Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-07
VOUcE OF DELEgATE9.

4. hppO!CtGG in.lrIn
the III cujye that this House IL ready TO receive Slv
conmuoca ian from him."
Tue r5s3lu'i Il adopted, and Messrs Blue Ma
osuDtR ard GILukR we're appointed 10 constitute said
committee.
CoSDIrloS OF TIE COUNTRY.
Mr.. NEWTON offered the fJl.oning lat resolution
Resolved Tlai joint committee De appointed to
take into consideration the preselt Condition ct the
eouuy sod TO report such measures aud resou ions
they may deem Necessary and proper for adoption by
the General Assembly"
Mr. WOOD,ON IA red the following as G eu5sti;u.e
"Rssolusd, ThttIa joint committee be appointed 10
conf with Governor OF Virginia and with the Pa
s.delt Of he ConfeG' States with regard ru,h
mCauIes m'y DC deemed necessary for The defei CO
Of the Sac"
The substitute o.od ard the resolution Of Er.
NEwroE Gdopci
R,r,Br or SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mr. BLUE, Of Hswpshire from The Special Committee
appointed wsJ the Governor OF Virginia and Ia.
form bin At che orga 'on OF he Houso OF Decsstes,
reported that they hsd performed tbat duty, aud pc
secuted the mgsssR' from tn Executive.
GA moioa OF Mr.. COLLIER, OF PstCr,burg il was
rjeFrd that ths message tho t,0e, t1sl the
usud number Of copies be plated i1r the use Of Tue
House.
MERCHANTS IrcENsEs.
Mr. WEST cff.rOj jhs tel OWING resolution:
"Rssoiosd, Thst the Coumit,es PniaTOe enquire
'rto the eIpSieney OF allowing merchants 20 take
cease ioz shorter than twelve uolths." Agfeed
3.
PURCHASE SALE
III. WEST "A r,d sis, the iyuJaigg resolution.
"R,s9i-s9 gaat the COMMITTEES ou Propositions aud
Grievances BE- instructed 10 QGiro toto The cIprdepy
OF reporting ill RutGOT ug tae county OF HALIFAX
purchase sElt for the bon h Of her ciiz.us" Adopted
coUkT JURISDICTION.
Mr.. BRADFORD. HJoi tue i.E0Hug:
"Essliysd, FuA: tbs Commit GO OF Courts Of JcScc
inquire .at0 the sIpedenCy .! rePord-r BIZ, ezend.
lag The jurisdiction Of couay courts 10 Certain c-ses"
Adopted.
RRrUCTIoS or rAXas
NJ HAGRUDkR uIeied tie ioL0 flag
.'Rfsol7st Tha, Tho Committee OF Fia.uss inq ire
toto tue eIpedsncy OF reporting . u modifying IN H.
csus as .! tAs last sestioa so ss 10 Tet-s he til
thereby imposed Gu TC'c -sut's hceuses' AaopGd.
DISCHARGE OF ViLITtA
Mr.. FRINGE present q peti.!oa from ctriaia c,t
zels vi NuguE tl,gt i've Years OF sge who were
@ isl o4r 10 sSr.e ~th the ml:!s, Ak 20 be d..
charged Cr5U service.
He .s,ed the following resolution:
"E,sshsd Be- ,6s Gsa,rai A"omiiy Of he State Of
II g.ri1 Tha tue SIyCTu0r h. I,4usslId 20 procure
tle discharge Ct the mti.8 ABOVE he age Of lhtyh:e
yeas EG0 h.vs lot bJsn assigned to volunteer
c)up,Ay, are not on duty Ia the fed
III. NOkSIAA ead thaJ be had some TO $50 the Sec
re.ary OF Wa yesterday h; yosy sutilc, aud lad
Z nierned 5y tin that SPECIAL order had already
isEuri ius Tue ui-c age % - thoE5 psT-9 ab We
Jle aye u thiry Eve ea.3
Or AbLLlt Oh IS CsrslIt y eentlC-
nan Or. PMsCl tnst TIE pefso.s re!eFrd 70 Ia ~
g solution bad sEeaiy ben dtcIsrgsd, AID that tie
Petersburg nil a arrived ~ hcIne !.sl light.
