Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-20
TUESDAY ErgHIs0, March l., 1868.
SENATE.


The Senate u,c, st $ o'clock the PRgsI-
DEN the chair.
PH:A3IRLE AaD nLsCIuTIuas.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, OF Middleaex, offered pre-
amblu and res buttons, as follows:
Whereas, There has been failure nnftar
tho contracts entered into by the Cove; nor
If this Commonwes lth with Stuart, Buc han
eli It o., snd Charles Scntt X iio., to furnish
supplies Of salt necessary to meet thu wants
CT the people Of tois Statt; ond, whereas, IN
thc up,ni,n OF the General Assembly j, II.
improbabe, # not impossible, by contracts
Mad, with tho above named parties, "r with
any othe: parties. 10 obtain this necessary
supplies Of salt for tho people Of this Com
UIonw, sth therefore, DO it
Resolved by the Gensrsi Assembly, That
the Governor be, snd hu il hereby required,
forthwith to take possession Of ths salt
works at Saityilie, (ar SO much thereof ~
may be nscesssry,) under the provisions and
instructi~ns OF tho act passed October lst
1SG2. entitled San set IL provide for Tho pro
duction, dat, ibution and sale Of salt in this
Commonwealth, and other acts which may
BIZ passed smendatoYy thereof" Rejected
yass ., noes %.
Mr.. LYNCH offered a resolution that the
Senate convene hereafter at 9 o'clock, 4. NJ.
instead Of 10 O'Clock, " previously ordered
Adopted.
THE SALT QUESTION.
The reports Of the Salt Committee became
tue sui joct OF warm debate, III which MIR.
DouGL.s and others took a prominent part.
At l04 P. NJ the S,nste adjourned.
WEDNESDAY MoRNIsG, March IS, 1863
The Senate met at o., the PRESIDENT in the
chair.
COMMITTEE REPokT.
4 bill increasing the compensation to com
ni.sioners of the revenue.
Tho preamble and res1lut!ras paso.d.
PGoLosaup sEs.IoH
Nj. BRANNON offered joint RESOLUTION ex-
tending the session of the General Assembly
from Thursday to tho 10th instsnt, to We'd
neshay, the 24.h instant. Adopted.
DILL PASSED.
The House bill tn amend and enact Sec
tim | OF chapter 81, Of an act passed March
|, 1861, en!lticd u,sn act for tie relief Of the
Bank Of the Cctnu. onwealth
1Hs rLsE or CADET DANIEL.
Tho Houss preamble and resolutions in re-
lstl9n 10 tAt diaorderiy practices 1t the Vir-
giai, Military Institute, in connection with
the Casa Of cadet Wm. A. Daniel, were taken
up
The resolution ceIiSured the conduct OF tho
effco:s, AMI proposed to rcinsts!e cadet DIN
irl in his position. Upon tho vote they wero
concurrud in with one dissenting voice
The following resolution OF inquiry was
offered by Mr.. QuIsENssRRY-
or 10 amending the laws organizing the
VII ginia Military Institute, a. to bring the
anal Professors more immedi-
semhly. Agresd to.
REsIGLTIoN OF JUDGE RGBsRIsoa.
The resignation Of the honorable Senator
from Richbiond was offered s-voral dayo ago
and it having been ascertainsd that the Sena-
tor was unaltersbly Gxed in his determines
tiun to resign. Nix. JOHNSON moved that q
writ of election he issued to supply the Va
cancy. Adopted.
Mr. PARE offered a resolution of enquiry
which wss adopted, AZ follows:
Ofyn amending the act transferring the
State Line to .he Confederate States as to re-
quire saih States to psy the usual bounty
monnY to ali the noG-c6mmi5siOn ed officers
and priYat.s transferred to the Confederate
Statec by said act.
TIE SALT QUESTION
Came up again and WAS discussed until
o'clock, when the Ssnate took recess.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The IIouan WAS opened with prayer q
eleven o,:lo:k, By the Rev. Dr.. Moore OF the
Pfesbyts,i.n church
Mr. B.RsnUg. from tnn Oommitteo or
Finance, repn;teda joint resolution autho1:z
tug the appointment of sub COMMITTEES tc
ascertain anil rsptnt what damages shoul'
he sssesied against the Confederate Govern
ment, fnT he Ioss bv fire If tho Public ware
house in Richmcpd, tor which loss that Gov
eminent WAS responsible. 1t was adopted
nr. UAzsHorE, fr1 III special committee, re
portei bill 10 authorize the transfer ant
issue Of new certitic stas nf stock in chartsre
companies, In cases where stock 10 held b,
alien onemisa, o. left by refugees within th
lnes of the enemy. Real frat and secont
time and ordered to engrossment.
Mr.. RoBeKrsoS. of Richmond, offered a sc
RES of resolutions, authorizing the keepiD
among the archives Of the county and corpo
ration courts, ecords of the names Of al
who have served hon,rably, in any capacity
in the present war. Adopted.
A message wa received from tho Senat
announ; ling the passage by that body o!
JOINT resolution ,rolonging the session Of th
General Assemh " to Tuesday, the Oath inst
in which they al ked the concurrence of Ii
House, and it W. As accsded to, with an amend
ment extending the session to the 26th.