Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-18

They hal "a light ~ complain. OF misrepresenta-
ton only.
Mr.. WeoLFoLK offered she following resoiu-
ton on the srtj sct
Resolved TGat sracial COMMITTEE ne ap-
pointed WHOSE duty il saiibe TO visit the Editors
of the newspapers Of mis- city, aud SEQ what ia
Tho best arrangement that caa b. made for re-
prr;ipg the proceedings Of m" House ard report
| the result Of their irVs.,iga'ion
The resolution was aGnp'cl, anil the Ch1r
| appointed Messrs. MCCuE, BURwEI.L and HAY
MuNp of BraIton, JAMES and STEWART
The following bills were passed:
Bill authorizing he increase of the CAPITAL S.o:.
Of the Virginia AID Tennessee Railroad
Bill to amend the Charter OF the town OF Ash
land. in Hanover.
After some other business the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER l6. 1868.
eSENATE.
I The Senate was .lled TO order a. II NJ,
nv the President, Lieut. Gov MONTAGUE -
PRAYER by Rev. j. E. Edwards, Of The Meth
odist Church. =.
A communications was received from the
House of Delegates announcing thet they mad
passed. the bill providing Tor an increase CT
! tho compensation Of mcHbeTs Of the General
Assembly. and other bills. mentioned in the
rep3rt OF tDClr prGreeulhH9.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE E,ILsoAD.
The bill, passed BY tue Senate. : vidng fer
an Increase Of the capital stock OF the fir-
eiria and Tennessee Railroad, was returned
| from the House # Delegates with amend
| men.s. The bill wss further Amended, on
| motion of Mr. JoHHsoS, and sent back TO the
| House OF Delegates.
RgSol UTInSs
The following Resolutions were proposed,
adopted, and referred TO the appropriate COM
| rnitteeS:
By Mr.. NEw"Ay, Of Masnn--OF appropri.
ti.g s.. 200 000 Tor the benefit al. Yirgini"
! 4,ldicrs in the Confederate service or W. 20
may hive been honpraby discharge from the
service, and for the families of thn'n wh" may
have uicd or been killed in the service.
Bv Mr. NA,s-Of rcimhursiuG the owners
IF the t,:p.v Jo.tr.yai by the bilrnin:, nt'
the pubic warchousc in the CT ; Of R'ci,-
uond, oryor ab,ut The 18Th If March: 1863.
By Ak. CHRISTIAN, Of; MiiG!sar1--Of pre-
venting 5by law the traffic in ga and silver
| nd in the curr ncy Of The United Sct"s. du
RING t9fs continuance OF tha existing var.
By Nj. KEEN-Tuat the House OF Delegates
be requested to = Trst,"a TO the scHatc
equip The Sta'e.
Bv Mr.. CHRISTIAN, Of Augusta-Oa, the ex-
pediency Of granting c'eiks Of courts an an
nual salary instead o.! special fec, during the
eziStin~ var.
By Mr.. DvLAyY-Of allowing rariies who
! mev be Indebted to any OF the B'anch Banks
| Vt IT,. S ..-e within tie lines Of the en:my II
oav tn same the mo;ha: bank ID the cisy.
# Richmond.
| INCREASING THE PAY Of S'LoiHRS.
Mr.. JouSsn- offered tho following joint res
oIu,iuns which were unanimously adopted, me
rules, on his motion, having been suspended
for tho purpose:
Resnlved That in the opinion q the Conc
raj As-embiy of Eirg MA. some prsvision FIR
rhe increase Of the pay Ct the soldiers 81 TIE
| Confederate States should at once DO made ,J
tho Confederate States. and that tine Senators
| from Virginia lie instructed, and tho kefii q
'antntiecs j" Congress ~ roqne-tnd n take IN
nediasn steps IT, pass law pr0rliing for suHh
increase Of pay as will, under the present CIR
.ums'a"ce Il" just and I'D nuara to supply &c
| wants Of the soldiers al tie my.
Rr."iytd TIA; the Gv"Tnor Gr MS Com
7,nnwr;.;h hr rrau. >ici 70 communicate the
,a-saga .f the :,'."Ta e-"lu''mn 70 our Sena'
| urs aud Representatives in Congress.
BILLS REPORTED.
| The following bills were reported from the
Committee Courts OF Justice:
Extending the jurisdiction OF the circuit
court of the rewr Of Danville.
Amending the lax in relation to harb ring
or employing slaves.
Providing for tie election of on Attorney
| for the Commonwealth, in cities where circuit
,ou-ts are held.
The said bills we're read first time, ard
ordered to second reading.
RELIEF OF FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
On motion of Mr. ARMSTRONG, the rules
were suspended, and the Senate took up the
bill, appropriating one million of dollars for
the relief of the families Of sailors and sol>
diers, within the lines or power OF the enemy,
together with o substitute proposed for the
said bill, by Mr.. ARMSTRONG.
! After some discussion, on motion of Mr..
DDu LAS, the bill and substitute were laid Oh
| the table, and ordered to be printed.
B1ILPAssEp.
The hiiI to anShaeize tho s:iu,issiun- of wiilr
to record on proof OF two witnesses, in certain
cases, was taken up and passed.
! ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
The bill FIR the enrolment Of persons ne"
tween the ages of l6 and So years. domiciled
in this Commonwealth was taken up on its
passage.
The blanks in the bill were filled, hv allow
| i,r the commissioners Of the revenue fftY
cents for each nrrs ~ enrolled by them, giving
thea, until the 1t day oc March next to c. m.
nIeta said enr6llment, and Imposing p 81 0 OF
S. nor day for each " the comm, ss'oners
IRE de inQuent in sending in the said enroll
| nent.
After some discussion, tie bill vas passed
ayes %, noes none.
DEAF AND DUMB AND TIE BLIND INSTITUTION.
4 communication was received from tue
! Governor in relation to the Deaf AID pdmo
and the Blind Institution, and enclosing reso-
Unions adopted BY the Board of Visitors, &c.
The Governor states that en- arrangement was
sometime sine made, by which the asylum
. was occupied By the Confederate authorities,
md the Female Institute was occupied ny
Tho pupils Of ;hs asylum that the arrange
ment was. mutual, aud va. represented as sat-
;se,ctorT. /. ms row been suggested that
! the pupils be sent to the Variety Springs
The G. vernon believes such o chang would
h. an act of 'inhumanity that "ontd DE
disersceful; that the buildings AZ the variety
! Springs are entirely unsuted to the proper &C
com nodas;on of he said pupils; and hopes the
Legislature will not PRINT the change. hnt thai
thew will authorize ihs Iusi'u'e to Be impressed
for the purposes for which it has been used So the
pss. two years. The Governor states that Rnen
the Direc ors ofthe D "a and Dumb and the Blind
A.. lum sent q, check in payment for the rent OF
the Female Institute il was returned; snd me
real cause of returning said check was that the
parties owning the property we're unwilling 20
take Confederate currency. Tee tarstnos tainss
il somewhat remarkable that gentleman who