Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-11

luu.c bill la HnihuTIZh sl!erI1a u umni'
a posse comiidtnS 10 aid in enforcing the III
in certain cases, was taken up I'm
Mr.. HART WAS in favor of passing the' p'n
without delay. =;
Mr.. Ouy desired that the bill Ri uld he s'nt
to . committee.
Mr.. LEWIS thought the bill should be re-
Cerred To tho Committee for Courts OF Jun
tico, with the view cr maturcly considering
the subject. ,u
Mr.. CcGHILL thought that, to refer tue p D..
to arcommittee at tLis time, would b, virtua''y
TO defeat the bill. ~.
MIR. LYscH did not think such q law Would
lie requisite in his county.
Mr.. HART said thyt the law WAS NOT re-
anired in his county, Lui ho had urged tho
passage of the bill u the request OF Il mem.
Der OF the othtr House, who had stated ''''
su,h q law was needed in his county
The bill Was then passed. u
Mr.. CocInLL, by leave. introduced q I'M 10
authorize the Board Of Supervisors "l lac
Salt Work, to determine toe price t. "' la'u
FIR the hire Of slaves, So. a..
'rGc bill was read twice and iaiI upon l'e
table.
Ga motion Of Mr.. FRAZIER. it WA
Resolved. That at three o'clock, J.. ~. 10,
day. the Senate will take q recess "Iisl .
y. NJ.
The joint resolution Of the House oi Dole
gates, relating to perpetuatirS testimony was
agreed to.
The Joint resolution of the House OF Dele
gates, recommitting tho report ot tue lnint
committee to prepare en- address to the 'lr-
ginia soldiers to the said committee, with III
s.ructions, was also agreed to.
RETALIATION.
Mr.. GRIcE offered the following preamble
and resolution
Whereas, the General Assembly Of Firginia
have learned that the lev. Geurse NJ Rain.
cu,bier of the Portsmouth Savings Bank Su-
ciety, and VIM. Ii. II. Hodges, cashier Of tho
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank,
citizens Of Portsmouth,, Va, the first named
being over sixty years Of age, and the others
cripple, have been arrested and scnteiL;cd 10
hard labor at Ilattcras, North C;iollnn, 10y or
der Of Major General Butler, or some other
officer Of tho Federal Government, for alleged
fraudulent disposal Of the funds Of their bank;
and that the Rev. John II. Wingiiold, rector
ofTrinity Episcopal Church. Portsmouth, had
been rut to hard labor on THO public streets
Of that city, with u ball and chain 10 his leg,
because he refused to rcnounce his allegiance
to his native State; therefore,
Be it resolved by tho General Assembly,
That the Governor # tho Commonwealth be,
and he y hereby requested to invite the atsen>
ton of the Confederate Government. to the ar
rest and sentence oftheso three worthy citizens
of the State, and he respectfully ask that the
facts NAV he investigated. AID, j: found assta-
ted and believed, tina. three citizens Of the
FEDERAL States, i! there be such in tho hands
i
Of the Confederate authorities, be held mt hard
labor, is hostages for There three citlz"us Of
Virginia aud, il none, that three Federal Of
fcers be placed at bard labor, one with bull
and chain, Oh the public streets. and held ~
hostages for Mcs,rs. Hnir. Hodges and Wing
field.
Mr. GsIcE urged the prolriety IF adopting
the said preamble and resolution.
Mr.. HUNTER, while constrained to donbtthe
policy Of these resolutions, yielded to no one
in the ardor III his desire 20 relieve cur suffer
ing citizens. -,
Mr. GRIcE sid We Lad fought the devil with
holy water and it had failed, We must Erv
fglit hi.n with his own weapons. The world
docs no: STOW a parallel for this Lycna, this
l,eas. Butler. The resolution before the Sen
| 1T, aim)ly calls on the Government Ur the
Confederate States 10 try and 10 something to
relieve our suffering citizens from the horrible
situation in which they are placed. We ought
to try and do something Ivy means CT rctalla-
| ton to relieve these mml. He would rather
acc his ~scciifn of country swept from the face
Of the earth thcn srtmi. to such c~ruelties az
thtsc. His citizens, lie believed, were wills
ing to take the Consequences arising ircm our
action in the mattcr, ard he hoped the Senate
would lass the resolution.
The preamble ard resolution we're unanl-
mnus!y agreed ~ lni forthwith sent to. the
HOUSE Of Delegates for LI-ir cU'Irurrcrco.
BILLS PASSED.
The follow&ng bills were read 4 :hird time
and passed.:
House bill arrr3priating the pabiic rnvc-
nue. for tho fiscal years .l>G%-4 ard lsGi-j.
Senate bill to authorize the imprrssmcnt 81
c~ertain salt wells, furnaces and other property,
and appropriating twu millions Of dollars for
sllat purpose, was passed by the following
yO.e:
AYts-Messrs. Anderson, Branch, Brannon,
Bruce, Carsun, Coshill, CoOmau, billiard,
Douglas, Frazier, Garnctt, Garrison, Grice,
Hart. Hunter, LAWSON, Marshall, Nash, Nee
son, Newton, Newman Of Madison, Newman
If Mason, Shriver, Stevenson, Splitter, Wiley
and Wittca-27.
N0ES-M"ssrs. Armstrong, Ball. Christian of
Augusta, Guy, Johnson, Jones. Keen, Logan,
Lynch, Mahoue, QGsarnbcrry, Randolph, lay
lue-l3.
EXEMPTION or STATE OFFICERS.
The report of the Joint Committee. relative TO
to thu co"Scrip'ion of State officers by the Con-
federate Government, and providing for tho e1-
enption Of members OF the Legislature, bherlfs,
&c WAS taken up and read.
Mr. I'm ANEN mnVp1 tn strike 0llt that nnrt OF
the report providing for the exemption of mem.
b-rs of the Legislature. and, on that motion, he
called the ayes and notp which, being sustained,
the motion was disagreed to-ayos |. noes 80.
The ,oerits CT the report were discussed by
Messrs. Armstrong;, Dulaney, Dickinson, Chris.
tan Of Augusta, Keen, Randolph. Neeson, NewN
man of Mason. Hunter and Lynch.
The hour of 3 o'clock i. NJ. having arrived,
The Senate took Il recess uutil ) p. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was opened with prayer by the
Rev. MIR Duncan, Of the NJ. f. Church.
The Senate bill to provide for the purchase
and distribution, to the leople Of the State,
Of cotton. cotton yarns, cotton cloths anc cot
ton and wovlcn cards, WIS reported and ad-
7ancsd to its consideration.
Mr.. BuRwELL offered nj amendment, re-
curing the Governor TO make requisitian on
the cotton factories in the Commonwealth 10
manufacture, from raw cotton furnished by
the State, cotton yarns or cloths, the compcn-
sation to each factory not to exceed the price
paid by the Con(cd, rate States for similar
manufactures, loss tbs cost Of tho cotton fur
nishcd.
Mr.. Robertson opposed the amendment,
upon the general ground that it would be Il
direct violation of tho liberties If the people
thus to place private property, ard even the
labor Of free citizens of the Comm 'nwealth at
the mercy Of the, government.
Mr.. UAYxosD, Of Marion, opposed it Oh a
different ground. The appropriation in the
ill would net he sufS,ienG to comprehend so
many expen-cs. Besides, he wanted the young
ladies TO learn how to spin be wanted to
make them acquainted with cards-the cards
alluded to in this bill in contradistinctien to
those heretofore used by them.
Tho amendment was passcd-yeas 20, nays