Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-03-17
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VIRGINIA. CENTRAL RA1IRoAD.


tpressed or detailed to keep the road in repair
loving to the fact that great many hands hiret
by them last year running off to the enemy, they
xore unab to hire their usual number Of hand
this year, and they had substituted white labo
IN part, to fill their places and owing to the de
cision of Judge Meredith in regard to foreigners
given few days since, these had left.
On motion of Mr.. Forbes, the message and &C
accompanying documents were referred to the SI
| rial Committee on Transportation. +.
CONFEDERATE wAR.TAx.
| On motion of Mr.. Noand, bill entitled ..ar
act authorizing the payment of the interest OF
bonds give for the Confederate States war tal
| after the day of payment was taken up ano
passed.
JECT OF IMPREssMENT.
| On motion of Mr.. 2 ince the resolution of the
Senate asking a conimit ee of conference in re-
| lation to instruction to the Senator'S from VIr
| ginia on the subject of impressment was taker
| up and concurred in.
The Chair appointed the following committee
on the part of the House Messrs. Prince, Boul
din, Anderson, OF ROckbridge, Magruder, Hay
mond and McCamant.
On motion of Mr.. Barbour the House resolved
itself into secret session.
The doors being opened, the following resolu
tions heretofore reported by Mr.. Barbour, from
the Special Committee being the order Of the
day, was taken up:
s.Resolved'by the General Assembly, That
the contract between the Joint Committee of the
Senate and the House of Delegates and John NJ
Clarkson in relation to supply of salt. be and
the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the
General Assembly
Mr.. Magruder, from the same Committee, re-
ported the following as minority report:
ssResolved by the General Assembly, That
the contract entered into between the minority
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of Delegates and Messrs Scott & Co., dated
March 9th, 1868, in relation to supply of salt,
be and the same is he eby ratified and confirmed
by the General Assembly,
SENATE. March 12.-Upon the disposal of the
preliminary morning business, Mr.. Robertson,
of Richmnnd, rose to question of privilege con-
ferred upon him by the twenty fifth article of the
Senate, and entered,
@ A PROTEST
Against the bill entitled ga bill to secure
representation in the General Assembly for por-
tions of the Commonwealth held by the public
enemy," passed by the Senate and concurred in
by the House of Delegates.
The protest was based ON the following grounds:
First, that the act is unwarranted by the COnsti
tniion, second because the bill is unnecessary.
The mover of the same fortified it with numer-
Gus authorities bearing upon the case.
The Senator read his protest from his seat, and
asked leave, under the ninth rule of the Senate,
to have it spread upon the journal.
The Senate refused to spie cad the protest upon
the record.
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that if he could not
spread his protest upon the journal of the Sen
ate, he would spread it before the public through
another channel.
sa 2 THE CONTINUANCE OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. Armstrong, of Hampshire, called up his
joint resolution to the continuance of the ses-
sion Of the General Assembly beyond it's cOnsti-
tutional limits, and proposed to fill the blank by
inserting ssM onday, the 23d instant and the
question being put was recorded-ayes 80, noes
s.
The resolution was reported to the House.
THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The bill making an appropriation for the in
crease of the Hospital accommodations OF the
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, was
taken up and lost. The vote by which the bill
was lost was reconsidered, and the bill laid upon
the table. The amount of appropriation con
tempiated in the bill is three thousand dalars.
THE RICHMOND IMPORTING AND EXPORTING coMpA.
NY. -
The House amendments to the Senate b,ll, in
cooperating ih5 Richmond Importing and Expor-
ting Company, were concurred in by the Senate,
aud the bill finally passed. sstCs
THE WAR TAX.
The act authorizing the payment of interest
on bonds given for the Contsderate States war
tax afterSthe day of payment, was taken up, read
the third time, an tabled.
THE TAX BILL.
The discussion OF the tax bill was resumed at
O'Clock, aud Continued up to the hour OF ad-
journment.
HOUSE,
RICHMOND IMPORTING AND EXPORTING COMPANY.
bill entitled san act 10 amend an act TO in.
corporate the Richmond Importing and Expor
list
taken up, read first and second time, amended
and as amended, passed.,
CULTIVATION OF TOBACCO.
A bill prohibiting the cultivation of tobacco
to c. rtain extent, which had been amended and
sent back from the Senate, was taken up, and
most OF the amendments coucurred in by the
House. This bill provides as follows:
.sTbat no planter shall be allowed TO plant
more than two hundred and fifty hills Of tabacco
to the hand between the ages OF l6 and SO years
nor shall any person be allowed to plant more
than $4,000 hills, and if any person shall violate
this act, he shall be guilty of felony and fined
not less tnan $500 nor more than So, 900, and i'm.
prisoned in the county jail not less than six
months nor more than twelve months. M
EXTENDING THE SESSION. ~ i.
| A message was received from the Senate in
forming the House that they had agreed to ex
| tend the session of the General Assembly unit
Monday, the 23d of this month, provided tn,
/ business could not sooner be disposed Of.
| On motion of Mr. Mallory, the order Of The
day was postponed till he resolution of tn,
Ssnate could be acted upon, which was discus
sed by number OF members, and various a
meDdments offered to it, and finally, at % 'clocE
the message .nd amendments offered thereto
were laid upon the table.
CONTRACT FOR SALT.
The order of the day was now taken up--ssA