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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], Small Por and Starvation among the Yankees — a feeling of safety — during Brover. (search)
ion was under discussion, a message was received from the House, announcing that the House was ready, on its part, to go into the election of Senators for the Confederate Congress, and that James Barbour, R. M. T. Hunter, Wm. C. Rives, and Wm. Ballard Preston, are candidates for one of the vacancies. The discussion was then continued upon the motion to recede, when the question was put, and was decided in the affirmative, ayes 30 and nays 16. Mr. Deuglass offered a resolution that the e previous question was put and carried, and the resolution of the House was adopted. Mr. Pennybacker nominated John Randolph Tucker, of Richmond city. Mr. Early nominated James Barbour, of Culpeper. Mr. Douglass nominated William Ballard Preston, of Montgomery county; which was warmly seconded by Mr. Johnson. On motion, the Senate resolved to postpone the execution of the order of election, with the concurrence of the House, and make it the order of the day for to-morrow at
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
or a Senator to fill the first vacancy were in order. Mr. Wilbon, of Isle of Wight, nominated James Barbour, of Culpeper. Mr. Crockett nominated William Ballard Preston, of Mongomery. Mr. Newton nominated Robert M. T. Hunter. At the suggestion of Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, Mr. Crockett withdrew the name of Mr. Mr. Preston for the present. Mr. Staples nominated Wm. C. Rives. Mr. Vaden explained that he had intended to support Mr. Tyler for the Senatorship. He now seconded the nomination of Mr. Rives. Mr. Forees re-nominated William Ballard Preston. Here a message was received from the Senate that it had agreed to a joint William Ballard Preston. Here a message was received from the Senate that it had agreed to a joint resolution to postpone the election of Senators to the 15th of February. The postponement was strenuously opposed by Messrs. Mallory and Rives, and advocated by Messrs.Green and Collier. The Senate's resolution to postpone was rejected by a vote of ayes 25, noes 90. Mr. Sheffey was dispatched to the Senate with the i
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
The two houses progressed no further than the nomination of candidates for one of the appointments. A joint rule of the General Assembly requires that one election only to a vacancy in any office, shall be filled at a time. The rule, therefore, requires that the voting shall be for one of the Senatorships at a time. The nominations made yesterday for one of the appointments were as follows: Messrs. James Barbour of Culpeper, R. M. T. Hunter of Essex, Wm. C. Rives of Albemarle, and Wm. Ballard Preston of Montgomery. The greater portion of the time of the House of Delegates during the day, was consumed in speeches upon these nominations. The debate in the Senate turned on a proposition to postpone the election; first, until the 15th of February next; and that being non-concurred in by the House, then to postpone until to-day at half-past 12. The House also non-concurred in this resolution of the Senate, whereupon a committee of conference was appointed. This committee report