Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

The House was called to order at noon by Mr.. TOM
LIN, Speaker pro ten.
Prayer by Rey. D.. Read.
Senate bill No. a. entitlsd act for the relief of W.
G. Singleton was engIossed.
Mr. GILAER from the Committee on Courts Of JUS
tice reported bill to amend the chatter Of the City
of Petersburg
Hr. MAGaUDER, from the Committee on PROPOSE
tons and GrisvaDces reported bill to charter the
Richmond City Insurance Company.
Mr.. RAYMOND, OF Marion, reported a bill 10 amend
aud re enact seoion 4s OF chapter So Of the Code Of
Virginia.
bill making an appropriation for the Central Lgua.
tic Asylum.
Mr. NoCUE called up the bill to promote the produc-
ton of sheep and the growth of wool and offered
suOslitu therefor.
The que ton being on the adoption of she Substitute
Mr.. RAYMOND, of Haii)n, said he did not desire to
vote for measure tha would virtually promote starva
ton He moved amendment excluding from the ops-
ration Of the bill M .he couates of the state conhgu.
Gus TO- or kelly fall in the hands OF the public enc
my.
Mr. MoCUE contended, that unless this bill was adop
ed by the House he deemed il i'm possible to mako il ei
fecye and the army would experience great hardship
He said that the Confsderacy must hereafter become
self sustaining and look home for the produc-
ton of clothing for the amy.
Mr. HAYAOND said, that he offered his amendment
u order that the should apply TO the tdeWater
counties.
Mr. JONES hoped the amendment would be adopted
He ssd tat It was of vital importance the people Of
Richmond who, with the usual supply OF beef curtaed
by the amount demanded by the army, were con-
strained to look 70 the Underwater for substitute Tor
beef.
Mr. HArnosDs amendment was adopted.
&r PENDLEI0N offered an amendment which was
lost
Toe question recurring upon the engrossment the bill
was ordered TO be engros.ed
rafar he Ran ~ tavlvo nis fr0n
Chatham to DanViile was, ON motion of Mr. BUFORD,
taken no of its order the calendar aud ordered
TO q second reading.
On motion OF Mr. ANDERSON, the bill to enroll free
negroes the CommbnWtaltn taken up on, oil is
order on ths calendar The bill then laid upon the
table and tn, substitute ordered TO DO printed.
Tne bill providing for the rcief OF needy families Of
soldiers within the lines power OF the public enemy,
was read tbs third time and put upon i:s passage.
Some amt ailments we're offered By the Finance Com.
mi tee aud adopted
An smer dment proposed by Mr. BROOKE to strike
out $500 600 sAd insert 81 600 600, vas adopted.
An amendm mt offered Dy Mr.. W0RSHAM, providing
that the INDECENT families OF the citizens OF the ati
of Hampton have proraa share OF tbis appropriation
was opposed by Nm BROOKE he said he looked
upon amendment as foreign 10 the bill under con-
sdeTaton and he believed that other towHs and villages
in the Commonwealth equally entitled to be inciu
Ged within the bill, and if any exception to be
made he thought that Fredericksburg equally
ttled TO be included with Hampton He aid thai 4 Mr..
WoR.HAM would INTRODUCE a bill for the relief OF oil
the INDECENT families in the State irrespective of their
having fatl,is brothers in tho army that it would
receive his vot bu! it would require much largo ar
preparation than the named in the present bill. He
thought that If this amendment passed it would BE-
diyerLng the appropriation from lis proper and legt
mate channel and that is would be the source OF in
mnabe complnt in other portions of tie Sac, where
people had suffered evsrT conceivable hardship at
a. lad h.ap HI
everything ani would very naturally look upon tia
adop on OF tho amendment as partial and unjust.
Pending tue diacussicn. on mStoa Of Ar. WORD, the
House adjourned.