Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-17

and minerals, and the sale OF the prrdu.,;
thereof.
Tho Senate then took : recess until
o'clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
SATUsDAy, March l4,-P. NJ.
| The Senate met at o'clock.
| Tho protest of Mr.. RoBERTson was cons,i
cred, and after some some debate indeiini,.Iy
postponed.
House amendment to Senate resolu,;e.
instead of the 23d inst was concurred in.
The discussion Of the tax bill was resunei
and continued until l0i o'clock, when Il.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
NIGHT srssloS--yRIDlY
The miro.i,ys contract with Chas. Scot,
Company, fr supply Of salt was rstifs;
the constitutional vote having been cast &,
lie sscord ballet for the measure. The Con.
tract IS c. follows:
Articles Of agreement made this Oh i,y
OF March, 1853, between james F. Johnsa:
one Of The Committee appointed by tie Slr
ate Of Virginia, and b II. Magruder. appo!n.
ed by the House of Delegates Of Virginia =
Tho two committees constituting q joint cen.
mit'rc Of the General Assembly Of Yi:g:n,
on tho subject offs supply Of salt, and ac;
ing ID such tor, and on behalf Of the s4!
Commonwealth Of the first part, and Ch,rt
Scott, William A. Stuart, III U. Boyd, ?. B.
Hawkins and George W. Palmer. doing nus
ness under the firm of Charles Scott 4 Co.
ofthe other part itnelso!h--,hst the ss
Charles Scott i Co, propose without the rig!
to rettact, or Withdraw the same. the follow
ing terE.a f,r The production and Delivery q
nslt to the Commnnweath Of Virginia Ar.
the parties of the first part1,do accept the S a.
on behalf Of The said Commonwealth, but ttts
action shall not be binding on tho sail e..
monw ealth until this agreement shall bo rat.
fed and confirmed by tho General As'cr.5i7
of Virginia The said Charles Scott a -
on their part covenant and agree To lmrat
and deliver N mercbsntable condition t
such ogent or agents rs uiay lie sppointei q:
behalf OF the Commonwealth Of Virginia, {.
OF befIte the Is h day Of March lSti, 200 e.
bushels OF salt, OF VI hich -, 900 bushels sh,
re delivered during each of the eight mont,
nry, FLOWING sitter the 18th day CT Maze
1863, III ofssid salt 10 be de!iver'd in sacss
or barrels at tho rate Of fifty pounds 10 =,
hu, h.I TO be subjec. to inspection, AMI 20 ID,
d. l.vnI ed daily a. nearly az possible, 4; I'd
price Of two dollars and thirty .hree ren5
Der bishel, and to be sett cd and PAID :"G H
follows to wit: The first instslInent Ct ~
delivered by he said Charles Scott e.,
under this con Iact, il 10 bs paid for whs:i
IN. second Inatallment is delivered, ami Il
ike manner each instalment is to be paii ri
upon the delivery Of the next succeed'rg ri
,stal,n.ut. The said Uhsrl.1 Scott Il TO-. =,
load the said salt upon tie railroad CAS- 81
S,ltville, directed tn such points "a ms /:
designated by the State or lis author':=.
srsntl-all ,sts and charges Of !rsnspoHl
tom on tho cara to be paid for hy the S!.s
The sa,d Charles Scott 4 Co, agree bat j
case of the ratification CT Ibis contract b IL
General Assembly Of Virginia that the ru":-
hers Of said firm within thir:y day- aitsT
auch .atiticatIon, will execute bond VI
good xnd HI tIicient security In tie penalty q
5000 900, 70 be approved b. the judge OF aar:
,Ji,cuit Court, conditional for the IA, HI.
mathematics Of this contrsc:.
JAMES f. JOHNSON,
0fthe Senate Commftss
H. II. M,Gkur.s,
Of tie Committee Of the House cf Delegate.
CHARLES Sco1r \ Go.
Mewo.-Gharles Scott ( Co., agree thu;
the oycnt he quantity "t salt mentioned II
tho f.,resn,Tg agreement may be deet", !
too large ur too small, they will 'utnl-.s
any grtctcr ar smaller quantity that may
scre;d upon BY the General Assembly, q
the terms s7t forth III III" ahoye con.rsct
And tsey further agre, i!st 10 the even, II
>
contract, they wall contract with coun los Il
any time between this time and the l".h 4
May mex upon the terms aforesaid. 10 ~
extent OF tamty-6ve pounds 20 each lnh.h
tani Tor "nr year, in monthly insialnent- II
sny ;cs quantity At the option Of the colat
ttv. CHARIEs SCOTT y c.. /
tie resolutions reported from tho Comm.
tee on Schools and Colleges, IN compilmG{
to tie women Of Virginia wcrc passei
The :nnaio's res0lu ion extending tho 81
sinu t, tho I'D INST was a'aerded to ,i I
L"rhur:day. the l9th inst y snd passed
The hllI or the relief OF cetlain rcri"
engaged III the distillatlon Of fruit, IL
psss"'i.
A >:rnsse resolution detailing crrts:a r..
soncr, non the Penitentlary 10 rescue III
urdvs royer tobacco from tic runs "f IL
Public Warehouse, was adopted Five tho /
sand dollars day viii, it WAS stat"j. be >av"f
tn tho State ny this messuro.
Tna blI for the US, Of the ais OF IN" SEiT
by the 4. Ifedarste States. was rssssd
On faction c; Mr.. ROBERTSON, the JON; i
solution declaring Lent. Z. S. Coy Com
dant of the Public Guard since the II +
April. lsCl. and rs such, entitled 20 IL" Is.
| b.f nd hat ha Eha rn.,tinr II
10 receive the same so long as he may
tho po:ition, WAS taken up, aud pending y
discussion the Chair VAS vacated.
The House was opened with prayer S, }
o'clock by the Rev. DR.. REID.
Mr.. Raymond Presented resolution, stft
wns adopted, instructing the COMMITTEE Z
Privileges and Elections to inqnire into iIH
privilege Of I:aish a. Welsh, who was rc'
. delegate in 1859 to q seat IN this House.
Mr.. FoasEs, from tho Committee on Coz
of Justice, reported the following resolut.o' 5
Resolved by the General Assembly, IL
the act passed October 3, 1862 entitled -
act further to provide for the public d'f'Dr'
and the act eruehdstofy thereof Pss'
March, 1863, should not Do Construed tn't
thorize tho calling of slaves INTO se'"ic"
labor on any other ~o'ks FOX the puh'' -
fenco than works Of En- exclusively r",h!I
character, constructed solely by the Conf
rate Government.
.. That the G1yornor OF Thu Common S's"
be requested To communicate the fo:cgor (
resolution TO tho President Of the Cones
rate Stste5.
Tho object of the resolutions is to 81
down upon the practice Of tho Onrf1r''
Government in using impressed H'.'r'
work upon private contracts entered into II
tween the government and individual
They we're passed by ayes CT, nays Il.
MIR. HUNTER offered resolution, which II
adopted, appointing select committee
bring in bill arn=nd4tory Of the Code III
lalion to an incr, alu Of pay to members Of =
General Assembly.
Mr.. BARBOUR offered . resolution. which Il
adopted, appointing select committee to