Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-20

H. If the House thinks and far can exercise any
control over the subject Begging you 10 offer my most
profound thanks 70 the House for great honor ~
they have done mo- and rendering them 10 ynd also for
the tbiging terms Of your communication, am with
the highest consideration, Jou obedisnt servant
WYkDHAM RoBzHTsoN
On motion Of Mr.. PENDLETOy, the rules were rus
pended aud the House reconsidefed the bv which
the bin Increase hs pay OF members of the General
Assembly, was rejected The bill theu laid on The
tabe.
re.o'uion was edopted, directing the Comn6.oe
o Road. and Internal vigition 70 inquire into The
expediel CT of authorizing Increase OF the tois Oh
tie Richmond and York wi X ilroad.
Mr.. BUf0RD, from the Committee on Binks, mad
report relative TO the currency which was r. I'D aud
laid on the table.
Mr.. T0ALlN presented the petition Of Philip p. Dd.
val of King William county, askipg to have refandeda
tax Improperly imposed VIII Oh referredto the Com
mittee on Finance ,,5 -
On mo ion of Mr.. .DEANE, resolution was adopted
directing the Committee Military Affairs Inquire
Into the eIpedency of conscrping all male free negroes
10 the Commonwealth between the ages Of eighteen and
fifty said negroes to be employed in the mines and
| man ufactores of the Confederate States
Senate bill Tor h, relief Of Dr. r y. Brown was ia
ken up and passed =
The bill to supply Deficiencies ia the appropriation
for the support OF the Central Lunatc Asylum
passed-yeas 81, nays none
Bill to protect the Treasury notes OF the Confederate
States from improper dep cation and 10 prevent the
expert of or traffic State bank notes sd coin aud to
prohibit the circulation by citizens corporate bodies
OF any bill note Issued by ny State or corporate
body in the United Sites, by the Government OF
the United States was taken up and amended so as to
provide that the pc nates Of the bill should not apply
persons WHO purchased said foreign currency osend
their families within the lines Of the enemy, or TO
Confederate soldiers held prisoners by the enemy
was read third time aud passed.
The bill 10 authorize the Governor to hire the free
negro ane other convicts in the penentiary, TO the
of coapits in the vicinity OF Richmond, was
taken up and passed.
bill for the relief OF John Newman was taken up,
read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. ANDERSON, the bill regulating
prices was taken up considered and amended and on
motion Of Mr.. laid the table, with notice 10 the
House that he should call up the bill 10 morrow.
On mo ion of Mr. SHACKELF0RD, the report and
resolutions from the Committee Confederate Rela-
tons on the resolution TO inquire into the subject OF
details IRON the Con ederate army to labor Oh Govern
ment work, taken mp and adopted.
TIE re.ontors call the attention Of the Secretary Of
War to tue frauds aud ev IL grosng of the system
Of details from the Confederate ARMY, 20 gge GU
Government work rtquest him to return such detailed
men 10 their commands, and requests hin 20 adopt
such will substitute eIemps far pos
sibe, 10 tier stead.
The SPEAKER was requested to transmit copy Of the
resolutions to the Secretary OF WaE ~
On motion of Mr.. PENCLET0N, the resolution pend
ing when the House adjourned Saturday, 10 meet al
10 o'clock A NJ, WIS taken up, aud adopted.
On motion &C Mr. BLAND, the Committee on Roads
and Iniernal Navigation directed to Inquire into
expediency OF making appropriation to construct
aud equip railroad from some point on the Virginia
Central Railroad west Of Ailboro in Bath caunly, aud
not west of Gauley Bridge to terminate at point
Oh the Northeast Virginia and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, no, ws. of Carksburg, the former road,
west Of Paramount, Marion county, Oh the latter.
The House then adjourned.
[CoaREcfIoS.--It motion Of Mr.. SBAcKKLFoRD,
and not Mr. BUkwELL a. reported in the proceedings
Of Saturday, that the Speaker authorized TO ap-
point three additional members the Committee on
Confederate Relations.