Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-15
EEGlSiaIphE OF Virginia..
TUESDAY, JANUARY l., 1861.
SENATE.

CaTIahl iSOts
SENATE.
The Senate convened ut - NJ, Lieut. Gov
PRICE in the Chair,
Prayer by the ReT. DR.. Doggett, Of the Me-
thodist Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
a bill to amend the seventh section Of chap.
ter lG5, Of the Code Of Eirgin:nia, so as to
increase the compensation Of attorneys for
the Commonwealth. in the Circuit Courts.
A bill for the payment to Alfred Beckley,
on account of services performed by him aH
brigade inspector Of the 9th brigade Of Vir-
GINA militia.
House bill to amend the first section OF m
act pusEed April II, 1862, entitled IAN act to
authorize the construction of the Wytheyille
and Grayson turnpike, and to make branches
thereof to the lead mines Of Wythe county,
and U;llsville, in Grayson county" with an
amendment.
Mr.. TAYLOR, by leave, introduced bill to
amend and re enact the first section Of In act
entitled An acs to authorize iiducinries to in
vegt funds in their hands ig certain cases. and
for other purposes" passed. March 5, 1863 !;
also,
A bill to amend end re.cnact an net authori.
ling tho Court Of Appeals TO hold its sessions
at other places ti:an at Lewisturg, passed
March -; 1868.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted
BY Mr.. QUEsEsBgRRy-That the Commit
tee on Finance enquire into tho expedicncy
Of passing = law requiring the immediate re-
demption Of Nil the outstanding Treasury
,,ntog oc bo H,,,
BY Mr.. ALDERsoS-That the Committee on
General Laws inquire into the expediency Of
reporting bill arpropriating - dollars
SONS Of those killed, and who have died in the
service Of their country; and said approprias
ton to be expended at these institutions where
the most sp3cial attention will DO given and
economical provisions made for tho cducntior
q such persons.
By Dir. STErngHsoN-That the Committee
for Courts Of Justice inquire into the eIpedi-
ency CT amcnlius and re, enacting section 5,
of an act entitled IAN act to provide for the
appointment Of General Agents and Store
keepers for counties and corp ,ratioGs, passed
October eth, 1863" so a. to require SUBJ
agents to execute bonds in the same manner
and under the same regulations as Is required
Of General Agents AMI StorckeeIers.
BY Mr.. Christian. Of Augus.a-Tlla: the
Committee On Roads, ts:., Inquire what legis-
lgtion is necessary to secure. the more prompt
Transmission and delivery Of Geographic dis:
patches.
REoRGANIzTSG TIT PEs1TEsTIARY.
A message vas received from the House
announcing the passage by that body Of bill
amending and re enacting chapter 2l3 of the
the Code of Virginia, recognizing the Peni-
Tertiary. Real and appropriately referred
SOLDIERS FAMILIES.
On motion of Mr. ARMSTRONG, tho bill for
the relief of the families Of soldiers was taken
up. A substitute for the original bill
having been adopted, it was ordered to i's
engcossmens
Mr.. Day announced that Col; DILLARo,
Senator frcm Sussex, was detained from his
seat By indispositiou.
The bill increasing the salaries OF certain
officers of the government was taken up
amended so as apply to the clerks OF ooth
branches of the Legislature and ordered TO Its
engrossulent.
THE HITRE BUREAU.
Mr.. R.ypoLpH arose in his place, and said
his attention had been called to statement
in the message CT the late Governor, in refer
ence to the Nitre Mining Bureau of the Con-
federate Government, which. although not
intended to injure that useful and important
branch of the public service, might yet lend
to its disparagement. The message had teen
understood as intimating that the Nltrs tnd