Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-08
LEhiSl6lpnt Sf Virginia,
ThrEarAv, JA>HARy :. 1854.
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| Tho President laid before the Senate the fol.
! Senator elect srom ti, 3lst District, COMPRISED
| of me eoan'as Of. Jefrrson and Berkeley:
HElDerARTERs JonNsoN's DIVISION,
D-ceuibrr II I, 1863.
| To Lieutenant GuvrrnUr PRIcg,
President Of the Senate Of Virginia:
S;7--is the duties + my position, rs IN
officer Of the army, are incompatible with tho
discharge 0: those teyvlVing upon mo as a
member Of tho cnasc Of Virginia; and, as
! by q recent desIjiol Of the Secretary of War,
either orc or oihcr Of tic positions must be
gwen up by thOSe who are 80 unfortunate rs
to hold bath, / feel it incumbent upon me to
tender herewith tho resignation of my sent in
toe BODY over which you preside
Regret.ing that tho ez'gencies Of the coun~
|-try require me to take thls step,
i an, very respectfully,
Your ob't servant.
Edwin L. MOORE
The resignation was acoppsad; and, on mo-
| tioE, the Clerk gas ordered to issue a writ Of
election for filing tue vacancy Immediately.
ELL REPORTED.
| Mr.. MARsH.Ll, by leave, presented O bill
supplementary u an acs cn.i.4el an act to in
tcorpor1tte':he American Agency.
RESOLUTIONS.
On ,.rtinn Of mr. CohHILi., it was
Resolved, That the Committee On Military
| Affairs inquire into the eypediency Of 50 en-
| lnrging tho exemption laws as to include q
deputy sheriff and s deputy clerk in each
county.
On ,ac!ioa Of Mr.. CHRISTIAN, of Middle
| sex,
Resolved, That tho Committee on Finance
be instructed TO Inquire into the expectancy
Of compromising Thomas NJ. Hundlcy, of the
sounty Of Matthews, for certain services rem
derca as Commissioner Of the Revenue.
On motion of MIR. ANDERSON,
| Resolved, That tho Committee Of finance
| inquire into the expedicEcy OF reporting
bilLfor ts reliefo of George j Arnold against
judgment in favor Ct tho Commonwealth.
| On motion Of Mr.. SrITLEH, ,he Senate nd
| ourned
HOUSE Of r#LEGATES.
The House was called 10 order Mt 10 o'clock
NJ b7 the Speaker. II W. SuGYFEr, ESQ.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. ,moorr Of The Presby-
terian Church.
Scyen.y-seven members answered To Their
na,n's, which nu,nb-r be,ns . Quorum, the
lI.use rrccc. led 10 business.
The Speaker presented Il Communication
i,oo, ,Lo q ,ror,or ou,I,.;r, lie ,nor,,ur,I
.,hir s0 w;rb a.r ,m,:,nving I.cumrnis
0n rro,inn If Nr p.ynIrroy tie commr
n;,ot;or orj L,.runco,s v,rn l.:d uron tho
tal,,s anil no r.c.,i ,,,,;,,- r en- ia. nr,.rcd
to lie r:iatcd Tor tic 'lsc Of the House.
Tn $pcakc. ilsp pre.en ed communica.
ton from h" Auditor f Pubic Accounts, in
onswor ?, ro.. I,.;,r ,d,,,nj -. III. 10 = goo.
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locFteh ana f"t".fcd I" appropriate c''nmlf
tecs
~ Mf h'LhHS---'i"ehd'hG tnn Ia" pr,
V!aibs foF Isciie-HhE properly, hotn personal
ana rsai, O. ali Pe:s"nS mo htTs ieit' OF ma;
Ierea'ter leave tns vote t'rafhia 20 90 ihF1
ths t:aeT os ha o. az W. p s,nn VIZ; =, re- re-
! c',:Zcns o.. cn-ci.n . r.-nme,,. the-ehr
ny q ~ -
| !, Tho orm pa IS tho S,.,.,r Crnfcirr,t. CIV
.rnne,ts
Rv Mr. Dryu--Of r.nnrt;rr LII nroh;.
hit,nu oil trn3. ar trair;c ali nr snv Yankee
rrrrsncy cvcsr.rrI ,,,,l.i and .;l,ar
Py air. WHY, r. On amending sections +
end Z vr cba,,,.r lO4 ~ the C,ds of Viroin;,
- rs more eGF.rualIy +, rrsvent slaves from
oa;nr nj }ar,c trading a. fraeren or h;ripq
! themselves rrt,
Ey Sir. TnuIis-Of r.ovidi.x s4p,e speed7
and efTectual remedy against the destruction
of enclosures ard private prouerty by nersons
| travelling On the pul.!ic l,irhways.
By Mr. DrrAL-Of rrnurtins hill rrohi-
| biting the purchase of uny blockade goods c1-
cent articles Of prime rt.rcssitr.
! Ry Mr.. EurgHrsox--On tho expe,iien.y Of
amending the act to incn-rQratc tie American
h.rncY.
Bg Mr. rfHDLErox-- On she e1Pcdicncy cf
ab fishing The aiScc Of quartcrin..rer general
of the Stats f Vrr. inin. and whether the
quartermastcr's department il longer needed {;
| and If it is. whether the dssics there cannot
| he pergcrmcd .byTofGcers of the old United
Sratps armr. nov in tho nav of the State nm
der ap'eort,nance Of the Tirrir;u Convention.
nos.oA Anrij l. lS6! end NOR o,har,c;se ,s
.,.red. and nl.o what ,tE,ers and clcrks are
! =, ,,.,s.n. nm nn-;, so;I San,-tm.nt and
.bo aIrnnrt If cnn,nnnso,;nn and said COM
n,;ttea ia herchv anthnr:yad n Send for nar-
s,ns o,I "a nars
/ Mr. psrnlrTos submitted the followipo
nreomhla ami resolutions which. M his mo.
ron were raferrci tn tn, Committee ON Con.
fedcrate Relations.
Whereas. the execution of The impressmens
| 1o,y n.c..d Lv the nnCaJerot RI G,nrress AZ
carried out in tho various counties of thi.
Commonwealth. has given inst cause of dis
satisfaction to our citizens, and has, in many
instances, worked great hardship, resulting in
the appointment. Of Young, vaia and inexpe-
rienccd agents mostly ignorant Of the law,
and unable or unwilling to understand the
Instructors Of the:r respective departments,
under the War Office, sud Whose aualfica-