Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-21

adoptfd, authorizing the spp9 ntment Oh oommtee 70
consider VIA, ould be ms ie for the pur
Dos, Of sting the Ssta;s ald House OF Repre-
ssutatves Of the Confederate Sis'es.
The order Of the day, being bill to encourage the
Pre- daction Of talt from sea uaer,Scame up.
The bill read a. follows: -
i. Be il snscted BY the General Assembly, That Il
shall be the duty of the Governor Of this Common
wealth. and be hereby authorized TO ofsr bounty Of
so cents per bushel for all sslt manufactured from sra
water WITHIN the limits Of this State, between the pas
sage Of this act and the 18th day of February 1852;
bounty of 40 per bushe for 100 600 bushels or ss
manufactured bsween the 18Th February and be lst
Of June 1852; and bounty OF rs cents per tu'hel for
100 600 bushels or ess bsiwetn the lt
June and the lst December 1861. Aud If the pending
war shall be continued beyond the date last named
bounty of 20 cents per bushcl shall be CT red for
salt manufactured In the State after said date at the
rate OF 1000 bushels per annum, during the contnu
snce Of the
2. Ali salt for which the manufacturer may demand
the bouniies provided for by ths sc shall b. pu: in
b.gs or barrels marked with the words sea water ss
and also with the oil the manuiac.urer and fhs be
inspected before 1t Is sold orsIposed Tor SALE an io.
spector shall judge that Is il meTchansbe. and, put
10 10 barrels that they such hired by Law,
he shall mark each bag and barrel required BY the
genei al Law on Inspections (ehsp 49, Code 1860 and
ayo uith the word embargo. At the close Of each
period specified 10 section lst of this sc the inspector
shall make to the Governor fn exhibit of all bags and
barrels Of sea salt inspected and approved By him
during such period and after the let day OF January
1868. be shall make such exhibit semsnpualiy during
the continuance Of the war Each exhibit shall state
the number and weight Of the bags and barrels inspect.
ed aud ovsd ard the number OF bushels contained,
therein estimating the bushel at So pounds
g. Upon the OF the inspector for airy period
specified In section ls the Governor shall issue hi. war.
rants upon the OF tho Commonweslh for the
of bounes due for the said period sail war.
rants to be payatls 70 tho manufacturers respectively
out Of any money in the treasury not Otherwise appro.
pri.ted And in case the aggregate number OF bushels
on which bounties may be payable eha exceed the
number which bounIes are authorized 70 be paid IS
Aforesaid the amounts to b paid TO such manufacturers
shall be In proportion 70 the number OF bushels nsnufac
| tured by them respectively
L. Il shall be swful TO sxpor' ay 'sg or barrel Of
sea water salt mark enbarsJ" or % Office the IT,
spectors max from any such bag or gel, or to
the salt from any such big or batI for tie pug
| pose of exporting IL.
g. I, stall BE- IN awful for the sou'as,urfr 20 sci
salt for which such manutcc ca the bolniss
proyid for by this az, at price 'Ice dug ole torr
per bushel but sDy such sal, having 81 p"rcs' a:
the place OF inspection VIII r., b. moved % aay
other place within the sia, MAJ b. SO at an IDA &c
of rs Der cenum the the place OF pur base
| Of the cost Of TIA sporteiion.
g. Every VIC eaon vi tbs provisions OF the 4h and 6h
sections Of this at sal b" misden a1or and the o..
| fender upon conviction, sta be puuisnrd by Il Of
not less Il al thirty nor more hunGr la,',
by Imprisonment for rban Twelve mo !hs.
| z To act shall be in force from il, p sage.
| Mr. McOAAANT moved 20 q nepd by r!kug out lbe
xord ''ar' in the A.h line, az inseug tie Eord
blocktd." He Thought IL the bio kade rails d.
xould b. able get salt without reiog bounty for It.
