Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The Speaker, Mr. SHEFFEY, called the House to or
der at IL A. N.
Several reports were made from the various commit
tees. Amongst the reports was one presented by Mr.
STAPLES declaring itnexpeden TO legsa.e against the
cultivation manufacture o. tobacco also, lengthy
bill BY the same gentleman ia relation TO the impress
ment OF slaves in certain cases, and vesng certain
powers in the Governor. The bill read the inst
ims and ordered TO be printed.
The following resoution was offered by Mr.. LYNCH
That the Oomm'tt OF Roads and Internal Naviga-
ton inquire If legislation be necessary 10 provide
more summary mode of imposing fines on the railroad,
canal and navigation companies for their failure TO
make their annual reports IN due tme to which aiten
ton is called 10 the biennial report Of the President OF
the Board of Public WORKS. Agreed to.
The bill Incorporating the Sonewall Insurance Com.
pany was passed.
On motion of Mr. RAYMOND, OF BraIton, the bill
increasing the compensation Of pages, porters Ia, TO
50 per day, was taken up.
Mr. DEYERLE moved TO reconsider the vote by which
the foregoing bill engrosed, and being put TO tie
House was lost, and the question recurring upon the
passage, the bill was psssed-ayes 90 most
Twelve N. having arrived, the SPEAKER announced
the order of the day-the militia bill. The Itch sec
ton was amended by substitute offered by Mr. WINS
TON.
Mr. WINSTON offered another quite lengthy amend.
ment which he supported in some remarks
Mr. ANDERSON suggested that his friend from Louifa
would slightly modify his anendmsni, so as TO include
masters Dep artments.
Mr. IRVING I'D ike forcibly against the amendment.
Mr. DEYERLE offered an amendments the following
effect: THAT the geol of The regiment or battalion
shall be capable of eIcusirg any soldier from military
duty should he be deemed by said surgeon incapable OF
performing suel duty"
The IAN seeton was read by tao clerk, and was
slighuly amended and modified.
Mr. FRY moved that the House ADJOURN AID, upon the
motion, Mr. ANDERSON demanded the ayes and noes,
with the following result: Ayes Al, noes AZ. SO the
HI u,e refused to adjourn.
Several other amendments we're offered, and pending
tie further discussion OF The BILL on notion the House
adjourned.
IMr RsGLIH is detained from his seat by ndispostcn
SUGAR AND rHH BLOCKADE OF The MsslssIPPf-rhe
Albany Knicksrboeker says:
Necessity Is tho mother of invention. This iebel-
lion has demonstrated This fact in moro instances than
one-mors especially with our friends in the West
When the rsoes closed the Mississippi they cut off, TO
greet extent, the supply of sugar TO the peo-
pie OF the Western States. Immediately ingenuity
SEE 10 work TO provide substItue-several parties
TUNED their attention to The refining OF syrup from the
ssrshsa plant which has nov become q staple crop in
Iowa and Illinois II is estimated that 5000 600 GAL
Ions of syrup produced in the West the past year.
To extend the of supply OF domestic sugars, the
Government procured last spring from kufope sup--
ply Of seeds Of various kinds OF the sugar beet and by
tae agency Of the Illinois Central Railroad Company.
distributed them among the farmers on the lice OF that
road and through range Of two hundred miles, with
view 10 ascertain the kind OF soil and climate best
adapted 10 The growth OF the root The result 60 far
has been of gratifying character. The prcduo.
ton of sugar from bees has no come 10 be leading
interest in several European countries. Ii Is the most
important crop in the Empire Of France. In 1851,
l46 0e0 tons we've raised Ia that county, agsntt 1000
tons in 1880 Ia Belgium tie crop in 1851 was Is 900
tons Iu Germany very largs amount was produced;
the aggregate for Europe exceeding, in 1851 200 00O
tcn worth more than $40 0000 900. In our own coun-
the beet 10 beginning 10 attract general atsn jon
The agricul ura societies of several of Western
stss have already taken action 10 the matter. In the
production of beet sugar have all the advantages Of
the experience OF European manufacturers The value
Of tie results growing out OF the Introduction of the
sugar beet into Oh country hardly be estimstea
Sugar already stands next to manuf ctures OF in
cur imports and Il very rapidly becoming the trt--
We pay nearly $40 600 600 annually for foreign sugars
alone. II We place ourselves the French have
alre- DONE in position Of indeperdsncs OF foreign
srs, keep at home the $4,000 600 in gold and
silver which balance against has compelled TO
export to make good account in the great London
clearing house. We hops Agricultural Commission
vii devote portion OF tie appropriation made to 1t by
Congress fer the purpose of collecting and disng in.
formation upon this impor auttubjsct /. crop Pc
esiary adapted Northern States from the album
dAnt moisture and heat of Cur cmAte-two indispen-
sable conditions Of srccessful Gu ture.