Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-11
LEGISLATURE OF yIRGENiA.
MONDAY, MARCH I, 1861.
SENATE.

The Ssnste was called to order at eleven
o'clock A. NJ, by the President, Lieut.. Gov.
PRisE.
Mr.. Hart offered the folio owing resolution,
which was adopted: 49,,
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
Senate be directed to apply to the Provost
Marshal Of this city for passports for the OIL
Gers and members Of this body.
Mir. LIScu offered the following, which Yves
adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on L nks in
auire what legislation will be necessary to do
u,tice between the banks Of this Common
wealth aud their depositors undsr tho opera.
tions and requirements of tie act lately passed
by the Confederate Government, called the
currency act.
Mr.. TArLoE offered tho f~ollosing joint reso-
luton, and there being no objection to the
same, it was agreed to;
Resolved by che General Assembly, That
the Auditor Of Public Accounts give instrac-
lions to the Commissioners of the Revenue IN
the severe, counties Of tho Commonwealth to
make out and return to his Office detailed state
u,.,ss in such statistical form "a he shall pro-
serbia of the losses Of slaves, aud 9th"
er property, personal and real also churches
court houses, records and other pn,Dllc
property sustained by the citizens there
of from the commencement Of the existing
war to the lst Of July, 1854, specifying the
fossss In each fiscal year, and tho value there
Of at the prevailing prices OF 1861; and show,
ing the productions of agriculture 10 that 1lscal
wear compared with the said products in the
wear preceding the existing war; and that the
Auditor lay the details SC. obtained before the
General Assembly at its next session.
RAW COTTON, COTTON YARNS, &C.
The bill to provide. for tho purchase Of raw
cotton, cotton yarns, and cotton and WOODEN
cards, for distribution throughout tho State,
was taken up.
Mr.. GvY moved to fix the amount of the
bond required Of the agent appointed for the
purchase of said articles, at SlO0,00o. The
motion was agreed to.
The amount appropriated by the bill was
then fixed at S5a0,o00, and the bill was. pass
ed-ayes so, noes 5.
IMPREsSMENT OF SALT WORKS.
On motion of Mr.. CocuILI, the bill to an
thorize the impressment of certain salt works.
&a., was taken up and read, section by Sec
ton.
Mr.. CosuILL proposed several amendments
to the bill, which were agreed to.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to amend tho 9th sac
ton nv adding at the end thereof the words:
..,ut e the owner of tho land shall allege that
the impressment of the standing wood will
materially iniurs the value Of the freehold, he
.hal have the right Of appeal to the county
court Of the county in which the lands ile' anu
the said court shall summarily determine how
much and to what extent the standing ~ood
may be Impressed" H.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. HUNTER offered the following amend
ment, which was agreed to:
provided, however, that in making such
inpressment, there shall be left on each farm
at least one-ffth OF the whole number Of acres
in the tract in standing timber of average
quality and value"
Mr.. Guy moved to strike out the 9Th Sec
ton. The motion was disagreed to.
Several other amendments were proposed,
and the merits of the bill were discussed by
Msssrs- CoghiIl, Lynch, johnson, Frazier,
Marshall, Hunter, Christian Of Augusta, and
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