Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-28

deQce With inc CouleueAo'o o14ssAo -,
State arms in addition 10 "nst mas Deen D'-'
tofore communicated
-. BILL PASSED.
4 hill to authorize the Governor to organize
and calI out certain military forces for the de-
fenca of the State-ayes 50, noes 2-Aessrs'
Day and Harvey.
EXECUTIVE EXPENDITURES.
Mr. Day returned the report Of tho JONI
COMMITTEES on Executive Expenditures, oy
which it appears that the expenditures iron ~
OWL Contingent Fund for the fiscal year ear emu oa
inc 3oth September, 1860, was soo'o ooo o oo
do ending September 80, 1861, 4'2ys ~
From Military Contingent Fund for fiscal yea'
ending September 80, 1850, SAP n; 90
endine September 80, 1861, s04, $40 10
From Civil Prosecution Fund for fscsl yea!
ending september 80, 1860, GA. col 81; do
eodine September go, 1851, IS, lS2 81.
The repor. WIS laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
CONSUMPTION or GRAIN.
Tho Senate, BY vote Of l6 ayes to 90 noes
refused to take up and consider the bill t
ureyent the consumption o! grain by dis!ilie'
RES and other manuiactories.
MESSAGE FRoN TIE GOVERNOR
The PRESIDENT read message from Tx
Governor transmitting a Communication froG
the Go7eruols CT Tennessee and North Caro-
lima, relative to the importance OF certain
military roads to the Confederacy. Reed sat
ordered to BIO printed.
PURCHASE OF ARss.
Ga motion of Mr.. ROBERTSON, the Sonat:
wont into secret session for the purpose o
considering the provisions of q bill en- power,
ing tho Coroner to buy small arms aud car.
non fcr the defence Of tho State.
HOUSE; OF DELEGATES.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported:
BY hr. RosgR7soN-To amend the charter o.
the Oulpeper Savings Bank.
BY MIR. LuRAY-To Incorporate tie Bank Of
Page.
A bill to organize a regiment Of P!kemen,
for the Confederate service.
A bill in relation to the sale Of arden. spir.
it's in cities and towns, authorizing the au.
thorities Of cities and towns 10 prohibit the
sale Of liquors, al the reques: OF the military
officer IL command].
On motion Of mir. L0cxRlDGE, thu Senate
bill to repair the military road leading ttom
the Warm Springs, By Hun.ersvills to Green
prier river, ct Martens Bottom, was taken up.
The passage Of the bill was earnestly advo.
Gated, upon the grounds Of military e1pedi-
e1cy, 5y Messrs. LocERIpGE, ROBINSON OF
Richmond, CRocgsTT, and ANDERSON Of Bots
tourt: vhen, after brief debate between the
advocates OF the bill and Mr.. BARBOUR rela>
tive to the form OF tue appropriation Of $4,000
called ior, i. gag passed e q vote Of ayes ST.,
noes l.
TIE SALT WORKS.
The hour Of twelve o'clock having arrived,
tho order OF the day-the ''report of the joint
committee 10 correspond with the lessees Of
the salt works"-uas taken, up The pending
question vas to strike out the first resolution
Of the majority report and 10 insert therefor
the nrst resolution OF the minority report; and,
Under the operation Of the previous question,
was negatiycd by vote f27 ayes to 81 nays.
The question then recurring upon the adop-
ton Of the majority report ratiiyng the con-
tract for 400, 000 bushels Q! salt with Stewart,
Buchanan Il Co.,
Nj FoRBes, Of Fauquier, advocated the con-
tract proposed by the majority report. Under
this contract 100000 bushels OF sAlt-about
one third OF bushcl 10 every loyal inhabitaut
OF Virginia--Touid DO furnished to the State
at cost Of but IS cents bushel at the Salt
Works. The supply thus furnished would
exceed the demand, it is estimated, by upwards
of 60 900 bushels, emitting from tho estimate
the sol. received from other sources, and which,
despite the blockade, was found to bsve
amounted t. |, 900 sacks since the 1st o. Jan.
uary.
The contract would give to every family Of
one hundred parsons, thirty.four bushels; to
family of fifty, seventeen bushels; to a fam
lily of twenty, seven bushels to family Of
ten, three aud half bushels. Suppose q fam.
lily Of 100 persons salt IL, 900 pounds of pork,
&C., ut ono 5ushel TO the 100 pounds-it will
leave bushels for other purposes; and SO on, in
proportion to the numerical strength of such
family. He therefore deemed tie supply slf'
fcient, and the contract fsir one.
Mr.. ANDEK soN, Of Rockbridga, stated, US the
result of careful Investigations, that the con-
tract reported will fail to meet the necessities
OF the people CT Virginia by onehah. Under
this report the allowance vas only fifteen
pounds per capita, without regard to waste-an
allowance less by one half than that required
by the people Of any civilized country. He
warned tbs Legislature that, having the power
to provide for this necessity of the people, il
they shall fail in their legislative duty in this
respect, there would be q counterreVolrtion in
the State The people would not submit to
:he imposition of this dire scarcity upon them;
and though in the absence Of any nore efec-
tive measure of supply, he should vote Tor the
majority report, yet &c would do 80 Under pro-
:ee.. He washed his asnds o: oil response
5:ity for tie CONSEQUENCE.
Mr.. ROBERTSON, Of Richmond, said the Gnes-
ton involved in the bill was ole OF c5pedi-
ency. Already The fnii Teseurces 0: thoss sal:
works arc taxed to suppl; the demands Of tho
State and c. tee Confederate Government
Pass this bill, which monopozes entirely the
products Of this sole source Of supply, not only
to Virginia, but 10 large portion Of Tennes-
see and North Carolina, and re SOW the seeds
of civil war-of revolution within revou-
ton. The people could not and should not
submit tc 10 deprived Of tho only means left
them Of supplying vita! want Of their exist
euce. Hs pronounced tie bill unjust snd in
toleraole, and could net % executed
= Mr.. LINN though: the House ought 10
Iegislate in calmness and quiet; but this bill is
calculated to startle people OF the frmest
nerves. If this bill is going to create reyolu-
ton, why did you bring it here9 daughter.
Never heard such frightful scenes in all his
life as would result, it ia said, from the pur-
chase of 400 bushels Of salt by the Govern.
ment He din't want internal VAT; but be
thought this moderate bill, and he warn't to
be scared from voting frem it (Laughter.)
The main question being then put, the reao'
luton was adopted by division vote of-ayes
81, nays 81. The second resolution tc report
bill to carry out lbe provisions Of the bill,
snd to provide for the distribution Of the salt,
was then adopted.
PROTECTING RAILROAD BRIDGES.
Accommodation was received from His
E1celleucy, Gov. Le;cher, transmitting the
resolutions of railroad Convention, represent
ing the District Of Virginia, Of Tennedsee, East