Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-10-30

was taken up. discussed. and urderedso It's
cngrossment bv vote Of SO to 81.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson the ordor Of
the day was postponed and the rules sus-
tpen,lsd. with viewt to taken up theTbill to
reorgsnize the militia Of the Common wealth
and to consider the AMENDMENTS oftne Sem
ate. ~ sAs5 ~ sAssttsi'asj' thilEslifea
] The amendments by the House. which
were disagreed, to by the Senate, were a.
gain put, to tho vote. and With several un-
important exceptions. al we're insisted upon
by the House.. The Senate's amendments
! were similarly disposed Of. The House
therefore authorized the appoinsment Of .
Committee of Conference, which was ap-
pointed, ~ 1853 sispA 1919 si'sea
/ srsArs. -saturday, Oct "a 1sSs.-
/ The bill-to amend aud -ensct the Q 23d
section Of chapter 81 d the Code, edition.
Of 1860. affecting the dnties Of the officers
aud cadets ofIthe Virginia Military Inssi-
te was taken up. This bill places sihe
officers and cadets under control Of the mill
itary organization Of the State, and author
ICES the cadetes to receive the same ccem-
lpensation aud emoluments Of other militia
of the State, ~ -
/ On motion Of Mr.! billiard. the Senate
adjourned. Ss'1p ~ i,i.a 7s.a,gi2
HoUss.-The bill authorizing the Board
of Directors ofthe Central Lunatic Asylum
to impress necessary supplies and Transport
tation, was taken up, % II s}fa
| On motion Of Mr. Wilson, Of Islee Of
Wight, to lay the bill on the table. no quo
rum voting. . call Of the House was order
ed; and, it appearing that So members were
presnt, the vote was again put, and tho
motion rejected. :,.;ssess .-.s4;so 49,
| Mr.. Crockett warmly commended the
bill. and alluded to the great difficulty with
which provisions. and especially fuel, were
| to be obtained. l'3A5'3P
Mr.. Wilson, of Isle Of Wight was OPP
posed to the bill upon principle.
Mr. Deane would willingly vote for the
measure if he saw any real necessity for it.
The county Of Augusta, in which the Asy-
lum was located. was one Of the richest in
the Commonwealth, its people were proven
bially liberal. and he felt no fear that under
proper management, the privations appre-
hended by others would occur.
Mr.. Shelley urged the adoption Of the
bill. aie
Mr.. Burwell could not agree that the
directors would npt have as good chance
as any one else in obtaining supplies when
q fair market price was offered for them, and
he could see therefore no reason for passing
an impressment bill. which, at best, could
be but convenience to the superintendent
and directors.
Mr. Marye took occasion to. refer to an
evil which might grow out of the lawI en-
acted in its present shape, involving the
subsistence of persons whoae provisions
were impressed. n It70N fa vnf
Mr.. ,Sheffey offered q ryder, providing
against this contingency, as follows: Pro
vided DO such impressment shall be made of
any supplies necessary for the support Of
families, or stock of the owner for the peri
cd Of twelve months after the date of, th
impressment. ..r
The ryder was advanced and passed with
the bill. ~
SEsArE.-Monday. Oct. 26, 1861
The following resolution proposed BY Mr..
Lewis, was referee to the same commit
tee:
Resolved, That the Select Committee on
the subject of our currency inquire iuto the
expediency Of authorizing . loan by the
Commonwealth Of Virginfa to the Confed-
crate Government of $40 .000, 900, to bear
an interest of six per cent, per annum, pay
able semi-annuslly; and they inquire also
as to the most cxpediept mode Of raising
that sum. The said loan to be made. only
upon the condition that proportionate sums
are subscribed By the other States Of the
Confederacy, aud by corporations and pri-
vate individuals, amounting in the whole
to $40, 600, 600; and upon the further con.
adition that the Confederate GOVERNMENTS.
cue her bonds for said loans. and thst neither
the principal or interest of said bonds shall
be liable to taxation BY the Confederateor
State Government. sd A,5 f.sr.ao5T
Housr The military bill was argued,
and laid on the table. -s;,ee, ae.grey.
Mr.. Raymond, Of Mriop. announced the
death Of Irael Robinson, the delegate from
Berkeley. who died at his boarding house
this morning at o'clock. He submitted
4 series Of appropriate resolutions, snd
made some remarks thereon gs 735sG
Mr.. Monroe. Of Hampshire, followed him.
snd spoke fsslinsly concerning tho de-
ceased. riF a = IS 6s.rI
The House then adjourned. id,.ob ,Tr
Fxxsoa BLockADs OF MxxfcAs Posrs.
Autonomous Exempted. The Brownsville
(Texas) "Flsg." of date. says: ~
Intelligence has been received at Mata.
morae. from vefs Cruz. that the whole
Gulf coast Of Mexico had been declared In .
state Of blockade by the French sqsdron.
except the mouth Of the Rio Grande,y and
ten miles next thereto. Under this declara-
ton Matamoras is. peculiarly Fortunate.
for her commerce just now is necessary
both to- Mexico and Texas. 7e.zi 100 iisg
1t isa question in every mouth, ubj
have the French exempted Masamoras
from the effects If the blockade declared
against the .wbols Mexican coast Il 10
indeed an important question, for IT At
once sro1scs the conviction that either tho
French hays an understanding with tho
Federsls. or else they are willing to assist
the Confuderscy in every indirect way pos
sible We incline to the belief that the
true reason is that the French Emperor Is