The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-16
LIaIDLATU1I OF virginia.

A&0xOAAxO00 VI v400A0 1As
SENATE.
WspsxsDAY, Jaa. ~, 1862:
Rev. Dr. SExLEy, OF the second Baptist
Church.
SHALL xor1s. So
Mr.. rsRsLI. from the Committee on Banks,
to whom waS referred tho House bill 70 re.
yive and extend an ordinance respecting the
issue Of small notes, reported tho same WIN
u substitute therefor.
The substitute il similar to the ordinance
of the Convention. simply using the WORD
'act' In place Of the word "ordinance.-
Il authorizes the Banks in the Common.
wealth 70 issue notes Of the denomination OF
one and TWO dollars, TO an amount not q.
oeeding ftve per cent Of their capital.
The DILL being taken mp for consider atom.
Mir. JohNsOH moved 70 amend by inserting
ten, IN lieu Of tve per cent.
This was opposed BY Mr.. IsBBLL.
Mr. THOMAS, of Fairfax, moved 70 amend
BY inserting the words land required" aI'eF
IN M Ioxsson tnsn Withdrew his amend.
The question having been raised By MIR:
IsBsLL ~ to what penalty should be 1nnicted
In case Of . failure OF the banks 70 comply
with the requirements Of the act, MIR. THOMAS
moved, a. u further amendment that Inc
banks 90 prohibited, under penalty OF hity
dollars for each offence, to pay out the notes
Of any unauthorized corporations or inol-
Tne amendments were agreed to, and the
hill. AZ amended, passed-yeas Al, nays0.
the title was amended so a. 70 read" TO
authorize the Banks II this COMMONWEALTH
to issue notes OF the GENERALIZATION OF one ana
two dOllals."
oRpER or THE DAY.
The hill "to raise and organize Virginia's
quota Of the Confederate Army" was taken
y o as the order Of the day. the question be-
lug upon the amendment offered by Mr., DICK
IssoH Of Prin CO Edward. 10 the l4th section.
Er. DOUGLAS asked that the bill be- read by
sec tions, as he had some important amend
ments to offer.
MIR. DIcxIssos withdrew his amendment
for the present, and the Clerk proceeded to
read the bill by sections.
The amendments proposed by Mr.. DOUGLAS
Chairman OF the Military Oommlttee) were
adop.eo in the 9TH, 7,h, ION, 18Th, and l4th
secuons. The same gentleman offered an
indie pendent section, to be inserted between
the I4sh and 18th sections, providing for the
Of S1 70 OF
guarding localities exposed to maraudlng At.
lacks Of the enemy.
Mr. lsBxLL expressed the opinion that such
a special force would not subssrve the pur-
poses for which 1t was proposed to be EN-.
ployed since the Confederate military au-
thoritiss might deem it sufficient for the pur-
pose Indicated, and thus withhold their CO.
operation.
measure received the full appreciation OF the
Executive OF the Confederate States. From
ms own personal observation Mr. Douglas
was enabled to say that the exposed border
was full OF arms tnat every log CABIN naa
It's rifle and u rit1oman who knew now to use
it.. such men, with u thorough organization,
would be fully competent to meet and drive
pack The Yankee invaders. He was not at
liberty 10 disclose the full results OF recent
off1cial inter view wi h the President Of the
Confederate STATES. but he could inform the
Senate that toe Government had not for one
moment been unmin dful OF the Necessities Of
tho exposed frontier.
MIR IsBkLL disclaimed any intention to re-
fleet upon the conduct OF the Confederate
military authorities. The point which he
Intended to make was that the proper de.
fence Of the frontier required the presence Of
an efficient and we'll drilled force that TO-
OOC men poorly armed and poorly disciplined
were not equal to 10000 men well armed and
disciplined. No militia, with the disadvan.
taee Of inferior arms, were competent to win
victories in the field, NO matter how much
as he did upon the northern frontier, where
the sword of the enemy was constantly
pointed against the breasts Of dsfenceless
citizens, he appreciated the necessity OF an
sdeo uate mil tary defence. They who have
not lived upon the border know nothing Of
the losses and indignities to which the peO-
ole had been subjected. He had confidence
In the opinion OF the Senator from King Will
of the evil to which he had alluded, he
deem ed 1t his duty to urge the necessity OF
adequate protection.
Mr.. DouaLAs thought there was after all
but little Disagreement between himself and
the Senator from Jefferson, (Mr. IsBRLL.) 1t
was known that q body of men were ready
to enlist for the purpose of serving on the
works about Richmond, and he urged the ne
cessity of tneiadoption Of his amendment to
meet this and similar cases.
q a mn
of great importance, and he desired time and
opportunity to give 1T full consideration -
He moved that the bill be laid upon the ia
bic, and that its further consideration be in
secret session.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. RoBERrsoH. the
motion was so changed as to make the bill
and amendments the order of the day for
Thursday. in secret session, and agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The following resolutions, instructing the
standing committees to inquire into expe-
diency OF legislation upon the subjects men
BY Mr.. ARxsrKoEa-O or making an appro-
priation to relieve the wants Of such Of the
loyal citizens OF Virginia as have been ar
rested and imprisoned by the United States
auth critics.
BY MIR. IsBELI-Of providing for the pay
ment, by tho Commonwealth, Of Virginia's
portion Of the direct taxes imposed by the
Confederate Government.
by U3I. w AAIIAh@SI AANUlAlu8 WIN CTOl.
nances Of the Convention are required to be
submitted to the people for ratification, and
into the expediency of so submitting said or.
dinances at the time Of taking the vote on
the new Constitution.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills, reported from the
standing committees without amendment,
were taken up and passed:
House bill to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the Atlantic Steam Ferry
Company.
House bill entitled an act to authorize
Hughes Ditlard to erect a dam half across
Smiths river, in the county of Henry, in q
manner not inconsistent with the rights Of
the Smiths River Navigation Company.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II O'Clock II. Prayer by