Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-01
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1925.
Sen ATE.

rvyx,yc sEss,ox-Tic Senate :,.@t Il O'clock, Mr. De-
sEALE in the Chair.
nr,el House bill regulating the Jurisdiction of the Dis
c, Courts end Courts of Appeals, with an amendment.
The bill in relation 10 Branch hahh d ri"e"e' was
read third time and passed
Tbe hill extending the jurisdiction OF justices OF lhe peace
70 $50 was cn taken up. The oil! was supported oy esss
Tuoa,s CowAS STuvaLL and REGER ana opposed ~ W.
Nj SsrspERs moved postpone it 10 the second aioA
4. r Drreuber and upon this MIR. Brent called Inc aycS
and noes. Tic vote was no lol,ows e,r comDb+ Doug
Mo.cure Parker, Saunders, Shackeord Stands u;'1
Msssrs Amber Bass,l, Brent Cabc, Cowan
Catch Drneae Granlham Layne, Martin, Mason Mere
dim pman. Roger Shelley ShcErnrd, Stoynlr Sweeney
T.,. THOMAS Thompson Ward and W5ite-23.
The question being tie third reading OF the biil AR
s.rti called the previous question, and Dir SHACK
r. rnpn demanded the ayes and noes The vote was
Nrssrs Amber Barnett, Bassse.l Brent, CaheiI
Cowan crs's ns"f pen Reser shssy sherrd sIo
vail sweeney. TATE Thomas Thompson, Ward, Watson
Whitc-26. ,., cn,b.u p,r,ar Gam
ders Shackellurd-5.
Tie bill then passed-ayes23 noes o.
Mr. SurTrEY called up lie bill concerning the salaries OF
The clause in relation the salary OF the superintendent
~ Wbis and Measures elected long debate but no con-
cIuon thereon was come TO- Inc OIL allowed 'hal 1c.'
s3IO mar unnlm SIR BRAxroS proposed 10 allow the Si.
,ernicndent $500 ti, year. The subject was informally
passed over. 49,. p;,o,;,r, ssDn
propositioa allow ihe clerk VI inc feniteaS Souu
Nor nnnum likewise elected de5ae. He IS now allowed
5000. III. ,-o,,,;
and il was ps-a"o Ia noes To- a., -.
Mr. SMITH proposed to make the salary oi 'he n'S
in the reasuers Office $780, The hili Ho"ca MN Slloo
The proposition failed-hycs S, noes ~:
The salary the printer 10 the oe'a'e WIS ">eo :"
Tho hill was then ordered TO be cngrossed.
Mr. MEREDITH presented petition Q! the James River u
On m,jon Of Mr. SAusDrRs the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In ,hc Hons. Of DcIcn ties Saturday last Mr. WALLACE
presented tho House for adoption The following Preamble
an Resolutions:
WHEREAS it is represented TO the General Assembly that
petition being presented TO the Congtrss OF the
United States by John H. Saunders, Reuben Clements and
Thomas b. Bigger, for themselves and Their comrades who
served in the company commanded BY Capt Richard Mcae
as The Petersburg Volunteers in the OF 1872 askin.
thai the services OF that gallant band and The heirs OF those
deceased may receive The pay and cmoumcns 10 which
they were Jy land entitled and whereas tho people OF the
Commonwealth Of Virginia remember, With Just pride, The
services and conduct Of the Petersburg Volunteers whose
merit was noby atcs'cd by the following General Order
GENERAL ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTERS, DETROIT, 18th Oct, 1873
The service for which Tho Petersburg Volunteers
were engaged lavn. expired they permitted 10 COM
mence their march Virginia. 90 soon as they can DC trans
ported 10 the South side Of the Lake.
In granting discharge TO this patriotic and gallant corps
the Genera. feels loss Tor words adequate To convey his
sense Of their exalted merits Almost exclusively composed
Of Individuals who hat been nursed in the lap OF case they
have for twelve months borne the hashps and plvaUns Of
military e n the mds, Of nhospitablo Wilderness with
cheerfuness and nacrity which has never been surpassed
Their in the field has been cxce.ed by other corps
and whilst camp they have set example OF snbodina-
ton and respect for military authority TO the whole army
Tho General requests Capt. McsAE, the ujaerns, non
officers and pivaes, 10 accept his warnest
thanks and bids an acc,ionatc farewell.
By command ROBERT BUTLER
Actg Asst Adlt General.
Iesopsd Tha, the Senators Of Virginia be instructed,
and her Congress be requested 10 present
said petition 10 their respective Houses and TO use their bcs.
eye!ions for the officers and men vi the Pctcrs-
burs Volunteers such pay aud enouncnt rs they were b
law entitled To- aud which have not heretofore been received
by them.
The preamble and csou,ion unanimously adopted