The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-22

no.s. g inss.urs,soA. Adopted. and sn'
GENERAL ASs8MDLY % VIRGINIA
SENATE.
p YAsSAY, Feb u, Iss2'
The senate was called 70 order et II o'caocA
by the PassIDEsT, and opsasd via pEsyst ~
Bishop kAaLr.
A communication was rad frAm the House
Of Delegates ann0unctpg the passAee OF =
nunber Of Senate biua lnoaSo,nS VA os S~s
ral's Uhice; also, House bills aatnorIsn3
M aryisnd voiunt eers, VINO Ee-enlass IN ~
troops OF Virginia, ~ b uansfefIeo 70 10y.
land regiments; and bill TO pfovloe loE ~.
%, inent OF interest 70 loyal eisssns On ee1-
tain bonds granted BY the OommonWen
House bills 20 reported were referred.
rKIkfY rIa.r vIaeiBIA R8sInaHT.
The Paulps.f announced . eoAnantca-
ton. from the Executive. encloeaAS Hss
from George W. Man1oru, 6scretaSy OF Case,
aAcanl 'snisA ~ report ~ o,1s.i ~.
liam J. Willie. OF the 3lst regiment tl1Cnle
mIiitia: which wns referred 70 the Oon nat
tee On M,il.ary Affairs, and orosseo - %
p.tnIed.
cossrluorIos OF rsK MILITARY BILL.
The following joint resolution. onsred p1
Mr.. DvuaLAs, lies over one cay "no0' 'A'
rules: .,. rn., ~.
xs,olced, by eA1 General Assembly. Ihat the
true intent and mcahlng OF the act passed On
the - DAY Of, 1852, providing iof fMesnS
Eirg,nias quota u me Von.cuos - Al -,
m nSes It the duty Of tho Governor 20 MI op
com NAMES now in service 70 minimum OF
oue hundred men. 70 be supplied ~ voiun'
tary eulis tment or draft. That uatn ne CON.
pa nies now in service have been 70 nlIoo, mo
Organization OF new companies - In contra.
vention OF the policy adopted oy the 0eneLai
Assembly in the act afofesaio: Aae. ING
0ov.rnor. therefore, be and ne is hereby In
structed not to accept any new comPAhi rs IN
IA those already In serVicS nave poe0 "''e" W
a. The law directs.
JUDGE PITTS, OF AocoHAc.
Mr.. CoauILL. from the COMMITTEES OF Courts
of / us,ics, reported House resolution pro-
losing to pr coed, on The 25tn Oi MaLcn. "
Inc trial OF J adge Z. r. fits, OF the 'sh CiI'
cult charged with ndherinE TO our enemies!
and giving them aid Hno com1o5' "A'.n e0Au
resolution was agreed 10.
Mr.. WaIrrLB, Of PitSylvania, then SUD-
mltteu tho folio wing resJluslon, ana the rules
icing suspended therefor, the same was agree"
-, as follows:
p,,o,.,1. That g Joint committee of both
Hon ,es Of the General Assem- oily, consisting OF
tn, es mem bers Ot each House, Do sPpointeo
TO prepare and recommend = course VI pro.
csedlng against +. r. fitts' Juoxo .! tne ~
Circuit, OF this State, ON the charges con.
tained in the resolutions o; the houso OF
Delegates OF the Is Of February, 1852
REsoLcToss or lSarIRY.
The following resolutions Of inquiy into
exuediency were offered aud adopted:
BY Nr. BnASNcS-Oi makine an sPpf0P1lA-
ton to the military contingent 1uEo.
Nv Mr.. TgoMpsox-Uf rounding 70 Jno IL
Ha:xins, Sheriff OF Amelia county the amount
OF DANA ses paid by him tnto The Treasury on
an execution ia favor OF theAommonWe attn
conrxpKRAra sIAIKs wAR TAX.
OF the House. bill 10 provide for the xssump.
Lion and paymxn Mt OF The Confederate States
var tax which came up rs the unfinished
business OF TnuIsdAy. mr.. JoHNsox pro-
ceedsd 20 address The senate III favor Of the
passaSs OF ITO bill concluding, Inc previous
ouesuur was C allied by Mr. DvCGLAs, ana the
vote being taken, the Dali pnsseA-Ayes 81,
noes 8.
pvaoaAsB or AHAe YoA THl s9ArI.
Mr.. RuysRrsoB, OF kiehmond. from . jolAt
com miytse, Oy leave. introduced = ball 70
author,x, hs4d ARTILLERY 10 be made ana
small arms purchased ior the State" The
bill provides that the Governor may have
urullery for dsld service made OF iron sutta-
bic for that purpose, and purchase shot GuRs,
rlfiss, anu o.ner ANAL arms In This SIate, ana
n.vx then repaired ana pat In order fol ser
vice aud purchase AMIN Qniiion or procure
the making thsreof; aud appz opriates 1tov,ooo
FOR that object, TO be sxl'enuoc with me Goa.
currence CT military 0VAIu.
iaDESIsDNBss CY CORPORATIONS.
The following joint resolution, offered BY
IMr. TavAAs, Of Fairfax, uEaer Inc rule lies
over one dSy:
Auditor OF Puolic Accounts sHall, before
pa WIG the amoat authorized ana directed TO
% psld by sc act passed February 3lst, On a.
tied "a act ~ provide for The assumption AGd
payment Of the Confederate Etatea war tax,
ASCERTAIN the amounts that wcnid b. payable
nv the several cor pora:.ops OF tho state, IN.
der tn act OF Congress 40 ao!hcllz. the -.
81. Of Treasury notss," and TO plovide war
IL for their REDEEM psion, ana the smosnts
which may have Teen ass4 s:sd and H~yable
he The .aiI corporations ucdeT the laws OF
the state; and that ne also ascertaiA the
amount or taxes assessed and payable under
said act Of Congress BY the several corpora
aous Of the E:ate, exempt from State taxation,
a <ssmbly.
VIRGINIA CLAIAs 70 p PAID.
Mr.. RoBzkrsoH, Of Richmond. offered the
JOINT resolution; Whic1 lies over
one day unuer the rule:
H.eo,r,d. (ths House Ct Delegates coneur.
ringJ That tho Auditor OF Public Accounts,
in entering into arrangements with the Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury, a. Authorized by tn.
Sd section OF the act to provide Tor the as
sumption and payment Of the onfederate
states war tax, DO Instructed to urge upon
the said Secretary a discount Of the claims
Of this State upon tho Confederate States, 20
Tar as the same may DO admitted to be just,
and a. discount may not 10 tmcom pattole
with the interest Of the Confederate States.
BILLS PASSED.
To repair the road leading from the warn
Springs, by Huntersville, 70 0geenoEieI river,
1t MaYliuS bottom.
Toprovide for the construction Of q railroad,
for military purposes, connecting tho Ma, a.
sas Gap Railroad at or near strasburg, In the
county OF Shenandoah, with the Winchester
and Potomac r ilroad, At or near Winches.
ter, in the county OF Frederick.
pEPBNCK or r18 STATE.
Mr.. RoBEnTsoN, OF Richmond. called mp he
bill to organize and call ont certain military
forces for the defence OF the State; which was
Am ended and variously discussed-pending
which,
At 81 O'Clock, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.