The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA
SENATE.

SENATE.
TrBsDAY, Feb. 1, 1852.
The Senate was called TO order at the usual
hour. Prayer by the Rev. Or. MoOkB, OF the
First Presby terrain Church.
A communica was received from the
House OF Delegates announcing the passage
OF the following bills: To incorporate the
Mutual Life Insurance Company 60 smend
the CHARTER OF the town OF Uanvllie, &c.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr. BRANEoN, from the Committee on FL
nance and Ciaims, reported u bill authorizing
u assessment OF II house anu i0t il lynch
burg.
Mr. NEWMAN, from the Committee ON Mill.
taIy Attiirs, repOr led Il bill 70 ecure TO Eir-
glnia the arms, accoutrements, ana squlp-
men rs furnished BY her. TO uocps now VI 70
be placed In the Held.
Mr PATE, from select committee, reported
u bill TO empower the Go vernon 70 have IN AIDE
out and fled In tho Safe department com
piete lists OF the Virginia forces.
COMMUNICATIONS YKoM THE EXECUTIVE.
The President laid before The Senate a
communication from the Governor trans.
uniting copies OF the correspondence between
the Executive and Confederate AL thorities on
the ubiect OF the public arms OF the State.
Laid Ola the table anu ordered TO be prln ted
k1sULCTIoHs.
The following resolu tons inquiring into
the expediency of legislation upon the sub.
jscts named, were adopted:
BY Mr.. OoLLIsR-Uf cancelling, by WI OF
rstaliation and reprisal, the state bonds held
anv citizens or inhabitan thereof, and of
APPLYING the amount OF in terest which would
sem. annually accrue thereon to the relie t
and indemnity of the citizens and loyal resi-
drn Is Of this State who have Lsen robbed or
otherwise injured by the mars uding soldiery
of the Hoysrnment.
yMr. WHIrTLE-Of providing by law for
the protection Of the public library at Lewis
purg, in the county of 6reenbrier, by remov-
ing it further from the incursions OF the
enemy.
THR MILITARY BILL.
Mr. JOHNSON presen ted the proceedings OF
a meeting of BoWyer's Battery, 4 company
of Bedford volnn teers, protesting gainst the
provisions Of a bill passed by the Senate ee
titled an act to reorganizs Etrgtnia's quota OF
the Confederate States army. Read aud laid
on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were taken up and
passed:
leather in the city OF Norfolk.
Bouse bill making an appropriation to the
civil contingent fund-yeas SO. noes none
(Appropriates o,0o3
House bill TO incorporate the petersburg
House bill to refund to Ii. W. Bayley a sum
of money enormously paid by him into the
Treasury. Yeas 81, nays none.
On motion of MI. NswMAN, the order Of the
day TO raise a force for the defence of West
ern Virginia, was postponed until tomorrow
"Wednesday
STAY Law.
On motion ofMr. CoaHILL, the bill known
as the "Stny Law was taken up and made
The order Of the day for Thursday.
rHEwAR TAX.
On motion Of MIR. Jot1pQK, the bill assum.
ing the payment OF the Con federate States
war tax was made the order of the day for
Thursday.
CovINaToH AND OHIO AAItRoAp.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, OF Augusta, on behalf Of the
Committee on Roads, &C, reported the fol-
lowing Joint resolution, htch lies over IN
der the rule
Hesoapsd, By the Geueral assembly, That
the Board OF Public Works, on behalf Of the
Comm onweaith Of Virginia. Is hereby autho.
rizsi 10 negotiate with the proper auth orr
ties OF the Confederate States for the delivery
TO said Board of the bonds OF the Don moderate
States, TO an amount not exceeding ona mil
lion of dollars, to be taken As an advance,
pEo tuaso, in payment Of the debt of said Con-
fsderate STATES to the Commonwealth of Wiz.
g,nia, when obtained, and that tue proceeds of
the sales of said bonds shall be applied by said
Board, promptly as practicable, to the fur.
thor constr nction and completion, westward.
ly, OF the Cov1ngto1 and Uhio Railroad, 50 az
most speedily to make the "a NJ available for
transportation purposes for the military do.
fence and protection In Western Virginia :
Procided that said Confederate :states bonds
shall not BE sold a t less Than their par value
ana that the amount obtained md a ppiied rs
herein directed shall, to that ax tent, DO taken
as so m UGH out OF the existing appropriation
bv the SAFE OF Virginia for the construction
Of the said Covlngt ton and Ohio Railroad
On motion of nsr. THOMPSON, the Senate
adjourned,