Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17

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holders gay jn!srests or righta which may
have enurel to tic State under bald set, and
Of referring tho sutAs 10 q special Committee
uf thee.
HOUR OF mcETIHa.
o. molten Of Mr.. Armstrong. tho oTic,
of tho Senate changing tho time Of eject
ing, waa rscanail1re1 and lhi1 On re IL
BILE.
On motion Of Mr AiprAsoa, adjourned.
On motion, Mr.. IsBEII. WAS granted leave OF
absence for tho session, in consideration OF
sickness d his f.tnily.
Mr.. TALArEREc' house wss buEnGd down
recently sGl he ID consequently absent.
uOUsE Or DELEGATES.
The House was opcns w:ih prayer, by
the Rev Mr.. Wslhor
Senate resolutions urging ~ Congress an
increase Of tho pay CT so!dior", wore on mo-
ton OF Mr.. EpMrsD., lai1 on toe table. in
yiew of tn, isct thst b.sl 10 .hat etest had
| psasvd tho Houss Of Representatives Oh yes
tefday.
Mr.. J.Nrs, tom rho CoInIGi;.ee on Courts
reported bill extending the timo CT prose
cutiuaa ia Ocurta Of counties and corpora
siitnLa to tie Seiratc bill, amending c"rfaln
ecctioHs cfihn act rroyid;cs frs trs pu>iic
defence.
| itr. nu.rrs. from the npcc!al COMMITTEES,
to whom W., cfa.rrI tba subject OF the I'M
pesckment Gr Jadso T. z. Pitts, reno'fed i
resolution asi:ing 10 &c discharged tr"'n tno
further consda atipn Of the Gubjoct.
Mr.. HrHrSa sail thai ha you'd max"
statement az to tho reason oil thls request Ivy
the committee vi hen the g-r,l5rnrn iro:u Acc1-
mac, iMT G.nGlsos) from "hnn tho resoin-
lion c!asnptsL, should M prUsont IN h:i Sent.
M. PnacE c,.erc a resolution, which was
adopted, that The Govn.nor Do requested 70
communicate 10 the House r., Galsry sSrcod
to hs y.ih 20 J. j. Moormsa, Is State sgrnt
for ths delivery Of r.l. &C SAltyiile; also inc
! sal.ry df lhs sgsnt tor each ConE'es''ons:
District.
NJ. MAdxrnER offered resolution, " hich
var siopIef, that tho Committee OH banks
| iblnire i:.ln Tho expedency Of reporting bill
au. horizng the Monticello Bank 10 incrcnec
its can.insen: lnnl. (Bll euh.equsntly rs
ported
Nj: TarDm,T Offered ; resolution. w!t"1a
waq adopted. that the Committed III Pr"i' ST.
tons end Grievances iI.laifc int" ito 'SPed'-
sncy Of i'll orpnFa'lEs tic f.ras'l's lGs''f-
anca CouipanS.
Mr. Rslp offered resolution that OH
Thursday next, tho Senate concurriug, tho
G.rfcral Assembly afj3urn sine die.
Tn. resolution being OH :atr,! 10, n'as land
| 3yc:.
NJ. BlrGEk oits.al : resolution, which
! was adopted, The: the Cou:.i.'os on Cisi'h5
iGoui'n i:tu the e2ped;ency OF reporting
bill Tor t!Is payment Of uvnry E1all 1oT
Plan rJc change in tho Hall Of The !iGnsa u +
D5.as Gfeg, f!r ninhei 1T 1850.
Dir M.axun.a offered ra:'ilu:.a.:, Thi:!l
= o.. aLaplel, tia: ths COMMITTED III Courts
ipgu;rc i,::u tho expe1isncy Of sintndn% See.
So "f Ghnpl,r l:I of the Code Of lsGO, So as
to .unieaas the allowances 10 CLERKS aid
sherihJ for public services.
Ou n.utinr Of hlr. PiTrM,s, Tho r"aolhi'oa
ctl.sc1 By !,uasuii om yes.crdag, ordering Tho
lneelins Of ths Donsu daily hereafter, un;l!
c.l:er y ,sr ordered, a. | | o'c:ucis, A. N, ~aa
taken up snd passed.
Mr. Buggs Offered r.-oint:on, which HEH
adopted, askinS Information ui tiS G2"e:hoF
SO to the number, disposition, aud safa .eep'
ing OF negro coUg.cts employed on the pub
tic workG, AMI ~ companies.
Un motion Of Mr.. llUsTER. t'.o substitute
reported fro.n the ComEnittce Oh Military
Affairs, to Honso bill! amending aud Ic-
enscting the act authorizing tho !a;:'ioS "s
force of 10000 men for tho defence Of he
Commonwealth, YVES taken up. The sabat!-
into provides for the consolidation of the
comraaies, battslions. squadrons end rcgi-
nenl Of ihs State Line, and otherwise re-
arranging than 80 as 60 naks the raorsanl-
Zation conform to tho requirements OF an
act of Congress approved March 9th, 1851,
or any, subsequent act on the Game subject,
gs fully in all reapoct. al if said troops had
bsen originally organized under authority 81
tic Confederate Government. 1t further d.
racts tie retirement Of supernumsry otEcars,
by the Governor, und.r the new regime.
Mf C,zeuoyE offered proyiso tas: no
thing in tho act should BIO 10 construed Is 10
authorize payment to be Insde 10 any officers
not authorized TO d:aw pay under the pro-
7i;.iuns Of the acts Of May 18th end May
18th, 1862. Adopted-Ayes 81, NOES L..
The bill gas then ordered to It's engtoss-
msnt.
MIR. BRADFORD offered the following re6o-
lutions, which being objected to, was laid
over under the rule
1st. Resolved, by the General Assembly
of Virginia, Thst tue Governor of this Com
monwe.lth had no authority to commission
officers in the State Line, except such 90 is
conferred by tho .ct entitled ian act to au
thorzs force Of ten thousand men 10 he
r. isad for tho defence of the Commonwealth
passed May 18th, 1862.
81. Resolved, That The PsyInaster General
OF the State Of Virginia il hereby INSTRUCTED
to pay only aueh otticsrs of tho State Line a.
have been commissioned in accordance wito
the preyiuion5 Of said act.
NJ GREEN Gtiei vu a resolution, which Wac
Adopted, that the Commit too on tho Ponirr-
tary inquire into tho expectancy Of having
tbs prices OF goods manufactured at the
pcr!teEtisfy iixod BY the SupeIiute nhsnt and
approved by thn Beard OF Examiners there
Mr. McKI1Hsy offered resolution, Ehich
~as a,lp ,,taI that tho Financs Ocnmttse in
iliTs into lho expuiiency of reporting bill
refunlinE 10 Jonn Mason, CT buckingham
cUuuty, penalty im,"nei ior falling to take
one License 20 Hia!il arden: spri;s from
fiuiI.
Mr.. CsHrsa Offered resolution, which was
sds,,Led, that tue Financo COMMITTEES inquire
into ths eypediency OF reporting a bill re-
funding TO J1,psa e. WoodsoE tho amount
Of liicnft tax which hr cdnii not use, on
acGonnt f being cs!l".i mo the military seq
vico
Mr.. FIE.inG Oit.:rea resolution, which
was adopted, that tho GGn:uit:ro On Coufta
iDqniro MO tic exprIicncy Of 10 stnepdpg
thu cr,.nnai laws sv "a 10 provide mnro
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