Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-23

The bill requiring tho Superintendent of sde
Penitentiery to have manufactured in tie
Penitent;sry q number of Hging shuttle a..
tachments for looms, and 70 furnish the same
70 the different couuties lit COST, Was riss2t.
House bill fer .he relic; q its securities q
r. P. Baker, late sheriff Of Grayson count.
wes passed.
The bill TO a,5erd the Goth section Of char
ter lS22, Of the COie, III regard To darket'ng
causes in the Court q Appeals at Lewisbnrs.
during tha ex;stins war. wa4 passed
House bill iar the relief OF tue pcrscnalrc;.-
resentati:es 81 A. E. UrGuLart. joseph T. Gil
LETT and MaGisea j. Davis, vas pas.c1.
House hill 70 res-isLe the transportation Of
freigh,s and pss-eugfrs, upon certain railroad
in this Commonwealth, reported from Senate
Committee with u recommendation that it do
not Pass, was taken up and laid upon the
table.
HOUSE Bill: authorizing the settlement of
hduclarles' accounts, j. was laid upon tho
| table. =
RI ENLISTED FOR THE WAR.
Tho Prosidon!. Lieur. Gov. PRICE, STATED
that ne would embrace the opportunity then
presented 60 road 70 the Senate d tslegrapk;c
! despatch lust rccri7ed by him, announci1gs
that the whole Of Ech0l'o brigade had re-cn-
listed foT the Wa.
The despatch was listened to with eyiJeu.
signs Of gr.t!ticsti"u.
On motion of Mr. llAEr, the Senate az
]jouFaca.
Tho House me- ~ ii "'ciucE, ani vas caii1i
10 order BE- NJ. PkSpLETuH, "a the absence %
the SrEAKEK.
TIE SaDa.c bill Irpoa;ng fines on agents fv
Sc. 5-ii5tritujUn. fGT failing I, deliver The sams,
Was real Z second time anl coo. mii;eC.
SuUdry Senate a2i "rhor bill, we're report
ed f.orn various coD1!rittce;, ard placed On
the calendl-.
o. II ton or y!r. ASnrFsrv. the bill 70 gay
Capt::n James J. Saith AID HE company! 0r
e]ery:ccs - p.-t:E.n Rangers, WIZ read Il !!T.t
! time. and :ldorci o De printed.
MIR. DE.sX submitted II rerorto u the N a"ri.
II d tbs Social Cn'ami5te" on The SUI jast Is
tahae:o, Insurance, g., which mes laid "n IL:
table wi:h1u: reading.
Mr. li.Ynoa:., ~ R-a%t0p, offered u r~es)il-
ti0n, which wns Adopted, instruoting TIE Con-,
mittoc on Printing t. inquire into tho pro-
prie;y Of having $50 cNpi's CT the fu"Ging
and lax scis, recently passed by the Con!edc-
rate Congress. printed for the use of mcmbets
OF the Legislature.
Ji1lI dQ nouT y IleSu.s' II OCCu[ICt oH ZIG
suhiArt Of taking ~ bills out Of their order.
On u5:!an Of Mr. HAMMOND. Of Marion, bale
or tt:n:r -"cond rca@:iag, We're taken up.
Tue III - seurganizo the mil liz was is:t
on tho table
The bin r. allow captains Of county patrols
not more :j.au five dollars. and private ipt
more thanfIT / revery twelve hours service,
MAS or lCrcG % its en2ro=smcnt.
tina S'll m DrYrii. piR4;i,nNt pmn!npmfrT
fyr a,nyicts il the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES By Nc
gro ~conTicts in coal mines, &c-wae orlcra3
u il. enGroasmeHt.
The Ill! tn amend tha Code providing !07
the upp.in.uers OF Directors, by the Board;
Public Works, so o. 70 REQUIRE the appulhI-
men. anuuuliy, Of ut least UEe re" director. {:
proxy, in cQrh c0mpnny in winch the S.sta 10
interested, va, laid On tho table tor the pre-
sent.
