Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-23

| and u second sections os an net to suppress
| gaming. passed O55. IL, -G3.
| Dir. 6RAENoN, from the Committee on Fi-
nance. reported bill to amend an act for tho
| relief of ;ac securities of f. P. Baker, late
shorif of Grayson county, with an amend
| ment. -...., ..
ELECTION OF rCBLIC PRIETER.
A message was received fro;a the House of
Delegates, announcing that they were ready to
execute the joint order bavng for IT'S object
the election of @ public printer, and that j.
II. Pendleton and w. B. Allegro had been
put in nomination for tho said Office. :. ~ -.
Mr.. NASH was then requested to inform the
House of Delegates that the Senate was ready
to proceed with !be execution Of the ivint Or
der and that no additional nominations had
been made in The Senate.
Tho roll was then called, and resulted az
| follows Allegro, 29 Pendleton, Ii.
The joint vote was as follows: whole num-
her Of votes. l5S; necessary TO u choice, So
j. H. Pendlelon received ln3, and W. Is. Al
lesre 55.
MIR. Pendlston was, therefore, declared t.
be duly elected public printer.
ISrRgSsHEsT OF SLAVE LABOR.
The following joint resolution, offered yes {.
| terday, MIR JOHNSON, aud laid over under the
rules, was then taken up:
Whereas, in view Of tho pressing im1or-
| tanco Of making extraordinary efforts TO pro-
ducc as large . crop as Ioss;tle the present
year; and, whereas, the recent requisition ly
tl.u Confederate authorities for slave lai,vr to
work TN Notifications will, il carried ont. in
terfere seriously With the farming productions
OF the State: therefore. be it
Resolved, by the Gencr.l Assembly, That
lbo 4 DG 1.o
! guestel to confer with the authorities Of ii'G
necessity, in the praaaat emergency, Of relicT-
ing the slaves from said requistion.
Mr. JOHNSON advocated the resolution, and
urged the propriety Of adopting it.
| Mr. UuNTER opposed the resolution. lie
thous ht it ini udcious and calculated to do mis-
Nh CHRISTIAN was opposed to tho rasolu-
| tior, and moved to lay il On tho table.
Mr. FRAZER fa1ored the resolution, and
sign6sd his intention Of -noving al amend
meut to it, provided the motion to lay on ths
| table did not succeed.
The vote On laying On the table was then
taken, and decided in the negative.
Mr.. Frazer oFarnd the following rs IN
amendment, 10 come in gt the end Of tho reso-
luton III in tho Judgment Of the Confade.-
rate authorities this release may be granted
consistently " th the necessities Of the mill
| tarY situation" 20.
The amendment was agreed to. The resc-
luton was then passed
The bill imposing fnes on agents FOR fall
| ing to lie iver salt to persons entitled thereto,
| was read the third tins and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Bruce, the Serato ad-
,iourned
Mr. A. D. DICKINSON, Of Prince E1ward
county, il derainei from his seat in the Senate
| by sickness.
HOUSE OF DELEC ATES.
The House wna crened with prayer a. II
O'Clock, by the Rev. Dr.. Read, os the Pfesbyte-
ra'i Church
The Sena.e's amendments to the House bill
incorporating the S:oncwall Icsaranco Com
pany, were rcpor;ed and agreed e..
| Senate bills in relation 70 the punishment
Of free negro cAnvicts in certain c:ises t;lc i'll.
! crease of the a!low ,nccs 70 sheri1S and ser
g.anta tho rel.cf of inii gent s,lisrs ar'! sea
men, tht transfer Of turnpik@s TO the c1un ties
in which they lie, and thu anenGiaeEts OF TIC
| Charter of the Virginia Fire aEi Mariae IN
surancc COMPANY, were read second time
, ..nd committed.
Mr.. BxcoxE, from the Committed IN Courts,
reported back, with certain amendments,
Senate hill to suppress traio combinations.
| Mr. HUSrT from the Committee On Enrolcd
B Ia, reported as correctly enrolled, sundry
! bills 10 them referred for examination.
The Sneaker (Mr. SHErEsr,) laid beiorc
the House eommunca.,on fr IN tho Governor
! III relation to tho escape # . frac negr1, con-
vicred of murder, by Cou-F e orr and Ter.
miner. in the county Of AppomattoX, and SEN
fenced to be hung gu the Gth day Of January
last. That day having passed., snd the trinl
Of the accused having been final, His Excel.
lency recommends me legislation, hJ WHICH
tho sentence IF the Court mny be carried cut
whenever tho prisoner Is re captured alter the
day fixed for execution.
Oi motion nf Mr. WESTON, the commnEl-
cation WAS referred TO tho Committee on Courts
f Justice
On motion Of Nh KELLEY. the bill to amend
the Charter of the Bank cf City oi Pe:crSburs
80 as 20 increase its capital stock, was taken
; u, aad ordered TO its second reading.
The calendar was then preceded with.
! The bill 10 dispense with the order of pub
LEGATION, for notices in puits Of chaucery, .du.
ring the existing war, adversely reported up"n
by the COMMITTEE On Courts, was indefinitely
| postponed.
Tie bill t6prevent tho unlawful carrying
| of slaves on boats and EatLeauX, was read
| thiid time and passed.
Tho bill to relievn r f. an3 D. q. Bih5
| from liabilities, under u Contract for the hire
| Of negro coavicts. to work on tho CoyInston
and Ohio Railroad, few months before the
commencement Of the present war, wGS read
q third time and passed without dissent.
The Senate bill to suppress trade tDmaina
tions, with certain amendments by the House
Committee Oh Court., fixing the tincs at not lees
tSan so nor marc than 800, Imprisonment not
less than five days nor more than sixtf-, and
sundrv minor alterations, wos, on motion CT
Mr.. HAruoND, of Marion, laid on tho table
| for the present.
The b;ll to authorize tho appointment of y
reportcr Of the proceedings of The House OF
| Delegates, with the pay Of 500 Per week,
was read third time and pussed-yeas 81:
nays II.
On motion of Mr.. WILsoS, of Isle Of Wight,
! the farther consideration Of the calendar aS
| dispensed with.
Mr.. LuNpY nEcfrd resolution, which wes
aian.ed, irut.ucSias thn CJmni;tec IN Militia.
! ry AfTrs 70 inquire INTO tho cxpedlencg 0i
amending th- g de 81 n 10 enlarge the duties
of county police and for the mora effectively
organ zins aud aiming the Same.
On melton ,f Mr. v lLsoS, OF I9.a OF Wight,
; the bin amcndst,.rg o. the acs 10 extend thc
! time for the c1crcsa nf certain civil rights
/; aud remedies, vas taken UP, but before my
action could he taken upon 1t,
Tue Joint order OF the day-the election OF
! Public Printer-ncau1rai, and it was inme-
d;ately taken up and proceeded with.
/ Mr.. RAYMOND, Of Marion, nominated f3i
the Office j perh q Pendieton, Ed. mcsnhe:
Of the House of Dele sates fcou. the. comfy o!
Ohio.
Mr. BuRwrLL nominated Vim. B Allegro
E-q.. of Richmond.
+ Tho n,minat,ons being duly communicated
to the Sena.s, ana the reply OF the same
ported, signify Dg its readiness to procesd' th'