NJ PRlN y sai 'EA' sucs being the case, he Torli
vilairaw tie resolution; but be ~eud sate htt IN ore
camp shich he bid vei ta,Ee SIX tuad ed militia
Aho hsd never e. asst ned TO any day; had never
bad gaa pa, ts hanGS aod oGt CT the SIX hundred
four hundred were SICK IN th5r beds.
IAEvyILLE wRRSHcr-S.
Mr.. TRsDWAI offered A rcso!d icI "tbsI the Com
mi.tce on propositions AID grieva0cls iqVirs gto the
e.pediencs Of re.issipg tbs chITter OF the F,gmyiue
warehouse, in the town VI FIrnv.ils." Agreed I'd.
dlvESSoRs SPECIAL gsssAGE.
Tue sPEAEER l.l before House the following spe-
cia essage from To Governor:
"EyscUr.vE DEPAErmNr.
''Msy 5, 1852
'G.ailsrasa Of tie Senate and House Of U,lecotss
Ala court regularly hcl3 for Cup Pee couaty, Cara
Aur, a slave the property oil William Colbert, II saG
c)aniy was CONDEMNED TO death As the time aIproicA
ed Tor the 20 b; executed an app icsTon sas
ntd. for a repyevs, bTcd 4pon Ibe eer'iGc.le Of d.
U1arles ". Ashby, pslCtoi pbysieiin OF sAd com
-. For tie reasouJ oregnsI satCd ia h- Certificate
wlch is herewith trai sl: d, DID, on he % ia, OF
November lAs, respite re prisoner uni the iotrh
ThuIs ,sy s bic month.
zoe The ,J,h day OF last north received from the
sc ~ of tb1 County telegraph cispTch ofmiug
IN that he deemed i, advisable tbe prisoner
moved 70 some otaer place for slie keeping In re-
spouse 10 ih di5p.;ch directed her TO moved TO
this 10 and -le Is nov COained il the peDitenuaTy
sEai Of the sentence pronounced by the
court.
AS there IA 70 law regulating s1ecut ors in such
cases recommend the pss' &c of AL act prescribing
tao mode 20 he pusled, .n-k.g 1t inpeTa i've upon
tle sheriff Of couGty city, Snich such prlsor
IA may be removed, 10 Iscuie tie sentsrcs.
"Rsspectiuly,
joins LuoaER"
Rse:red to the Committee on Courts of Justice.
THK C0NSCRlPTlON ACT
Mr. wO0DSON, OF Rockingham. offered the fol- W.
log RESOLUTIONS:
nby CT rgiuil the rccsIt act Of the Confederate
Congress- ku9Tn The Couscription Act, s mail s.
vliaon Of the Constitution Of tie Co-lsdcIatc states
and OF reserved riga ia OF the ae of VTgiu".
'R,scigsa further, That while feel It cur Gn'T 10
ract ri our op EiJn If this act Of Coz g,ss yet We will
cGleruly scqgE see IN taud chey IT. oceau OF tue he
c-rsity Of hnGaly and uni.ed sotoa Tor the comnoa
deie- &C."
TIE r,solu'iol wss laid over
TIDUCIAgGEA
Kr DAVE, Of Campbell of red the following;
az OWED, Th.i Lre comm .-e ior Courts Of Jd'ucs
IN luire iso Ghe exp,1ir;ty Of autIcr s uo.ris,o
Ia se investments oI fJHcs in her naads." Adopec'
cgDIhT EsEATEs.
Mr. STEGE2 offered the following resolution:
,R.so,ed Ths. ;he CCmlil;.e CT Cousts OF J1'''ce
qIre mo he esptdercy OF txaid'tg toe general
lutuG'cin Of the cOults over hc a6mlDsTaion o. oe
cedent &c 60 N al sections CT this Com IoEwealtL"
Adopted
REPEAL oE LAWS,
N-. TATE oGlred = ie-v'u In ''u's, the Comniuee
Roads sLd L. teri al NsViglon report bill repeating
& ra,l sGts apLroprlaisg money ior pubhj wIiks OF
Iernal Improvements which iO GO reedtd ~
crnsee Of lie change in thu situation Of military
sF RS" Aiop,J5.
o. motion OF Nc CARPENTER the Hcu'e sci'urnd.