Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-30

sfS ~ tN-S's aN-N'
1862. SO a 20 Increase the compensation II!
clerks Ct cnmr:- Of the city. Of Petersburg,
which war read q first and SECOND times.
yiECISih MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The hi! 10 pr0vi,i, IN additional appropriu.
ton Of $l2,jiD l1r the Tirgiria Military Iu,ti-
tute tor, the iisca! year ending 10Th June,
1861, was taken up, amended and explained
by NJ. CHRISTIAN, Of Middiesc1, and ordered
to be rngrosscd Tor a third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. FRAZIER, who also ex-
planned and advocated tho bill, the rules we're
suspended ami rliG bill was passei-avcs 81.
noe; none
MILITIA ELL.
a message WAS received from the Iisuse 81
Dele !a'G1. Informing tie Senate tha. the
House had agreed 10 the report OF tho Joint
c mnittee oi conference on the Militia Bill.
The report Il the conference Commute, Of
thr Senate was taken M.
Mr. SEDDoH moved u postpone The consid-
Grafton Of the bill until the 7th day Of Daeem.
Der next.
Some discussion cnsUod. pending which the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer was offered by the Rsv. Or. Bur.
rows.
The Senats's bill, to provide for the trial Of
friendly suits on petitions &C., arising 10
counties in possession of the public enemy
or threatened with i~nvasion, was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. BoTLD!s, from the Committee on Fl;
nance, reported back the House bill for the relief
OF iniigent soldiers and sailors, with the re-
| on,p,,pJo t,op th,o, Al .~.S,.-.l e -.
Senate thereto dn not pass.
On motion Of Mr.. PRETLow, the resolution
appointing u committee of three to wait on
the Governor and request him to make known
ny proclamation the right Of the citizens un.
der tho inpressinent law of the Confederate
States, and their course Of procedure for ille-
gal seizures Of their property, was taken up.
Mr.. PEETLew inveighed warmly against
he indis"riminatc md upwarranted seizure
NJ N:Gp.riy by government officers. In thr.
Course If his remarks upon the general rights
VI the STATES, he characterized the letter Of
the Secretary Of War, addressed to this House
IN. Tuesday AZ IN insult to the Legislature
IT Eir-iIi". assuming as it did. and il
IN insulting tone. that this State, whose treas
ure and blood we're being poured out for the
na'Htaii!an"c Of that snvernmant, hal no
right IT, call the attention Of the authorities
- abuses whose correction was Of CONNER
Interest 10 all the States. lie alluded also t"
the insults, indignities and impositions prac-
tic",i upon the people Of the State by man,
oe tho starred and barred agents Of impress,
mem. lie had no objection to a fair and ini-
partial execution os the law-cyen 10 the Ia5r'
ear Of corn and the last wisp Of ha.. H.
wished "nly to provide against iil"g :! impress
merits by careless. tGmiacnring aid ~rsscaliy
filters provide ~aya:nS. them by letting the
r"onl" knew whca a7ilD t. seize and pnnish
II. ~v!miainrs OF the law.
Dr.. SHarkELFORD moved tae indefinite pos.
p0fe:nent Gf the resolution. In tho first placs il
wes y disturbing question, calculated to produce
= clash cf action between tho peopie Of the Stat,
and tie Government; Of the Cunf.der.te States.
Hs was mot wiling 10 trust 70 the Govern
o. 10 define in ls Judgment the rights OF citi.
Z-n1, nus would h.; iinposa such 4 responsibility
upon tho Governor Til, NEST appropriate
m.t::n9 ~ attain the obi ct in vipy would be to
examine :ha abuses Il. oagi, oar C,mnntteas and
report Hctioa calling tbs attention Of the Coafed.
c:!;c authorities ~ them and askirg :h-ir currec.
;iun.
". HAy"oyn, Of Marion. called the previon.
question. which be!'c sustained. the motion TO
Indefinitely ~pU>tPone WAS adopted.
TIE bill TO provide To- the families of iniiesnt
'1:G:.fs and sailors, IVES taken up, and the amend.
neuts or Inc Senate tEercta were disagreed to,
All returned Ia that bady.
Nj. CoWAS offered I resolution to restrict
dcnate, until the cl0sa III tho session, on al
subjects. 20 ono speech Of not more than fire
minutes duration to each speaker. Laid over
under the rule.
Ga motion 0 Fir. PESDLEToS. tho bill pro-
vid!Gs t.r tic .c5mmutaticn Pr clothing du.
~ n"l-cofnmissicnrd officers and ~priyates OF
the S.ate IiEc WIS ;a;Hn IN. Mr.. pcSDLE.
T0S n.a!ad u substitute SO as TO make the bill
cjatD:m precisely to the Confederate regula.
t;"ns-namcly. allowing the non.commissioned
officers and ~p7iYutes o. thc State Line at thu
rate .? so per annum fnr timo previous t,
October Sth, 1867, and Sl34.lo for the period
subsequent to that timc.
The substitute was adopted.
The bill was then pnt unon i:s passage and
Glnpiri-ayas -, noes 81
TIE report of the new committee OF confer
cree IN the Military bill vas taken up. The
r-rort presents the bill 70 the House as las:
in.iSt"d on BY the latter in the real point OF
Inference, the point being tie giving 10 the
. vernon the discretion to enrol OF exempt tie
militia of border Counties.
The report, after slight discussion, wa.
agrcai t0-svos II, noes Ia.
The Exemption Bill WAS then taken up and
discussed ill recess.
DEFERRED PROCEEDINGS.
The following were the remarks Of Mr..
KELLEY, Of Petersburg. on the substitute Of
air. WILSON, Of Isle Of Wight, for tho report
18th" Bank Committee on the Finances:
Mr.. Speaker To not propose. to trespass
l. auy length urou the courtesy Of the H3nse,
already sufficiently taxed by the protracted
i:snn.-ion O n the competing measures now
under consideration. l cannot, however. hold
myself acquitted of my duty without rising
here and solemnly warning the House end the
country against the irreparable public mis-.
chief and political heresy involved in the mea
sure 81 the gentleman from Isle of Wight
Surely it is not necessary 70 invoke the attcn-
ton OF the representatives Of Virginia to this
measure by any of the tricks of oratory. Every
thinking man must SEQ that there is danger
that MI the arducus snil. all the noble
heroism, all the .martJr-lihe selfdenial. all
tie sublime dol g md sublimer suffer.
me-, whereby the so:! Of this infan,
Republic has BEEN made historic, and the
unknown strcanlate rnl obscure village
If this land have earned fellowship
with the grandest names Of the Heroic Age.
may possibly prove a ~fruitlcs. sacrifce-cer-
tainly a sacrifice vastly augmented in misery
-thrsn.h the complications of DIR finances
This alone warns us, nc any and ell espendi.
;are Of rime and labor, to address ourselves
earnestly 10 the task cfrelieving. as far as in
us properly lies, the distress now environing
the public iisc. But how, sir, does the gentle
man from Isio Of Wight propose to accomplish
this end: In n word, by at once converting
all the available assets of the State Of Virginia
into Confederate securities. And this, for
ssoth. is & proposition advanced in tho midst
Of Il revolution which, if there is in it one Ts
l;tiral idea. one s~!e!csmanl;ie object, one the.
nry Of political MISUNDERSTANDING vital,
anything II principle, ANYTHING cxalting this
fearful aatnrna!ia Of blood ab,re the level of f.
-