Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Feb. lst 1862.
The Senate met at - o'clock N. Prayer by Rev. ]
A. Duncan, of the Methodist Church.
Joint resolution from the House Of Delegates in f.
yor OF increasing the pay of the commissioned off
GERS aud prrates in the Confederate army four dollars
per month during the existing war was coneurred In.
BILL PRESENTED.
Mr. MARSHALL from the Committee Of Commerce
bill TO establish inspection Of leather in
the city Of Norfolk.
YIRsr AUDITORS oFFrcK.
Mr. NASH from the joint committee to examine the
First Auditors office presented report which vas laid
upon the table The report shows that the business Of
the oice has materially increased, indicated by the
fact that the number Of warrants issued by the Auditor
In 1855 was 1 664 whilst in 1861 ii ll,47g. The
committee report Il the business of the office is faith
fully performed and the books neatly and accurately
kept TIE following Is an extract from the report:
Before the examination by she committee, 1t had
been discovered that number OF vouchers for
Issued on claims allowed and passed By the Board for
auditing military cl4ms established by the Convention OF
Vugiua had been stolen or mslad, so that they could
not be found OF these missing vouchers large mum.
Der are for the successive days beginning with the h.
and ending with the 3l', day OF July 1861, aud num-
bered from 9GS to 1881, both inclusive, but excu.
ye of the intervening numbers Of warrants issued on
other or different accounts The residue Of the missing
vouchers the account were for warrants issued
~
her, from 10 500 to 10 $40 both inclusive but exclusive
of warrants on other accounts The records Of the said
Board as well as tho records OF the Treasurers office
identify the claims for which the vouchers missing
and verfs the accuracy Of ths entries in the Auditors
books The Commonwealth, therefore, can suffer no n-
Jury from the los Of the vouchers specified. Your com
mee have no reason 70 suspect any Off ;al misconduct
in ths loss of the missing vouchers. Except far
INDEBTED the vouchers in the Office appear to sustain all
che entries"
THE MILITIA.
Ca motion of Mr.. BALL, il was
Rss9lvsd Tha, Col Henry Ill., Paymaser General Of
the Virginia forces be requested furnish the Sc
..te the number Of militia and militia officers paid by the
State of Virginia the counties from which they have
been drawn together with the period and place of their
service and also the number of militia still In service
ard vet to be paid far the returns in his Office
show the same.
SMALL soTEs.
On motion of Mr. THOMAS, of Hcnry, the Committee
on General Laws instructed TO inquire into the eI
pedeucy OF modifying repeating tue law requiring
certain persons to take oath not to pay notes Of
less denomination than s..
BILL PAssED.
On motion of Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate bill to amend
scot II OF Oh 2g Of the Code, TO exempt the pro.
perty Of persons in the military service OF the State from
distress for rent, taken up and pissed.
LANDS SOLD PoR rAHEs
On motion of NJ THOMAS, of Fairfax, it was
Resolved That the Committee for Courts of Justice be
instructed n qare into the expectancy Of amending
the laws relative to lands sold for taxa az TO extend
the time in which the OF such land may redeem
them from the purchasers thereof at said sales and also
TO amend the Law extending the period at which purcha
sers shall complete their titles where lands have been
heretofore sold and the purchaser could have complied
in the counties nov occupied or held by the enemy.
LIMITING INPRESssESTs
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS, OF FarfsI, joint Feso,
luton from the House of Delegates in faTor Of limng
mpressments for the military service Of the Confederate
States, etc WIS taken up and concurred in.
RAILROAD CONNECTION.
The House bill authorizing railroad connection be.
tween Fredericksburg and Manassas being the unfinished
business Of yesterday up in order but, owing to
the thinness OF the Senate laid upon the table for
tie present
On motion Of Mr.. QUGsENBERRY, the Senate ed
jOurned