Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-17
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


SENATE.
- FsIDlY, Dec. le, 1884.
The Senate met at IL O'Clock. Pasysr b: Rev. Pc.
Doegstr.
nouLcng ils In the resolnton o. the sen-
ate 10 adjourn IRON 2lst 64 20 JAnusry ah,
received; wusreupoD the Ssnate agreed 20 che
JONI resolution winch likes the day OF adjoarhfnent 40
above. rs- 49,
mr.. NASH. the Senator from ChesteiHsld, appeared
In his seat to-day. He has been heretofore necet.
sary detained In cha military OF the country.
Mr. BRANN0N offered q resolution that the Oom-
mitGee Oourts OF Justice enquire into the txpedi
ei CT Of reporting bail prohibiting the institution Of
any suts In ths ceurts of this Commonwealth upon
any cause oil action which msy have been the tubecI
oil az suit In tho pretended ooufta OF the usurped
| Governments In Western and Eastern Vngais. Saeh
suit at recovery 10 be PLEADED N bar 81 aIy lime be-
TO trial and The same 10 oonstnu q grounds Tor In
junction.
bill.to amend ard re-enact the second and third
sections Of an sss ensilltd for the relief
families Of soldiers living within the hnes under the
control Of the enemy, being W iss second reading
Mr.. LYsoH Of Oamposll, m,ysd It's reference TO HE
finance 0,u mates, which GATED forth arguments from
Msssrs. hSSrls aid AAnsfROsa against tbs motion 10
refer aud Messrsj sAos ana LYsuH In Its favor.
Mr. DOUGLAS opposed The mo ION 70 r.fsr.
The bill vas subs qlenty referred 70 tne Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr. LYNoH offered resolution providing for sus.
pension OF the par diem by OF msmbsrs ot the Sem
L ate duriIg the reeess at vLrslmAs.
On uoaon OF MT NEWTON, tie Senate sdjourned
till Saturday.
HOUSE Oh DELEGATES..
House opened al - o'elu,k Milh prayer BY the Rsy
d. JstsI. Of the Bsplst Church.
hr BURN ELL IT. m the uommittee on Roads 40
rep.itsa bui wi .hdrasing the poser granted b, q
III n LAT Fan. ~ Lila
Dricgs, 10 the oiiy Of ohmond,
tothsr bllis we're npoihd, shioh will he noticed
| Wien th.y ZONE ppioI sosion BY the House
Ga mouon OF Mr. HAThoND. ths bill fixing ,hs ON
pm. snOn OF mt nbsis " tie GENERAL Assembly nee
taken up. si..-
The bil h1ss the daily compensation at $40. from
December T. 1862.
srHALL, moved to IN ndby tubs.ltuirg 81 9 sum
/ OF 500 80.
MI FLEEING moved the SIM Of SIS.
hrMOoLfOLK the lum Of 500. .
/ Mr. ANDERSON moved Q proVlso, that the pay OF
i menibefs DO omilled curing The hondaJ Il csas.
Alter Pro.raoted dls. usslon all lnsss amsndments
aers rs,essd aud the bIl Was ordered TO m sngrost-
Il ment -.t $3.50.
| Mr. RAYMOND then called up the bill fixing 4hs
ssisfrss Of Certain ofcers OF the Gosernmsul (dOV
erLor, AGator Oisiks, &v. which bill vas Also OF
dereG 10 bS eLgroesed Ior Lnrd reading II increases
tasIr salaries one hundred per csnt rom Lat July.
lS64-Lhe inieiIor guard oil the Pentennary, on mo
ti.n OF Mr.. SAusDiHs, 70 reoevd ten dollars per ds,
from 1t Juy As Gao perq niss) instead Of four dol
| lara, 10 heretofore.
lIsoLUEos3 OF ILouIRY.
Among the rssou'Ons OF inquiry adopted were the
BIZ Mr. BASKERVILLE %. removing the Virginia
n h,ary lnsihue rom Tho ony OF Rionmold 10 Ran.
doph .oon u, ege, IN the count, OF hscklsL burg,
the cry Of LJnchburg, or the University of Var
glaia, etc. -,- ..--
By Mr. JORDAN: or inpreesirg, to be worked on
ate ut, any plaster bake within the Comm
weslb, and OF providing for the transportation suc
the distribution Of the same within the several
Ities oil the Commonwealth.
By Mr. RAYMOND, OF Bra xton: or providing for the
election oil al agent, 10 visit The several organ ,ons
OF Virginia Goops ln If the Confederate Slatss
and collect the evidence required Ia the flea OF ~.
olnd Auditor OF the Oonts dersle States for the set
unent of Indebtedness to the estates u dsceas<d
| soldiers, etc.
i BIZ Mr. M00LF0LK-W Whereas ID has Teen repre-
| sentsd to membeFa of this House. that the nsgroee
Impressed by the G)Sernment TO work ON foriAcaons
80, have been ard are nos 10 many oAses improperly
treated; therefore be il Iesolved that Committee Of
Ave b. sppoiued whose duy Il shal bs 10 investigate
TIM matter, ami report by bill Otherwise ard thai
the said oommiiiee:sbl have Wer TO 90. for per,
| sons pnplrs. A committee vas subss qaently a.
pointed by the Speaker.
Byhr B0ULDlN-0 OF granting power to the county
court o Charlotte to aseeSri III kid the tax
payers IF that cCuay for the support OF the ind gen,
fam lies Of soldiers the ein.
By Mr. PRErL0W-Thst the Committee Of Courts
OF Jastcs bs instructed to ASCERTAIN whether any iur
ther legislation ia necessary to eaAble q county and
oorIorato courts TO ralre money by bonds payable
d rent period., and levJipg therefor accordingly
Tor the purpose Of providing for the families Of In
dEsnt solders aud that they repor. by II or other.
lwae.
| By Mr. BARKSDALE-Wh'reas. in the opinion o
the neral As snby, il 10 txpedent that all ciiz
oil Virginia above forty five years age, no- IN III,
military ssrvo' OF the Confederate Safes shall be
loved nom that serv co and embodied In an organ
z ton OF tuch forcss under the control OF the Stat
a. vernme9t: Therefore,
BE IL resOlV6d iy The GsR0Gl Assembly, That on
Senators Ia UcI be- ins ructed ana our r prssen
alves requested, to urge upon Congress snoh legs
atien may be necessary and proper to accom- pl oil
the purpose set forth In the preamble.
On motion. the Houss o. iurned.
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