Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-10-30
sTAUNToN, VA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1863

i ett.ifaf General Assembly.
ExTRA,sEssIoN. 33 etr
i SENATE - Tuesday. Oct. Goth. 1863 -
i The billregulating prices was argued q
length by Mr. Cnghill Of Amherst in favor
& of the bill. and by Mr.. Lewis of West,nore
land and Mr.. Christian Of Middlesex agains
lit. Attic conclusion OF Mr.. Christian
(speech the Senate adjourned. ~e;.. !.
i HoUsE. On motion Of, Mr.. Anderson
from the Committee on Military Affairs, TIKI
arules we're suspended. and the joint resolu>
ton instructing our Senators and request
ling our Representative iI the Confederate
i Congress to use their best efforts, at as
early a day os possible to procure an in.
crease Of the pay of soldiers. and to furnish
Communication for rations allowed by army
regulations. aud not furnished 10 kind. was
taken up and passed. 4.s s
/ Mr., Walker offered q resolution, which
was adopted, inquiring into the expediency
lof refunding to Peter Englemen part Of
. licence tai on 4 distllery the benefit Of
which he vas excluded from by law.
/ Onmotion of Mr.. sDeane, hejoiat reso
luton offered a few days ago. toadjourn on
Thursday the .22d instant, was aken up
| The resolution was amended sa as to fix the
period of adjournment on Monday, Novem-
Der LIST, 1868, and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Buford. from the Com
mittee on Banks, the rules were suspended,
to take up and consider the bill authorizing
subscriptions to national loan, and to pro.
vide for the States subscription. It was
read the FIRST time. ss8 $50 R
And then the House adjourned.
/ SssArs.-W Wednesday, Oct. 81, 1861
IMPRGssING SUPPLIES. .
A communication was received from the
House. announcing the passage by that
body Of joint resolutions respecting the
impressment Of supplies, as follows.
Resolved, That it is advisab BILE, in the
opinion Of the General Assembly, that the
agents Of the Confederate Government en-
Gagged in the procurement of supplies should
30 required to procure such supplies from
the producers at the place Of production.
and should forbear irnpressments on all the
necessaries of life ''in trdnsita' to market.
and at least one fourth part Of the surplus
production Of each producer, leaving the
same free to seek such convenient market
as the owners thereof may select.
Resolved That copy Of this resolution
be forthwith communicated to the Secretary
Of War, with the request that he will give
such instructions to all agents Of the Gov.
ernment as will carry out the purpose and
design Of the foregoing resolution. and make
such action generally known to the people
of the Commonwealth.
The consideration of the militia bill con-
sumed the remainder ofthe days session.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE "A message was received from
the Senate announcing that they had passed,
with amendments, the House bill entitled
an act for the relief of INDECENT soldiets and
sailors ofthe State of Virginia who have
been or may be, injured or who have died
in the service Of the Confederate States;
and of the INDECENT families Of such de
ceased soldiers Which was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution was adopted, directing the
Committee on Courts of Justice to inquire
into the expediency Of prohibiting by law
the impressment by the State or Confeder-
ate authorities, of supplies intended for the
nae of poor houses.
On motion Mr.. WORSHAM, the Com
mittee on Finance were directed to inquire
into the expediency Of appropriation -
for the benefit of destitute refugees.
I The bill 70 impress slaves on certain
railroads. was taken up, on motion Of Mr..
MAGKUDER.
a The bill was. debated until the hour of 8
o'clock. when the House took a recess to
8 o'clock. E
SENATE Thursday, Oct. %. 1861
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Confederate Relations to in
quire whether il be true that the Impress.
ing agents for the Confederate States have
been christening TO impress all articles Of
Subsistence that may be sold at higher rates
than the schedule Of the Government au-
thorizes and. if it be trne, whether the
conduct Of such agents hes been authoized
BY the Government. and to report by bill
or otherwise what action may be necessary
BY the General Assembly. saa-
The bill to regulate prices was taken up
as the order Of the day. when Mr.. Lynch.
Of Campbell. moved its postponement IN
til tomorrow. A test vote was taken on
the question --'sShall The first section Of the
bill (Which is in fact the bill itself) be strick
on out r. upon which the ayes and noes
we're oalled, with the following result: ayes
"a noes II. / stf3
The bill was .hen laid upon the tablo.
In the House, communication was re-
ceived from the Seuste announcing that
they had agreed to . joint resolution Of the
House in. relation to the increase Of pay to
soldiers aud Communication for rations not
furnished in kind.
Mr.. Monroe moved that the considers
ton Of the special order be suspended for
thirty minutes. with view to take up bill
No. 81. to provide for the Communication Of
the diem Of tho members Of tine General
Assembly. The motion was carried, and
bill No. 81 was passed-ayes 81, noes
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q sESATE.-Friday. Oct %, 1868. MIR.
Christian. of Augusta, offered resolution
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