Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-27

Of ;he people of the country and it did NO
,st in vain. Now the Government asks fsi
nnthinc, but take<al it wants; we hear OF NJ
,rna.ls now heinz male 70 the patriotism an
I;bernIity ~ the pcrpie. The plan pursued
hv RI. Confederate Government Is giving
,,root di.sarisfa ton in the countrY-mani
nerso,. ere withholding supplies. and many
ARE Indifferent 80 to whether they will put Ii
any wheat during the present season. Iio:e'
he hal learned that enc of tie most eStrhsi7'
farmers, on one of the finest farms on Jane:
River. had not seeded an ounce of wheat. &nG
n,na ,-as ;otcn!ai 20 he seeded. And this y
rorsed-bT dissatisfaction arising tr"ln the a'
canal operations If the imp-eSSrncnt law. b
81. lownuc man has the whole cf his whea'
,aten =. $ Ter bnsIel. while his nelghbor
}t.;nr more fortunate. obtains SO per hnsheI
So,,s farmers residing an RI" line .! III" ssall'
Rad, mad LOST the whole Of their crops. Some
r-o5nes had hcna taken while IN traHShH I,
f,.c cities. Snme had been seized in the hands
# the commission merchants, while some far
Eprs who resided beyond easy reach of thf
railroad had escaped altogether. IL desired
cnG honai tina; sln :mnrcsSmrnt law might he
made to operate more equally. ard that only
nne-Clar,h Of each mans produce might bc
taken.
Mr. Cua,srtAy.of Augusta, said tha'. FROM
recon. interviews To that effect. he felt war
rantrd in saving that the Commlsssry Bureau
II tle Cnnfal aratc Government had every dis
position To favor TRANSMISSION OF supplies ~
other than sne:u!a.crs. ar even on conSign-
mont for sale ~ actual cnnsumsrs-nnt spacu-
Iators : that such has always been the rrao-
tice Of that bureau. IL Is important that
rroIrccrs shall know this fact to encourage
them to send forward supplies.
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton Of the resolution proposed As an amend:
mlent hv the Senate committee. and decided
in the affirmative.
ELECTION CT MEMBERS.
Mr.. NEWTON, from the Committee on Prlvi-
lagos and Elections, made Il report shawln"
wha: members of the Senate had recently
been ~rlectei. and what number had furnished
certificates q: their election.
The report was real and agreed to.
COMPENSATION or MEMBERS.
Mr.. Grv moved that the bill providing for
the communication of rho pay Of members or
tho L."si.!a.nre be taken up.
The motion Wa agreed t.
Hir. NEwLnx moved thar the bill be laid
anon the table and made tho order Of tho
day for Wednesday,. The motion WAS agreed
-.
CADETS or TIE VIRGINIA MILITARY ISSTiTCfE.
The bill amending the Code of 1862 haring
reference I, the cadets 81 the Virginia Militia
~ Institute. end mal;iRg thc cadets Of the
Institute amcnahin u the call nf the Governor
IN casas OK invasion, or defence Of the cGlntry
Immediately around tho Institute, was taken
up. =,
NJ. FRAZER explained the bill, AMI urged
the nror-icty Of i:s passage.
Mr.. BALL said there were no 9adctS ar the
Institute beyond the are Of Is years, except,
r~erfars, q few who were there before the
nlctpl their cduca'ion.
Mr. WILEY said the ill was very imperfect.
Il gave N" nav to anv officer or member Of the
Virginia Military Institute. cycert Colonel
Smith. Colonel Smith wasa valuable ntkr"r /;
but he saw no necessity for comforting on Gel
nnel Smith q high"r rank. ard giving him
double par. rs provided in this bill, while ths
cadets and other "'firars received No ray. He
moved 10 iav the hill on th" table.
Mr. FRa2irR said, # the Senator from Craig
filr. W.LrY( had examined tho cnrresnand"nrn
hr.wrcn Gen. Jackson and the princirni of the
institute. he would have learned that tie
PRINCIPAL ,a0k the cadets away from the lrsrl-
tute wi:hout any authority of law ami the
i,-in@iHa. simply desired some law To define
ri,ar hi riIliz ana duties are. Tie hill new
before TIE Senate brings tIc whole lnS;ifn-
,;o;, under the authority Of the governor:
and lie believed II ras The duty Of the cadets
tn lend q hand in defeadin. the country ami
he school wherein they were placed.
!Ir. Wi.gY did nor think the bill under
confederation cmhracnd tho objects desired TO
he accomplished. aud he had made the motion
70 lag he hill on the table with the hone THAT
II might he more fully examined, and then
perfected.
Mr.. BALE thought that the bill needed
some amendment. therefore he proposed to
amr:d it by striking out one clause and in
sorting another, which he read.
Mr.. Hart movcd.that thr vote ordering the
bill H. it's rnSros.ment re reconsidered, Ill
order that amendments might be made.
The motion Was agreed 10.
Mr.. BALL then offered his amendment.
Mr.. UARr opposed the amendment. He
did NOT zee the necessity Of Increasing the
ray Of the officers and cadets when called
into actual service.
Mr.. BALL could rot see any good reason.
whv, when these cadets and offers are called
into tho field, they SHOULD not be paid as other
forces were.
Mr.. NEwLs: did not object to rayinS the
officers ana cadets, but he objected to giving
double pay tn the principal Of the institute
and nothing 20 the cplctS.
Mr.. FRAZER explained, that when tho ca
Diet. are called out they are subject 20 the gen
srai militia law, and were entitled to pay I'M
der that law. Such was his belief.
The amendment proposed By MIR. BAIL WIS
disagreed to.
Mr.. LYNCH desired to make the matter plain
and not liable t. miscnEstructlon-he there
fore moved an amendment providing that
when the cadets arr called into service they
shall receive the same compensation and rm"l.
umcnts as received by the militia ri the state
when in actual service.
The amendment was agreed 10, and the BILL
.as again r..i red 10 be eugrnssed.
On melton Of Nr. DiLL..RD, tie Senate ad'
iouraes.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at 10 ~o'clcci:.
The Senmte's bill Crr the employment ol
FREQ negro c~onvicts in III" public service or
iDr the public benefit. and amending the
Colc recognizing the rcniteniiary, we're read
respectively by their titles, and committed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wo0DLEv, the bill de-
fining citizenship, whici, had been ordered to
Us engros>mcnt. was rcconsidcrcd and amend
I'd in favor Of persons in I'll. Confederate SER
rice, and of persons who have been compelled
ny the enemy or the usurred government te
acts enumerated in the bill. Ii was then re-
ordered to its engrossment.
The House bill declaring certain railroad
companies the only responsible common car.
-irrs Oh ti,"i: railroads, and regulating OK
press service thereon. was taken up and
passed.. Tie bill provides that every railroad
company suhiec: to the lst section Of chapter
ii Of the Cnie edition Of lsG0) is declared a
Common carrier upon its road and every si"E
,n,,runy ~ ~ ,,1p rneunDc'hl6 for ever yiN':l'