Tas bill to amend the act IN relation &c lhe
unnecessary consumption Of grain in the dis
~tillation of liquors. 40 as To prevent me ,nIa-
~ufucturo Ct spir;tu0ls ~li1uas5 from alcohol.
gain, sorghum, hc., but to allow tho actual
producer TO distil thirty gallons firm sorghum
for his own uee, WAS laid on the fable.
Tho bill 10 increase the pay Of Judge Of tho
18th Circuit to a, 5US was ordered To las en-
g~r0SGn.cut.
The hill 10 dccl4rs grand larceny the tAcis
Of any article vaiu:d at go or more. IL .ag.
currency q. may be receivable in pay mtnt q
srnts tas-s. and potty larceny OF en- sr:ic'e
Of less valve, was ordered 10 its engrossnelt.
The bil! frr tie relief Of A. j. lnsraham
was ordered t. lis cngrossment.
\ bill 20 Increase TIE Number and enlarge
the nower5 or the poles iorce Of RicEEIoai
vas iaid G: the .ah,e.
The bill &c amend tic ect ircorpora:;Ggt.e
American Agency, so as II require the Djy:-
mum capital to be paid in, WIS ordered 10 IS
engrossnleut.
The bill to appoint an agent to p~ur,ha's
clothing, blankets and shoes for Virginia ST..
diers. in the Stste ard Confederate service,
Was made the special order lGr Wednesday
next at 10 o'clock.
The bill to incorporate the S,ot.svillc Nan
ulacturing Company was ordered to it- en-
erossment.
On milton Of Mr.. DEANE, bills on their see,
ord reading were postponed.
Mr. DE.sE then offered q resolution ealing
for information relative to the operations aat
condition Ct the Salt Works. from the Supe,.
in:crdcnt thereof, but objection being made b.
Mr.. Cp,r.*, Uu the ground thai all the ir'cr.
nation noI.:ssacy VS. furnished in the Snper.
iaiendant's report to tho Board u: Pukiia
Works, the resolution wss laid over under tic
rules.
On motion Q: Mr.. MAGauDE7. RE bill L.
amend the charter CT the taSn Of Ch.rlo,:cs.
vile, ard ey:end the corporate limits Of the
anmc. vas taken up and ordered TO it; cnpr,fS-
ment.
THO bill II require all Incorporated manuGo-
t1ring companies 10 furnish 10n-uIn"gs in pre-
ference 20 tie trade, and az tie sane prices ~
10 the trade, naIcr penalty OF forfeiture e
slarter ard fine Of no: less than. $500 EGT
more than 81 900 was amended 81 a. to make
tho forfeiture # charter Gi-:ratuonac7 @l:h
the cGrct, and ordered u ia eagrossneut.
The bi!. 70 taG0-ro7ate the Firgiuia Leo
mot!vc aJd Ion Work., So 40 ~ iGcate said
works at T. ,Ecaturg. ard fix tie capita! sock
at not less than $3.50, 900 nor more than
Il I'D 600, vas ordered To its engrosslnent.
The BIZ! amending tho Code 80 rs to assign
ccunsel to slaves on trial for felony in certain
os-es, and that the attorneys fee not to excaei
500, be p,id By the owner Of the sla7e,
vas ordered 70 its e~ngrcssment.
Mr.. IavlNc offered n resolution, which was
adopted, irs:rGcling the Committee on Finance
20 INQUIRE into the expodiency Of providing for
the payment of the creditors Of the State VINO
present their claims prior to December Isl,
1854, either in Six per cent. bonds Of the Con-
federatc States or in the new issue of Coaici-
crate notes.
Mr.. KESDRIcK offered Il resolution, which
was ~alorIci, ins;ructing the Committee On
Finance 10 Inquire into the cxpediency Of cz-
emp,iag from taxation $4,000 of the property
Of the heads Of families, soldiers in the Com
Tolerate service, and widows and orphans Of
soldiers who have been killed or have died in
the service.
Mr.. LEWIS offered q resolution, which was
adopted, ins.rusting the Finance Committee TO
inquire as to the psopriety of legisla'irs
farther concerning the taxation of slaves.
Mr.. IRVING offered a resolution, which WIS
adopted, irstructing the Finance Committee
n innuira ir,n The exned;encz &C 70 sment:1E