Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-13

marine Battery Joint Stock Company, and
one ID increase charges on storage of To
hacco to the pfoprietors Of Tobacco Ware
houses, sand to revive after certain peri
cd, the 4th and 9th sections chapter s Of
the Code, edition 1860. Also a bill TO Sc
cure representation in the General Assem-
bly, frola Counties, Cities. Senatorial snd
Electien 1ni1Suicts occupied by the enemy.
VI flake y AMI passed This bill per.
nifsatle present members to retain their
EEsoLUTIoN or INQUIRY.
vdEkkingsit penal offence for any enc
to naiuta.a, by speaking or writing, the
propriety Of demonstrating the Union Of the
former United States
r. EEEo5ssa, IisAAs- Isassse Eas aaenea at !
o'clock. Prayer by Rev. DR.. v oodbfitge
pREANBlE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Showing the necessity, and urging The
immediate passage Of the Insprcssnsen Bill
The bill authorizing the Monticello ana
other Banks to increase their contingent
fund, was taken up but not disposed Of
The tax bill was passed by a vote ofayes
II, noes 10.
The billto provide represeniion in the
General Assembly, was made the order Of
tha day for Friday Adjourned.
senate y Thursday, March 5.h Senate
hill was passed making an appropriation to
the Central Lunatic Asylum
HoUsE. The Senate bill making en- in
crease il. the cllafges for storing tobacco,
was passed.
Mr. BouIiin from the joint committee on
the Disagreement Of the two Houses on the
aauciary bill, made .aTeport Of concurrence,
which was agreed 70.
t Resolutions 81 thanks to the Ladies Of
Virginia, were offered and after some face
tious remarks BY members on their style,
they were, on motion, referred 10 TIC Com
toittoe on Schools and Colleges.
Che Senate bill increasing che salaries Of
certaia officers Of the State Government,
was taken Up and after beiog amended, was
rejected.
The {iouse, on motion, went into secret
session on the Earvona resolutions
SENATE Friday, March 6tll.--Ms, Col
Ter offered resolution Of Inquiry as to
which have not been either ratified by the
qualified voters or re enacted by the GEN
| eral Assembly. or do not shield any con-
tract entered into under the provisions Of
any Of them, ought to be regarded Is having
/ iae efficacy Of law, and If rot, thatthey re-
commend such ioftrt proceedings ~ the two
/ houses Of the General Assembly as ia the
opinion oft The committee may be judged
isuitablo to secure d discontinuance Of the
4 practice cf amending and re enaoting any
such ordlnaaees, or any section thereof. -
Referred
HOUSE - The senate's amendment. to the
] House bill making an appropriation to the
Central 14unatic Asylum, SO as to declare
said appropriation in addition to the amount
received from pay patients was eoneurred in.
Mr.. Marye. from special committee pre-
seated report setting forth the difficulties
Of railroad transportation of the necessarcs
OF life. the causes thereof, and recommend
ing that lie Confederate 6 overnmsnt, which
is responsible, be urged to relax its arbi-
trary control over the means Of transporta-
+ tiou The report particularly uifeats atten-
y
lines Of railway, one half of all the means Of
burden transportation Gin the shape ofcars)
has been Withdrawn and scattered in other
States by the Confederate authorities, while
other roads have been Invested of their
means OF transportation TO q lesser but very
material extegt: also, to the additional i'm
portant fact that there is an mbareo laid
by the Confederate Government on all the
leading lines Of transportation prohibiting
I all commercial Interchange Of Subsistence
Ehe r port was laid uPoa .Ae table and
ordered 10 be printed
On motion of Mr. Prince. the resolutions
offered BY himself, ou Wednesday, were taken
up for consideration. These resolutions in
struct our Senators and request our Repre-
lsentatives in Congress, to vote for an i'm
/ pressnlent Jill pending before the House Of
/ Representatives.
/ After some discussion an amendment was
offered BY ssr. nouIdin 50 that the General
! Assembly would approve the general prin-
ciples Of the Confederate impressnent bill as
it passed the House, or Of disappearing ii
as amended by he isen@ta, at the instance Of
Mr. Senlmes, Of louisiana
The discussion Of the order of the day
being the Senate bill 70 secure representa-
ton IL the General Assembly until success
sors can be duly elected and qualified, By
retaining present members, consumed the
remainder Of the session
NIGHT SESSION.
NusE.- Friday, March 6th.--The House
net at O'clock 2. H.
i The Bill to secure representation for
counties in possession Of the enemy was on
motion laid on the table, and the bin ALLOW
ing Monticello Bank to increase its eoatin-
gent fund taken up and passed, and its title
famended to read, An Act entities. aa aes
allowing the Banks Of the State 70 Increase
their contingent fund The Bill to secure
representation was then taken up and con~
sidered until the hour for Adjournment. :
SENATE Saturday. March 7th,--The
/ House bill to amend the Code of Virginia Of
go to authorize the Banks to increase their
contingent funds was passed.