Walker, G. H. West, J. L. Wilson, Woodhouse, Woodson, Worsham and Wright-60. For John Kern-Messrs. Blue, Hunter, A. W. McDonald and Pitman-4. For Daniel Ward-Messrs. M. L. Anderson, Barbour, Bradford, Cazenove, J. J. Coleman, Forbes, Harrison, Minor, Robertson, Sheffey, Tate and Wynne-12. Mr. Burruss having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected sergeant at arms of the house of delegates. The house then proceeded to the election of a first doorkeeper; and thereupon Mr. SHEFFEY nominated R. W. Burke of Augusta. On motion of Mr. BASKERVILL, Resolved, that Mr. Burke be unanimously appointed first doorkeeper. The house then proceeded to the election of a second doorkeeper; and thereupon Mr. ANDERSON of Botetourt nominated James Wade Montague of Montgomery, and Mr. EVANS nominated George D. Pace of Henrico. The roll was then called, with the following result: For J. W. Montague-Messrs. Kemper (speaker), F. T. Anderson, J. T. Anderson, Barbour, Baskervill, Bass, Bayse, Blue, Booten, Bradford, Brooks, Buford, Burks, Cazenove, Cecil, Clarke, J. J. Coleman, Collier, Crockett, Daniel, Edmunds, Eggleston, Fleming, Fletcher, Flood, Forbes, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Grattan, Harrison, Hopkins, Hunter, Huntt, Irby, James, Johnson, Jordan, Kaufman, Kyle, Laidley, Lively, Lynn, Mathews, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, I. E. McDonald, McKinney, McLaughlin, Minor, Montague, Murdangh, R. E. Nelson, W. G. T. Nelson, Newton, Noland, Orgain, Pitman, Prince, Reid, Richardson, Riddick, Rives, Robertson, Rowan, Rutherfoord, Shannon, Sheffey, Staples, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Tomlin, Tyler, Vaden, Walker, G. H. West, J. L. Wilson, Woodhouse, Woodson, Worsham, Wright and Wynne. For G. D. Pace-Messrs. M. L. Anderson, Evans, Friend and Jones. Mr. Montague having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected second doorkeeper of the house of delegates. On motion of Mr. MCCAMANT, Resolved, that the rules of the last house of delegates be adopted for the government of this. The said rules are as follow: 1. No member shall absent himself from the service of the house, without leave, unless he be sick and unable to attend. 2. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the house, he shall rise from his seat, and without advancing, shall, with due respect, address "Mr. SPEAKER," confining himself strictly to the point in debate, avoiding all indecent and disrespectful language. 3. When any member rises and addresses the chair, the speaker shall recognize him by his name; but no member shall designate another by name. 4. No member shall speak more than twice in the same debate without leave. 5. A question being once determined, must stand as the judgment of the house, and cannot, during the same session, be drawn again into debate. 6. While the speaker is reporting or putting a question, none shall entertain private discourse, read, stand up, walk into, out of, or across the house. 7. No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and personally interested, nor in any other case where he was not present when the question was put by the speaker or chairman of any committee. S. Every member who shall be in the house when any question is put, shall, on a decision, be counted on one side or the other. 9. A majority of delegates shall constitute a quorum to do business; and every question shall be determined according to the vote of a majority of the members present, except where the constitution otherwise provides; any smaller number, together with the speaker, shall be sufficient to adjourn; twenty may call a house, send for absentees, and make any order for their censure or discharge. 10. On a call of the house, the doors shall not be closed against any member until his name shall have been once enrolled. 11. Any member, sustained by thirteen others, shall have the right, before the question is put, to demand the yeas and nays on the decision of any question; and on such occasion the names of the members shall be called over by the clerk, and the yeas and nays respectively entered on the journal, and the question decided, as a majority shall thereupon appear. After the yeas and nays shall have been taken, and before they are counted or entered on the journal, the clerk shall read over the names of those who voted in the affirmative and of those who voted in the negative; at which time any member shall have the right to correct any mistake committed in enrolling his name. 12. No business shall be introduced or considered after 12 o'clock, until the orders of the day be disposed of, except messages from the senate or executive. Among the orders of the day, those which are general in their nature shall have precedence over such as are private or local. 13. The speaker may call any member to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time; but no member, by virtue of such appointment, shall preside for a longer time than three days. 14. The speaker shall set apart convenient seats for the use of the members of the senate and executive, and of the judges of the superior courts of this commonwealth and of the Confederate States, and of such other persons as he may invite within the bar of the house. 15. All bills or other business shall be dispatched in the order in which they are introduced, unless the house, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, shall direct otherwise. In future, all bills of a general nature shall, after their first reading, be printed for the use of the house. 16. The clerk shall not permit any records or papers to be taken from the table or out of his possession; but he may deliver to a member any bills depending before the house, on taking his receipt for the same. 17. The journal of the house shall be drawn up by the clerk on each day, and, after being examined by the speaker, shall be printed and delivered without delay. 18. The clerk shall publish with the laws all resolutions of a general nature, annex general marginal notes to each law or resolution, and subjoin an index to the whole. 19. The clerks of the senate and house of delegates may inter |