The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-09
osnsral Assembly Of Virginia


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osnsral Assembly Of Virginia.
EXTRA SESSION
SENATE.
ruvssDAY, May ., 1859.
rhs Senate was called 70 order y Lieut..
Tne Olerk beesn the reading OF Tie Journal
/ Of the Senate, when Mr.. JongsoD moveo 70
| dispense with the farther reading OF ne came
This n ton was put and carried.
The Ohair then announced The 6tand ing
| Oomnittoss-thes same a. those OF last session,
with the exception Of tho following;
Or Cs.fsteyess Relaste~s-4e.srs. Dieslnson
| Of Prince Edward, Robertson. Armssfones
| Nsesep, johnson, Ohristian OF middlssexi
| Thompson, Frazier. White. Wiley ana
M. BsAssos, Of L. Wis, offered q bill autho.
rizing change Of licenses. The bill was read
| . flrst time.
| Mir. JoHssog offered q bill to authorize
| salt Read first time.
| /. Mr.. QvIsIuBYRlY cHsred . resolution in I.
| stYucting the Com mittee Of Finance 70 tr Q1ire
into the expedisnoy Of rsfanding 70 MIS- Ann
| d. / lsminE coupon lost or stolen from her
and never presented for payment. Read
| nrst time.
| offered BY himself yssteI day, in regard to the
| restoration Of Gen. ]. i. Floyd.
| The resolution was taken up and passed
unanimously, snd Mr.. ALssRso1 vas appoint.
/ ed to com m unicate the same to the Rouse q
Delsg stes.
The Eenate next took mp the reading OF the
| caleodar; and all the bills, II In number, ana
herewith attached. were ordered TO secooe
4 bin to provide for holding elections to Al
| vacancies Ia the representation In the esnase
from tho lsth and 10th di:siou; ,,,u.,. .,
additional clerks In the once OF the Aadltof
| OF Public Accounts.
A bill 70 provide temporary warehouses for
/ A bill TO establish AN inspection Of leather
in the city Of Norfolk.
A bill to rsfsnd license taxes 70 volunteers
in the military service. and TO otAs1 per-
A bill to amend an. act, entitled "an act 70
incorporate the American Agency, passeo
A Bill for the relief of Robsrt Shield, late
| Sheriff Of the county OF YORK.
A bill authorizing the purchase for the
State Of certain lots in Hollywood Gene.
4 bill to amend the first. seventh, and
twslf h sections Of an act, entitled IAN act
70 raise troops to meet the rsQsisit,on on VII.
GINA by the President Of the Confederate
states" passed February 10, 1852.
A bill providing payment for horses taken
In the service Of tho State.
| A bill % redress loyal citizens injured by
the exercise Of usurped power.
A bill TO carry into effect = contract made
with the lessees Of the WashirE ton and Smy tn
salt works for the purchase Of aalt
A bill declaring the standard Of O cord
A bill providing fer and regulating the sal.
ary of the third clerk In thu Treaaurer's de-
partment.
General to llttgate with the Confederate GOV.
srnmsnt the validity of any laws Of said
Government M claim the right to seQ usstrafe
or nfscate the property held / y resiaents Of
/ HpttAS fay
| agreed to.
Joint resolution concerning army and navy
officers, was laid on the table.
Joint resolution to EXEMPT certain mum.
i Der Of workman In man q factories OF agrt-
cultural i'm plements. was laid on the table.
Joint resolution for auditing board. ives
| lid on the taule.
MI BRANDON moved that the bills ordered
to aecond rea ling ba retained by the CLERK
and not printed, they having previously been
| printed. Carried.
| reso! .tOn for the appointment Cf joint
comEiiltee to take into consideration the state
Of the country, and to report such measures
| or resolutions as they may deem proper FOR
| the ~ sion OF the General Assembly, was taken
| up and passed
Mr. BRAsxoN offered q resol q ton instruct.
| ing the Committee OF Finance 70 recommend
| tax for the uensfer and registration OF the
| registered stock Of the State.
| The Chair appointed 8essrs. johnson. Hart,
| Thompson, ,Brannon, and q uesenberry the
committee on the part Of the Senate, under
| the Joint resolution.
| 4 message was received from the House.
announcing the passage OF car act prescrib-
Ing the eject Ct judgments In favor OF the
The rules were, ON motion OF MI. BAANNoN.
| suspended TO put the bill upon liz passage;
bu: MIR. Nssso. objscunx 70 It's passsgs:
| was rec On s,dered, and referred TO the CoM-
mttse Of Oour u Of Justice
| MIR. NBwxAs offered tho following resolu.
/ tion, which was adopted, viz:
Pesoissd, That the Governor b requested to
inform the Senate a. early % possib's OF the
| number, gu slity and description OF arms now
| sui lect 70 mis- disposition.
| Mr.. QuI..ss.ssr. OF Olrolins, moved to sd.
| journ TO p. n.
Mr. NswnI offered an amendment nxisg
| the time AtlP N.
| Mr. IspsLL moved an adjournment till II
| O'Clock TO morrow. Lost.
| the original m o:ion CT Nr. QussnB sRRY pre-
vailed.
I'm the report Of Wednesdays proceedings,
omission was III ade Of the fact that the Sen.
ATE was fer some two hours In secret session.
| 1t should haze been SO stated.
Mr. Lrxoz is confined 1t home by slcknssa-
KIP
Evening Ssssien.
The SENATE met At . O'Clock. Lieut.. Gov.
| MoSrAsUE In the chair.
Mr.. JozYsos, Of BEDFORD, from the commit.
| tee raired at the morning session, 70 consider
l Soo "a S0Sbs osot0 Va wv cOU0 IVpOS ~ I'M
| following report:
| The General Assembly Of Virginia, now
| col veaed In exuaordinary session, deem this
. At occasion briefly to review The nature and
Conduct OF the nding war, and solsmuiy to
| rea0rm the sentiments which animate them:
| and those principles Of civ.l ii ,ersy which
the people Of this STAG and OF the Oonfeds.
| rate States have maintsined from the com.
| increment of the cont test, and which, with
| The 6iss sing Of God, they will contin ue to
| maintain with mistaken constAnoy to If
close
For more than q year tie 0ovsYnment and
| people Of the North have WaEsd q cruel, un.
| just and unrelenttng war against NJ. They
| deny to a the inalisnabls right Of self gov.
/ ernment, In defence cf which In the war Of
the Revolution Of i77e. they pledged their
| lives. their fortunes, md their sacred Aouors.
With professed regard for the rights Of man,
they have at different periols sympathtzsd
| with the Greeks, the Poles. the IrisA, The Hun.
gnl ians, and the South American States, and
all others who have at any time sought, b.
force, to dissolve their subsistins political ucs
| and 70 establish separate nationality; yet
| they deny TO those whom they call yhsif