Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10
legislature e Virginia.
FstDAT, DECEMBER G, 1881.

RESATE.
The senete -us opened with prayer by the
Rev Dr.. Burrc;es, Of the F.tS: Din:::::
Church.
The special c.rni:tes appointed &c procure
rooms for the committees, reported lEs: suit
able apartments had been ottsined-
TRs sNILITiA
A Communication VAS received from the
Secretary Of the Convention, transmitting an
ordinance for the reorganization Of the lol'
iltis Referred TO the Committee on NhitsTy
Affairs.
Oa motion Of Ar. NAsH, it WAS
Resolved, Tast the Committee on Military
AFtirs be instructed 10 inquire into the expe-
deacy Of SO amending The ordnance of Inc
Convention re-organizins the miiix, as to
plsce al the available military force Of the
State in one class, Including el: white males
over eighteen years CT age ard under forty.
fi=e years Of age Of sufficient physical eeGel.
opment TO perform military du'y, ard author
zs the Governor. if it 90 necessary, TO draft
enough Of said class to furnish F.rgnias quota
10 the {, n ederaie fsrcts and for the defence OF
the State, ex. .mpting frora Eush draf. such OF
the volunteers as may be acw 10 the field and
shall serve for twelve mcnths from the s:yne c!
suitable bonus to such Of The volunteers as raay
again re enlist
TOBACCO rIsuRsEce.
On m7::on of Mr.. LYScu, it Tss
Resolved, That the Auditors OF Public 40
counts be requested to urn,sh to the Senate
statement showing tne RfG''g,te amcuni o.
all money received in the T:sasnry fcr cnd On
account o! Inc States insurance upon tobacco
IN all The warehouses; in tie S!a,s up 10 :his
t!mc-.he aueuat received from each Tarc-
house-:he period at which it vas rectivtd-
also what aln,unt has been paid out for losses
by ressou OF sa;d !2rrrauce-and what other
disposition, # any, has oeen made OF the
money 50 received-also, the annual am7uat
rsce:Tei ;ato the Tra:ury from esch Of tic
warehouses; butt oJ tho state, and the sum
paid sor their construction
RESOLUTIONS CT Eset."r.
BY Ar. TsoYAs, cf Fiirfsz.-of providing
more sf f.ctraly tor The r.moFaj and preserva
tion OF tho records and psper, 2f the several
Courts Of counties Invaded or threatened b
tia tublic enenE. Bg Mr.. Ball Oi author
is;ng toe Clerks OF the Two Houses OF he
General Assembly to udmiuistrT the oath to
the members thereof By ET. EHITTLE.-Ot
author ling the people C! Danville to 9o:s "a
the Grestiun Ct subscribing fo- tTei7e rh2u
sand dollars worth OF stock ia the Oa1ylie
Manufacturing Company.
MEMORIAL
Mr. DoCoLAs presented tbs memorial Of citi
zsrs Of king William cou1I!v, asking for To:
establishment OF an clsolIon precinct e. Hest
Point. Referred to Committee on Geae:g
Laws.
Oa mo:iou Of NJ CLAIBORNE. tbs Ssna;s
adjourned.
Remarks Of Ar. jazz. Il HHrTlE, Of Pitt
syigGniG, in tho Senate, on sday, Dec
8, 1851, announcing the dsah Of COL GEo
w. TowSE,:
Mr. Prssident-I desire to bring to the al
tsntiou Of the Senate the death OF my prade
cessor in this chair-the late Col. Georg!
ToEnes, the Senator from the district cou
uosed OF the county OF Pittsylvsnia. Tha
county gave him bis cradle and his grave
! Commencing tie struggle Ct lifo without ior
tuue, and with { contracted education: he en-
tered into the profession Of Law with such en-
ergy, uEbani.y and sinsleness Of aim, tba! h'
soon ACQUIRED commanding practice, Thict
continued. with but little abatement, 10 aoou
twelve years before his death, when Ee retired
from bis proft ssion:
He headed volunteer company il the va
of 1912. and after our disasters at Washington
proceeded to Maryland, where he remained til
the declaration Of pesce He served h's coun
try in the lower House Of the Assembly in tht
laborious session Of 1919, when our Coce Ta'
revised was elected to the Senate IL 1929
and, in the same year, to the Convention
which revised the Constitution. In this cleo
tiop, he received larger number of votes tina!
any Of its members, filled, though it wss, wit