Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19
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ti,. massage Of The Senate bill re-
,rg mixing the !'nitentiG:y, and - bill re-
e:.sing IL. Commonwealth claGl ~ certain
and To- Mathew Sylvia.
KILLS. gErosrHn
MIR EcAHSo%. :r0a II" Committee en- FL
al:.'." :ar..sivS
y til Ia ;ha :.ii~f "r Vim. y. Braz:o:'.
i Kin H;iIiam c~uniy.
y bill n:h1.iAin.: IT,. r:T'ucn: ut y sum O!
money !, Lee ~ DGrn. y. Kins William
'"u1ty. - extra copies u land md property
books.
A:sv. ii.r-e VI pro7iii:. rav.ncIt for &C.
ba"cn destroyed hy fire at ,hy ruh;ic ware
house, wiki amcaimHnts
2rrnLvrioy.
"a motion = Mr.. toGmlLL. il W..
HasnivcI. That so nue.! CT the Governors
;!nnnal Inrc-a!.n - refers e. fhe recent rruni-
-irion made n him hy t:'r pra-i,ipn. Of the
States tar :taycs - ,crrk oa tJr.i-
cations, b" referred 10 tho Committee Ccr
CoGrc+ Of ],:5t:re.
MEMORIAL.
Mr. CuRIsrr,S. - Augu:'., presented tho
mcr.'oriai Of ,l.u Trustees of tic N;r.ir.iu f'r.
.nIc Institute .: stanton Virginia
IL presenting tho :ncm ,ri:l Mr.. CusIsrIAH
remarked. hat 4 recent message Of Governor
Lc.ckc.. charged i II CONSPICUOUS manner,
that the former principal Of the Virginia rc-
male las;iFute manifested lislrya.tr in rcfUs-
ing to receive Confederate n"ner, although st
the time Confederate Gi2a. Mr. {. sad
the tRiciil paper he had ,iaa. presented would
ctecc,ua':c rriure :!ris csr2Tgr. and SHOW ihas
the statement IN whi::: Ire Ca'r-aor based
his leyna!ks in the matter must have been an
entire misrepresentation Of the facts. The
gcr.tir-lan in question has invariably received
C9nGAdcreio money nu all occasions. and he
has c:tr hccI. fi' iir@uancd rs u zea0us
i)gAl a"I rn;r.fc:e citizen, whose SACRIFICES
and .lt'rrl: = IN oar cause hIvr not been
exceeded Ivy any ole in his circ!a, : .aHec5
Mr.. p:CErNs ~, by lraYc, reported {, bill to
amand %ad ;c"";,: /. 81 a. passed May II.
lSG2, c:itirlodan 10; 20 ruD;-h purchasers Vi
nr"pc:,: .ai.cjY r.ntr$cG;ing themselves al.
;hnr;I"i ~ impr"sa or purchase In: ssI1lr.---
Appropriately referred.
s?ln!ERs SoTIvH n rLlCTloT5.
On m.tinn # Mr.. DIcklHso%, It wa-
k.soivc.!. ILut tie Ccamit-ceof Privileges
and Elections ir4ure into tie e::pcdlercr It
by lax ior voting hy soldiers in
AMP and ~ refugees ill III! general or spe-
ia! elections for c:unsy officers.
BILL Passed.
Ii.u>a bill providing payment iJr tobacco
is'rovcd by ire at the Public Warehouse
lTaf - npcs !.
On m1:i3p i Mr.. CAN="!', III" !Sdn.t- al
ir''rd.
Mr.. GKlcc. Senator ir.,m Portsmouth, 'a
detained from h.a ,c..t !y sickness in his fam
IL. ...
House OF nELEG ATES.
The llore. w. called 10 order NJ II o'clock
w., ~ the Speaker, Ii. W. SuEfFEr. Esd.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. r1tcrkin, Of the Episcopal
Church.
Hills REPORTED.
Tic following Ills were reported from
To amend Tue ri'lr,o. OF -!,c town Of Bird &C.
water, in Rockingham county.
70 authorize t:ln iiUrcrii"r 20 lease Il portion
Of the Ian! nGi !iaia@ the AraGory IL the cry
oC Richmond.
