The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-12

asssssgess.es TUBaDAY March l1th, lb0s
Opened al ii O'Clock. Prayer BY Rev. 0r.
4 number Of aorss bilise da1Smusieased tbis
ali authorizing To nss uf ne talls and poor.
houses Of the Dfats. by the Confsdsrats Statss
fof .. nfe. kss9!ne Of tss nssrose ase -
with House amendments, Laid on the table:
0andry HOUSE amendmonW 70 senate Dill
to prevent esrta violations OF the eAbbAtn
wsrs Agreed 70 aad one disagreed 70. The olsrk
The SsaAts was anformed that the Aouss
had passed rrsolnuon requesting the 60 =
eInor to commission Captain @. n Lawson
and otner Officers Of his company, ana receive
the sans and tarn them over TO the Con so.
crate 0oyernmsnt a. portion OF Virginia.
quota and to the credit0f Lancaster county
The Senate sgreed 70 ths resolution.
Tha PEEs1Da4rl I'D bs'ore the senate com.
munication nom the Executive, enctosir q. a
letter from Col. a. q. Bailey il relation to
the charge preferrpd against him. Wnicn' VIII
accompany Ing documents. was, on mo
lion Of Mr. AfDa1sos, referred to tho Oom
mttee on Military Al fairs.
repor tee, besides o NUN bsf of Hoase bills.
senate bill "amending 9sdore-sAsctbS an
act passed u arch 20. 1851, entitleo AN ac'
to incorporate the American Agency"
of exemp tion, and to impose penalties o.
members of each boards :or asurping powers
not confsrred on rthsm," was taken up ana
passed, with title amended after the woIa
them; SO % to r al sand 70 amend the sta
sec don of an sc: passed Ism February, 1862,
entitled an act am ending and re. en- AZ ing tn a
ID section of aha pier q OF the Code OF VIZ,
gtnia respecting persons exempted ffoo AL
military dus lies, ana rrovldiAS the noos Oh
The senate were informed Of the passage
by the House of SENATE ball for the relief OF
Joel D. iAsAury, Wescan Lewis, and othaEs,
ofdcers and creYsof the York spit light vessel,
and bill for the relief Of John ". vaughp..
MI. JoHxeox offered the following joint
revolution, which was adopted, the rules bein
suspended for that purpose:
Rs.clpsd, b. the General Assembly That the act
en- Il led "an act amending and rs.enactiDg
the ID eection Of chapter ~ Of the Code OF
virxinia,,' respecting persons exempt from
all military duties ard providing the mooe OF
exemption, psseed February II. 1861. was not
sny depa.y Of q sheriff Of any souaty. or OF
. sergeant Of any corporation, or OF tue clerk
Of asy Court, Or the dspa9 Of any other
Hnnse hill to prevent the unn ecesary con.
sumption of grain by distillers and other
man ufacturers ofsrirituous and malt liquors,
was taken p on molten OF M. WILEY. va.
mss' Il. ,%s io1 sSry
DAYS. before which the law should become
operative, and modifying the penalties OF the
bill. Rejected. Mr.. OHlIsTHE, OF A u4usta,
In order TO make inc u OVAc T00l 1OICe,
TO prevent the evils Of drunkenness in the
army and country, moved to emend BY pro.
hibi:ing manufaeture OF liquor from fruits,
&c. Rejected. He also moved, a. matter
OF Justice to distillers who had pAid the Ii.
cense tax under tho long established laws OF
tho State to refund 1t for 60 much Of their
term as they may be forbidden by this law
from using the license. Rejected. He further
moved TO amend by extending for - days
the time at which the law was 70 GO in to e.
feet, on the ground that many engaged in
this business could not possibly receive notice
Of i,s prohibition, an would be liable to con-
hecataon snd Imprisonment for doing 90
tbs they conld know q lawful act. Rejected
Mr.. IsBaIL moved to amend BY authortxir 6
the County Courts to adopt this law in ooun-
tier only where the scarcity of graap required
it, saying tt at ia many counties grain was =
drug In the market, and this law was tyron.
meal and ar Just. Rejected.
The debate on Ahe same lasted several
hours The vote on the bill resultea-ayes
~ MOSS
dr. DousLAs moved that the title be
amended so as to read IA bill to discourage
the production Of grain In Virginia, and to
impose penalties for the payment to farmers
Of remu erati prices for their Crops" The
amendment received respectable vote. but
failed TO pass.
Mr. lsBELL. by leave, introduced a bill TO in.
corporate Marengo Ledge, No 100. I. U. o. r.,
Of Mecklenburg county, Virginia. Read the
first time. ~
AGiourUNd.