Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-15
RE OLCIlCS1.

~ Nr. LEV Isl hat the DuiHmltfee on I l.
. lnucc i1I uT: whether any warrants on tht
icr>u;v Il The C,mn,onn ealh for coup, rs
| ~ O.har interest on ) att bonds, or FIR sala
lies or other claims due by the Commonwealth,
| d, Virginia, arc or have cn held or h0ardcd
= cria.ns beyond q reasonable time bnlare
ra-ontn;iDn for payment, or are sold by such
20. iitnrs F'T q premium, thereby akirg n
raffc OF them in the marker; and trat said
mmit'ce farther inquire iutO the exredier =
y uf limiting by Iaw the limo within which
rlrrars jssued on ihe treasury shall be pre-
.eut,d for payment, and tia: said committee
r.nort by hill rr 9th rwise.
Ty Mr D'CKISSoN-Thar tha Committee Or
VI itary Aft irs q lire into the expediency o!
- Amending the S-nption laws as to include
tu-pc ctors of fnbacrn.
By Mr. LEWIS -Tha. ths Auditor of Pablo
AecUunts b. requested TO infhrm this Hruss
what amount OF Virginia treasury no!es ara out
.tanding, aud also whst number of warrants en-
the treasury ere outstanding for period Of thirty
lays or longer from the days OF their date dis
'ipgushing. ii practicable. between those ssusl
Tor Interest Oh State bonds. and those is,u.d for
payment to creditors on account OF salaries or
other Claims
BY Mr. COLLIER-That the Committee for
Courts of Justice Inquire and report By bill or
.iherwis., whether any end what legislation il
= qnisi!e 10 preserve ard enforce tho privileges
i the writ nj habeas eorpus.
By the same-ll.al the Committee on Confed :
rate Relations inquire AMI report, whethe. there
10 cnrsii'u'Gnal competency IN the Government
# the Confederate ta'es To pass any law 10 sua-
,snJ The writ o: hGbfns co,FHs 50 as to restrain
) ate Judge from AWARDING The writ in Il proper
asa 10 y ciriz n IF this State who alleges in hi.
,e'iiicn that hs is illegallr detained in custody
,uder the colIr of the Confederate authority.
BILL REJECTED
The bill providing for the payment of sun
If muney to Bripadier CeEersI A Beckley. for
sci, ices rendered AZ Blggde Inspector, was
;sken up ami after soIn, Discussion. vote
s.,ksn. viii h resulted in Eyes - noes Ii-ro. {
con-ti',l ional mi prity in Its tsvor.
Til ibil having thus b3sn re- aetsd, on molten
,tLir. GARRIsOH, the vote WAS rcconsidsrsd, and
he Till laid upon the isble.
A hiI' tt amend the lst section of an act pgss.
ID April -, 1872 enttl"e an ac; 10 authorize the
Construction Of the Wslhcviils and Grnyson
urr pike. and 10 make branches thereof TO H.,
lead miues # Wythe conu;y. and Hilsvil-, in
Grsyson county with an amendment WIS taken
mp. on motion Of Mr.. TAYLOR aud, after pros
rra'.fed discussl'n. the bill was LAID upon the
table.
Ga motion of Mr.. NEWMAN, of Mason, the
Senator from Wyths Mr.. GRAHAM was allow -
al leaTe OF absence for ons week from Monday
next.
Mr.. HART announced the absence Of Mr..
Sr,rL' r, Senator from Shsnsn io2h, on account
OF idisp ,sition. ~
On niotion OF Mr.. DoUGLAs, the Soma to ad,
j,urnsd
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called 10 order at l2 o'clock
by the Speaker, II. ". SHEFFEr, Esq.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. peterkin. of the Epis-
cotul Church.
Mr.. WI CoLsroS, the newly elected mem
Der from the county of Berkeley, appeared,
was qualified and t1oE his seat.
sIlls Passed.
Tie ii;i rcor s,niziDg the State Penitcn-
tiaTv, received lr In tie Senate with al
am: adnsnt, was taken up, the amendment
agreed N, and The bid again passed.
Tie bill releasing the Commonwealth
lain - certain lot Of land, in tho cisy of