Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-18
Ssrr"p.Y, MAHcG 10, lSS2.

The ,raui4.ion adopted in relation 10 Tue
cla.ins tt Col Wn. j. Wiley, :lst Regiment,
vas amended 81 as 10 require the Auditing
Beard 10 mako report Of the special circum-
stancc,! 0i tho Case to tue Confederate States
Government. A message was rccolYeo from
tho House Gi Delegates relstl7c 10 the adop.
tiun hy l.st body Of joint resolution ID res
la,icc 20 discharges OF militia mustered into
tho s,.:;-a Of The UonfeGerste States the re-
na,, q the Commit.se on Military Affairs in
relation 70 p resolution of inquiry respecting
the troops organized for the defence Of the
city e Elcbmond, WAS taken up and concurred
in tbs bill imposing taxes ior the support OF
government Eas made the order Of the day
Tor Monday u! I2t O'clock !; bill wss reported
authorizing the Auditor to settle the clhms OF
the Commonwealth against the sureties Of j.
A: II. Lusk, ia.e sheriff Of Rockbridge county;
the bill increasing Tie salary of Joseph Jack
sen, clerk of accounts in the lst Auditors o.
ice vas dcfenteh for want Of q constitutional
majority. RillS we're passed Incorporating the
Eciie-ae Hospital, in tic vicinity Of Rlchmond;
reJrsanxng the lTth and 2Sth Brigade FlrSl-
Ills M:tis; lor tie relief Of the Savings Banks
and Other corporations Of thi:; Commonwealth,
and cxeinptpg them from tho penalties i'm.
poaed hy existing laws ioI the issue Of small
notes declaring portion ul New River la~'
ial ;snc5; for The reiiof of VIM. Z. Pritchett,
Common ,7eaitiis Attorney for Northampton.
4 portion OF the day the Senate were in secret
session.
ROUSE GF DELEGATES.
Tie H3uso vas called 10 order at ] l O'clock,
Mr. SHrrEEr in the Chair.
rsEE NEGRO PRISONERS.
House B: granting the use Of tho jails OF
tie Commonwealth for the safe keeping Of free
negroes sr rested by tho Confederate au.horl.
ties Has returned irom The Senate, which
body insisted upon restnrng the words land
p5or Iiouses" after jsils, stricken out IN toe
I!alisc, cD motion Of Mr.. JONES.
Tne Question roE,!ng mp, ''ahal the House
insist ?" it was decided in the negati7e-thus
giving -, The poor houses, as well as the jails,
to the Use indicated,
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
4 joint resolution, authorizing the ralsing
of : company Of rifemen in Petersburg, to
consist of t9G lnen, who will furnish their oSn
| rides, scbmittod on Friday, by hr. COLLIER.
was taken up au'i, after lengthy debate, vas
| agreed u,
E,rNPrIo::s ovsRLooKED.
Nj B0CiDIy submitted JOINT resoiu'Ion,
eze11 ptiBg from duty the ovciseers,9i 9i persons
| :hsea! III the public defence, Oh whose la'E1s
there is no white male over j. yes1' Of age.
This resolution being osjcctrii TO- DIT. bouLp!S
spoke earnestly and ct Considerable length, IN
| favor oi sGsbeadiDg tho sai:c 20 tns' II aiSn'
te considered at once
| Mr. Enyryn, re. .!:ed, aud urged bis objsc.
lions 10 all such :Stcn5ions of lsw which to
he effective ,n,-. be executed III all ita nscss,
sary nray;s.ns, snd that witnou! delay. The
hour 81 Is hsri ing arrived, TIE SPEAKER. pro
i len. ab,ounced the
| B.LL FOX n Militant FUND.
rte bill provides Military Fund during
zoe wsr, 10 meet contingencies, ari ior ths
6rz. car appropria,es $50, $50. The bill was
explained sod passei-ayss =, noes 0.
On motion OF Mc HuS-EE. tie order Of the
day Wa: iufihar p5rtPoued /" j O'clock,
I, 81.
M.. HrsrEs .epor!cd iii! authorizing TIE
Governor to remove tie public archives from
Lewisburs, -Greenbrier county, and, a. he iE-
tended 10 extend the provisions Of this bill
and urge i.s passage, be would move that tho
House resolve itself into secret session, which
was accordingly ordered.