Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.


THURSDAY, Feb. IL, 1854
Payer by the Rev. Dr.. Read.
A CONN uaic.tion was received from ths HoEN an
nouncing that they had passed. with amendments Ssnate
bill entitled an act TO amend sections 81 aid - Of chap
Ter ISl oahe Code 10 ncreasc The fees OF csrks
Of courts for certain services.
Tee Senate sgreed to tbs smsGdmoat.
krNRWL0N, from the Commit 90 OF Privileges AID
Elections, made report ou tbs consisted election
from the 2sd District. Ordered to Be printed
stLLs llrosfID.
Abll to amend the sotl section Of shspisr ls2 Of
the Code in regard 10 docketr cars In the Western
Court of Appeals during the existing war
A bill to amend an 40! TO extend the time W.thn
which ID institute proceedings for mii5smsanors IN
oountiss cities ard towns 10 possession Of threaten
cd BY, the enemy, passed March ~, IL"
HssoLUYIoz.
Mr. sPITLKR cfr,r.d resolution, which was agreed
to- Of reporting bill allowing additional eonPsniaion
TO the Jior Of Pgs county, fer keeping certain par
lons corn1sd In tbs jail OF said county:
bill for tho rGliof of soldisrs families residing with
10 tie lines of The enemy which had bean retained to
tie Senate wi amendment from the Hou,s vss taken
up AID the Senate insisted upon their Amendments and
AJAX ID Tor q Committee Of COnfersnce.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to incorporate the Richmond City fssararss
Company.
bill 10 amend the 1lth sud l2th sections Of chapter
ITO of the Code Of Virginia 80 a 10 dpsess with the
order or publication during tne e1uuDS "N'
A bill 10 slI .ess usde combinations.
A bill making dsbu due the branch banks within 10
lines OF the enemy, payable to the mother banks.
bill more tfsctusIly to prevent snl.Wul trading en-
olpa boats and other Graf. plying the rivers and canals
Ca motion Of Mr. JOHNSON, th. s.pA.s adjourned.
HOUSR OF DELEGATES.
The Hous, was called to order At IL, A. BY
the Speaker, ur. sHEFFEY. Prayer BY the Rev. Dr..
Solomon
Mr.. BROOKE, chairman Of the Committee for Courts
of JuI,ice reported back bill Increasing tbs pay Of
cert lin clerks, with . su5stitats therefor
On motion of NJ PRETL0W, bill No. IS, for the re-
lief of the PERSONAL Representatives OF A. b. Urqshiit
Get and Others taken up, and ordered TO Do en-
groIssd.
prescribing the mode Of serving Lotices In certain
cues. Granted Toe bill was then rad ths third tne
and passed.
Oa motion of Mr. BURWELL, the bill for composing
she CoTugton and Ohio railroad was tassn up, and
made ths Up cal order for honday neIS AID every
day thereafter until disposed Of
The bill incorporating the Richmond City Insurance
Complny was ordered 10 ia engr0ssm mt
Mr. BROOKE reported back resolution which lad
been reterd 20 the Committee for Courts OF Justice
In regard to allowing pay 10 jsrors when p'rorniDg
dues ss such for d,y in itlony c,es, aad movsd
that Il resolution be recommtsd which va. agrees TO-
HAYNOND moved TO proceed 10 brsnes in lie
order Oh the ca-ndar. Agreed o., and thereupoa the
csrk reported Scna bill No. a. fo ncrea'ipg he pay
Of certain olsIkt
NJ HAYXOND, Of Harior, said that IL Ire bill was
passed il would be paying persons for doing noGh rG
The bill Wal laid on the table.
Senate bill "a for the Teisf o. w. G. SiuEstoD was
taten up, and on motion Of Mr. RAYMOND, OF Marion,
was laid on the table
The bill increasing q Q mLensaton Of clerks Of
courts during the exit ns wa. was rsad second and
II. IL. IL tlfnAN nal tha
SPEAKER ordered the yeas and nays, With the follow
lug result-Ayes co. noesQ 60 the bill was passed.
The SPEAKER amour csd that the hosr for the order
Of the day had arrived and the Her prcsssdsd 70 the
consideration Of the mill AIRY bill
Mr. BURWELL offered an amendment, providing thai
thu 81 ALI not apply in any 10 luch foreigners
who are acsray engaged in working for the public, in
any usefrl trade entifc and mechanical employ
mont. The amendment was agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr. PENDL1r0N, the bill was laid on
table temporarily in order TO bke upthe bill df-
banding tie l79 III regiment -, This bill w,s recsysa
from the Senate with an dnen that In su Of The
Governor appointing these to Eli the lac OF iroompe
tent officers ey bs nlled according 10 law. Agreed
to-
The bill yacstlng the commissions OF militia officers
wss retu ned from the Senate to the House, with slight
amendment, viii, was sgrted 10 by the House.
The order OF the day was again II sumed.
The member from Halifax moved to reconsider ths
vote by which Mr.. BURWHLLs amendment was passed =
Agreed to
Mr. BuEw1LLs amendment was upon the reeonslt-
Grafton Of the question r.cted Several ether amend
mems were offered some adopted and othsrs re-
Jet The dhcus,ion lengthy and animated.
Mr. ANDERSON moved 10 postpone the further son-
siderstion Of the military bill until tomorrow.
Mr.. PRETL0W amended 90 tia. Is may be made lie
special ORDER fer THURSDAY, which Was lost
The bill wa then made the special ordtr for tomorrow.
On motion oil Mr.. MONROE. the House adjourned.
NcRGAH CAPruRKD BIT TIE RAsUs HoEA GuAsD'-Au
incident com ced with the remarkable escape OF Nor
gan from his Northe'H imprisonment ctme TO our
knowledge the other day, which viii hear repeating
avng made apple ltion to two respectable cizsls OF
CLAYTON Rabln county, for q nighrs lodging, AM bsen
refused because they thought 10 was an inposter,
third who had seen him before, and recognized him,
invited him to his house he psnt the ght In
the mean Time II had been currently reported in the
village aad vicinity, that importer, pretending to be
John No gan was At the hou.e OF Mr.. -. Next
morning abou. twenty OF the "Home Guards assembled
and under the direction of their Efficient cspain Ar
rested him. he quietly submitted and assured them
that il he failed 10 poye bis identity 30 would accon-
par them to Atlanta. About this time enc or Two
Gentlemen who bad seen him Tecognx him, and some
iac,s vers developed which satisfied the Homo Guards
that they bad cap ured the vert.ble Jehn H. Morgan
OF course he vas at once released Before leaving he
addressed the crowd bri Ry, commencing, in the high
est terms the vigilance they had cisplayed-advising
them to arrest al persons who could lot give sars
f.etory account Of themselves, and cloaed with the
playful remark that twenty men bad sccomflAhed IN
Rabun what il required forty thousand in Ohio to 90
The crowd gave nine cheers for Morgan, aud he pro-
sesded on bis way TO Walhdla.-lhhsns n~sams~