Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17
TIN VIRGINIA LgGISLeATURE
iADJOURNEp SGv]i0S :
FRIDAY, February l3, lsG:.
GEN aTE

FRIDAY, February is, lsI'.
SENATE
The Senate met 81 moon, Mr., JAS. +. JAMS
son In the Chair. PrsySr by the Rev. MIR.
Pettigrsw.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
A bill 10 authorize improvements for tbs
support Of aoliic,s' families and OF the poor.
House bill to establish public sIoThonSss
in tho county Of pittsylvsnin, with rarom-
msndation that it do not Pass.
A i'll to transfer tho State Limo TO tue
Confederate Government.
ABSENCE or LIEUT.. COY. MnHr.iVs.
The President pro ssmp"rs gave notice that
Lieut.. Gov. MONTAGUE was called home by
business which demanded lis psraonal atten-
ton.
SALT DISTRIBUTION.
The following resolution wee sdortrl:
BY Mr.. QuEsEaBERRy-Rssoly That tho
Governor be requested to inform the Sonata
why no has been unable to distribute to tho
Congressional Districts tho amount of salt
provided for Thorn in his contract with the
propristors OF TIC SmYth arl Washington
Salt Works.
HOUR OF MEETIaG.
Tho following was offered b. Mr.. LyscH
and adopted:
Resolved, That Oh aud nfter Monday nest,
the Senate will meet 1t II o'clack, 4. IT., nm
til otherwise oroerod-
SENATE Bills PI6HFp.
An act TO amend tha second SECTION Of
Gan act concerning tho cata:e OF John Has
1riro Inv, ,.n1.1
1899.
An sc. changing the times Of holding the
Circuit Courts of the Fourteenth judicial
Circuit.
HOUSE ELL PASSED.
A bill amending MI sct rrpealins the fence
law and extending the pravjsi2ns Of this set
To Certain other counties.
REVOLUTIONS.
Resolutions Of inquiry were adapted and
appropriately Iefe.red.
Oh, motion Of Mr. DcrGl4s, the ilruso ad-
journsd.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. JErEg.
Mr.. r II. CARTER, the newly elected IErm-
Der from The couaty Of Altemafl-, was duly
qualified, by taking tho usual oath Of office.
MIR. WN. II. FREEMAN, the re :er:iy -octed
doorkeepsr OF the House, vas duly sworn
in, and entsgcl regularly Gfoh The Giarrnrge
of his duties.
Mr.. ANDERSON, from tte Oo.L,ui.fn I'll
Military 4fairI, unlimited report, l-orgnn-
iGing iis State Linz, uni1r Map. General
john B. Floyd.
NJ. HorEHs. isom The ut.n.n;tifc CO. En-
for ,noraI hos t.1 f, - u,
mittes ne extended, end that thay be allowed
to send for parsons sad papers.
On motion Of MIR. G.rys, the hill liking
en- ndditional appropriation for The Uoritr.I
Lunatic Asy ula, wc5 token hp emu paN,a:
ny veto Of syes, 10; norG, ..
Nj. RonegrioN. oil tic cit; uf Rchinnrd,
offsrc0 resolution, which WIS adopted, l::.t
tho Committee On Courts inquire iD.p thn "y
pediency Of amending SECTION =, Of chatter
2l3, of the Colo Of 1861.
Mr.. HUNTER called up the Ill! pro7idlug Tor
the issue Of small notes by tho Stale, under
tho denomination Of ono dollar, ind offered
an ansndmsnt to tbs elect that ali sucu sn.sll
potes bear upon tbeir facs the words "re-
dsrnnbie IN Con icle'ats Tfe4nury notes."
which WAS adopted.
On molten OF Mr.. CAzENorE, the bill was
further amended, authorizing the Auditor to
appoint female clerks to siga!ho notes.
The bill Wan then nr!ure ed To it, enrIuls.
meat.
The SeGGta amendments 10 the Houao lii,
amending the fenco law, Eere taken up and
agreed to. Tho first amend lent Simply adds
tho county of Prince George to the priTi-
legged list inc;1dei in the BIZ, and tie second
- FEC r.:,,,io,o sc
Greene.
mr.. PIT.liv oflrrrd 4 Te7hi:tisn thar WHEN
this House adjourn to-morIow TT 3 nclori:, il
adjourn 10 meet on Monday AZ II o':.!YcE.
snd every day thereafter until ottiaH,5o ~
dol cl
Objection being male, the resolution WAC
laid over.
Tho cslendar wan THEN proceeded with, and
the CLERK reported
The Senate bill amending sud rc-snacting
the ordinance Of Tie Convention authorizing
tbs Governor to appoint certain aida. The
bill provides that the Governor may aprpiht
as many aids as ha may deem proper, with
the rank + Liunt. Colonel Of Cavalry, but
that only one Ct the aaid aids shall receive
any pay, emolument OF psrquisita for his
seryiccs, during the same year, and he shall
rsctive the phy Of captain Of cavalry.
The Committee reported m amendment
striking out thu words "duriag the game
year." which wss ag;eed tc.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Bottssourt, moved fur
ther to amend the bill by limiting the su
thorisy of the Governor to ihs appointment
Of three aids, instead Of any number he may
designate.
Mr.. ANDERSON was unsilibg that the lib
orty of Withdrawing particular Toms, Dicks
and HaTrys, here and there, from tho action
Of the Oonscriptioh law, to wait on and car
ry messages about for fli' EEcslIency, should
be placed st the discretion Of that official.
Hs had always noticed that when nien were
placed in positions of authority, no matter
how largo or how small, the first thing they
usually did WINS to look around for particu-
lar friends, upon whom to extend tl!air pa
tronsgo. Probably tie Governors pepchsnt
for patronage was not very extensive, nut the
principle was imp lanted il human nature,
snd tho opportunity should not be gi7en for
iLs unhritiled exercise.
The amendment "as adopted.
IA amendment was cttt,ed by Mr. L,m-
sLEY, divsrtirg tho: hill OF the language &C
the appointments authorized
were by authority Of tho uonvtu.i"n,"
which wss lost.
The bill WAS thsn ordered To its bird read
ing, and the vote beiEg taken On its passage,
it was adopted. Ayes, CO; noes 8.
On motion Of Mr.. M4GaunEs. tho liause tisn
adjourned.
H,rusp,y February, II. 1853
SENATE.
The SsnGAs liz: at nom, The President pro
em in tito utLir, ard ives u.enrd With pray
81 by E.sl:"r Ea,lT, Of tbs "a. F. Chilrch,
South.
Ci;aSErTL= RrPCET:.
4 bill for The connection Of certain iaiI
-oads i'll Lac city Of RichTHad.
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