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spoke feeiingly concerning the deceased.
The House then adjourned.

spoke feelingIy concerning the deceased.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE, Oct. 27.
/ PAY DEPARTMENT.
/ The bill repeating SO much of the ordinance {
the Convention of April "a, 1861, as relates to
Pay Department of Virginia forces, was next ii
ken up. Various amendments were offered, som
OF which were adopted.
! "A Dill was reported making an appropriate
fer the purchase of salt. Also, Joint resolu
tion in relation thereto.
ARREsTING DEsERTERs.
On motion of Mr.. Wiley, the bill authorizin.
the arrest OF deserters by the civil authoritie
was taken up and read. The House amendment
were agreed to, and the bill passed.
DISTRIBUTION OF PROVISIONS.
The bill to provide for the appointment Of gen
eral agents and store-keepers, by the county
courts, authorizing them to borrow money. and
purchase and distribute provisions at cost to in
habitants, was passed unanimously.
The bill to prohibit the sale or exchange ot
gold or silver coin and Federal notes, was taken
up.
Mr.. Dickinson moved to strike out all the hill
except that having reference to ssgreenbacks.,
Nj. Keen moved the indefinite postponement
of the whole bill.
Inc Dill was lalu on the table
On motion OF Mr.. Coghiil, the rules were sus-
pended ana sne resolution in regard to the con-
tract by the joint committee on the salt supply.
for 4O ,0OO bushels of salt, was read, together
with the contract between the committee and
Stuart, Buchanan & Co. After the reading of
the papers in relation to the matter,
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Oct. 27.
The Senate'S amendment to the House Joint
resolutions concerning impressments, so that the
reading would be ssthat the Confederate author.
lties be requested so to forbear impressments as
not to prevent the free transmission to towns and
cities, was taken up and rejected, not being
considered as specific as the original resSiiution
Mr.. Brooke, from the COMMITTEES on Courts !.
reported back, with amendments, the bill to pun
ism forestaillng, regrating and engrossing
MI. Raymond reported back from the Com
mittee on Penitentiary the bill for the reorgani
zation of the Penitentiary, with amendments
Mr. Cowan, from the Committee appointed to
take charge of the remains of the late Israel Rob-
lnson, OF Berkeley, reported that arrangements
had been made for his burial
The Speaker presented lengthy communica-
ton from the Secretary of War replying to reso-
lutions Of the House, urging correction of abuses
IN regard to details from the military service.-
The letter informed the House that the abuses
were as well provided against as possible. Re-
'NAAS>t
tiOns.
The report of the Committee of Conference on
the Military Bill was taken up, discussed, and
Hnally rejected. Adjourned.
SENATE, Oct. %.
The joint resolution respecting the impress
nent OF the necessaries of life, with the disagree
ment of the House to the amendment of the Sen
ate, was taken up, when,
On motion Of Mr.. Dickinson, the resolution
was laid upon the table.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
A resolution to the House of Delegates was
'aken up and read, as follows:
sResolVed, That the Senate be informed that
.he House OF Delegates have disagreed to the re-
port of the Committee of Conference upon Sen |
ite bill, No. 19, entitled an act to re-organize
he militia, and respectfully ask the appointment
of another Committee of Conference upon the |
matters OF disagreement between the two Hou- |
ses upon the bill ~,
The resolution gave rise to spirited debate. |
On the motion to allow another committee, the |
vote stood-ayes 20, noes 10. Having been a. |
greed to, the action was made known to the |
House, through Mr.. Taylor, of Montgomery.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Douglas, Seddon,
christian, Of Augusta, Collier, Guy, Frazier and
Taylor, of Montgomery.
DEAF AND DUMB AND BLIND.
sing a communication from the Principal of the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum at Stauntod,
was referred to she Committee on Public Build |
ngs.
DEATH OF BRIG. GEN. oHAs. DIMMooK.
The following communication from Governor
Letcher, in reference to the death of Brig. Gen.
Charles Dimmcck, was read and ordered to be
spread upon the journal:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va, Oct. >28th, 1868.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House Of Delegates
1t becomes my painful duty to announce to you
,he sudden death of Brig. Gen. Charles Dim
mock. He was stricken down with paralysis a.
bout ten O'Clock yesterday morning, and remain
I'D speechless and unconscious until his dissolu-
ion, which took place at I2 o'clock last night.
Gen. Dimmock had attained the age of sixty
shree years. He was a graduate of the West
Point Military Academy in the class of 1921 land
after his graduation, served with efficiency in the
United States army until Sept. 80, 1886, when he
resigned. After his resignation he came to Vir-
ginia to prosecute the profession of Civil En-
gineer, and subsequently became general super
ntendent of what is now known as the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad. While occupying this
position he was selected by Gov. Mcdowell and
commandant of the Public Guard
"a position which he continued to hold to the
day of his death.
When the Legislature, in anticipation of the
war in which we are now engaged, created an Or
dnance Department, Gen. Dimmock was nom-
mated to the Senate and confirmed by that body
as It's chief officer.
In all these positions his duties were discharg-
ed with scrupulous fidelity, ability and energy
From the year 1860 to the day of his death, his
services in the Ordnance Department have been
to the State and her cause. Although
Gen. Dimmock was Northern man by birth, he
yet loved Virginia with the affection of a son,
and served her with the fidelity of a son. As a
husband, father, citizen, public officer, he
was without reproach. He was honest, just, pa
triotic, upright. When such men are taken from
us, at time like this, we'll may the people
mourn.
3 1t is noticeable fact, that son of Rockbridge
appointed him commandant of the guard-anotn-
er from the same county and town appointed
him Colonel of Ordnance and breveted him Brig
adler General for meritorious services during
the war, and now announces to you his death.
His funeral will take place from his residence
tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
Respectfully,
JOHN LEToHER.
TO ADJOURN MONDAY.
The Senate agreed to the joint resolution from
the House of Delegates, providing for an adjourn
ment sine de on Monday next.
PER DIEM CONVERSATION.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, of NicE olas, the
bill to commute the per diem of members OF the
General Assembly, being the order OF the day,
was taken up. The ayes and noes being requlr-
ed, the vote stood ayes 20, noes 49, SO the
question upon the passage of the bill was deci-
ded in the negative, the Constitution requiring
26 votes for its passage.
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was rejected, was decided in the affirmative