Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-07
Legislature OF Virginia.
Tnrs:nAE, FEssr.R7 G, 1862.

IECS:nAE, tEsEC.ET G, 1852.
SENATE.
Ii:$ Seieic Was cal!ed 70 order ct .he l.5ual
hoGT by hiv. Econut, CT Amherst. Payer
hy the Re7. Dr.. Ao:.;e, of tbs First Freaty-
terrain Church.
j c0min3n;GaIi0a TGE received ic9n tic
House Of Dsi:g"I;s AuEUua"."r RS c:.rcuC-
rance q thai hnd7 III iha SsEG;.'. amendment
TO the ,!ni resolution IN ~rG;sti7" 10 imEios:-
.melts, dnd tie pssS.sao OF S:uafe BIZ. c".mo:-
ing irOm ,aIstion the seal Of Courts s:Ij:tcn
10 papers OF rtcrIds for :he recovery ri wages
or other dues OF deceased s:.ldie7s. AMI - rs~
fund thu tax heretofore paid
Nj. TIrMFsnH asked lbs chairEas5 CT tie
Committee IN Gst7Cnchnaria, d.. via: r;3-
gress had b.en u!.dc n the uaEtaT u1isT it,
vesiigatiop
Mr. ROBERTSON said ths. ~Ts7ioTs oai!aes Lad
conspiIcd to prevent such progress as wa= de-
=irablc, but he would say that s Tcpcr.
would DC Cads az as early : day ny practicable.
On motion Of Mr.. DAT, j; Tug
Resolved, TEAs :as joia: cor:ia;;ta 20 in.
Quiro into tha reduction Of public cxpcEdi
torres be instructed t. inquire into tac expo
dielcy Of 10 amandisS an ordinance Of tra CoG.
veniicn passed or the 29th DAY OF june. 1851,
whereof: compensation is allowed 20 three
aids, to he designated by TIC GCvc:n3:, DC &c
sbolish the compensation thoIeey .ai.a:izea,
III reduce the member |hc sbs!! i, IH;tr:c -e
cciys pny.
zHE -RsAsEREs's OFFICE
hT. F~ESHgRAcSEH Presented the Tt.a:t oi
tEo Joi!:. COMMITTEE 20 examine aha Urea
sG7et's Office. The Tcp1vt speake lavcEabiy Of
tho n~an.gcDe3t Of sho oGce, end recommends
a mude7atn increase g! :hc ~saiar!sa Of tlo
Treasurer and tfo clerical io:c2 nrd-. lia
~cont?ci. in 7ie~ O! .an Increase o. hasIo2:s.
uSFi;iSu@2 BUSINESS
Inc joint resolution IL ~TsissivE GO TIC co.,
plet;oa OF the CoTiag;or md Ohio RiiiTu:3,
came UP IS ths unfinished business Of y5stsT.
dsy WHEN, III motion. tke resolution ":S
LAID upon tau tao!s.
ELLIS FA1sED.
The following bills were taken up snd
passed:
Scnare bill TO refund license iazss to Ssr-
tain persons In the military services. i.Auiha.
riz,s said taxes tc % refunded to volunteers,
snd psrsoas driven ire,n their a"F:ea by tho
eoeny; But 6oEs not spR!Y t0 pc.s3ns Th2ss
business has bean carrie: u1 D. cIhsT5 during
their ebssnco
Sscste Till authorizing G 1sra@sea5aoG: ci a
house and los in Lynehb2rr, c7naG by Barney
Mckenny and lame Cssc;', s;.a E:ig.jing b
tax improperly paid
SsEaie till to enpc"e.tr e Go7e.acG g rs7c
u.ade OFT aud filed in The Sts:o Department
complete lists Of the V!reiais iorc9a.
Ssnstc bill pTo7idlng for the COLLECTION Of
taxes aod othsr puolic dues il too bands q
dsfiult;ng disioyGl cM2ors, and 10 the hands Of
oshe: persons lis!oyul 70 toe State.
