Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-27
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

TUESDAY, Feb &c, 1861.
| The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock
Prayer by Reverend Mr. PeteIkn of ST. James Church
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr. August authorizing the Board of Directors il
the Peuitentary TO make certain regulations in relation
to that institution to incorporate Schiller Lodge No o
the corrected order of Independent Brethren to ncor
porate the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Richmond
for the relief OF Francis Hanna of Prince William County
BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills taken up and passed
Providing for the voluntary ensavement of George
She'd Sam aud Sukey, persons of color in the county
Buckingham.
To incorporate the Marion Magnetic Iron Company.
For the relief of Joseph W. Harper
Refuuding George Hairston, Sr, certain sum Of mo
ney improperly paid by him into the treasury.
To am nd the charter of the Bank of Commerce a
Fredericksburg.
To INCORPORATE the Little Kanawha Mining and Manu-
featuring Company.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The following resolutions Of inquiry offered and
adopted
By Mr. QUESENBERY-O extending the corporate
limits of the town of fredericksburg by the same re-
errng so much of the Auditors report refers to the
claim of T. n Fzhugh against the Commonwealth to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TALIAFERRO-0 OF amending the Sth section OF
chapter ISL OF the Code, to authorize the lawyers
actcing any court at all times inspect the papers
aud records Of such court free of charge.
By Mr.. RICHM0ND-Amendiug the charter of the
Southwestern Bank at Wythevlle
On motion of Mr. DAY, the Senate adjourned-yea'
IL, nays =
HOUSE OF DELEGATES Feb 90 b. 1861.
The House met at IL o'clock, Speaker CRUTCHFIELD
in the Chair.
On motion Of Mr. RAYMOND, further proceedings on
the call of the House. made yesterday, suspended.
A communication from the Senate announced the pas
sige of number OF bills Of which referred,
and Others passed. as noted elsewhere.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend aud re-enact the second section of act
passed February Sth 1861 10 revive and amend Act
pis Ell March lst 1853 entitled act revive and
amend the charter OF the Little kanaWha Navigation Com
pany: reiundng Mathew Wamseley, Jr., of Randolph
county, certain amount of money enormously paid by
him; refundng Rev. J. Packard sum OF money err
roueously paid by hun; Senate bill to enable the Monli
lo Bank or the Bank of the Commonwealth, TO estab-
s all Office of discount and deposit at hanascOn in the
county OF Lancaster Sena'e bill 10 incorporate the Stat
louisville Toll Bridge Company; granting the Common
weah's right 10 the real estate of Jno. Kelly, deed to
Owen Shee; am ndug the charter Of the Danvile Bank
and to au horZe branches for the same Tor the relief Of
Joshua H. S.aats late Sheriff OF Jackson, and his secu-
rites concerning district free schools in the county Of
iferson
BILLS REPORTED.
To suspend the eyying OF by the State on the
Belmont and Wheeling Bridge for three years; to pre-
vent the guarantee of notes bills OF exchange or other
evidence, by Savings Banks and INSURANCE Companies;
authorizing tgo volunteer companies in Albemare 10
form tataiop for the relief OF Samuel SJoHe, Com
missioner Of the Revenue for Jefferson county.
ADVERSE REPORT
An adverse report vas returned to the resolution in
curing into the eXpedency OF appropratlug the Militia
fines of Rockingham county 10 the of the Volunteer
Regiment Of said county.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
For she relief OF Encch adams OF Giles county; for
ali Of au,t
bis securities
The following Senate BILL reported on the 25tb was,
on notion again rtcOmmitted, viz: Providing for the
location of the Courthouse JAIL and other public build
ngs of the coluiy Of McDoWell
REPORT or COMMISSIONER FROM TIE SEEDING STATES.
message was received from Gov. Letcher, commuRi-
eating report and accompanying documents from Hon.
John Robertson, Commi, soner 10 visit the seeding
ats The documents are; Letter Of Mr. Robertson to
the Governor of Florida dated Feb 4lh letter TO the
Governor of Mississippi dated 18th February; letter
from do same dates letter TO the Governor Of Lousa.
n, dated February l4tb letter from do dated February
18th and letter fro Judge Robertson to the Governor
The latter reads as follows;
RlcHNoSD, Feb. 25th, 1861
SIR: have now the qualification of announcing the
close Of nv humble labOrs as Commissioner from Nr-
eiua TO the States lately Withdrawn from the Federal
Union. NV mission has been proracted by oircumsan-
ces not anticipated but yet such as in part naturally
arose from its character and in part not unusually
incident 10 SO long journey. It's results without Ell
terug into wearisOme details will be found sufficiently
disclosed by my letter your Exc lency of the sd in
stant from Montgomery; the correspondence with the
authorities of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama,
transmitted on the 18Th instant from Mobile and my
notes to the Governors of Florida louisiana and Mis-
sssipp together With the ephes {: he two latter ac-
company the present communication. 10 answer has
vet been received from the Governor OF Florida, owing,
most probably TO the irreguarity of the mails to and
from that State.
The trust cou6ded to me by the General Assembly vas
cheerfuy accepted and in earnestly endeavorng, TO the
b st Of lay ability 10 accomplish the object desired by
hem my Judgment aud feelings have gone hand in hand
with nv duty. Wthou, assuming for these humble en-
deavOrs any special merit Influence it is certain that
peaceful policy has in point of fact been maintained
I'D TO the present date by the seeded States including
South C4FoiEa from whose authorities was not usti-
fed Ia asking formal pledge after being informed by
eE-Presdent Tyler that none such uodd be given by
President Buchanan. IL will be gratifying to the General
Assembly to reflect that this policy may have been ADOPT
ed or puf'ued in Difference to their uterce 'sOn.
may not be improper to say that SO far as my OPP
porluns have enabled 10 Judge the people and au-
thorites of the Southern Con.ederacy resolved IN
h.xbly and with unparalleled unanimity, to meet all
the const duences of the step they have taken judging
from the same opportunities believe that this time
they arscnly desire TO be reunited with the States
whose Institutions ,srSsg rights and feeling are stu l.
lar to their owu-wiih those States, and with them only.
For Virginia, most especially they aud manifest
The highest re,pe and deIrerce They are, to far
greater extent .Lan Ihad conceived Jybrth bone
of her bone aud h Gf her esh. Her ancient fame the
gard their righul inheritance Ls edd thai the
commits ion with which have been hOnored by heT ha-
prov. me, throughout passport to kindness and
{ sucion-pe-sonally know, unmerited, but not, on
that aeco4nt the less grateful nay, doubly grateful be-
cause owe them 10 :he uueigned estimation in which
our brethren OF the South Lod our old and venerated
Commonweal b. ard truth aud justice imps! me to say,
by have these feelings OF respect been manifested
more than by the people and authorities Of South Caro-
lima Very respectfully,
john ROBERTSON.
On motion, ordered to be printed.
Ca motion adjourned