Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-05

In the Penltenliary to the Lunatic Asylum.
House bill for the relief Of the sursies OF the late
I sheriff Of Campbs county.
4 NJ DAVIS OF Campbell explained the bill and urged
On motion of Mr.. OAZsNOyE, senate Blu to protect
oysl citEsns whose property may be Illegally solo. Mr..
! O. submitted amendment making the bill morest-
/ fsctivs
Houe bill providing for = correct and accurate List
Of Virginia troops Ia ihs COhfedsIAs service now or
hereafter.
Mr.. sHEFFEY explained the bin and urged It's pas.
ON motion of Mr. sTEGER, the bill TO incorporate the
Virginia Rolling Mills COM any.
House b Il authorizing the recovery Of money stolen
from the Exchange Bank Of Weston BY band Of armed
mep.
srn BApk Of Virginia at Jacksonville into indepen-
| dent Bank.
House bill rsoresniIjng the Culpspsr Minute Men,
and she Culpsper Rd,s.
Mr.. SHEFfEY suggested constitutional dini'ulty 10
regard 10 the joint resolution rendering rooms 70 the
committees OF Congress- tbs code fixing the place of
! meeting OF the circuit court.
RESOLUTIONS ADoPrED,
| BIZ NJ EVANS. Resoi,sd b. ne General Asseolbf',
That the Governor b. auhoriE to receive company
Of light infantry from Nid1lsseI county, and commission
m, or sr prov ded that county has supplied her full
share Of Virgiuas quota TO the Confederate service,
/ which fact the Governor shall ascertain.
/ Mr. TOMLIN-Would feel constrained TO vote against
the resolution because this House has agreed to joint
| resolution inconsistent with its purport.
| Mr. EVANS recined NiddlsssI has furnished 3
quota AID .hs, men composing this company are rot
therefore liable 10 BE- drafted Tasae have e. cd
percussion muskss and they willing TO tender Il cir
SERVERS voluntarily provide they are rtcsVed into the
State service for three years or the war.
| Also 4 resolution submitted by Mr. BUFORD, inquir-
log into the expedlency OF Recommending ordinanc
o; the Convention passed Jun, 20, 1861, in regard 10
the D,yment Of interest certain State securities, az
II ~ ,nfga faorff Z.
nance such securities acquired since the 26h day Of
jane 1884, has been received by loyal cz Os OF this
State In Liquidation for safe transmission South OF bal
Anvss due them in Norsher cities
| MESSAGE ERoA rus sESATE.
TIE Senate informed the H0uss that that body had
passed resolution in which they asked the concurrence
o. tbs House. The resolution provides hat the SecretR-
?, y Wlr o. the Confederate Stass be respectfully
cursird 20 decline receive any Virginia volunteers
s,.her bv re- ments bAttaiOUs or companies into the
Confederate service until Srgaias quota OF the Coz
ate sruy bah he filed mp, aud also authorizing the
Governor 20 bse the proper steps TO al up Virsnias
y, GREEN opposed the resolution and assigned his
q e l1s a. length.
J r. BrFORD desired 70 enter an humble but solemn
d, Is. Agaius, this resolution Il will INFECT the &C.
W blow upon che military po~er In this State that
sCua De Done by any other species OF legislation Ii
s.itltes legal coercion for those high, honorable mo-
.s,- which have prompted Virgiuans TO rally TO the
| islrgce OF ther State and the Contedsraoy. be has
ard msn who have stood before the IRE OF the enemy
hau, fear or fesiDg, sSy that they would go to
Tennessee to North Carolina, to Kentucky, or South
C.rllua before hey will consent 70 b. forced into
| wee under compulsory draft. Mr.. continued 4;
much eugth in opposition TO the resolutions or 10 any
50sr form Of oonssiut upon the patriotism and shv-
| 1l-7 OF Vir.iriA volunteers.
| Mr. BARBOUR expressed his surprise at the course
Of Argument pursued by the t-o gentlemen Who pre-.
ssdei hin. This resolution is emphatcally rCto.
