The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF vrRs,rv.


THURSDAY. March IL. lssa.
SsNATs-Ths Senate assembled at 10 o'clock,
and was opened with prayer By the Rev. DR..
eprigrs.
xr. Robertsnn rose to . privilege question, con.
fened upon him by rule 25h Of the Senate and
presented elaborate and Lengthy pTotsst against
ths bill pss.sd BY the General issembly Win .
H,w to secure representation parts of the eta.s
held By the power Of the pualic enemy
The protest was based on the proposi tions-lst
That the bill IL uowarfanted by the Constitution
2L Becsuss TIE bill Ia unnecessary The protest
we'll fortified by authorities and Arguments, the
senator &ked nigat be spiesd upon tho 8. nate
journal
After ascmewhat crude debate On tschn;c s'itIes.
Qn the inter'ai Of which several voes were taken
on the proposition to spread tie protes. upon the
nu:nal tbs protest was i,st finally.
NJ Robsstson gave notice III 81, ts The Senate
lad refuaed to spread hs protss upon ils jou, nal
No would spread bsfore the public hImssl through
another channel.
The Joint rsso.u.i N submitted by Er. Armstrong,
iooh lag 30 the extension Of the present session Of
the Legislature beyond the TIN, Of its limitation,
tto morrow was cslled mp, and was adopted By q
vote Of 30 apes, noss &. The Continuance Vac
limited to Monday. the 23i.
The bill making an appropriation Of O. 600 for
hospital accommodations Al the Virgins Military
laid On the table.
TIE discussion Of the Yex bill consumed the re-.
matnder OF the EofLi ~ session.
Eoentns Session The sepsts assembled again
At Z O'Clock
Tho President laid before tbs body q commuu,.
cation from the Executive, enclosing a report of
the Commissioner OF the Public Warehouse, Z D.
Gsnxsy, Esq In respect to The Ere that partially
destroyed that buiaine on the nigh. Of tho 10Th
inat. The ,mmiss!Oaer estin Ates the Ioss of the
State &: 100000. and the Governor says an ap
propristion for that amount will be required this
ie,sion. The Commissioner, In bis report, says
taAt a. the origin of the fire had no: teen def
nissly cleared up, be woali suggest that 1t be
made the tusjtc: Of investigation by . committee
of tbs State snG Confederate auth ori,ieB.
Tbs G. mnunicsiion and accon .nyi g report
Was referred 10 special COMMITTEES of I've mem.
bss
NJ Ccshil, from ths lei a. COMMITTEES of con,
ference On the subjsct Of the disagreement OF the
two Houses In relation to ,he Senate tin amending
the sct providing for the public defence made
rp>rt. and the rt p .rt was CON ncorred la
she bill increAsiug iailors' f,es for keeping and
SUI p,rsins prisoners was passed. Also. an ac. su
thoriziag the Court Of PIP sals 10 hold Its sessions
a: other places than Lew,sbufg.
Peadiag the tiWussion Of . bill the soas.s I'D.
jodfned.
HOUSE OF DsLEGATKs The Hnute met 81 IL
o'clock. Prayer by Rev DR.. Read.
Tho bill incorporating tbs Richmo.1d importing
and f7 oorting Company IVES taken up, read As-.
cOnG ard third time, and p1sesd.
The bill restricting the tivAtic Of tobacco. as
amended by the 6enx:e was taken up and pas cd.
The bill, Il now stands, restricts the Cuitiv..
.ioc Ia any one year, OF more than $500 plants to
sch hand between the s9es OF Is and IS years, &C.
tualy engaged In the cultivation of the crop; and
40 cns p!.uter Is allowed 70 cultivate more than
80 COO plants
me- cage was rscei7ed from tie Senate sn.
nounci1g the passage Dy that body OF & resolution
extending t the ses,ion of the preEent General As
sembly uatil Monday, tie e'd day of Mar b, and
asking ths c-ncrrrsnce Of the House in the same.
n< ~ E~fln ia n.
cd to the consideration Of tbs resolution just
received rlm the Senate, and the vote b,ing
taken upon the adoption OF the resolution, 1t
WAS reieo.ed-ayes ss noes GA thres-afths vote
being necessary to carry in such o2sea.
On IN otion Of Mr.. 1resdway, tie vote v ss re-
considered.
n. Boultin moved to amend the Senate resolu.
ton by extending the session for ten days, aud
Saturday next, will take . recess unit. the frst
Monday In April, whit was Re eisctsd.
Nr. 0rattsn moved to lay lie resolution on the
table, which WAS rejected.
Mr.. Baldwin meved to I'm snl tie Senste resCiu.
ton by extending the session to ths Both Of March,
un.ess the public business be sooner disposed of,
which ras votsd down.
The vote sgain coming up CD tie original reso.
luton as ssnt from tho Henste, ii was rejected and
The subjsct lsid upon ths table.
Mr. Cszsnove submitted = resolution, which was
adopted, restricting members during the remainder
Of the session to ne speech Of fifteen minutes do.
ratpn, upon Ali Soblsc:3 hereafter Drought Doiofe
tae f. use.
At:A o'c'cck the consideration CT the order Ci
the dny--the salt c0ntraGtS-was resu ned.
Mr Baskerville being entitled to the door, The
Speaker pro tem. (Mr Grattsn) decided that the
ffeen minutes rule wcu'd not apply to that gen
tIenan on this subject. kr. D. proceeded to discuss
tho matter uoder consideration uaiil o'clock, ut
which hour the chair was vacated, snd q recess
taken until u
Eueuing Session The House was called to Or
d.r at u cock, Mr .Eorkias, OF Petersburg, in
tho chair.
The tormdAbl. hrray OF enpty Eests gave
convincing proof that tnere wsa no q1vrum pres
cot; aid after the calling CT The roll and other
efforts to bring mp absen.ees, without effsct the
cosir was vacated for twenty minutes. at the expi
ration of which TIM, q forum then being pros
eut, the OF der of The day wss temporarily sus-
pendsd and the bill. ITO provide for voting by per.
sons In the military service, and persons absent
from thsif respective counties and corporations on
account Of tbs presence OF tho public enemv. In
elections fer members of Congress, and for Gov.
erpor I.sat Governor, and Attorney General" WAS
taken up.
Mr. Robinson OF BergeisYr moved to amsnd tbs
first section 30 As to allcw them to vote slso for
m NIB rs OF the General Assembly; which ~ss de-
feated-ay-sE7 81, nnss SO.
Nr. Saunders of Franklin, moved to strike out
from the bill the third sealion. which confers upon
refugees the right to vote wherever they may bs
temporarily g. )uraing at the tune Of election -
After soma discussion, the Previous Question was
called, when 1t was again ascsrtxined IN it there
WA no quorum pressut; uhereepoa the Houss ad
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