Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, March IS, 1868, z. u.
ut called the Senate TO order at : o'clock,


FRIDAY, March Is, 1868, p VI.
The President called the Senate TO order at o'clock
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
A communication was received from the Governor
enclosing letter from the Secretary of War justying
the employment on the Piedmont Railroad Of certain
slaves which were called for by act of the Virginia
Legislature.
Tie Governor desired to know whether this cons,rue
ton of the law accorded with the views Of the General
Assembly.
The communication gave rise to a debate which con-
tlnucd until the adjournment
THE views of the Secretary of War founded upon
the following clause OF the ls section of Chapter of
an act to provide for the public defence:
"Be il enacted by the General Assembly that the Gov
ernor OF this Commonwealth SHALL when requested by
the President of the Confederacy be and he is hereby
authorized and required from time to time to call into
the service of the Confederate States for labor forth
fcations and other Works necessary for the pHJtc Dr.
fence for period not exceeding sixty days. number OF
male slaves" &C., &c.)
SATURDAY, March A.
The Senate was called to order, at TO- A. ~, by the
PRESIDENT Prayer BY the Rev. DIR. Sprigg.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, of Augusta, offered the following
resolution
RsyoIse4 That the Governor of the Commonwealth
be requested to have published in such mode as he
NAV deem expedent for public information, and in such
manner az MAJ best challenge the attention OF those
concerned the passed in March, 1868, entitled an
act to limit the production of tobacco and increase the
production OF grain Agreed to.
Mr.. HART offered joint resolution requesting the
Governor to detail portion of the prisoners confined
at the pententary, for the purpose OF securing portion
of the tobacco unconsumed by the recent fire which de
stroyed the Public Warehouse. Laid over.
Mr.. COLLIER moved that the resolutions he offered
early in the session. respecting the arrest and CONNIE
ment of civilians be taken up and considered. The
motion was adopted, and thereupon he delivered an ar
gument in support OF them, and then moved that they
be laid on the table, with view to call them up aud
take vote of the Senate them at the earliest oppor-
tuuity Agreed to.
inuuirng into the practcabiity or necessity OF pre-
venting the boarding of provisions by spectators aud
authorizing the proper committee to send for persons
and paper in cases where il shall be deemed necessary
Agreed to.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on Confederate Relations presented
report on series of resolutions in relation TO the pr
soners captured by the State Line and offered rcso
luton authorizing and directing transfer oil SAID pr
soners to the G. S. Government.
A bill was reported increasing the compensation oil
clerks Of courts.
The Salt Committee presented report which was
received
report was presented in reference to communlci-
ton from the Executive constituting the act passed May
Is, 1862, authorizing force Of ten thousand men to
be raised for the defence Of the State.
The report of the Committee OF Conference OH the
disagreement as to the preamble and resolutions oil
instruction TO the representatives oil the state IN tue
G. S. Congress, was concurred IN.
PARLIAMENTARY LITERATURE.
The House substitute for Senate resolutions Of thanks
to the women of Virginia having been read
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, Of Augusta, said The House at
tached such Importance to the language Of the resou
TONS as to devote much time to criticsng, and making
merry over the Senate resolutions, and finally referred
them to its most erudite committee to have prepared
perfect specimen of such composition. II was due,
therefore, that the substitute be studied ard be fully
precated by the Senate aud he moved its reference
The first resolution spoke Of the "disinerestsd deyo
ton Of the to cause, while he had supposed
that their deepest and desres interests were involved
and the Senate might be unwilling thus to cxcommun-
cate them.
The second resolution seems to describe our "nhots
community as refined. softened and purified by high
Christian civilization" but while garroters, plugs, &c.,