Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-01-27

John RICHTER and other officers Of the Virginia
Rangers, demonstrating against transfer to any
other service. Referred.
HoUsE.-Mr. Mcdonald, of Wyoming, offered
resolution, which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures to
inquire iuto the expediency of reporting bill to
prevent the killing of sheep for mutton.
Mr.. Lively offered resolution, which was a.
dopted, instructing the Committee on Courts to
inquire into the expediency of amending the
stay law SO as it shall only apply to persons in
the public service, or refugees from their homes
me bill authorizing town councils and county
Courts to impress and condemn houses and lots
Tor hospital purposes, was taken up and Its pas
soge adopted and communicated to tho Senate
for its concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Hunter, the report of the
Special Committee of Confederate Treasury
notes, instructing our Senators and requesting
our Representatives to aid in procuring the pas
sage OF bill by Congress making Confederate
Treasury notes legal tender, was taken up ano
made the order of the day for tomorrow at one
O'Clock.
SENATE, Jan. pa message was received
from the House asking the concurrence OF tne
| Senate in joint resolution reviying the Com
mittee on Salt. Agreed to.
/ The following resolution of inquiry was adop-
: ted:
1 BY Mr.. Christian, of Msddlesex-Of amending
| the act passed October Sd, 1862, entitled ''an
act to further provide for the public defence;
i so as to authorize the Governor, in his dlscre-
! tion, to exempt certain counties from the opera
ton of said act in relation to the impresSment OF
| slaves.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Bouldin, the bill to
limit tho production of tobacco and increase the
| production of grain, was taken up and passed,
and communicated to the Senate for its concur
| renee.
Mr.. Bigger offered resolution, which was a.
hot ho Ein4nCA 1n0n1Yo
into the expediency of making an appropriation
of money for the relief of troops who come from
parts of the State in the hands of the public en-
/ envy.
/ Mr.. Newton, from the Committee on Confede-
] rate Relations, made report on the subject OF
impressments, which, on his motion, was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
The order Of the day, the resolution in rela-
i ton to making Confederate Treasury notes q le-
4 gal tender in payment of debts, was taken up,
and after several Intellectual motions to fix an
other day for its consideration, was laid on the
table.
! Mr.. Magruder offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that the Committee on Confederate
Relations inquire into the expediency of repeal
4 ing the laws authorizing to take and dispose OF
land.
On motion of Mr.. Sanders, of Franklin, the
bill reflnding money received by the State for
Exemptions in the case of the Friends and other
sects was ordered to be published in two of the
city papers.
Several petitions were presented, and appro-
&priatly referred.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolved, That the Committee on Confederate
Relations take into consideration the power
claimed or exercised by provost marshals IN ar
resting and imprisoning citizens of this Com
monMealth, and in seizing their property; and
that they inquire into the ezpediency of passing
some law restraining these officials within the
bounds OF their proper duties.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Rockingham, presented Pc
ttion from the citizens of his county asking that
. that county be exempted from furnishing slaves
to work on Notifications, and setting forth the
reasons therefor-chieay the want OF labor for
agricultural purposes. Referred.
SENATE, Jan. %. Nothing of interest In the
{ Senate to- day.
HousE.-On mo uion of Mr.. Anderson, of Bot
etourt, the report Of thes Military Committees
was taken up, and concurred in. 1t consisted
of the following resolution
Resolved, That the Governor be respectfully
requested to communicate to this House any
correspondence between himself and the Presi-
dent OF the United States, touching the terms
upon which exchanges may be made of prisoners
captured by the State troops of Virginia, as re-
ferred to in his messages Of January, 1858; that
be also inform the House whether Captain Dur
key, Lieut.. Vanner and Col. Zarvo ma have been
commissioned Dy nlHl, anu ii 50, WHeH, aAu uuJ
der what law or ordinance, and in what branch
of the State service they were employed when
captured by the enemy.
i Mr. McCamant offered resolution Of inquiry,
looking to securing the titles of lands of loyal
citizens in the hands Of the enemy. Adopted.
i On motion Of Mr.. Newton, the resolutions re-
ported by the Committee on Confederate Rea-
tions, on yesterday, in relation to inpressments,
were taken up.
The first resolution as amended, reads as folr
lows:
Resolved, 1st. That the power of Impress
ments, to the extent necessary to the support
and operation of our armies, is possessed by the
Confederate and State Government in state of
war and that no officer or agent of either of
said governments can rightfulIy exercise such
power, except by authority of law.
i Adopted, ayes SO; noes 16.
The I'd, Sd, 4th and 5th resolutions were then
taken up in detail, and passed without objection
or amendment. The 9th resolution was modif-
ed SO as to read, ssthe General Assembly Of Vir-
ginia recommend Instead of, tive, the COM
mittee," &C., and passed.