Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15
LFeIsLITURE OF VIRGINIA.
extra SESSION.

extra SESSION.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1868.
SENATE
The Senate met at l2o'clock, and was calico
to order by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Read, OF the ffes
byterian Church.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The following resolutions were offered, adop
ted and appropriately referred:
By MIR. NEwMAN-Uf preventing any ont
man from holding TWO OF. more commissions II
the militia of the Commonwealth.
By Mr.. NEwMAN-Uf inqulrlnS into tut
condition of the Ordnance Department OF tint
Commonwealth, anu reporting the same u th'
Senate.
BY Mr. ALDERsoS-Of inquiring what ie
cisiutiOn is necessary to preserve the recoiu@
i &C., of the County and Circuit Courts .
Nicholas county, the clerk OF SAID Courts ~ ~
Robert Hamilton, having departed this nc
and the SAID county now being III the 0ccul'ln
cy of the public enemy. ms,
| By MIR. FRAZIER-Of cancellinS the COLI
tracts made by the Governor OF the Common
wealth with Jos. h. Anderson Co., anu Will
any of the owners Or lessces OF lronworks ioi
the hire of negro cunvictS in the pcnltch'lary,
to be used as Iaborers ut such works, anu VI
uloptinc such further legislation as may "
| necessary 1ur turning over said convlets 81
hired, and all other negro convlcts, to the oo'''
| trderlte Government upon terms to DE hiutu'
ally agreed between the two governments.
By Mr.. GARNETT-Uf amending an act
| passed 9TH March, 1867, entitled An act u
authorize the Governor to organize ana call
out certain military forces for the defence oil
the State, SO as to exempt the population re-
siding within one mile Of the corporate limits
of the city of Richmond on the north side oI
james river from the operation Of that act.
By MIR. ARMSTRONG-Of making provision
for the support Of lamillesof soldiers residing
within the lines Of the enemy.
By Mr.. CnRIsrIAS-Fur the relief Of the
raj roads of tue State in respect to procuring
labur; aud that the documents relating 10 tiIls
subject, communicated with the Governor ;
message, be referred to Committee on Roads.
By Mr.. WILEY-Of incorporating Il provi-
sion in the bill for recognizing the militia
Of the Commonwe.l th, providing for the sepa-
rate enrolment and organization Of the SUI
dents and officers Of the various literary lnStl-
tons throughout the State; and organiza-
tions to be drilled and oi!ccred by members
only Of said institutions.
IMrRE>sMENT or SLAVES.
Mr.. DIcKISsoy offered the following joint
resolution, which lies over under the rule:
Whereas, the enemy, in violation Of the
rights oI private property, rs OF the laws vi
civilized warfare, have, by seduction or
seizure, been recruiting their armies with able
bodied male slave, in the districts occupied by
their arms Ur open to their iucursiuaS there
fore,
Resolved, That it becomes, in tIc judgment
of this General Assembly, incumbent Oh the
Confederate Government, through its military
authorities, to remove from districts 50 occupied
W exposed the male slaves therein, capable OF
hearing arms, TO places more secure within our
military lines, where they may be either re-
claimed h. their OWNERS, on Condition ol NOT
being returned t. such exposed localities; or,
IN the failure Of the owners so to reclaim, 10
he employed ut fair rates OF compensation 10y
the Confederate Government, either On works
tending 20 PUBLIC defence, or in services rcqulr-
| cd by the economy UfUur armies.
Tie SPEAKER presented the following com
munication from the Governor, which WAS
| read
EXECUTIVE DErARTMEYT,
RICHMOND, VA, Sept. IT, lc5;i.
Gentlemen IF Tie Senate and
!io"se Of Delegates
| submit for your consideration an order en-
| tered by the llu4tings Court Of the City OF
Richcnond, in re gard To the recent requisiiion
| for slaves to work on the Notifications around
| the city. As the Court have declined to take
| action upon the subject suggest whether the
| law cannot be SO amended as to require them,
under severe penalties, to act, and TO act with
out delay. The counties have i'll all casc> exc
cutcd the law, and | can see no reason why
the Hastings Court cannot do what other
| Courts in the State have done.
The law authorizes me to impress slaves
VIII re the Cousts decline or refuse to act; but
1t is manifest that if impressment is resortcd
| TO- it will produce inequality and injustice
Sill. if noihing else will do, will commence
the imprcssmcnt by taking the slaves of the
members of the Court and its officers, by way
| rf example.
The subject is presented for such action as
the General Assembly may deem proper.
JOHN LErCHER.
| The following is a. copy of the document re
| fcrrcd to above, and sent to the Senate by thu
| Governor:
AT a court of Hastings, held for the city O.
| Richmond, at the Courthouse, on " cdncsday
the 9th day of September, lSG3, under a re
ousition Of the Governor of this State made
| by virtue of the act Of Assembly, passed Marcel
| 18th, lSG3. entitled IAN act to amend and re
enact an act further to provide for the public
|'delcncc," passeLOct. ,, lSG2-present, Rich
ard b. Sanxay, senior alderman, Vim. "
rimherlakc, Geo. n. Gwathmav, l.. 7. Chand
ler Adolphus Gary, Thomas NJ. Jones, K. J
| Christian and j. IL. peasants, aldermen.
The court having considered the rcquisiior
of the Governor, and bong satisfied that it i
| impracticable to obtain the requisite informa
ton on which to base their action, either from
commissioners Of the revenue. the commission
crs' books, or otherwise, within the time re
| onired. do therefore decline to act under tht
said rcpuisition.
| \ copy-Teste:
| RoDr. HOWARD, Clerk.