Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
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SENATE.
Tic Slnatc wa called t. cyd 1T IL, II.
by tho President, SAMUEL Pace, ESQ.
Prayer by Rev. pf. Neid. Of the pscshyto-
rian Church.
Mr. CoGnILI, fror tie Committee f2r Courts
Of Jus;irc, I~cprr,,l a BIZ! IA aIucni um! 10
enart 81. tim II 0: lie CoGt, 80 - t. lacrosse
the ajlrwaIce u sheriff. uni sr?.:caiis rser-
vice: to ilc pnhIic. Also, q bill 10 an,a,i III.
third ~s.ction Of ai act for the relief q: :ni'-
c:at soldiers md sailors, pas ed Ost"hrr %isr.
l.G3. Also, bill to ansrd Tho Cudc So - -
increase the fees aud compensation q Hhor.:f'
and ser.eants. And Il bill to amend ;Ae 5kh
section Of chapter I'll Of the Coie Of lstO.
Mr.. JcHSsus, fnm the Committee Oh Roads,
S., reported u House bill to regulate th'
transportation cf froights add passengers ulon
certain railroads in this Commonwealth, with
/ reccmmeriaiica ,lm.S the Senate Ia>s The
bill.
Mr.. ! .n":cT. f, =, to sarin cammit''",
also rer ortei u Till authorizing he ~'ll"ctioH
of dividends due by tho l;alci.h AID Gas''l
Railroad Coara"y /, the city cI Milk,
with the recon. IN Il. ,iatiOn t.:at il D.! III .n,d.
Mr.. Johnson also reported :, iii! urli OIL
zing the connection of certain railroad, w:.ii:i
The city Of Richmond.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Montgomery, by leave. pre-
snnted Il bill to define and punish certain Of:
f,n ."s against the sovcrci 5nsy of The State,
70 ifa' they may be, wien committed. less
than reason.
MIR. NEWMAN, Of Mason, moved to take from
the table House bill v~acatiug the commissions
OF officers of the l79:h regimen. Of tie Inc.
rcorganizing the l9sh regiment and do lst
regiment Of the second class militia.
Mr.. NEWMAN explained the biz, ani urged
the inheritance of passing it.
Mr.. JOHNSON WIS opposed to. the BIZ in It's
present shape. He thought SOM amcnlnents
should be made to it.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG tnoughtit best to lly the bill
on the table for the present. lie made that
motion-and it was agreed to.
House bill to anthnrizc tie sale Of certain
slave c~pnvicts in the State peni.cnti:ry WIS
taken up.
Mr.. Caa1srrAS. Of Midil,rex, explained Il e
bill and urged the r-opriety OF passing it.
Mr. ARMSTRONG said he was opposed u some
Of tho provisions Of the bill uud could not
vote for it.
The bill was reiec!e@-aves, % noes. .
The bill WA rejected for want Of a c~os5titr.-
;ienal majority.
Mr.. QUEEsNRsRRY moved 10 rn:3n5ilcr the
vote rejecting the bil.
Tho motion Wa asrecd to and he bill was
laif upon tn" table.
House uiI Cor TIC protection C silnep aMI t.
~incraarc The growth If wool, was taken w and
read.
Mr.. LYNCH said that thcfill YVES an impOr-
t.ut Orc-ihc Scua.o hin and he novel [
l:y the bill on the table for the present.
TIE motion was agreed TO.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offsrcl
adopted ana referred to approprilto commit
tees:
~ M-. LEwra-Of ado2t;7g Inc eiis;on Of
TIE Code Of Virginia &c 1879.
BY Nr. CoGuILL-Oi s0rreiting ly l-w a.
debts which may be ;!ttem ptaI 10 - eu;prc
lv ,ttnrhrauHt Or orhNr process, III c!,h"r II
lhr u:urprl governments in Virginia.
p~IsrRIBCTIG" ~ SALT.
Mr.. NgwLnN, by ,~ea9., introduced :" hiii
imposing Il iae'on agents 10. failing 70 dcljrri
sal. to persons entitled thereto.
BILL r4ssED.
House hill releasing to Mathew Sylvia, IT,
Cunmouwtalth's claim to Il certain lot % larJ
i" rhc sly Of Petersburg, WAS taken W, and
b.irg .xnlaincd by Mr. CoGuILL, was pass.i
-ay,s %, noes 2.
FUNERAL cF A MEMBER CT CONGRESS-.
Tho Prcsideri stated that be had received
an imitation t,r the Scnatc tn attend the iGnc.
raj Of Mr.. WILcox, late Il member II Congress
from Texas, which would takn place ~ | i.
~, to-day. TIE programme Of the funeral
was real by the Clerk.
On notion OF Mr.. DICKINSON, The Senate
thea adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thr II .a,r WIS called 70 order 1T II O'Clock
A. VI. by the s;Fcake" a"d opened with prayer.
TIC Senate joint resolution appointing
Wednesday, the 10Th inst, for the election It
certain Officers Of the Government, (Secretary
of tho Commonwealth, Auditors, Treasurer,
&c.,) was read, considered AID rnssad.
MIR. BoULDIv, from the COmmiJteG on F..
nance, reported back Il Senate bill for the II.
lief of VIM. G. Singleton, with the reconmen-
dat:on that it do not pass, for the reason la;
by act Of Assembly. no special legislation Is
admissible in cases where tho courts hare ju.
r'stiction, a!:d this case, il the opinion Of tho
committee, being especially one Of that char,
,ctcr. The report was received and lard upon
the table.
Mr.. PENDLEroN, from the committee to
whom was referred the Executive documents
in relation to purchases ABROAD on account Of
tho State, reported o resolution that the same
be printed, which was agreed to.
Mr.. MULLEN offered q preamble and rcsDlr
ton instru@ting our Senators, AMI requesting
our Representatives in Cunsr 70, to urge t."
exemption b7 that body OF editors ard tn"ir
employ es from the military service, o. tie
Confederate. States. Objection being mr .,
the resolution was lail over under the rl!cf. .
Mr.. GILMEa offered q resolution lhntthc Con.
mittcc On Military Affairs inquire into the ex,
p"eliancY of so emculing the exemption law ~
aud city in the State, and one a1Iiti"nal dep
uty sheriff for each 1000 inhabitants above
tie first 600.
TIE resolution was further amended So as
IT, Include onc commissioner in chancery fIc
each county and city and such bank officers
as the board of directors Of any bank may
certify arc necessary to conduct the hus:ne 9
Of the bank and all other persoas whom tie
csmmit;oo may deem it proper to exempt
II was then passed ares 10. noes %.
Mir. Monroe oif,rei q resolution, which was
adopted, Requesting the Committee on C:urt4
u INCUR in;o the expediency of 50 amending
the AT i3r the relief Of soldiers and sailors,
g., Sc "A to protect the necessary supplies
laid in by hotel keepers Tor the Accommodations
of The puzzle.
On motion Of Mr. BrFoRD. the bill to author.
lie the Common Council of the town of Darv;lc
- acquire land in the county of Pittsylvaais for
d pablo cemetery, was taken up. amended go az
to include sufficient property for a public park
and \ poor house, the whole not 10 exceed seven
ty-fre a res, and than passed.
On motion OF Mr. ANDERSON. the bill disband.
ing the l79sh keG'aen o! Militia Of. the Line
and To- The more efficient Organization of the
1J;h Militia OF the L.ne aad tina lst Regiment of
tn" ID class Militia, was taken up.
The bill having been diseased at length few