Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-16
Legislature Of Virginia.
THURSDAY, May Is, 1862.
SENATE.

HtR.DAf, may 10 loO2.
SENATE.
Or raotion OF Mr.. QuEsENBUar the iolos ing
resolution from tho House was taken Up and
copcnrred in:
Resolved, with tho Consent OF tho Senate,
Tint the injunction Of Secrecy DO removed from
the proceedings in relation to the defenci OF
tho Uapltot Of the Sleto and the Confederate
States.
Mr.. COLLIER offered joint resolutions wij!et.,
undar The rules, lilo over
hlr. BRANNoN offered tho following li,t rs
solution, which Was adopted
Resolved by The General Assembly, that the
Treasurer AMI Second Auditor be authorised
and requn ed 10 cause to be destroyed, and
cancelled Coupon bands, that may haVe been
guaranteed by tho State, Of which register
has heer kept.
NJ: WnTTLa, by leave introduced bill to
Ie-,r, anize boards of exemption throughout
the State. Tho bill provides for annuling all
eXenptiuns heretofore granted, and establishes
Z new Board consisting. of three Justices Of the
Peace and two Physicians in each county--no
exemptions 20 Do granted unless; both concur.
\ JOINT resolution vas received from the
House announcing t!,at that body had appoint
ed Commissioner 10 inquire into the condi-
ton Of the PenitontiaTy, and asked The CONCUR
rcnce Of tho House. Agreed to-
Az act entitled az act 10 amend and re enact
the SAB secLron Of m act passed 10Th March,
1862, entitled IN nc. to provide currency OF
less denomination than. two dollars, gas
taken up and hgraed to. Adjourned.
AT tho session il tho evening bill was
PASSED apprnpriat;rs 5000. 600 to remove The
woman and chldrrn from the city, it noces-
sary, and provide Tor their maintenance.
HOUSE CT DELEGaTEs.
SECRET SESSION.
Ga motion, tho Honsc resolved itself into
secret session.
the House, in secret session, took into can'
silerstion tho subject Of adjournment. The
| iEjLrctinn of secreay was removed, and II va:
| atsteJ that The House refused To adjourn.
IMPREssMENT LAWS.
hlr. MALLORY 0he House hsvins re- opened
| offered resolution that II committee no ap-
| pointed to tske into consideration change il
The imprrsslnrat laws o! lie Commonwealth
omslittee-Messrs. MALLORY, HUNTER
MAGaUDEis, GREEm ard NEWTON.
Mr.. aIvEo desired 10 take up bill concern
trraburg i. having been considered in secret
| session the doors were closed.
INJUNCTION OF sEcRESY.
The Hanae adopted q resolution removing
tic Junction Of sccTcsy FROM the following
resolution and report:
DEFENCE OF RICHMOND.
TIE following resolution was passed on yes
IL, 1 -, sc,
GAY proceedings:
Rcyalvel By tie &c ,sr:I Assembly Of Viz
ciris, That the Tonoral Assembly hereby OK.
press Its desire taa. tie Capital of the State he
defended 10 tins last extremity, il Snch defence
* IL accordance with the views OF tho President
=: the OohfcGerac State; and that the Pfcsi-
DEM na assured that whatever destruction OF
loss OF property, OF the State or individuals,
sh.I thereby result, Kill bn chaoTfu'y sub.
-nirrh Ia.
T. Sai-ci. That committee OF two, on the
p.:t ri lie Senate, and tiiTo& on the part ii
lie ii1nsc. no appointed 10 communicate ;hc
adoption OF tho foregoing resolution to The
President.
INTERVIEW wiTH TDE PRESIDENT.
in rcis;inn to the above, Mr.. WoopsoM Of.
tered he following report:
The jaint Committee appointed by toe two
ll"uses, 10 communicate 70 the President of the
Confederate States, the joint resolutions of tho
General Assembly, IN rrlatinn 10 the defence
OF the city, have discharged tho duty coD6dcd
to Them, nrd respectfully report that their in
!crvicw with Inc President was in the highest
irgroe satisfactory, and his vns's, rs commit
aic1te,. with entire trsTknesa 10 tho Commit
tee. wero well calculated to inspire them with
rpnfideEcr and to re assure tho public mind.
After reading tia resolutions, he desired Us to
say to Tho General Assembly, that he mad re-
cmved tho communication OF these resolutions
~ith feelings of lively qualification, and in
stFrctri us to assure the Houses that it would
hn tho # II; OF hin lite to defend The soil of
Virginia, and to protect her Capital.
Hr further stated, that he had never enter
tain.d the though: of withdrawing tho attny
from Virgins, aud abandoning the State ; that
II in the course Of c7cnts tho Capital should
!ail. Tie necessity 0i which no did not sec OF
anticip pate, that would be 70 reason for with
drawing ti.e aru:; from Virginia The war
could still be successfully maintained on TIr-
GINA soil Tor twenty years.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Ian. RnelSsoX, Chm Senate Committee.
WocD BoULpIN, Chm House Committee.
TEE rrSITENTIART.
Mr. Bass offered 8 resolution for the sp-
pcifltucnt If q Commission to enquire into
tho conditions "f The Prntentiary, which was
p1ssed.
The House :han adj'nrned.
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