The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-16

The LEGIsLATURE.-ln the Senate, yes
terday, the following are the most impor'
tant of the resolutions Of inquiry offered :
BY Mr.. Splitter: OF making it compul
sorry on the County Courts to provide
for the support of the destitute families
of soldiers. By Mr.. Stephenson OF
granting to debtors the privilege Of ten
dering in payment Of all debts now due,
or that may become due during the war,
Confederate States Treasury notes in pay
ment, and in case the creditor refuses to
receive said notes, then, in that case, the
interest on said debt to cease from the
date Of said tender. BY Mr. Cogbll or
authorizing the County Courts to levy 4
tax in kind, OF money tax, for the sup
port of soldiers families. BY the same
OF authorizing the County Courts, be
fore conviction of a slave for an offence
punishable with transportation, to arrest
proceedings, upon the owner entering
into bonds for the sale OF said slave
in the mode now prescribed by law for
the sale OF negro convicts. by Mr.. Guyi
Of placing in the public service all free
negroes who are now undergoing, or may
hereafter incur, sentence ct confinement
in any county OF corporation jail III pun.
ishment for any milemeanor committed.
Mr.. Randolph introduced bill to re
auire the county Courts to provide for
the destitute families OF soldiers, and
also to appropriate $4,000 ion the rel'et
of such families within the enemy's lines.
Referred
The Senate then renewed the conside-
ration of the bill to OUTLAW desefters
from the Confederate service. The bill
was still under discussion when the Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House, the Senate Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Second Auditor to
receive the sum Of $l,OOO,O00, with in
terest, loaned to the Virginia and Ten
nessee Railroad Company by act of AS
sembly of Feb. 8, 1853, but not yet due
by the terms of the loan, was referred
The Speaker presented a communica
ton from the Governor, transmitting a
pamphlet from Capt. 3. j. Sage, relative
to ''private warfare" which was referred
to the Military Committee /; and another
enclosing,a report from the Superintend-
ent of the Penitentiary, which, without
being read, was referred to the Commit
tee on Penitentiary.
The resolutions of inquiry offered were
numerous, among them the following ::
By Mr. Lundy-Of giving to county and
corporation Courts the power Of impress
ing articles purchased for purposes OF
speculation, for the benefit of the indi-
gent poor, at prices paid by the Confed-
crate Government By Mr. Worsham-
OF excmpting. from the license tax distil-
lers of ardent spirits from molasses, cane
or sorghum. BY Mr. Walker, Of Rock
ingham--Of inquirfng into the expedien
cy of selling the slave conyicts in the
State Penitentiary. BY Mr. English-Ot
ascertaining the rates of toll Oh the York
river railroad BY MIR Raymond, Of Brax-
ton--Of enrolling the officers and stu
dents of educational institutions exempt
from CONSUMPTION into separate compa-
MES, so that they may be drilled and of
iicered by members Of said institutions:
BY Mr. Saunders, of Richmond pro
viding for the support OF persons driven
from their homes by the public enemy:
On motion Of Mr.. GOode, resolution
offered by him yesterday, to instruct our
Senators and request our Representatives
in Congress to urge the payment for
slaves who have died i'll, or escaped from,
the Confederate service, was taken up,
and, after much discussion, was referred
to Il select committee.