The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-17
MONDAY, Sarch l6, .Sl3

SENATE Tho Senate met at 10 oclock 4. H.,
Er. sohnzon, President pro ten , In the chair.
The nc. pssged b7 tue Hou,e Of Delega.es, al.
thoriz:Lg 10 issue Of 8 ATS Treasury fractional
notea, Of Tie denomination Cf ten, tvsaty, and
fifty cent, 10 the amount OK iiiiosi and ,,i
dollars was seeeisei fom the House. read, and laid
CT tho table.
Tho serats afre.a to Ecrss 1meadmept TO the
bill authorizing We Of tho sls Of the State by
tie ConfedsrLt3 Government, aud making their
use common t. 10th ths Confederate and State at.
thortsn.
Bus Passed An .et for ths relief of George W.
Chambers. # Hlrpsrs Ferry for castings 81 is,d hv
the stats bi'l 20 pay 4. w. CaEheld and G. l..
Bragg for services 81 Instructors ct artillery under
Bfig Gen Carson.
Csmmitte: B:lls Introduced "a bill 20 rrsvant
aud punish the boarding OF PROVISIONS By aoecula
t1rs. An oct aasao-'z'Hs sn i5crssse Of the ckpi.
tai Stock Of the Virginia end Tenasssee Railroad
Company. Chs Joint resolution passed by tbs
Heu uas OF Delegates coEs..ui-g tns lsv enac.sd
ccroter B. 1859, to further provide for the pubic
deferc raeeiYed fro tas House and referred
to the Gomn,:tse for C,ur.e Of Justice.
Resolutions Of 1nqAssy--Ry Sr. Uhrist;aa, of
Midi. sex : IEstraC.,ly the Committee f,r Co,ras
OF Jusiice to ingnise ns shs expadency cf sms: i
irG the 81 It se9ticp ct chapter S5, Ccd, cf VII
eia!. ia exie16 tue t.ns no1v 1.red BY Law
fc. C3missc OK tie Revenue to disst arg their
duties unde- said section IN ecunttes threatened
by tho public enemy. agree to
The discussion Of tas Tax bil-ths order Of III 3
day was rssumsd and coatinaed up to the Lour
Of :hrs O'Clock, when tbs Senate toak @ reaess
til eight O'Clock.
HOUSE CT rIL1oATfs LThs House ma. at IL
o'clock Prayer by KevM Moore.
blr srb; u, Sc III tie Committee on FINANCE, to
whom had been ref,rred the sutjs of the burn.
Ing Of the tObaic) wasehouEe reported that they
had had the ssMs undsr consideration and tt ale
Rstion waR t1Rt drunken sS4n in tha employment
OF tbs Confederate Gcvarnnlsnt. engaged about tbs
building, had PROBABLY 0coasicned the fro, Snd
that the committee, ia It's i. ses.sa.ina haa SUM-
monsi coi.sia parties to appear before them. who
hsd failed to do 50. Hs gave notice that on 70
morrow he would ssk the action Of the House 70
compe, the attendance of Suah dsEinquents
Upon the re-opening OF tie doors senats bill
increasing jsiors' less for keeping ard Supporting
priaousrs Of the Common wealth WAS taken up
and or motion Of Mr. Banks 50 amended as to sg.
sess the compensation for the purposes indioited
at sam not less than thirty hve cents nor more
than one dollar and 1arter for cash prisoner in
thsr charge
Mr. Wynns moved proviso that the HustiDss
Cou.ts OF Eiehmond. Peter bug, and Lynchourg,
be allowed in their discretion, to increase the
IN. x mum allowance to two dJllsrs
Ne. Horbes mogad tn smend the proviso 70 mat
tbs excess above 81 80 should DO paid By the re-
spes:ivs corporations. Tho prcviso Is amended
WA adopted.
Kr Wsnne ask sed leave to withdraw bis proviso,
whsh was, III 5sr b .,ef scu3sio ,, granted
Me-. hopkins, Of Petersnuis, no. cd that the pr
viso and ,s smendment be 81 least applied 10 tha.
chy; wai.h was sgteed to By the Heuss.
The bill AZ smsn led wss th,n pa3set-ayeg 67,
noss7.
A EsEsaga wss received from tie Governor, eu.
closing ietsr from Adjatsa! dsneral Riehxrdaoa
r.fdttrg ceit1in iDpu.xtions refiscting upon the
conduc: OF bis offios contained ia itte. from Msj
r Davis Of the StAss Line, addressed to tho
Oor m.ttse on Military Affairs CT tie E0use, an6
by Slem pub bished; and in further vi2d.cation Of
himself tie Adjutant General IN 'ites q searching
investigation If his cfse by the committee Asors.
said 1hs message End the lH!ter were referred -
= uItf nu NiiitArv a If Ira 0rdArn
he print d.
Mr.. M.sruder called up the report OF the soIn.
ni.tse VINO had had nndsr consideration the bill
transferring the stA!e Lice to ths Confederate Gov
ernmens
Peading whi,h til. hour o, thres arriving, the
chAie was vacated until II O'clock.
EceuiaS Ses,icn-Ths Hcuss rsaseembisd a. II
o'cio,k,
m .ssage was re eivsd from the Governor, er.
c'cs'ng lsttcr from II d. Sanxay, Superintendent
OF the Public Wa-ehou.s. ia which tbs rel cost to
repair the dsnsgs susta.ued by the recent Gre Ia
essinatsd a. $2I 700 The message and aecompa-
npipg Gsc, IN ants were read and appropriately re-
fe r,d
The rsp1rt OF the committee relative TO the blu
transferring he State trocps under CONSIDERATION
at tbs morning session. was slightly amended upCu
tie motion Of Mr. Bould!n, and passed a. amended
Mr.. Burks submitted resolu hon, which waS
agreed TO- authorizing the keeper Of the rolls Of the
House to have printed $50 copies Of tie law reIa.
to each Of the county clerks throughout the State,
the rss,einder to 10 distributed among nembers.
On 1o,ion of Mr. Hunter, the bill providing fpr
votip 4 By persons tn camp. and reraons e.ssfs
from thsir lcmes because of tie rreseIcn OF tle
public enemy, fer members OF Congress. 0ovefnf,
Lieut. .Hovsraor, Atto,nsy3eneral. and memb$s
OF the General Assenby. was taken Up, read tn "a
time, and passed L.
Houss adjourned.