Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The House was opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
/ PETERKIS at IL o'clock.
message was received from the Senate asking con.
currence 10 a bill TO amend and re.enacl section D.
chSpter los OF the Code of 1860. Read by its title
second time, and referred to the Committee Courts
| Of Justice
Also asking concurrence in resolution that the Com.
mttees Finance for both Houses Jointly consider the
expedcncy and justice of increasing the per diem OF
members of the General Assembly at its next session,
/ aud during the
| Mr.. MALLORY moved to lay the resolution on the
| table.
Mr.. BOULDIN opposed the motion, first because the
resolution simply one Of inquiry and secondly, be-
cause lac favored the proposition implied and should
vote for it. lie deemed it but Just that the members Of
the General Assembly should receive sufficient compen
sation pay their board and also to pay for their time
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Courts, re-
ported resolution, asking to be discharged from the
further consideration Of resolution concerning impress
ments and that il be referred 70 the Committee Con-
fcderte Relations.
Mr.. MCCAMANT, in view OF the fact that the Special
Committee on Salt organized last September being
facluS ofcs having discharged its duty moved that
the said committee be revived which being adopted he
offered the following resolution, which also agreed
to:
Resolved That the Special Committee on Salt inquire
into the expedency of amending the act Of October
ls 1852 to provide for the increase OF the supply Of
salt and for its distribution.
Mr. JAMES offered resolution which was adopted
that the Committee Privileges and Elections inquire
whether any farther legislation is necessary 10 enable
soldiers in the army to vote at the general elections in
May next
Mr. LIVELY offered resolution, which was adopted,
ms ructing the Finance Committee TO consider the pro-
prety of repeating the Slst section Of the Tax Bill
that SheriFs and Commissioners of the Revenue will
ceye the compensation as if such act had never
passed
Mr.. TREDWAY offered resolution of inquiry into
the merits Of recent order of the Adutant General of
Virginia IN relation to substitutes, published in the daily
papers Adopted
The joint order of the day being the election of a
Peniteutary Sorekeeper the SPEAKER read statement
from r. N. Nimmo the Storekeeper, remoVedby reason
Of failure to execute the usual bond showing that de-
hciencies in his accounts due bad delayed
debts and indicating surprise that his removal should be
caused by his not having renewed his securities utter
holding the Office for so long period.
Mr. BIGGER moved that the joint order be postponed
until the Sd day Of February Rejected.
The order then proceed with.
Mr.. MALLORY nominated for the Office, John Knote,
Of Wheeling, Va .--
No other nomination being made, the Senate was In
formed of the readiness Of the House TO proceed With
the election after which the roll was called and Mr.
Kuote elected the vote being, for Mr.. Knote "a
scattering 3.
The SPEAKER then pronounced John Knote duly
elected 10 the Office of Penitentary Sorekeeper for the
unexpi-sd term, which commenced the ID January,
1855, aud will end on the FL January, 1884.
Mr.. MCDONALD, of Wyoming, offered resolution Of
inquiry which asadopted, looking TO the inc Of
the pay Of private soldiers 70 SIS per month.
Mr. KYLE offered a resolution, which was adopted,
nsrue:iug the Committee Agriculture aud Manuiac-
lures to Inquire ino the expediency Of incorporating
the Chestnut Greek Copper Mining Company.
The Speaker presented accommodation from theGov-
enclosing order issued BY the Federal General
Mlroy, in Winchester declaring all negroes in his de-
partment free, under the emancipation proclamation OF
Abraham Lincoln His EJeellency accompanied the
closure with message showing that the endeavor to,
carry out this proclamation Synonymous in principle
with that oil the John Brown raid and Il :; since some
action designed by the Confederate authorities,
similar TO action taken 10 the Of Buter others,
It would be necessary for Virgins IN order 70 obtain
redress for tie effect Of the proclamation against her
Owl peace aud dignity in manner not in conflict with
tue ConfedcRcy 10 make amendments 70 her laws
On motion OF Mr.. B0ULDTN, the communication and
accompanying documents referred 10 the Commit
tee Courts, and ordered TO be printed
The unfinished business of yesterdaythe bill to limit
the production Of tobacco in the Commonwealth was
resumed the question being on M amendment By Mr.
CAzESsvE limit the cultivation Of the weed to 1000
hills to the hand.
After some debate, the previous question was called
and the vote taken the amendment resultlng-ayes
49, nays SO. The vote was then taken on the amend
ment as amended, and it was rejected.
Mr.. OAZEN0VE then moved to amend by inserting
4OOO which Mr. COLEMAN amended by proposing 5000,
both Of which we're rejected
Mr.. TREDWAI moved 70 strike out the words be
tween IA and Go years." applied to the hands en-
ployed) ...-
MOORE, p BiTsE, c. i.