Ia ion n favor OF the voluatCers!hey volunteer 10
D y company they choose 10 select Il they want 10
untrer ,hey can do Il by volunteering il the COM
3ariss now IN the Geld or in The camp, TO oil up sugh
CO paues TIE SecresAry Of W has given bis opinion
sN We must adOp, the course indicated by the resou.
lions or enact 40 entirGly different military Law.
! M. COLLIER must express bis ontra dissent from
- resolutions plsssi BY the Senate This kind Of leg
sl4dol IL the ycry PaadorAS BJI from which have IS
sued all the evils which surround this military CUES
sion.
NJ. O. viii oppose any measures calculated to eosr,e
the spiri. Of patriotism which animated the brave c-
rsus OF tha Common veal 10 TssLing the defence Of
her SAFE .hen danger hrs msnAced IL borders ard
which sill gous in tier h'a-;s unless il be qlerchsd
| by unjust an ilsn'fiug legislation.
| NJ. ANDERSON, II Bogstcurl vas also opposed TO
these resolutions bscau-e they sslriy infringe the
ia Of ear volunte.rA Why not 20 on a. We have
been doing! Let many as choose volunteer aud ne
viii lad that there vii be necessity for drafting A.
al events give them the privilege Of doing So and then
! All up en- dtdc'e ces BY resor.lgg 10 -raiL
] NJ PENCE will DEAN INC House but fsW moments.
When 10 vo.sd for the military bl he did Wrb full
snowiedgs Of TIE provsoIs o. she Ac! Of Cors'eS-
a1i bad is not been for that act, military bill would
never have passed this Housa TrereSlGtous do great
ig,ice 80 the Volunteers because Il oompsls them to
axe into their companies parsons Of whom they kcov
nothing persons whom they might select sssoci
ass Til, thsy should not be subjected to- q /. be
dei vi LoO interfering VITA te raising OF Frgiaias
quota OF The Confederate Army. De dss not wish 10
Do jates TO gallant volunteers by thrus'ng into
Etheir companies persons they would not select,
reyat Losrty 20 make choice. Try the volunteer tyr
ON as he Il IL be Necessary, resort 20 drafting.
| Hr EQNUNDS-Pne Arguments us,d b. Jhe gentle
m,u a1sly to the Military D. aud no. 20 the resolutions
81 * lSincd the Bill sud oFed thai under the Jesre
rive eSisAhoa Of ghe General Asssubyt necessary TO
siop The course indicated By the resolutions FIJI Up
tc Quota REQ aired from Virginia These rssa.u ions
alouc cure tho radical defects Of the Military Bill.
I Nr MCDONALD coacured IN the opposition 10 the
rssOu ions lie analysed the Military Bill, aud desired
20 show that these En eLtre harmony between ;
provisions and the act Of the Confederate Congress
| Pen 4i2g the remark OF Mr. AeD on motion Of Mr.
4EKES the House -jlu;nsd at o'clock P n.
Daring the day il Ta' announced tha, Aessrs HElOS,
| Ccsrls ami SMALL we're absent from indspOsiiion.
10 our~eplr, Of Mondays proceedings We omitted TO
saw that M BA,s Of Roanoke county when the resolu
lion OF M WooDsoS repeating tina; clause OF the EK.
gmpton Ac; which sIemps iu members Of the General
I Assembly from draft, was uuder consideration, Az
nounoad that had he been uuAYodlbly absent when
Toe vote taken, he would have voted sganst thst
oa lse H. Rlvs explained the cause, which would have
I'd lenced hp in refusing M exemption TO members Of
the General Assembly u1less during he OF that
body bu, as the Law passed aud the sense Of the
House seemed 70 be Otherwise be would not now die
tn What had been done especially we had much
| Important business yet before the House.
PROM NASHVILLE.