NJ SHEFFEY thought otherSst. There wss row
the question c1s log in the minds oEmany us 70 whether
there was or was not tlocksds "a the dec sion OF
the question what CONSTITUTES Bciuai blockade wis
ore not easily settled, be thought HAnufscuefs would
be reluctant embark eneIpfisc, the success OF
which hung upon contingency so questionable Sc that
depending the definition Of the ttrm
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bill was enormous There wss every reason 10 btliore
the cost Of manufacturing saS from sea wafer, by Vie
most approved me hods, would not exceed the Of
Eve Genus per bushel The principal expense attending
il. production the construction of the mactnery-
Ten thousand dollars worth Of macbJnery would turn cut
hundred thousand buste Of ssl'; hundred housard
dJAIs worth would produce miie gu bushels. Ali that
necessary to encourage the nahufcurs OF this In
dapensabls article 10 50 bill nded nyiog msru.
facIurers to the extent of the vaIe Of the chuefy
employed in case the price Of cal. tell beoS paving
point by the importaos OF the article fFom abroad Or
| Otherwise.
Mr.. sHEEFEY differed With the gentleman (Nr. RoB.
lRIsos) respecting he price ut stich salt from sea
water could be produced. TIE winter from which falt
was IN inu actured in Western Virginia contained s2
Der cent OF salt and each bushel re zsd cost the
ufacturer Is cents How ih.r, could sal. be o. taiued
| from sea water a Of cents per tushe. VIXEN
such OILY contained ~ per cent Of salt! BE con-
tended that salt Obtained from ses water mrs. cost iro
As TO 62i cents per bushel. The inference be drew
from these facts was that iberl boDus was NC AIRY
to encourage the production OF ths indispensable sr!ce,
aud maintained tia the bill ore OF the best moasDfts
TO accomplish the desired suit He plscsd graf rei
arc, on an uninterrupted supply from foe g countries
He believed in no ppstual peace He expected the Con-
| federacy would for mary years have 10 stand by u
arus-oerhaps for decades 10 /. was the duy OF
the Legislature TO prepare for such contingencies IN the
future Il had unfortunately overlooked In the past
| Mr.. W0RSHAM said, the other dTy the hue and cry
% oalff | n
BILE in their shoes for fra- there would be too much a
for fear thew would be Inclined AMI buried alive
BY saline mountains. Liughter) While the questions
OF blockade no blockade, OF war or no war, we're
being discussed the fact had est pressing US
Nth unbeatable force He favored the BILL and hoped
| it would be spec div sced upon.
Mr. ROBERTSON teathfned his statement RESPECTING
the coat of producing salt from waer. In concl-
sion, be offered substitute TO the OH proviang lot Tie
| pro ec,ion of manufacturers Of SEA salt from loss.
Mr. LAIDLEY faii the bill looked for| arI TO the eN'
eaditure of three hurdnd AID fifty thousand del as
| bonus for sea salt. GeuleGel seemed 70 forget We
already had works in the State suioi Mt 10 supply se
d. naud Better, IA better, expetd hat amount In ".
| I the eaemy from salt works in The kanluha Va.
lev IL would seem from the introduction OF the bill
tba. We pr, pairing to abandon these worIs ter
| ever
ERrsos SuEFTLY Al d STyGER
Mr. ROBERrs0N'S amendment was rejected
The bill was then voted upon. but fail6d to rasF.
bill Constituting part Of n River lawful fence,
| was n a a third time ard passed.
Ga motion OF Mr. CAZEN0VE the vote on the tal. bill
| was rtconfdered
After NJ dusultory debate, motion ives mSde
to table he bill but iaed to carry. Another debae
ensusd which put etd 70 by the previous qres.
toa being aired. and the bill being again voted on,
was rssred-Ay,e so, noes l6.
The House then adjourned.
The DISPOSITION OF Ccrros Planters se'ms to be
amos: unanimous for short crop de ne, year,
and labor TO the rerens foGF o. all stock Ct the
cessniss of lifc Tiae will be s9y9 e. tho cCtsdra'
ton and dtou sion OF this sntjc bQtsten AID the
cotton Iinug season. which wi. be the early ptrt Of
April; and then our ports not op ned there eau
so,rcey be any doubt of The 6e,ermius'r nv she plan
te the policy Of aha ioIng, In good mclsure the
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