Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-12-21
Virginia Legislatures
SENATE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, December 20.
The senate was called to order at the usual hour
by Lieutenant-GOver CowPER


SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, December %.
The Senate was called to order at the usual hour
by Lieutenant Governor COwPER.
MAIL FACILITIES.
Mr. TRouT. of Augusta offered the following joint
resoluton-That the Governor OF Virginia be re-
spectfllly requested to represent 10 the Fostnaser
General of the United States the present CONDITION OF
the mail facilities in this State that many oil tue
members of the General Assembly. in session, are
without the means of communicating with their
families and constituents and that the public ana
nryate interest demand the speedy restoration oil the
mails and urge him TO give consideration and relief
TO US in the matter; which was adopted.
EVIDENCE OF INTERESTED PERSONS.
Mr. CABEr.L of Nelson. moved, and it was re-
solved that the Committee on Courts Of Justice be
Instructed TO enquire into the eXpediency OF repeal
ing chap 10 of the Acts of Assembly passed October
% 1864, or so modifying it As to prevent parties
interested in a suit of law or equity from testiylng
in their own cases except upon interogatores leg
ally propounded by the adverse parties
MANCHESTER COTTON AND WOOL MANUFACTURING
... COMPANY.
The bill relating to this Company was taken up,
read third time and passed.
THE CASE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS AND OTHER .PoIIT-
ICAL PRISONERS.
Mr. DELANY, Of Fairfax submitted a preamble
and resolution, the result of the labOrs of the
committee on this subject which were adopted, and
will be found in the report of tho House proceed
ings
PUBLIC GUARD.
The joint resolution Authorizing the purchase Of
arms &c. for the public guard was withdrawn, and
bill to the same effect was introduced, and under
suspension OF the rules was passed.
STAY LAW.
A bill amending the second section of an act stay.
ing the collection of debts, passed December ~,
1862 was read 4 third time and passed. This bill
provides that nothing in the act shall be construed
10 affect any debt or obligation contracted subse.
quent 10 April 2, 1868.
PIOTrcrIoS OF THE CITY.
The committee appointed to confer with Colonel
Brown. the Commissioner OF the Freedmen Bureau
reported as follows: That they have had 4 cOnsulta-
ton with both Colonel Brown and General Terry
and have received from both those gentlemen tue
assurance that the most gOrOus measures have
been taken 10 preserve the peace, and afford ample
protection to the citizens; they deem no action me-
cessary on the part of the Legislature. The com.
mttce have considered the resolutions relative to the
removal of the negroes from Williamsburg. and the
counties of Warwick, York, Elizabeth City aud
Carroll and believe the object can be obtained by
the several bills now under consideration in the
General Assembly The report was ordered TO be
laid upon the table.
YORK RIVER RAILROAD.
House bill authorizing this company TO borrow
money was passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
COERECTIOS.-The resolution mentioned yester
day, as having been offered by Mr.. Cabell, should
have been reported as follows
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tce be instructed to enquire into the propriety OF
amending the second section of the bill now pending,
to repeal all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed
and now in existence, in relation to the STATES OF
slaves and free negroes and to legaze the testimony
of freedmen" so to allow the testimony of freed
men only in cases in which they parties to the
record,