Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
(EITRA SESSION.
IuCRsDAT, Hay II. iobz-
SENATE.
CHAs CocEs, Ssc'y

TuUssOIr May Is. 1854
SENATE
On motlo4 o. Ne. QCESENBURY the fol.oSiag res,-
ll-u from ice House taken up and coacltred il
Re5lvei viii the couseu. os ihs Senate, that the IN
AUCTION If secrecy DO removed from the proceedings in
relation the defence .. the Capital Q! the SAFE and
Mr.. COLLIER cG.,ed Joint resolutions which, under
tie ruls, lie owes.
Nc. BRANSON offered the following lint resolution,
which vas adopted
Resolved by the General Assembly, That the Treasur
or and Sc]ui Auditor be au:nor.z d sud required 10
Gu 20 be Destroyed and cancelled coupon bonds that
t1.y hsvs b5Su guaranteed by the STATE, OF which re-
z.s.er has been kept.
NJ WHIrTLE, oy leave introduced bill to re organ
70 bla.ts o.. ysawp ion throughout the State Tue bill
.gor.es fer ug * Al! mpuous heretofore grant.
"a ali SET i-ays q Board consisting Of three
justices VI 7. aca saj tSO Physicians in each county
10 x. uy.iols 60 Be granted ualess boih
A i,ia- Je,,!luoa vas received from the House an
uru1ccg ths; that BODY had appointed Gem MISSIONER
% Qlirs ilo the condition Oi the Plnteudsry, and
Elktd o. cor currencs Of the House Agreed 10.
Al &C entitled a. act 70 amend and re.ensc; the b
section OF an act passed 29.h March, 1862 entitled
&C, to provide currency Of less denomination than
i've dollars Lsksn up and agreed to- Adjourned.
A. the session in the evening bill was passed apo
p..l.iag 100000 20 remove the women and children
Iron the cay II nso,nsaEy aad provide for their main
.suance.
HOUSE or DELEGATES
The House mo: az 10 A. N and was called to order
b. the Speaker.
sECRKr SESSION
Ga motion, The House resolved itself into seers.
zion.
Toe House in secret sefson, took iato consideration
the subj Of j5urlment The Injunction OF secrecy
Was removed and it was stated that the Rouse refused
- al 5usu.
IVPREssNEST LAWS.
M MALLORY, t.he House having re opened, cfrrsd
resolution that i COMMITTEES b. appointed TO take into
consideration change in the imprsSsment lava Of the
Commonwealth.
Comm;tse-Hsssrs. Mallory, Hunter, Aagru Ter, Green
and Newton.
Mr. RIyES desired 20 take up bill concerning Ger
tain appropriations for the city Of Petersburg. Ii haV
gc oseh considered 10 secret session the doors
cossd.
NJUSor;oS OF sIORIsT
Tas Hou4s adopted resolution removing the iljute
ton OF sec;esJ from he following resolution and
port
DEFESCE RIoHNoSD.
The following resolution was passed on yesterday
aud rcle ed in the repor. OF Yesterdays proceed
nEs:
Resolved by the General Assembly That the Gene
raj Assembly here express ts desire that the capital Of
ul Of tho Safe be defended to the last extremity, If
such defence i in accordance with the views Of the Pre-
dtu. Of tie Confederate SAss and that the President
BE- aurd that whatever destruction or loss of property
o. the Sac individuals shall trereby results will cheer
fully b, submitted to.
'RssJiyed, That committee OF two on The part CT
the Senate and three on the part of the HOUSE, b. APP
pointed TO communicate the adoption Of the foregoing
resolution TO the President"
INTERVIEW THE PRESIDENT.
Ia relation 10 the above, Mr.. W00DSON offered the
following report:
'Fae pint committee appointed BY the two Houses 10
eoncu1 cate TO the President Of the Confederate States
tho u resolutions Of the General Assembly Ia relation
the deleGcs OF the city Of Richmond tave discharged
tas Guty co56ied 10 them, and respectfully report
"fHat their interview with the President was In the
highest degree satisfactory, and his views as commun
Gated with enre trankuess 10 the committee, were well
calculated to inspire them with confidence and
the public mind.
after reading the resolutions lie desired to say to
The General Assembly that he had received the
ncaol OF these resolutions with feelings of lively graft
location, and KS TO assure the Houses that Ii
$500 We TO defend the coil Of vir.
Virginia and