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

seEgsslaTJEE 81 SEnasSsk,
hestAr. Fee. e7n. 1854.
SENATE

ShSATE,
Tas Henata We called 10 ord = al l. @ .ivck;
NJ. ty tie Pres;ta".. Licuteaaus Go7.rntr
P,ico.
4 cop.!ni:nh"at;nn was r~eAsi7ed from the
t!ouee Ct be1egSiG.. announcing the passage
Ut GJo'ns resoiutac 70 encourage The protec-
tor OF sheep ano Increase the growth Of Sool.
MT. HARRISON moved that the resolution Re
laid upon the table.
Mr. Cur opposed laying o y tie table.
The question or laying on the tsole WEE de-
cided in the negative-ayes, IL noes, IL.
o. motion Ok Mr. ARYsTRosu, tbs rasolU.
ton was referred . tae Committee Gu Confed-
crate Relations.
MIR. NEWMAN, nf Mu5ca, said, isis day is
the anr,lversa"yc 6 iho birth OF George WasE-
lng.0n, and, likewise, tho anniversary OF the
Conftderacy. lis, therefor, moved that The
Ssnpte adjourn.
The motion was ~d;sas7eed to.
Mr.. CooHILL made q report from the COM.
mittee on Salt, 1hich was ordered IT, he print
cd, and was mada the order Of fss day for
Friday rcxs.
EXEMPTIONS.
Mr.. KEEN offered tho following preamble
and resolution which were redorrei to the
Joint Committee appointed to inquire BOW far
the recent military law affects the ofEcc:a o!
the Government Of thi4 State;
Whereas. the Congress Of the Confederate
Ssatea has, by o recent 40. Of Legislation OK
elapsing persons from military service, faiind
Co provide for tho exemption ufosrt.in off core
Indispensable e. tho proper ndmipiasration IF
the Government IF this S5ase, unless the Gov
ernot mny certify that'they &re necessary to
the proper administrative OF the Government,
pretorrnisting any opinion of tue General
Assembly as Co the policy OF right of the sale
Congress 20 pass laws so vita!iY affecting the
rights Of tho General ~40sam1lS-Se it there
FIRE
Resolved, TiaS.t tac E"y.Aanr b rconisc5 81
Apply to tho props: aushnriaes Of rio raid
Confederate States. ard Demand that all par
sons exempted fr ON ~milltaly -crris, ~ the
act Of the General Assembly passed Octohe,
lst, 1862, not specially exempted from militia
~ service in tho Confederate S;a:I5cs be c.-
empt and. IN addition thereto the tollot'iAe
parsons, 20 Wit: one deputy ctsrk Tor easc
Gircais, County aud Corporation CDars rs
many deputy sher:tfs in each COUNT and cor
pOration rs there are cJmmission ers Ct the
revenue in such county or corpcr. ion the
cashier, teller and other ct5eer5 OF any 5aaE
Of circulation and deposi: Of the State; aoy
bonded oficor Of any county for tho supplying
of indigeat families of soldiers; the .municipel
authorities Of any City ur town havi,'g u Cir
cult, Hastings ind Corporation Court, and
such cther persons as the Governor, IN bis dis
c~re:ior, may tuink necessary for tn" prope:
administration Of the STATE in oil its iDraae3e5
and departments.
ABUSES AT DAMP LEE.
~. LEWIS offered the following isil: reso,a.
ton. which les ever, unjer the rule:
Resolved. by the General Assembly. That s
Joint COMMITTEES CT three, OF :he part of tho S.r-
ate. and five on The part Of the House ef Dele.
gates. be appointed to confer with The Secretary
Of War, 10 Hsoortsin WHISTLER any Or what abuses
or inhumy.isy may have been prsc iced or iolr-
rated at Camp Lee, in tho treatment OF coz
scripts, and that tLey report 20 tho General AZ
bentiy the result Of their Investigations.
Nj. ALDERSOS offered the following joint reso.
luton. which lies over, under the ru:s:
Resolved, That the thanks Of tina General AS
senibly are eminently due, md are hereby tel.
dered to the officers aod neil 10 B7igadisr Gene
raj Ech1Is command, for their g~ailantry aud rr
triotism in re -cplisting 70: the wgr.
On motion Of NJ. CHRISTIAN, OF M:ddlesex, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Houso met at IL O'Clock, and was called
to order by Mr.. PLHpL.roy.
The House bill for the Teliec of the eecuri-
ties Of f p. Baker, la,o Sheriff OF Graysoa
county, from dausges up N judgments against
them by the circuit court Of R!eh='cnd, Re
amended By the Senate, 80 as - Inc!a!e, ns
we'll dam ageR, interest," aNovc siz per ceEt. CT
| said judgment, was reported ana agreed 70.
On nlo,isu of Mr.. Cox, tho Iiousc adjourn.
| cd, in honor Of the dsy-Lar natal G-7 Of
George Washington and the PcFmaacni Scr
N snt o. the Confederate States.