The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-10
GENERAL AssxY1BLY OF vxRexss1l
SENATE.

SATURDAY, March Q. le6a
The Senate was called to or0er At II o'clk
and opened with prayer by the kev. DR.
The Senate were notified BY message from
the House Of the passage Of sundry bills
which latter were referred to the appropriate
committees.
BILLS REPoRTBD.
An act to amend and re.enact the LIST SEQ.
ton Ct an act passed February 18th, 1889, en- .
titled Gan oot to amend and re-enact the I'd
section Of the 22d chapter Of the Code Of Viz
ginia;" providing payment Tor horses taken
In the service Of the State; for the relief OF
tho sureties Of Jno. u. Harrison, sheriff OF
Tazewell county amending and re.enactine
the s:h section Of the 10th chapter Of the Code
Of Virginia, edit Of 1880.
KIHa WILLIAx IsDIAHs.
A communication from the Executive, %
response TO q resolution OF the Senate calling
for information 'in relation to the exemp-
tion Of individuals and olasses' In the county
Of King william from military reQutsition
for laborers to he employ cd on fortincations,
which was on March 7th referred to q Spe-
cial committee, consisting Of Messrs. douglas,
Branch, and UrQuhart, with power to send
for persons and papers, was reported ON BY
said committee, through Mr. UeuGLAs, its
chairman, as follows:
lst. Tbs County Court Of King William
county, in response to regulations for labor.
ers to work on the fortinca,ions IN the Ps.
ninsula, and under tn. authority Of the p-1ii.
nance OF July LIST, 1891, "for tina snrollnent
9nd employment Of frss pS2foes in the pub
ne service ca1sso cSSftatn frss persons OF
..i1ed eteosc, living in what are called the In
gtaan towns, in said county, to be enrolled
and drafted for service.
ID. These acquisitions, made by the Com.
manding General Of the Dsparsment have
been defeated, and the proceedings of Uourt
having full authority have been deliberately
revised and nuilined by the State Executive.
Sd. The ground for this interference by the
Governor 10, that the psrsons 30 enrolled and
drafted were Indians-not free negroes-and
therefore not liable to requisitlon under the
ordinance CT ted.
The question being thus stated. the com.
mit;ee examined the. question OF status, and
recommend the adoption Of the following re.
solution:
Resolued, That. 30 far as anything to the
contrary appears, tho enrolment and draft
OF free negroes In King William county tor
the public service was lawful and proper, &C.
cording to the statutes and ordinances ap-
plicable to such cases.
The report was, on motion, laid on the ia.
Bile and ordered to he printed.
JANIS IIvBR AID KASAwHA COMPANY.
The ID Auditor, In response to the deman d
Of the Senate, reported that five insta,ments,
OF &c, 900 each, have been issued by the State
to the Kanawha Board OF the Jam O. River
aud Kanawha Company, OF whicn there IL
still standing to their credit on tho books OF
the Id Audttcr's once e76, 900, not yet trans.
kr. ANDERSON, OF Botstourt, informed the
Senate that the House had passed joint
rasolu ton authorizing The AdiataGt General
to employ any number Of clerks tenn porariiy
necessary in making out the drafting ana
enrolment returns OF the militia. 1t val
adopted by the Senate
the Committee on Finance made report
asking TO be discharged from the consioera
| ton OF q resolution Tor iuauiring into IA
| expediency Of making an appropriation u
| meet the claims OF persons whose propert,
| has bsen taken for public nze.
| The same committee repor led on the rssClu
| ton to repeal the act rec ulring Commissioners
| OF the Revenue 70 furnish blank forms 70
listing property 10 Taxpayers. That II va
| inex pedient TO fsgislets on the subject.
| On motion Of Mr.. DISKIHeoz, Of Primo
Edward, tho Senate proce6ded to consider tn
question Of u supply Of salt. Two report
| from committees were presented for oonsd
Grafton. The majority report favored tn
1 buying OF the Preston estate and the sal
| works, In Smythe and Washington counties
| at esoo, 600 The minority report advocates
| the purchase Of 10000 bushels Of salt at sew
| entyLnve cents per bushei; which latter pro
| petition was adopted after lengthy debate
The Senate took mp the reports on tn
| Washington end Smy the county sAlinss, whicl
were debated till the hour Of adjournnen,