Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-12
s.at.sLSiHnE OF TsESik's'
Txup,pIY. EESRulR1 IlrH. 1864.
Sc yATE.

The Senate wac Oiled ta'"rder "' w.,
'clock. NJ. by the Lieut.. u"Vern"f' 'A"'"l
PRICE. Esq a., M.
a communication Was rccel7e1 ron 'uS
House of Delegates. stating taH' t1nf i ~"
passed, with amenlrmnts, Senate DIV I" ~
,raasc the fees of clerks OF courts ior et~"
services. The amendments OF the 1ioush W.. .o
agreed to By the Senate-conae4ue"'' -"
bill became o Law.
cokTEsTED ELECTION.
Mr. NrwL,S, from the Committee Oh INV
lec,s and Eieetions. made 4 ropoTton Tue ~
ect of the contested c!ecaOn iL"- Enr.pn
Di.,r;c. TIE committee report that hp"AfD
T.yI,r !, duIv elected and IL entitiea ~
b;s seat The report was cFdcTe1 % 10
Tho following bills were roi''Ftea 'F''" ~
c0mmi&ees: .r 1870
To ameul the 30.h sce'inn OF chaH'si 10
Of ,Le Caie, in regard 10 h1cke;fG '"H;ar
the Court Of Appeals at L2"'Shnrs' u"
the existing war. ,,w;,h;r
ubirh to institute proceedings ior "i.i'"
mea,or IN counties, cites and t0w.' N PCS,
sr,si.o Of o. threatened by the GticioE i '7'''
March q. 1868.
RELIEF OF SOLDIERS rAHlLIE".
The ,,;;, for tho relief Of soldiers ts&iIi,tH
rss;J;,g in c~nunties within the Iiucs CT under
the %oonIrol of the public enemy. Which Lad
bonn returned 10 the Senate, with an amend
msnt from the n,use of Delegate was taken
the amendment disagreed to, and the bill
asain passsd and returned to tho House c!
Delegates, with ~tho'reqdoot For a.co-nr'lt'cc ot
conference on tho subject.
GTne Spoake: appointed tho following IS
the said cnrumit.oe: :. Messrs Armstrong. Ga--
risop, Delaney. Ball, and Taylor Of hont-
GSmcry
ORDNANCE
The report of the Committee or Military
Affairs, on the condition of tho Ordnance De-
partmont. was read. The committee report
that the quality Of the ammunition was very
defective. owing To the NE Of Inaccurate
mo. aids, S., ard they recommend Il change in
the said depar .ment. The report was ordered
to he printed.
Mr.. NEWTON moved, and the Senate took W
the bill to abolish tho present Ordnau'c Da-
par'ment and create another. :,
Mr.. NEWTON thought muca I'M Justice wou!d
be done to the present chief of the Ordnance
Department if G change, wa made at this
time.
Mr.. CARSON thought y Change you'd b'
beneficial.
Mr.. HryTER did no: see any necessity tnl
makintu change. Ia thought the duties o
this department were we'll performed. II
had an opportunity Vt seeing and knowing th'
peculiar fitness OF th: gentleman now ha7lpe
charge Of the Department, and doubted whcth
or in the Gontc.l2racy there was o man bette
o~ialifisG foT TIE Office than the present ln""m
5ca.. lie hoped that the bill would net bt
passed. =.
Mr.. NEWMAN. Of Mason, said the CommI;
tee had made their report from o sense Of duty
They had found defective ammunition. and s.
rcported. and the report was now With Ia
Senate for their action. -.
wis laid upon the table.
PRINTING TIE CONSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. MARSHALL offered . Joint resolution
providing for the printing. in parallel column
TIL Federal and Confederate constitutions. VIZ
the changes made from the former printed Il
italics. >,
Messrs. JOHNSON and GARRISON though
tho resolution unnecessary.
Mr.. MARSHALL thought the printing ot IT,
two constitutions in parallel columns, shown,
the changes which had been made, wonld b.
| yery convenient and serviccable.
+ The question on agreeing TO the resolution
was decided in the negative.
FEES OF CLERKS OF COURTS.
sonato bill increasing the compensation q
cl.rks of courts onA hundred per cent during IL.
sxis'i. 2 var, and which had been %Ietnrne,
from Tho House of Delegates. with . substitute
for the same; wa. thleen mp md refcTcd 20 IL
| Committee for Courts of Justice.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read a thirl lime ara
passed
Incorporating the Richmond City laiurauca
Company. ..
| chaucery during the existing war.
To sny pr. 50 trade combinations
Making debts due 20 the branch banks. wiii:ii
the lines Of the enemy, payable 10 iiis moth
banks.
To suppress u~n'awfni. trailing on c,hal boa:
| and o'her craft on tho rivers aud c.uala CT IN.
Common wealth.
RESOLUTION
The following resolution w.. Cffc,ed. alrpi
| ell and ri, RI. d 10 u committee:
BY 81. SPtrLER-Of reporting - hill a'iogiR:
additional compensation to The iai'cr OF Tag
county, fr keeping certain prisoners in the jli
uf said county.
Ga motion ot Mr.. JuNSr"S, tie Senate M
iourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock. AM "a,
opened with prayer by the Rev. MIR. Solo
mon.
Mr.. BROOKE, from the Committee IN C0uri=
| reported back a Senate hill amending III,
| Code in relation to the increase Ut ccIupenca
tim Of clerks during the existing war. wi!i
a substitute BY way Of amendment, which W..
placed on the calcndar, without reading.
The Chuir nnnouncG,i the following com
mittee on the resolution If Mr.. WHITE, to in,
auire into the expedi@cy Of appointing al
| agent for the manufacture OF alcohol: me-srs
White, p )hertson, Worsham, ShackleforJ ani
| Bsrksdale.
| Mr.. RAYMOND, Of Marion, offered r. reso!u'
ton, which wasagreed 10, that the COMMITTEE
| on Courts inquire into the expedieney o
| amcndir 9 sections 6 and {, chapter lTth, @
| the Code, So as to make its provisions exteEt
| to disloy,! citizens of tie State.
Mr.. MAGRuDER offered q resolution, whic,
was adopted, that the Committee IN Couri
inquire into the expedielcy of amending geo
,ions l6 and II, of chapter 1870, Of the Code
80 as to authorize tie personal rel preventative.
| Of decedents to sell for and receive in cur
reucy receivable in payment Of public dues.
Mr.. DUvAL offered a resolution, which WIGS
adopted, that the Committee on Courts in.
quire into the propriety 0: repcrting a bill t
prescribe the amount Of freigns the Souther,
Express Company fhall DO entitled to charge
III. MILLER offered a resolution, which wa,
| adopted, that the Committee on Courts in
qn'r, intu tho c1pedtouoy of authorizing Pre-
siding justices of'county courts to change tn,
PLACES of holding the same when they cnnno,
DO held at the court houses by reason Of tn;
proximity Of the public enemy.
On motion of Mr.. PRErLow, the bill for thr
relief of the personal representatives Of A. P
Urquhart was taken up and ordered to its en-,
g%rossment.
On motion Of Mr.. RorLcIN, the bill to prc