The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-07

SENATE.

TuuasDAY, March oth. 1864.
The Senate was called TO order Ut ii O clocs,
and opened with prayer BY h:v. ~. it'll
The execu ton Of the joint order, having 1or
It's object the si.otion Of certain State omoers
on hs 9th OF March. was postponed snW 'se
~ message was received from the House CT
Delegates, by DIR. AIDBRsos, OF 8otstourt,
who in for N ed the Senate that the House hAA
passed a bill tiled IAN act TO suspend the
work on tho KAaava river, and to satnorlSe
the application Of part of the loan made Tor
that Improvement, 70 keep oosn tho nAviea-
tin Of the James river uanal, and TO I'm provo
the sluices upon part O< thu river" He
fetred TO the COMMITTEES on kOads and IAter.
nal Navigation.
The senate were also informed thAt the
House had agreed to joint resolution OF 70.
quest to the Secretary of War In relation -
the epthn co OF new regtment5 bsStAitonS,
and companies from Virginia, and to joint
resol ution authorizing the Governor TO send
s,peci al Messengers 70 obtain enrollmeuts, And
Also to the resolu ton OF tho Senate request
ipg q U0ku ruittes Of Conferenc" on the dtse-
ersemoht between the two Houses in relation
to the bill entitled "an act to autAorlzs the
Governor to organize and call out certain
military 10 ces Tor the defence Of the STATE"
bills were reported: Authorizing the re.
oeipt Of COME derate states Treasury Notes
in peyla snt of taxes and other public dues ];
compsnsatirg David W. FoTbel for services
connected with the militia CT Nicholas And
Green brler coupties.
The Joint resoiution authorizing the Gov
erpor 10 -ccspt light infantry company
from Midjltssx coRnty, was taken up ana
agreed to. .
Tne following resolution, offered by MI.
JoHsso5,, Of Bedford, was adopted:
ResoIged, That hereafter when 1t is asesr.
tanned by q vote upon any question that
quorum o. the Senate Is not in attendance, the
President shall Immediately cause the roll
of members to be called by the CLERK, wAoes
duty 1t shall bs to request tho reporters 70
pubIish in the daily papers OF this city, on
tie ext day thereafter, in the report OF the
proceedings Of the Senate, 'he fact that no
Quorum was present, and the names Of the
mem b~rs present and Of those absent, unless
otherwise ordered by q majority OF those
present.
Jackson, Ole, X of accounts In the ofnee Of the
Auditor OF Public Accounts, was called up ~
MIR. THOMAS, of Fairfax, and ON his motion
was m ads the order OF the day for Monday
next.
The bill to prevent shooting and trespAsstng
on Sunday was taken up. on motion OF ~.
iectsd and one offered by Mr.. CoAAILL,
was adopted, providing that the bill
shall go into effect In such counties
and corporations only a. may adoPt the
same by the Courts thereof The bill was
ad yoca ted by aessrs. GARRETT, CHRIsTIAI, Of
Angus "a, DOUGLASS, and hers, and opposed
by Msssrs. ROBERTSON. CoaHILL, LrHoI, and
others. The bill was passed. On motion
to amend the title NO quorum appearing, the
l President, under a rule adopted this morn.
ing, ordered :hs roll to be called In order 70
ascertain the absentees with . view to their
pu bile alton. This was done and large mum.
Der found absent. At this stage OF the pro.
osedinEs, MI. THoAAs, OF Fairfax, moved 70
reecind the order Of publication on which ths
senate divided-ayes ID nays "a.
The bill to organize military eontinseAt
fund waS taken up and passed.