Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-18

8 a.a.irncn. proposed Ly Ar. GREEN. The ond
lsa1.s.!!on, a.; amended was concurred ip.
.,IsT RESOLUTIONS or EXEMPTIONS.
| The resolution having been read over by
.ha t!erh. the question before the House Vas
on concurr!aG m the lst joint resolution.
s,sgcra! amehe,r2n1s enlarging the list o.
exemptions "ero p:opusrd-5oue Of which
wc!e saVp:cd.
Ar. RoaERrsoN. Of tichinohd, offered aa- q
sUhstituto tho following resolution:
Resolved by tie Goheral Assembly, That
tie Governor be- and be is hereby authorized
aud requested SO 10 qualify Tho operation Of
; his Proclamation Ct tho l0ih inst Is to provide
10! he protection Of the internal security Of
; tba Htaic; as we'll as for tho keeping up Of all
department: o! the public service, and Of such
bTancl,e. ol tho industry and business Of tho
con.uGni.y os lic public necessities may de-
mand.
Alter sJ,ne DISCUSSION, ;hs substitute ~.
rejected, .ptl the first resolution, with sonia
amendments, agreed 20.
The sesord resolution was then read b. :he
Clerk nnJ, sitter a lengthy Gsbats sni tome
. uilmp0stant arDcl.dInen!s wss adopted.
Tn6 HilrIc cores, with various amendments,
which merely extended the list OF exemptions,
Of eac Ii cissa respectively, without abridging
any class. Wss, alter long debate, and the re
! lection Of Sun,irg other sniendnients, adopted
/ Thc iifst resolution exeupts such persons as
may l." csrtiird 10 the Go7ornor by the War
0g :'a.y departments ss necessary to the work
Of INC Government of the Confederate States,
! provided tnat no such person shall thereby be
| 70, lSn2, ~ Any drs!: for future requsition
,1,,.t. he D.
oil Exemption under the &C; OF February is,
1902, and sue. E:ards as shsll be organized
at The several places OF rendezvous, designated
| III tho proclamation of the 10Th inst, TO take
| cesn,zlnce Of al cases Of exemption arising
under these resolutions.
The following are the exemptions provided
foi IN this resolution, VIZ all officers and en-
players Of any railroad, canal, steamboat CT
telegraph company, certified 10 BY their re-
spec:lve Presidents or SaperintendentB eli
pgrSoas whom the Board may deem necessall-
ly employed in mining OF manufacturing lead,
iron, coai, salt, ssltpeter, sunpowder, hrearma,
Oh other implements or munitions OF var,
also, ali employees in WOODEN and cotton mill';
! aud al! tanners and shoemakers having con.
tracts 10 10 work for the State or Confederate
States, SO long III necessary TO complete such
Contracts; ai@o such officers oi the banks
Of circulation, III this Commonwealth, alli
their branches rs their respective Presl-
'ions or Cashiers hiay certify, on honor, as in
d!spenssble and IS may be deemed SO by the
board uf Exemptions; also anch millers as
may be deerir'i necessary in their respective
localitieG, or me- in the employment Of the
State or Confederate States also one Editor
snd such employees as the Editor or propns-
tor may certify, on honor, necessary TO con-
duct newspaper, q. least once week also
the jaiior Of every city and such guard ss tho
Hastings Court thereof. or the county coui.
of llenrlco may deem necessary.
Tie ID resolution exempts n each spolhe.
cary store one apo!hecary and tue proprietor
also tue Public Printer aod the Printer for
tie Stale S5lAle, With such employees az may
be certified, Oh honor, as necessary; alao ono
Deputy :3aet:H 10 every county and one Depu.
t. C:erk, il t!.s Clr.k ia 10 the public service
OF incapable Of d'>:aa'ging the duties.
The i:h resolution easmpts, in certain casea.
oGerseers Oh IT,, larma Of widows and orphans,
ard Of men in the publicservice
The jh resolution cxcIhp.s Professors ol
the University Of Virginia, and othcr incor-
p5-ated 0o!sgcs, cod Incorporated Female In.
itt.tloGs.
The d.h 7lh and S.h resolutions relate to
thc rlode Of cxemptng, and restricts the priys-
lcec to tho proclamation aforesaid, and only
" nile tie eSempta fs!nnin in lhr privileged
serve.
g. sea atv will meet at r., P. -. 20 con.
side, 20 action Of The Hous. on the joint reao-
iu.:ona, aid, c5 TIC amendments OF the House,
chiefly embodied in ihe foregoing sketch, arc
nuiaetoua, it vii! likely occupy that body until
late hour 10 night to dispose OF them, II, IN.
deed, i, cail DC done without Committee 9!
CoUic; snce.
\! i O'clock the House alipnrned 10 meet
l;sin * /: o'c!c;h, =. VI.