Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14
LEGISLATURES OF yA:;aaTlA.
FRInAY, FEH. 10. 1865.
SENATE


The Senate wa. calI.d to order by Tho
President, Lieut.. Gov. PRIcI.
Mr. QutsENnEEeY desired (, know what
course hid been purtutd with regard 10 the
proceedings of yesterday. lle did net think
the journal should bs encnE,bsrei Uih oil
tho lroi e:disgl taken under tho Call CT the
Senate yssttrIsy.
The SrlAKxs Sisted tlst t::o cle'k tf The
Senate had prepared three reports Of The Ir."
oeediugs Of yesterday, whinh ;h1 ols:k would
read fJr tao info! matiur ol n.y.l.rr, snd Il
could thea determined which rtpGrl Should DO
plso.d upon TIE Journal.
Mr.. Hart assigned as q rteson Why he 81,
absent yesterday, tha. very severe stu'n'
prevented him from travelling.
Mr.. FRiZilE moved 70 Cnrrsct the pree;tc-
ings Of Yesterday, by ninit!iEg oil tha. tok
plscs under tao o,ter f.r call Of q SonA!e.
MIR. NrEsoH opposed tho motion. iio did
rot tAiLk il vas competent Tor the SeIaso IL
exclude lrom its u'n"l part Of the pro-
order fra call Cl the SeEa:e. Ii thtso ere
inoidensl pract.cirfa, ss niat'd by $eash-
men, VIVA, are pri,asty picceedi' g-? IL thesc
proceedings ole ob!:rrased hy meag'e ihs
iority, Why may o. o bare quorum hereafter
resoind any lr.c:edirEs arrts1 "r1n III in''
Ssnsts. however, lmnp Scch & ccerte
wcu'd be frLu upon Tie lssi"!ation ot tbt
onnntry. Il would lead "a rngar hmi amin .hi-
~. where now The b at of feelings prevail
Us solemnly rrUt.stsd sgainnt tain oCllrse En-
d III ger; us and mnc:li!o
MIR. FpA2:ER wss sat:tii,1 tl:st tsa TO-
se.di.pH w-ro .;uchosto AID ino:dchtrl, Md
not ne .es.A,y to 20 upon tLs Journal.
Nrfpr nj tuODpta Did tOlIt
the Indispensable obl:G4iIGn 10 enter tn the
Journal oil The gcci IN pli.h=,l p:ocsedirsa'
Of Tho S:ra.e, and d, noi Tho right to chlite-
rate such srcm tho record. Int rsKaid ded this
QUESTION as TO the nsoetsi.y Of enter
ing On ,ho Journal TN inch2G!e "proaesding'
wEioh Senate, by vote, determined to de-
penss with ~ with an9 other motion or PRO
oseding" which it giyss l.aye 10 Withdraw,
he would yuts that the record in this GEO
show ooly ,hst call wss ordered, snd, subEe'
qnsntly, before completing i;s czeart'oo, that
order was refointed.
Mr.. NxE.os called for tho ayts and nCes On
The motion 10 Ct rrect the .urral by emitting
all procet dings which Lad taken p!sas under
ths cal! Of tie Ssnn,a.
The vote Nas taktn, end rstn!iei ss fol'
lows: ~
AYrs-Messrs Christian Of Augusta, Dillsrt'
Dulsny, Frazier, Garnett, GrGhsm,' Grice, Ghy
New lon, Quesenbsrry, S!evsnuon-ll.
Noks--Messra. Bales, Ball, CGghill, Cdifnar
Garrison, Hunter Jchnron, Keen, LawiB, ,Msrsh hall,
Nash, Nefson, Newman Of Mndiaoi, Ssundrra
shriver, Thouss, Witan.-7.
The House joint resolution OF thsrFs to
Msi,f General VIM. NJ aEoDe, and the oflicert
and ms o; his command, for their c1nspinuoua
gsllantry Throughout! the var, .%:.d eHPeo,a!ly
IN this camrsign, va: tafaa Up, Gud agtted
TO-.
House bill 10 inoo porste The Richmond sn4
Rsppshannook Railroad company. vac tsker
up, the rules suspended, nrd the hillreAd thrs'
times.
MIR. FRAZER opposad tie bill, beasusc it re-
l:eyss from ta IGti6li large aIaLnnto Of property
during the var.
MIR. HusTIR thought the proposition mosl
extraordinary enc, 10 allow stoakholders IN
railroad company to inves. fur:dA in property
which should be ex.wps(rom taxation.
Nj, JoHsloN d.f.Ddel ! lhe.bill, on the ground
that this State hs! heretofore done nothing
for thst portion ol tho S!s!s to ba benthttec
by this road. lie mortd. as there wss th n
Senate, that The bill be llid On the table, which
was agreed 10.
The sPEAKFR laid before the senste COM
munication from the Governor, stating that he
bad received tslegrsphic dispatch from tht
Governor of North Csrolins. stating that Int
Legislature of that S'sts has authorized clAng'
| of ths guags OF the Piedmont railroad, whenever
the Virgins Legislature shall give authority Z
make similsr eLapgs Abhe portion Of tho ioht
within this State. The Governor eommends th'
sukisct to ,hs attention OF the Legislature.
Tha communication was referred to the com
mittse on Roads, SC.
Hr. NEWMAN, of Mason, ofsrsd 9 resolution
| ;ntsnded 70 aid the clerk in executing the laT
| in relation to the pay Of members.