TdE war TAX
The President laid before tbs Senate \ GEE
municaiioa from tie Auditor Of Public &C.
counts, il reply to C. resolution adcP:sc on the
Sd iGst, calling io7 tstinatsa Of ito sin re.
CURED by tho stare Er the assumption snd
the Conofed.at= S.atss var taE,
as proposed hy aoasa bill foT that pnrpoac.--
Laid % the taoio and ordered 10 oe printed.
Tine Auditor estimates YirgInis'S portion CT
the var tx ct something oye: sss,o0o,o90
e., e gAiJR9An.
Ga motion OF Mr.. BALL, i. YES
2ssal7ed, That the Committee On Rjada
inquire into the sIpedieney c: providing for
The speedy completion CT tie ~Aiassadri.. L,u.
doun and Hampshire Railroad, or aucii part 81
it ss is demanded i:y ;ha military n2:c3sities
of the country.
SaaLL No-E3.
Tho bill e1enPtiag S.7ingG Banks and Glib.
CT corporations from the penalties Of issuing
small notes, YVES 4ken @p, debated, cad icid
the :abis.
Or ne!ion OF Sir. CARaAw,T, toe SanEte
soj 5urned.
the House met at eleven oGioek P,sJaE b
Rev. Dr.. Burrows.
Mr. COLLIER, from the Cor.uit:ss on Finance.
reported a bill prescribing Ps1slsie: against
Illegal assessments sDd collections {: ts%ss.
Also, an adverse report to TIC E~.aiition Of
James ". Ryan, Sheriff Of CLARKE county, ask.
ing TO 10 released from payment Of damages.
Ga motion Ct Mr.. HuNgzE; the unfinished
business Of yesterday, which vas the caaaidse-
stion Of ,ar. STEeER's amendments tS 'Hc aUb-
presented BY Mir. iicH7ER &C Inc oil.
proTiding fr q :aiifoad connection ootTes1
the Manassas Gap Railroad 1t III aca: Stras-
burg and tho Winchester ard Pntcna: RHil-
road at or near Winchester, Tas taken up.
M.. S7EoER concluded bis argument III favor
of mis- PROPOSED amendment aud w.S followed
by Mr.. HrsTrs, in opposition.
Aito7 G lengthy debate, Mr.. ASnEssos u
Rockoridge, m,7ed tie precious question,
which wss carried.
Nr. Rosrssos Ct Bsrkzl5. offered = :e5aiu-
tica that tho appropriation Nc stricken CHI,
and that the bill and substitute DC referred 70
the C0lmit:.3a IN Rosds and iH:ei osi Sagisa-
tioe with iistI L ctr0ns &c report Il ns" Dill,
snd consider the pTonristy Of sxieuding the
road 60 Marsinsburg, in 9t'keiy county; WHICH
resolution way re elected.
On motion OF Ic. HuxfER, tie whole mater
laid On tho table.
Ir. BAkscCs, from lilo Finance COMMITTEE,
reports 6 bill imposing taxes 70: the support
Gors-anect" Taica wss ordered 10 L
second re1cidg.
The HOUSE passed q bill 20 en:rd section Il
chapter 10 Of the Code, sh as TO suthor'zs
the enrolment Of the acts aud plat res1lutl0hs
ofthoGensral Assembly OF parchment CT paper.
Tho House then went ietc secret sssS!on
on the military bill
The fol!oa;ar bill "a Pai=eo yesterday,
during the sec1et sesHion: =.
"a ect e1snptirg from taSasioa tie seal Of
Courts asrscded 70 pcpers or 'scoId7 roc tns
Of the wages or Other dues u dI-
soldiers, and to round tho tax asit''-
lore paid
The following zosolution US aIso PaSSSa
yesterday:
INQUIRE into Tho e1psdiensy o! CON-
Norman c. Smoot and James Candy,
Commissioners of Hampshire county, Tor as,
and listing tho property OF said coun.
", they having failed TO have tneir ooohs
examined aud certified BY the o!elh n ,oJ. "