The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-07
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HA0n ..
The House was opened at IL o'clock with
prayer by tbs Row Mr.. WALK1K.
MIR. 8RAffAs offered . preamole and joint
resolutions declaring 1t TO be, In the opinion
Confederate States Government to possess It..
self, by purchase, Of the en- tire crops Of eot-
ton and Of tobacco, and to cause tho des.rue-
tior Of such portions Of them as are likely 70
fall into the hands of the enemy.
Laid upon the table, without debate, and
ordered to De printed.
Mr.. ANDERSON, Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs, laid before the House q
manding at Suffolk, setting forth certain
grave abuses practiced by a BOs I'd OF NaRis.
Uater, under authority Of the act enumera.
ting the exemptions from militia service.
MIR. Anderson also offered . resolution rela.
tive to 80 amending tho act as to prevent the
recurrence Of said abuses. Adopted.
MIR. Dvys offered jsint resolution Propos.
ing An adjournment sire die Of the General
Assembly on the 18th instant, which was Oh.
iacted to, and laid over under the rules.
A resolution authorizing tho Governor to
accept the services of all volun teers from the
State who proffered their services prior to tn .
9th o. March. Objec ted to, and laid over an.
der tbs rules.
Upon the arrival Of the hour Of Il o clock,
the joint order OF the day (the election Of State
cficersl was taken up, and the Senate noti-
fed OF their readiness to proceed 10 tho cleo.
ton.
Mr.. ToALIH moved that the House 70 hrst
In to an election for superintendent Of the
Penitentiary. Adopted.
Mr.. ToMLIE ING red whether the Dom nit
see 10 examine iato the bonds Of candidates,
&c, had yet reported, and being answered
by the CLERK In tho negative, moved q post
ponement Of the election until Thursday,
March 10th. Adopted.
Mr.. CABPKzTBK offered bill on nuthorixin {
County Courts OF Allegheny county TO impose
q tax upon dogs.
M. JAMES moved 10 amend the bill By o..
IA Vr0 tn xnA
and the bill ordered to It's engrossment.
A bill was called mp providing that any
Senator or Delegate who shall, without the
consent OF the House Of which he is a mem
Der, absent himself from / rs deliberations, he
shall be deemed guilty Of brea ch Of his pri.
vilegs, and that no member shall hereafter
absent himself from the Assembly without
FIRST obtaining the consent Of the House OF
which he is q mem Der.
The act led to Q Icing thy debate, which be-
ing finally terminated by a demand for the
previous question, 1t " II sabled, upon motion
OF Nr. RIvHs, by test vote-ayes IS, noes "a
Mr.. 'TohLIN vigorously opposing the mo.
ten.
By Mr.. woeDsoI-Inquiring into the expe-
dieDcy OF exsmpring from military duty all
persons who have furnished sUbsti tn tes
either in the State or Coufederats service,
who are not liable to military duty In this
State.
Also, inquiring into thu sxpedisncy OF ex.
empung from militia duty one miller AID
one blacksmi tn in each neighborhood.
Mr.. NEWTON moved 70 inde6 nitsly post.
pons the 81 bject, which was pat and decided
In tho ff1rmative.
Mr. STsasI, from q Joint Com mittee Of
Conference, to whom was REFER ed The bill IA.
thorizipg Ehe Governor TO enroll and call ont
Ger tain military organizations for the defence
o. the State, submitted report reoomm ending
the passage Of the bill with certain amend.
ments and omissions
A me ton TO table the report In order that
it might be printed was rejected, and the
report WAS then, after . brief debate, agreed
in
The bill relative to the dtoconttn uancs Of
tho pu bile WORKS on the Kanawha and the
i'm provsment of the James River Canal was
passed.
The Heuse adjour ed at 8 o. clock.