The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-18

for Courts Of Justice, reported, with
amendments, House bill amending and
re-enacting the 18th section of an act
passed March 80, 1868, to provide for the
production and distribution of salt The
bill was subsequently taken up and the
amendments agreed to, when it was read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Dulaney offered resolution that
the Committee on Banks inquire into the
expediency of amending the Sth section
of chapter So Of the Code, so as to COM
pei the banks Of the State to receive
Confederate notes on deposit.
The following resolution Of inquiry
was submitted: By Mr.. Coghill: OF re-
porting bill providing that all contracts
hereafter made shall be deemed to be
payable in Confederate currency, unless
otherwise stipulated.
The bill to outlaw deserters from the
military service Of the Confederate States
was read third time, when an unsuc-
cessful motion was made by Mr.. Chris
tan, Of Augusta, to lay it on the table.
The question then came up on the pas
sage of the bill, when it was defeated by
the following vote-ayes 10, noes a.
On motion of Mr.. Day the vote was
reconsidered and the bill was laid on tho
table.
In the House, Mr.. Bouldin, from the
Committee on Finance, in response to
resolution of inquiry, reported it inexpe
dent to exempt persons from license tax
who distil ardent spirits from sorghum
or mOlasses cane
Mr. Rutherford, from the Committee
for Courts of Justice, reported the Senate
bill in regard to the harboring of desert
ers with certain amendments; also bill
for the relief of VIM. Ii. and James H.
Caskie
Mr. Voolfolk submitted letter from
1t. Gen. Ewell, which was referred with
out being read.
Mr.. Worsham offered resolution in
structihg the Committee On Confederate
Relations to inquire into the expediency
of reporting bill prohibiting persons
engaged in speculation in the necessaries
OF life from making any purchase of real
estate; and also Of imposing like prohi-
bition upon all able bodied young men
who have not been in the Confederate
States army. The resolution was sub
jected to a number Of amendments and
then agreed to.
The following resolutions Of inquiry
were offered: By Mr.. Tomlin: OF pro-
viding by law for an agency for furnish
ing cotton and cotton cards to citizens at
cost. By Mr.. Chalmers Ofimposing an
additional tax on all lands purchased
since the beginning Of the war and during
the continuance Of the war. By the
same: Of repeating so much of the ex-
listing law as prohibits the planting of
more than $4,000 hills of tobacco by one
individual. By Mr.. Raymond, Of Brax-
ton: OF requiring producers to dispose
Of their surplus produce at prices not
exceeding the prices adopted by the
commissioners for the Confederate
States. By Mr.. McCue: OF changing the
interior of the present Capitol so as to
provide more comfortably for the uses of
the General Assembly and the Confed-
crate Congress, and Of building struc-
ture suitable for the purpose ON or near
the site of the bell house for the accom-.
mediation of all State officers now in the
Capitol building. By Mr.. Rixey: Of
selling all the States stock in the various
railroads and banks, in accordance with
the recommendation of the Governor.
By Mr.. Saunders: Of increasing the com
pensation of tobacco inspectors. BY MIR.
Winston: OF exempting one able-bodied
male slave from the operations of the act
for the public defence. BY Mr.. Hutche-
son: OF fixing prices Of all articles OF
farm produce at 100 per cent. above the
prices Of April lst, 1861. By Mr.. Hen.
drick: OF compelling the agents of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad at Salt
vile to give receipts for salt shipped at
that point. By Mr.. Kenney: OF ex-
empting from the provisions Of the fence
law all counties overrun by the enemy.
By Mr.. Cowan: OF empowering the Su-
perintendent Of the Salt Works to i'm
press free negroes. By Mr.. johnson: Of
requiring all companies, individuals and
firms to make the proper returns, look
ing to general absorption of all profits
| wherewith to pay Virginia's quota Of the
public debt. By Mr.. Harris OF re-
moving all the salt within the control Of
the State from the salt works in Smythe
and Washington counties.
RICHMOND, Sept. 18th, 1858.
To the EtlitOrs Of TIE Dispatch:
hope you will excuse me for trespassing
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