To repeal Otiirs;'tC 10 bG,of -" G'nvcn-
ton Of Virginia, respecting: ;hg r,:rHUa u: tie
Literary Fund.
t:GaD.UTI3Hs.
The G,:ir-;.& rcIOlu"4mS were Cii rcd.
adopted, and referred to appropriate commit
tees:
~ Mr.. WESTON OF amending the Code
Of 1860, so ~ u Increase the compeHsaTion
lnl fees .: III: ro1mi:sirncrs o.: the: r"v>'ue
and County surveyor.
Bg NT BuKH--uc .m,uling tho ae. re-
ennrt;ns s2ct,on Ii ,.chaptor 2jS, of The Cu'n.
Z fr,,I H.
.tary duty rnc dc;u,- sheriff, in counties
whero the public revenue exceeds SlDi,0Cn.
By NJ. BUTLER-O: a,iDT;ng the county
in SAID county.
By A;r. Cowa*-Tlia. IL" tu:ii"" a Pnj.
liz Accounts hc requested u Report q this
House in VIA. manner ana - "h"m su9si5'
,cnc: ia furnished To The f"i'.iGi'nar!.
Bv hir. CRAWFORD Oh rci."r:ia:, = b'i!
providing for the payment q .u !:i..era't.!@nt
company known ~ the Dixie D"FS irf soivi-
:e- rendered during the prr-cn: w%r, III the
lettuce IS the counties Of Randolph, Tucker
AMI Prniieion.
By Sir. ESoLlsn-O Gc1emp'imgali students
no@ Al THO Univcr:i;y Of Virginia, the NH
tl-y Institute, anI the several a1.ic@e5 of fh:
Stare from military dH'y.
NJ. iYSciI ~ c:c1u"a";u.s t.,a domestic
T.! wOulicr and r";trn cloths, br
requiring the county courts - Ole: pra'ni-
umns ard rewards tOT the manufacture mn1
rrvtDrti0n Of such articles III their RESPECTIVE
Rv MIR i:.hER--uC mman,,iEg the ;,ct t.
.roy;i. for the public defence. ncSsc1 October
II, lSG0, so rs to require, il. any future draft
of siayCs for labor on ioI t;iiaa:;vns, and other
works Of public defence. slaves employed in
manufacturing rursCtF, particularly III
manufacturing tobacco. shall De first taken,
20 rs to relieve. "a far rs practicable, 'ho-e
Employed in tilling the soil.
NURSES FOR SICK SOLDIERS.
Mr.. SNOwDEN moved TINT a committee lie
.ppoiricl to hing in bill 10 provle nurses
or sick Eol,,ols.
The melton WAS agreed t.. ";I Mcs,rg.
S"Ga pkH Lr*rJI. and "u!Te, ct T. alhri3"a,
yer appointed .aid c;.a,ai.;ct.
RAILROAD rH.rsroET.7iov.
The bill TO Regulate the transportation o.
freight and l."s-c"r"rS IN -" railroads Ct
this State, Wa i;:&un IN AID read by secs
ti0ps.
Several amendments wcre PROPOSED and
adopted, md the bali THs discussed at Some
length by Mcssrs. BURwELI. I. S. UAYIoNn,
BuFoRp. DE.NE. HgsDRIcs, WoRsHAM, W.
ROBINSON and others
During the Discussion the system o. exrrcss
vas ser"re!y cpnlen cd
Mr.. WcEsuiM Hhowcl that charges for
express fright we're very cSor!'itani AMI very
unequal.
Mir. BuawELL sai,i ho Lad heard Of = case
where s21, 900 ha} been charged for the use
# a single cnr.
Mr. DE,NE stated. inst i WAS veil known
that the railroad cv:.i parics have leased their
cars to the express company. and this operated
Ms O direct irti rttrnnce with the transportation
Of the country. The railroad companies will
tell you tina: they cannot give transportation
to merchandise or Pradu2c, hu. t!:a- tho en-
press company can do tie work. Ard how
does the cXpcHsa c1mP&ny ip tie "O!k -
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