The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-09

SENATE.

FRIpAs, December 8, 1861.
ihe Senate was opened with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. BrSkows, OF The First Baptist
Chnrch.
The special committee appointed to rrocure
rooms for the committees reported that suit
able apartments had been obtsined.
TIRE MILITIA.
\ Communication was received from the
Secretary Of The Convention, ira asinittincau
oor}i"ane" for the reorgaGifvS4on of the mi
hua Referred TO the Committee on Mill
t1vy Affairs
On motion Of Mr.. NAsu, il was
'Ffs0ieed That the Committee on Military
Affairs bc instructed 10 iruutre into the px
I'G'"ncN 81 81 amending the ordinance of the
tonyentI& reorEan sing the militia, as TO
i@ce al lie available military force of the
stale IN one class, Including all white males
over eighteen years of age and under forty
tive years OF age, of sufficient physical de-
N+loIment 10 pen -prm military duty, and
'6ofII' Eg 'he Governor, ii il be necessary,
to draft enough of said ell IS 10 furnish N!r-
gluia's quota TO the Confederate forces and
for Tho d.fenca Of the State, exemp pting from
snch draft such OF tE" volunteers rs may bs
n0@ IN the iield and shah serve for twelve
months from the time OF their eAlis tn put, and
10 rrcvi6" by law for n suitable bonus 10 such
e the volunteers as may again re. enlist.
TOBACCO lSsC.ANCZ.
pa motion OF Mr. LrScH, twas
Rss0!rsJ, That the AutitprS of Public Ac-
counts be requested TO furnish - the Senate 4
= -
all money received into the Treasury Tor anu
OF account OF the States insurance upon to-
baCCo III aE the warehouses III the ~t&te up TO
Jhts Une-the amount received from each
WaIehohse--tAe period at which 1T vas re-
ceIEed-also, what amount has been paid cut
Ter losses by Tea,Ou 81 Iii insuraOce-and
WhAt Other disposition, Il any, has been made
Of The nOney 50 e,vts--also. the annual
amount received ie.o ae treasury from each
oi the warehouses Duiit by the State, and the
sum paid Iur their coDstl ECt,Dn.
SIS UTloHs OF INQUIRY.
By Nr THoNAs of FIirfax-rf providing
more etlrctuaily for tae "muval and preser-
N&ttO1 ut Tie r 5Uurds AMI paperS OF the sey-
erai Courts Of CO"u;;ss tuT. tcd or threatened
bY the public enemy. BY air BAIL OF an
thCTlEIHg the jlerEs 1t tile TWO Houses Of the
General Assem- hly T. administer tha oa b 10
the mem bers thereof. D. MI. u NHITlLB-Of
authorizlnE lie people ot Danville to vote On
IIe question Of sRbscVi biG- tor twelve hou-
sand dollars worth Of stock in the Danyille
Manufacturing toIapary.
MEMORIAL
Gr. r0rGLas preSer ted The memorial Of citi-
zans of KING WAN In county, ASKING 4or the
establishment OF an election precinct at West
Point. Referred to Committee on General
Laws.
Or motion OF Nr. CrAfroGyE, the Senate
adjourned.
FfnorEs # i!r. JAMES II, WnIrrLE, Of Pttssylra-
R'a, m t4a N'qts, or If1Wsdgs lrc. ., 1851, an
f""fttH- III --4t' q C"-. C60. w iONSES:
iir. TresdeHt-J desire 70 h~ir- to the atten-
ton OF rh2 Sela.s tae death q my predecessor
ii ih's chalr-tLe late Col. & Gorge Tovnes,
tne SeL;-r.F from the DIS LfiHt composed Ci the
f?94 Y Qf = st@ylytPsia. that colsnty gave
IL struggle . lie va thDJt fortune. and with
. oan.rrc,-d education, ha cu-eTed into the
protest. n Of law with sdcii energy, urnanltv
aHC siuEle2ezS ct ai[l, shat he soon acqu red
= t.iI!1%uAins, Irt@tlC9, which continued,
With but little abatement, to eHOut twelve
years before his death, when he retired frem
h!S profession.
IL heeded & volunteer company il the
war ci iel2, and af.er our disasters at Wash
infton, proceeded 10 MAJ; land, where he re-
malneu till the declaration Of peace. He
aeTved his county IL the lo~er House OF the
Assembly ia the iSbUIous session Of 1910
when cur Code Has revised: was elected 10
tle senate II lo29, aad, ia the me year, to
tae CONVENTION which revised thG CUEstitu-
tion. In this election. he received Il larger
number Of votes than any Cf its members,
flied, though II was, with the ncst iiIus-ri-
onS IL I'll ia thn tt5TaAUaTet Considering
tie J.en ilmIt. d state OI the right o. suffrage
aui IL colIp-titjon among equals, with
which be coLlenued, Care say h. received &
i"rlrr vCte tiiaH W2S ever given 10 Il \ irgiuia
l!tis3U. lie .rdS several tinits IN 5le lower
House, under thu Constitutions Of I>50 and
l>l} and at the lime CI his death had filed
for some time the modest aud uu etendit
Off q o. presiding justice Of his county. In
these various positions he attlined the chief
ciiA o. an OL+ceT-AG satisfied tueS5 VINO az.
pointed him.
lIe was & man of undoubted iEtegritr-firm
III MS purposes, indulgent, Nbsra!, hospitn-
bie 10 his charity no appeal WIS made in
vain; Eis suayity Of III amer f1rsCCk MIN nei-
tAer Wnile living nor dying His pHbiic
sIlrIJ drew to lis EN- brace every scheme which
promised coed OF progress 10 his region, and
received The most liberal contributions from
h mind ana his purse. No man had gaUgei
his fScUlties Win more accuracy titau tie
aua, ConHei1E their e1erc. Sc 10 Objects within
lbsir reach, success was the result OF his ef-
~gts he htd the rare taiaut to know how
much talent he had, and EN- ploy Ell il Cn prac
tlc i and useful C!,jrcts.
In Gls sd year, the bail!1s long rap AT his
door gave Eln notice OF his approach, aud on
entering, he demanded !h.- ,teEs which can
:'rt 5e Fepleyined. lie was received with
:iTsoneSs and followed vita cneeriulneSs. On
his way 10 the dar8 cavern, in which he was
lost to those whom he left o,hind and Al is
rugged month he found that some sweet
flowers grew, and among them the en-. blem
of hope.
have Specified the leading virtues Of The
deceased; icthim who j. without fault Un-
t.srtake u p0jrt cut his ipGrmties. / ask
that the resolutions offered, which contain
q ii ~ plh tribute The cI1DrE of my