The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-12


ard wa e sAly tsbifd.
On notion Of Mr. Christian, Of Hladlsses. ut IL
u the Senate went into ssoret session on the un-
nnhhsd business. the tax bal benz PISSED BY
At , o'clock the aooFs were opened and the Sen
ate adjournsd.
EpeHfH1 Sksstoa.-Ths genats met at O'Clock,
and vassed tas following bills Bill smsuding the
u d. 20 o. to ipereass the eompsn ation Of Clerks
Of Courts for public sssvisss; 6i to suhoriae the
ssls BY the Uouuty Court Of ths public school
houses and the lots thereto attached In the county
Ct Hsury; bill 10 insorpora.s the Oonfeder rate
Mining COMPANY Of Ssott.ykis vs,
Mr. 8rannon fl red ,nsfssolatlon In relati N
to II, inaing Of c,upon bend! 70 Q. v. Purcell
= Co. and y. Aaury 4 Co, Oh Richmond, which
was laid over under hs rules.
Mr.. Armstrong # srsd jolaI resolution looking
TO The exts asin Of the session Of the General 50.
ssmbly until the day Of thls mon, b, unless
the pubic baxine be sooner dispaseh, ID Lsld
over until Thursday.
The Is b,l, was taken up, and was cndSr dis
eussion when the body adjournad.
HcUsE OF DHLlG ITIs The House met At 1
o'clock. Payer by tbs Rev. Dr.. Reid. Of the
Presb terian church
A meassge was received ht m the eenate ins;s.
Ing upon their amendments to hs resolutions Of
Instruction to our Senators rslatlve to impress
msnta and sski0g . committee Ct confei caee,
which was appointed.
Senate BID prnvioirs against loss Of compensa q.
ttou to hdaciaEts0 was taken up and passed
A Communication Wa received from the Gov.
erner enclosing lester from The pfesident Of the
Virginia Central Railroad native 10 the condition
OF said road, and asking that the Legislature take
sone steps toward securing from tho Secretary Of
War detail D. negroes now empl0ye cd By the GoV-
ernment Labor cannot be had In any other way,
and the President Says II he can have dstaii of
relieve present necessitiss; otherwise, be cannot
be responsible for the efficient working Of she road.
Referred to the Special Committee on Details.
On motion OF 4r Holland the bill authorizing
thn MAJ nf nj srsRt hrrA a. sniuA f,ef fks
Confederate States War Tax after the day Of psy.
mens, was taken np an passed.
fhe aou-e spent few minutes In secret session
on the rbjeet Of salt
On the reopeu,ng Of tho DOORS Mr. Barbour sub.
mttsd resolution that tire General Assembly rati.
fy the contract made by iii. ms ,rity Of the joint
committee with Ar. JohL N. Clarkson, for . sup.
ply OF salt.
Mr. Magsuder moved to AMEND the resolution by
substituting the contract made BY the minority of
the joint committee with Charles Scott 1. Co.
The majority report provides that tho State shall
impress certain portions OF the ealt works, (be-
longing to Aessrs. Stusrt Scott 4 Co } Including
the houses tenemeuts, wells fixtures, engines, and
sppurtenances, Offices, horses, and mules, wagons,
hands, provfsiorP, forage. &C. belonging to the
company Aforesaid, which she viii lease for one
ysar from the l5sn day Of x.rch 1853. to John II.
Oiarkson, for the sum of 500, ,o0C-to be paid to
btuart 4 90 and in consideration of which
the said Clarkson aRrees to furnish to Virginia
10000 bulhels Of nlt-basged and delivered At
the railroad depot-at tAe rate Of 81 81 per bushel
The minority report proposes to award the con-
tract to Chas Scott Co., the o~ nefs Of ths pro.
perty. for q like amount Of salt to be baggsd and
de ivered In like m amer At the rate of g. 33 per
tu.heL
The majority report was rustained BY Messrs
Barbour ana Prince Mr.. ksgruder urged tho
adoption Of the minority report The discussi N
on the one side developed facts In refer.
ence TO these salt contracts, while on the other
han strong objections were advanced aga nst the
md AA1f hAv hvxsk skA
minority.
At 3 O'Clock. however. wlth,u arriving At sny
conclusion the Chair was vsosts ID until II ocl ck.
kUintng Session.-The Ht use reassemblsd At II
O'Clock, Mr. Mcuamant ia the chs-.
kr. voolfolk. from the Special Committee az
pointed fos tie purpose of inquiring ;nio hs con-
diti'n OF the negroes employed OH the fortifca-
Ii )ns, rep2rttd that prior to the sppoir TIM mt Of the
commit;e, ths treatment 10 SAID heg.aas had been
harsh ana impi opeT but since the appointment Of
the committee taeir condition had been much in :
proved, and there IL now no room for seriouI com.
plsiat They believe that the action of the House
had mnch to do with :Ae chsngs OF treatment.
Af.er the passage Of one or TWO uaiupor,an.
bills the unaaishs d business Of the morning-the
titled to the q 1or
Further speeches were made upon the s1tjeet by
Asagrs. Raskersite. Green. and Marye In oppo si-
tion to the maj jo,ity report
MI. Forbes followed In behalf Of the report OF
the mSj pity; and,
At hs. fpast 10 O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. Barbour,
the HouAs adjourned.
AT the evening session ON Tuesday the bill 80:
thorixiDg three freehoiders ID any county whore
the CourtHcuse is IL possession Of the pub,c enc.
my to appoint . conductor and hold elections for
cjunty representatives. At other places than tie
court BE u3s, was taken up and passed
The bi l allowing County Curtis 10 ineyeass ct
their discretOn the fees OF their cls'ks for plbc
duties, to q sum no! exceeding $500 per annum
was read q second and third third tuna aud passed
ALSO. 'hs bill incrsasiug The allowance for beard
and lCCuDgs Of jurors in cr;minai cases. and tue
bill extending the time Within which to insti.u.e
proceedings 10 c'imosl csses In counties held By
tho public enemy. were taken up and passed