Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-05
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Mr. PRINCE under 4 susDsuson of the rules, called
no House Bill TO amend ard re-en6c: ordnance OF
the Conven ion, providing Tor the enrolment OF free
g-oes on the public works. This bill a. amended raj
jsrd OF three justices in the diff rent counties OF the
Commonwealth, any two OF whom should constitute a
quorum for enrolling free negroes for work on the
plolc defer wherever rCQaroissid negroes TO be
coDs Tered lsoor,r bu: subj sct to the same recua-
lions a. the militia when mustered into active sar-
vice The term OF service when enrolled to be one
hundred and eighty days
Mr.. PRICE explained, at some length his amend
ueuts to the Convention ordinance. The Convention
left il optOnal nth the county OH 10 enrol HIS
meniment made it mandatory The ordinance limits
the time of service to sixty dys-he extends II to enc
hundred and eighty days. When our militia or vour-
teeT, are compel TO serve tSo years he dnes not
gard il a. hardship 10 mske ffes negroes contribute
six months TO the blc service The amendments also
provide y a: no sion for Iys labor sha be made
until the free negro labor ia exhausted Tfey aso strike
out the compensa ion t owed by the ordnance TO the
sheriff sergeants and constaLles OF much per c0Ditd
believing that these officers well enough ccmpensl
ted for their trouble hy their fees "a collectors OF the
State revenue besides beug privileged from being draft
ed The amended bill subj scts the above named eff iers
for failure to dis,hsrg, their dI;'e1 70 fac Of not
less than $50, and not exceeding 500.
The amendments we're adopted after I'M ffe,tual
effort to substitute for hundred aud eighty days,
ninety and Que hundred sad twenty days. The bill was
then ordered 70 lts eLSTSe7th'ut.
RESOLUTION.
Nv Mr. REED-Thst, in consequence OF his iuabi!-
ty 20 procure parchment the Clerk be authorized to
carroll bills on paper. Carried.
PETITION PRESENTED.
Mr. BURKS Of Bedford, presented a petition cover.
ing a preamble and resolutions adopted at a meeting OF
company of Virginia volunteers in active service,
relative TO the military bill recently passed By tbs Sc.
ra,a announcing said bill insulting to the volunteers
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10 the call OF their STATE In defence Of is honor and the
independence oF the Colederacy. The resolutions do
pounce the drafting feature of the bill and declare thai
sooner than submit IT, they would reCnst 10 the
pAnCs from other Safes.
R,.errsd to Military Committee.
srKAusnURG And WINCHESTER RAILROAD coSsEcuoS.
On motion of Mr.. Hustler, uuder suspension Of
the rules the oil providing ior railroad connection
between strau burg aud Winchester VAS taken up. TIE
substitute of Nc HUNTER to the original bill then
read by the Clerk.
Nc sTEGER, Of Richmond, offered several amend
meu,g 20 the substitute relating chiefly the mode Of
ndsmuyiug the owners Of property and mater els con
iemned under the provisions OF the bill! Mr. s. did not
object TO the use land aud materials condemned pend
ng the proceedings for Naturalization but he did OBJ
pc to avirg this matter entirely in the hands Of the
Board of Public Works. II would not commit the pri.
v,te property OF the citizens Of thil Commonwealth to
the convenience pice Of any public officers His
amendments, iu0IcOltt gave II piohpa huu turSLutI
remedy against any usiab!e delay that might arise
ia inaenuying the owners Of condemned property BY
action ia the Comfy cOlra against the Board o! Public
Woks and providing that when Judgment Is Obtained,
Il sh. b. paid out OF the public r'asury. ANY other
rso Nc SIEGER submitted would be unconstitutional
Mr. s. wlrli also exempt from c)nd nina ion any
erss belonging to the Manassas Gap Railroad company,
&c ssa-y for completing their road 10 Hirrisonburg.
Mr. HUNTER did not eHpec. to 70 over all the ob-
sctions TO ha substitute suggssed by the amendments
of the gentleman from chmoud but he would at eas,
make commencement this morning. He felt surprised
that the gen smsn should go gently into the
animation Of this BILL as discover defects in the pro
visions for ndemgfying Of property condemned,
which bad escaped the attention of the representatives
Of tae very parties through whose lands the road would
run He had consulted those representatives. in framing
hs s1b,.itu.c sud assured that would meet the
a9;roval OF every land owner Interested in Frederick
county H. gave no new power TO the Board OF Public
Works-no more than they clothed with
der the laws OF the State II the Board OF Public WORKS
Eer, pushed up by his sub lue 10 the fullest rsqnire
ments Of the law but not beyond It, they would only be
scharging their legal functions There was no neces
ity therefore in his opinion for loadiog down his sub
s,isute With amendments tia, poiat. He oh sced to
anareing either the duties the responsibilities Of The
Board Of Public Works.
Al this point of the argument the SPEAKERS hammer
announced the expiration Of the morning hour and the
House r, slyed itself into secret session.
The House net again at o'clock, and continued sew
ersl hours In secret session.