The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, NdTC0 IL, 1907.
The House was called TO order ut ii o'ciock,
Mr.. SHEFFKY in the Chair, and it was opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Kepler.
A communication was received from the
Senate covering sundry bills.
Mr.. MALLORY submitted a resolut ton pro-
viding that this House (the SsRa te concur
rinRl will proceed to morrow, at II o'clock N
TO fill, pro iesnpore, the office Of SecOsd Audi
tor, made vacant by the death Of the late
VIM. A. MoncurO.
Mr. RIvBe offered, as a substitute, that the
Chief Clerk be authorized to perform the du.
the dGy fixed for the regular election of State
officers.
The substitute was adopted.
The order Of the day being the senate bill to
amend an act organic ng and mastering into
service Virginis's quota Of the Confederate
troops, passed February 10, 1861 On motion,
laid over until to morrow at II O'Clock.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON EXEMPTIONS.
The resolution, having besa read over by
the Clerk, the question before the House was
en- concurrtng In the first joirt resolution.
Several amendments charging the list of
exemptions were proposed--soWe OF which
were adopted.
MIR. RosERrsoN. Of RichuoDd, offered az
substitute the following resolution:
Resoloed, BY the General Jssepsbly, That the
Governor be, and he Is by au lhorizsd and
reque,tsd so to qualify tie opera ton Of his
Proclamation Of the l0sh instant, as to pro-
vide for the protection Of the internal sec1-
rity Of the State; as wei ss for the keeping up
OF all departments Of Tho public service, and
of such branches OF the industry and business
of the community as the public necessities
may demand.
MIR. ROBERTSON explained his substitute at
length.
Mr.. BAsKRRvILLs had entire confidence in
the Executive of tle CoMmonwealth, bat did
<0Jv nm hi N, tho a. n h.
ject Of exempts.
MIR. BouLDIH uKed the adoption Of the reso.
luton as agreedao by the Senate.
The substitute Of Mr.. RoBsRTsoN was re-
iected, and the first resolution, with some
slight amendnent, was agreed to by the
The second tesola tion WAS then rsad by the
CLERK. and atssr a lengthy debate, and some
uuimports n amendments. was adopted.
The whois series, with various amend.
EN- ptions Il each class respectively, without
ahridpipg any class, was, after long debate
aud the rejection OF sundry other amend
menus, adopted
Tho lss resolution exsmpts such Persons a.
nav ba:ertided to by the Governor, by the
~ ar or Navy Departments, as necessary to
the wosk of the Government of the Confede.
rate S.ates, provided that NO such person
shall Mereby be exemps from draft under the
act a February 10. 1852. or any draft for a
future reQuisit1on.
TIE I'd resolution empower the Boards OF
Exemption, under the act of February Is
$50, and such Boards MS shall be organized
athe several places of rendezvous. deeigna.
tel by the Proclamation of the II tn inst. to
IKE cogniz lnce Of all cases Of exemption
srtsing under these resolr tons.
The following are the exem ption = provided
lfor in this resolution, viz: Ali oficers and
employers Of any railroad, canal, steam boat.
or telegraph company, certified to bv thei >
~ IN Vkota H.
all persons whom the Board may deem nece..
sarily employ ed in mining or manufacturing
lead, iron, coal, salt, saltpetre, gLnpowder.
firearms, or other implements or munitions
of war; also, all employees in wooden and
cotton mills; and all tanners ard shoemakers
having contracts to do work for the state or
Confederate States 80 long as necessary to
complete such contracts; also, such officers Of
the banks OF circulation, In this Common.
wealth and their branches as their respective
sProaidents or Cashiers may certify, In honor.
az In spensable, and 40 may be deemed 20 by
the Board OF Exemptions; also. such millers
az may be deemed Necessary In their respec.
tive localities. or are In the employment OF
the State or Confederate States; also. one
editor and such employees a. the editor or
proprietor may certify, ON honor, necessary
also, tha jailor of every city, and such gnard
a. the Hustings Court thereof, or the County
court Of Hsnrico may deem necessary.
The Sd resolution exempts In each apothe.
cary store one ep0thecAry and the proprietor:
also, the p blic Printer and the Printer for
the State Senate. with such employees e.
may b certified, on honor, ~ necessary; also.
one deputy sheriff In every county, and one
dsp1ty clerk II tthe clerk q in the pu bile ser.
vice or incapable Of dischareing ihs duttss.
The 4th resolution sxsmpts, in certain
cases, overssars on the farms OF widow nd
orphans, and Of men IN the public ser vice.
The Il resolution exsmpta Professor Of
the University Of Virginia, and other moor.
ported Colleges. and Of incorporated Female
Institutions.
The eth. TN and sth resolutions relate 70 the
mode Of sxempting, and restricts the privt.
lsge 70 The proclamation atcfeeald. and oaly
ssrvics.
Atl o'clock The Hosss adjoarnsd 70 nsss
again Ut o'el0ok r. =.