Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. PErrRKrs.
LIEUT.. v. 8. GAY

LIEUT.. Y. 8. CAT.
Senate resolution making Lieut. T. S. Gay commsn.
dan: of the Public Guard, was read and referred TO-
geher with amendment offered by Mr. WYsSE, pro-
wiling that nothing in il shall affect the rank pay and
allowances Of Col Dimmock whenever he shall be called
to resume his duties Captain of the Guard.
The SPEAKER presented message from the Cover
nor, communicating the pardons and repreves, with
reasons &C. granted by him during the past year. which
was appropriately referred.
Mr. DUNN offered resolution, which adopted,
nstructing the Committee on Courts TO inquire into the
cxpedency Of amending chapter l27, section H. so as
to allow guardians to invest the funds of wards during
the existing
PAT OF TIE ARHT.
Mr. Walden offered resolution requesting our Rep
resentaves in Congress their utmost efforts
procure the passage Of bill increasing the pay of the
rank and file OF the army after the lat Of March next
Mr. W0RSIAM, of Dinwidde, was warmly in favor
Of increasing the pay of gallant soldiers out
sderations of imperative propriety compelled him to
object to the continual Introduction in this House of
resolutions Of instruction and request to Represen
titiv-s in Congress The right to instruct formerly
but seldom used and then only in of the utmost
propriety. But lately their hands had been filed with
instructions" upon every conceivable subject the
suit OF which would be that threeourths of them would
not be attended TO. The object, he thought could
sy be obtained BY private conversation. he there
fore moved to indefinitely postpone the resolution.
Mr. JAMES, of Botetourt thought that this summary
mode Of disposng of the matter would be treating il
too lightly The sub ect was one which deserved TO be
brought in determined form to the lardy attention Of
Congress.
BNns CONSIDERED.
The bill for the relief of the Clerk Of the Husting
Court of the city of Richmond taken up on It's
third reading and passed
The bill Incorporating the Confederate Express Com
pany was taken up its second reading and ordered
TO its engrossment
The bill amendatory of the charter of the Manches-
ter and Petersburg turnpike, decreasing the width Of
that road TO sixteen feet, It's second reading was
motion of Mr. ANBERS laid on the table for the present
The bill for the establishment of special hospitals for
Virginia troops on its second reading was on motion
of Mr.. HUNTER laid on the table for the present
Several bills, on their first reading, taken up
and advanced upon the Calendar.
The Senate bill regulating the returns Of the Com.
the Revenue, taken up on its third
reading, aud passed.
On motion Of Mr. CARTER the House adjourned in
order to enable the members to attend the funeral OF
the late Major Wheat, of Louisiana.
TuE "SrUAuoS" IN NORM CAEoLISA.-Tbe Will
mngton Journal takes the following view of the situation
of affairs in North Carolina
The enemy has fallen back from Trenton, so that no
immediate advance IA in progress in the direction Of
In truth the Abolition forces in this State
practcng either the most profound or the most shall
low tactcs They either going through the eeebra
ted evolution Of the King OfSpain marching up the hill
and then marching down again. for the mere fun Of the
thing, they conccang some very occult designs
under very mysterious movements. For instance,
day Gen. Pryor in md Of tue Confederate forces
above Suffolk found in his front only some twenty Eve
to light hundred Of the enemy. They had gone
somewhere, say TO Winton on the Cbowan river. The
day the enemy appeared in force not less than FL
teen thousand. So they back and till They advance
from Newbern and they 90 back to Newbern with what
precise military object cannot see unless they make
armed reconnosance in force for the purpose olobbng
hen roos stealing niegers aud committing acts Of fe
ony, and other misdeedS.
We have referred to Suffolk In connection with the
Eastern part Of the State because in nearly every point
of view, military movement in Eastern North Caro-
lna and in South Eastern Virginia, mixed up as
to be almost inseparabe.
Rumored dsaiectiOn in Fosters army may have para
lived his for the time being it Is said to
have done Burnsdes, so much in the latter case to
make the army OF the Potomac quite aS much a
of uneasineSS to the Cabinet at Washington to
Government at Richmond.
Somehow we have been able far to contain our
souls in tolerable quiet spite of Gen Foster, who we
will say is without apprehension of being
himself attacked and thrown the defensive in his
strongholds.