The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Tuesday, Feb %, 1862,
BILLS REPORTED.

The following bills were r. ported:
BY MIR. RoBRRrsOH-To amend the charter
OF the Oulpeper Savings Bank.
BY Mr.. LusAY-To incorporate the Bank OF
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A bill to organize a regiment of Pikemen,
for the Confederate service.
A bill In relation to the sale Of arden spir-
it's in cities and towns, (authorziEg the au-
thorittes of cities and towns to prohibit the
sale of liquors, Mt the request of tn military
Off Ger In cOmmandl.
On motion Of Mr.. LocKsIDaE, the Senate
bill to repair the military ROAD leading from
the Warm Springs, by II untersville to Green.
brier river, at Martens Bottom, was taken
up.
Gated, upon the grounds CT military expedi-
ency, by Messrs. LocKRIDdE, ROBINSON, OF
| Richmond, CROCKETT, and Al DsgsoS, of Bote.
| tourt; when, after brief d. te bs. ween the
| advocates OF the bill and Nr BAsBouh, rela.
| tive to the form T the appropriation Of 80 900
| called for, 1t was passed by vote of ayes 81,
| noes4.
THB SALT WORKS.
The hour OF twelve o'clock having ar
| rived, the order Of the day-the report OF
| the Joint committee to correspond with the
lessees Of the salt works'-was taken up.
The pending question was TO strike out tn g
| first resolution Of the aJority report and to
insert therefor the first res o. IN ton Of the
| minority report; and, und r the operatio n
| of he previous question, WAS neg atived by
| vote of 27 ayes to 81 nays The question
jority report, ratifying the contract for
| 400 900 bushels of salt with Stewart, Blu
| chanan Il Go. A debate ensued upon the
N Prits Of the bill.
Tue main question being then put, tn 9
resolution was adopted by division vote Of
| ayes 81, nays 81. The second resolution to
report bill to carry out the provislons OF
! the bill, and to provide for the distribution
! Of the salt, was then adopted
| PROTECTING RAILROAD BR1Dass.
| ~ eaf i'm Fad f-o Il
| Excellency, Gov. Letcher, transmitting the
| resol utions of a Railroad Convention, rep
| resenting the District OF Virginia Tennes-
| see, East Of Knoxville; and of r orth Caro-.
| certain railroad bridges from tncendiaries.
| rHB TAX BILL.
| The tax bill was callsd up, when
| Mr. DABERY submitted an amendment, by
tablishing a standard tor ascertaining the
| value of slaves.
The amendment was rejected and the ques-
ton: recurring upon the passage of the bill
| II was accepted.
PRoLoHGArIoN OF THE rsssIoH.
| On motion OF Mr. ROBERTSON, of Richmond
| the resolution offered day or two ago, am
| laid upon the table, tor the prolong alton OF
| the session, was made the order Of the day
| for to-day.
THB MILITARY BILL.
! On motion of Mr.. SAUNDERS the bill au
thorizlUg the Governor to organize and call
out certain forces for the defence OF the State,
| was called up. The pending question upon
| 1t being to reconsider the vote by which q
| clause Of the bill relative to the enrolment
| of citizens In The counties between tae ages
| of As and IS, and of Is and 16. was stricken
| out at the previous consideration Of tbs bill.
After considerable debate, IN which the
motion to reconsider was advocated by
Messrs. Worsham, Richardson, and Andar-
| son, Of Botstourt; and opposed by Me.ers
Anderson, OF RockbridGe, Price, bradford,
| and Booten. 1t was negatived by \ vote OF
| ayes IS, nays "a.
| Pending the discussion upon the second
sac ton Of the bill, the House adjourned until
| y O'Clock this evening.
| EAGxRSKss PeR SOUTBsRs Srocgs.-The
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