Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-17
Fanny. March lj,h. lNG3


The Senate met At 10 och k-:hs r"s>I-
! DFnT in the Chair.
Prayer by the RYv d.. >pFInG.
COMMITTEES hrrf"rS
Certain resolut.nrl.i 90 ga. Ld,raia iaX:tior,
reported with Amendment. Erp"rt - the
Spccial Committee on The lmp'c <mcn. reso-
lutions. Both laid I'll the table.
BILLS rASsin
Seaat- i,dl amending an AZ passed Mt:ch
5lh, l-G2, rI:.itlnd an ACT 10 amend the char
ter Of the Alhclua IL ami NnlsrG Mining anu
Smelling UsmpEnI"s
Senate bill for thu r..,i Of IL. VI. Kelly,
of Carohr" county.
S"narn bill to suIpGnl proceedings OF OK
ecutiGnS, distrsss WARRANTS. trusts deeds And
other demands, in c..lG al refusal TO receIV"
payment III currency. and IL rcpea the act
passed March eth. 1867, entitled IN &c. o
suspend ssIes and legal proceedings, and TO
repeal al ordinance 10 prnvlGc sga,nst To-"
sa,"'iico Of property, and I" Susi"'"i pro"eeo-
inSs in certain cases.
THE DEBATE as TIE TAN Ri:L
Was resumed and con:'nusi nnt:! the hour
Of recess, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was opened with .'rayeE st J /
o'clock by The Rev D. Atkinson. Of the
Presbyterian Church
a Senate bill ao..,i,J'Es tuc act passed
September ! 1862 tni.nctcs": aila'-' fer"
WAS, after som. iSrn...i:u, l.'d Oh the table.
The ancnhmoi al!nwa one dollar p'r diem
for the snpprrt OF esch prisoner, AM givrs
; the county q. corporation c"ut' tn" dis
cre;:on Ia incfe:,.c tho sum 1" nj much ~
tW0 dollars or decreases IL rot les i!i,n thur
tv-iisc cents the amount /" Re drawn from
the public treasury.
A Ssastc bill amen5jog the charter Of Lhe
Albcmarlc and Nelson Mining and Smelling
Company, was passed
a communication vas received from til.
Governor, enclosing tho report Of the Com
missioner OF Inspections, l.. D. Sanxay, Esq
in relation 10 tho recent fire mt the pubhc
warehouse. presented I" the Senate yestcr-
dar. 1t was road and l,ii npon che tabln.
Mr.. NEWTON, IRON the CCInmit,rn on
Schools and Colleges, 10 whom wax referred
the preamble and rsGn!ntlOnS adopted By the
Sansto in compliment 10 tho women CT VIZ
ginis for their patriotic services during the
war, reported ss y substitute therefor tho fol
lowing resolutions:
l.
delegates, That the grateful kIowledg-
ments Ct tho General Assembly are due, and
are hereby cordially rendered, ~ the women
If Virginia f:r their. +isincr,sief, generous
and heroic devotion t" thr cansG %! ti;e,- roun
try during the pend u% wsr
i >. Resolved, That IN" rivi'iLcd world can
not fail to regard with tin '.s:nrst admiration
the sublime spectacle exhibited hy the women
Of a whole community elevated, ,"iinoh,
snftonsd, purlie by high Christian eivi!izi-
housekeeping al their energies tn The pn"Iic
service, and beautifully blending 4 holy zeal
for their country VIII hGub" prty To God.
81. Resolved Thst ths; inairIh:t" tribute
to their virtues. hn entered Oh tho J,urnnls
nf both houses IA = lasting nInmun,",i; OF ran.r
exalted worth that history may prcheat 10
posterIty so shining an example,, snd th't cur
chi!1ren's children, to tt" Iateat generation
III Y DO melted thereby 70 ,iecdF "i hcro'' III
AMI public virtus.
Tn. bill e. he inpI c4.:G,"nt Il! caves FOR
| work upOn l.Itiiica!iHlil. &. - reported
| from tho Committee ri CJa'crrH:'. a. taken
ur. The bill u '..i,"A;,l.ly the s:.ln" - the
r,s.nal lIous, bill, WITH amendments by the
Senate providing .:.ln:;. fraud or circumstances
in case 0! the dca:i OF an Impressed slave,
| such a. pre- existing dian.ae. ahich would
| rrndur payment ST. tho lnsi OF a sla'c unfair.
The bill WAS adopted.
The consideration &c ;he sat qucs ti1n Gas
now reHu1n;d.
Messrs. URocEETT. F., Hing, B-rIDlS, Ro-
BERrsoN Of Richmond, AMI rur1ED .p0ke in
| favor Of the minority rep6rt, and Ness 8.
| FoRBsa and BhRnour in ta-or Of the mljoTi,y
report.
The minority reprrl wes finally put 10 The
vote and adopted toy So ayes, ~ noes.
The vote upon tho ratification Fl tho mi
| nority's contract with Chaa. Scott Is Go. WIS
then taken, resulli1g-ny"s c. noes ~ Co.
lacking nns Of constitutional m'jr'ity A
reconsideration nfthe vote Vt AZ cr.ier.d anl the
vote again taken, pending which t'.a char vas
! vacated at tho usual hour.