Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30
rig Y7ReI.la LEGISLATURE,
:ATaOJEED sEaS:nNl
TsvssD.T, JAN. %, 1869.

loTssDLI, JAN. sSj 100.
SENATE.
ITO S4aass ne. E. moon, lilo PRECEDENT in
tle chair. Ptayor by the Rev. JOHN E. Ed
wAwps.
RETALIATION.
Tho President pre1ented a communication
from the Executive, trEa=,rittiDg copy Of 4
letter by him sent tn President Lincoln, s1:d
10 which no answer has ben made. ..
SAID lu:sar stated that certain officers Of the
Federal army, who had been captured By tho
Suits Lac, Ind been ordered 10. be imprison-
cd in tho State Pepitcntiary, there to BIO de-
,ained until Cvl. zlryora, Capt. Daniel Dns-
key and Lieut.. jacob Vsnner, who arc now
def ,;ned il Feds:sl prisons, are either ex-
changed or Internationally released. Rsfer-
rcd snl ordered to DO printed.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill authorizing the Bank of Rocking
ham to increase it's co1tiugen. fund.
A bill 20 incor2orsts tho Ricir:ond Rnd
Neshri56e THrna;@n Crmpsny in ;he county
Of Henri:c.
An a;s iar tho :e;i,. OF tie Sesgeants ii
tho ctieg o! Richmond and Petersburg.
= bal - provide fnr tho discharge from
active Iniii;s.5 aeGT.cn % petsoah who have
f;rnishsd substitutes.
LEGISLATIVE TMBgcGLIo.
The following preamble z0d resolution was
offered By Mr.. NasH: -
Whereas j: appe&ta from the published
preree'iEga sc :hs House Of Representatives,
81 the 20:fi Instant, that it md besn stated
thai Gha Governor of ibis OoIrmonw cath
"pas throwing nbstac!es'in the way OF tie
proper Conduct Of tho busiDfss Of Congress-,
&c.-thst no had doubled the g,lerds Ground
the Capitol, thereby preventing tho clerks
Of ssit E1uas Fl Oh attending TO their indis-
possible dutied--nad that, if tia GoYsrr OF
was aSeees to furnishing Congress, facilities
ftr Tho diapsich of b1sihrss il vas high time
tbay shnuid scsit quarters elsewhere" 1
and whereas fron ito published proceFL-
;3ga Of r:aoih"r day it appsarG that tho CIV
e''ooT haa addressed p letter TO the Speaker
Of tho House cf Representatives enclosing his
correspondence With Tie Ohsirman Of the
Committee on Public Biildines) repeliing said
charge -~hiot. lstf.r and correspondence
ware laid On ina rahlo without being printed
And whsrcas the charges unropelled are
e2ica!atai 70 'Dpair tho honor Of Virginia,
anon who:o invitstion :he Congress- now &C.
cupics portion 4 this Captol-th.reforo
De Il
Resolved, That tbs Go7rsnor ba reEIec;-
fully asked 10 furnish Ina Sonata with copy
Of his letter 10 t::o Speaker of the House Of
Representatives aud tic corEespoEd4,,ce rs
a5ovc referysa 20. igrcsd 10.
i bill was intrrddczd Innticg Al, apoTopri-
8ti,1 ID ipc ;-s"e tic hospital comveTiences ct
the T"ginil Military institu::. kfErr an
explanation u: ina bill hy Mr. FrAz!ea, Of
Rock bridge. It uas laid 81, tho table.
>Tstious T~=nlu!inns r a;e allotted NJ an.
2ropiiately TrtsTroG.
o. fnot.cn # II. Cataos, tho Se.a,o 50
j,u:h"1. ....
H0C3E OF DELGATE5.
The Hcuar w.s ipsnsd with prayer, a: u
..'c!aci:, ny I'D Key Dr.. Darrows.
TO Shnatr bill, .urs.Eg over tins erno,I-
n,snts OF Oommsadant " tho Public Guard
To tho officer noE in rrnmfEi. TA5 'ai! on
ths thole t,r tls pres-n..
Several other Esns;7 BIZ .s.ss .,7sue*th.
70 psaliGlinsry a.kg-a IN toe caluadaT.
sir. PrIgcT Offered 't.@;.,uti;n, which Sss
s1cps,d, Tia: ID" Spra'a, c4umis;Ao OF Fres
NesrotG, iocrUe INTO It's r<poaenuy CT 40
amendmg ;!,s Uado az 10 invss: tho py'7er of
binding ia srprsTtj:ay tho caildre; II free
urgryeP.
Il b,li reported iror. The Cahnit.cs III
Ecu,;r, rJH@,iiaS Li.7 nct rcovl'I;pg ioT lie
public d-f:I:s, u" - IL pro9iTv for tho CIR
p!oT ueu: d i.tgr0sF es taken NJ. ~ enable
.ha UhAira.an Ok. Rr-ggrgosD) u ci!sr al
sInsH6meijt, rpcr GhiCH, The Tili Grj LIn; nd
u.ept were laid CT de t.5ir md ordered 10
be pTiued.
NJ. SARBpuN aanouncsd that he i,,t le4rn-
sd that Mr. Thomas o. Flint the secsntiy
elected D2urkcoper Of tho House, " ~ thougtt
10 tc In Ito bands Of tho Yankees; aud Sd
the sorvicst Of dporkeepe, ~srr Iuuch
needed, il, ary.:i ,las the cfaca Re 60 Jared
vacant End Rnn:uer eec.i-n Isk* ;i,es, ;fIith
bsi1g s1apte5,
S4Ters! n-Tnlua'iJT's We iut.dc, .nd the
tsliotiig e.uitc ia mo Obs n5a ii ~ W1n
f. Flsemau, 81 < oEnJ"d,
fbu Spoke y: cb0btsd :, cylurluaIca:idIi
iivu Tho Grr-,HJT. eac Dgng Liter hn;T.s,-
g. ~ h:u 80 5 orsh.7a Ii, c,in. IN Ieltno2 -
10 esch res OF SIZE Gr:a"7s.r, et7eciTlty r.
gs.GyrN iha cs:oU Of Cnl Z.IrGna, Cap. Van
POI AID L cut. DIsEY, hni aeqpaintiug i,Ia Of
thn ne'-ures vi retaliation Gr:=rGi'hea UPON
IN case Gi icinsil to oa'tr "r3il nn egrs''ae:f
u eSchsEga as pIo?a3eI. +
4 cenidenti-l COMMUNICATION from He
Escs!!cncy hciag presented, tho House, on
motion 0! W. E"rH~aEoo~p went into eecrs:
session.
After an jntesnifsion cf af:sen minutes,
ito doors wore 7o-oqeDed.
Mr. WocuoLy to"k :no opportunity 20
state that tho absence 81 ni. BsooEs, she Da-
lsgsto fron f''nkiii', Nae ":casionsG IT,
gicknss5.
On motion Of Mr- HoRriss. e Petersburg,
The confederation Q! l5e COMMITTEES s;hat.-
uts 20 tHi Ezt"ctira Bill Wae rsaumej.
Mr uCsTEa "pessel thc suhstituto ar iengLh.
Ila chief .TgurufGt hcing directed EgsiDat
Tho proposition n = lie Gish pr;csa wets the
results entry Il r=- q !:oa, but mnin,s,nng
thgt the rcGunt.i,'E -. -, CURRENCY T6S tho