The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-02
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 1865.

DEN ~ l Ia.
WEDNESDAY, March l, 1865.
The Senate was called to order at II
o'clock. Prayer by Rev. DIR. Edwards.
The following Senate bills have been
passed by the House Of Delegates:
Senate bill disbanding the One Hun
dred and Seventy ninth regiment militia
of the line, and for the more eftectual
organization of the Nineteenth regiment
Of militia and the First regiment of the
second class militia, so as to enlarge the
bounds and strength of the Nineteenth
regiment Of militia CT the line.
Senate bill, with the House amend
ments, exemrting from service in the
militia Of this State, or in any reserved
forces Of this Commonwealth, certain
mechanics and artisans in the service Of
any railroad Or canal company in this
State. House amendments were disa-
greed to.
Also, bill re-enacting section one,
chapter twenty two of Code Of Virginia,
in relation to persons liable to military
duty.
The rule Of the Senate requiring all
bills to be kept in the hands of the
Clerk two days before being sent to the
House of Delegates was rescinded for
the remainder Of the present session, On
motion of Mr.. Hart
Mr.. Keen, of Pittsylvania, arose to
personal explanation in relation to
card, over the signature of Mr.. Collier,
of Petersburg, which appeared in the
Enquirer of this morning, concerning
the bill and substitute passed by the
Senate, in secret session, with regard TO
putting negroes in the army. In con-
clusion, he caused the following substi-
tute for the fourth resolution to the bill,
which was offered By him, to he read, in
order that he should be fairly understood
upon the subject:
''The people OF Virginia, relying upon the wisdom
OF the commander of the forces of the Confederate
States, and being willing to contribute all the re.
sources of the Commonwealth fora successful prose-
cutlon Of the war; will devote to that such Of
their slave population may be needed therefor.
Whenever the coinnandcr Of said forces shall call
for slaves such ,equistlon shall be appor.iOned &C
c9lding to the slave population OF each Of the
slavefoding States, and shall be called out by the
Governor according to the provisions OF an act of
the General Assembly of Virginia, passed October
TO- 1863, entitled An act to amend and re-cnact
the inst and third sections of act passed March Is,
1868, entitled an act to amend and re-ensct act
further to provide for the public defence, passed
October g. 1851 aud delivered up the au hori.ics
OF the Confederate States, to be employed in such
service said authorities may direct prorided,
That the ownership 10 said slaves, and the relation
OF master and slave shall not be impaired thereby
At a subsequent time, he submitted
the following as a substitute for the fore~
going amendment, which was finally
passed by the Senate:
"Resclred, That the General Assembly Of Viz
ginia DC hereby authorize the Confederate authors
ties to call upon Virginia, through the Governor of
and free negroes, between the ages of eighteen
and iorty-five, not exceeding twenty-five per
crntum of the free negroes, as shall be deemed
airy for the public defence, to be called for on
the reQuisiton Of the General-inChief OF the Con-
fde rate Armies as he may deem most eXpedent Tor
the public service Protided, That whenever such
call Is made 1t shall be properly appcrtoned among
the dffcrent counties and corporations Of the Com
mon"calth according TO the slave population Of
each.
Resolrea, That cur Senators arc hereby IL
srreted, AID or Representatives requested to vote
for the passage of law to place ut the disposal OF
the Confederate authorities as many Of the slaves
ard free negroes CT the Confederate States of Ame-
rlca, not eXo eedlng twenty-five per centum of the
Sroes, as are necessary for the public Defence to be
called for OF the requiSit!on of the General-in-
Chei Ct our Armies, in such numbers as he shall
deem best for the public service each State furnish
Ing Its proper quota according to Its slave popu-
ton But nothing in the foregoing resolutions shall
be construed into a restriction upon the General
in-Chef If the Confederate Armies or a prohibition
to the employment OF Tie slaves and free negroes
for the public defence in such manner-as soldiers
or otherwise-as the Gene.al-in- Chief NAV deem
most expedlent"
The following was the vote by which
the foregoing resolutions were passed at
the time in secret session:
YEAs.-Messrs. Andersen, Armstrong, Ball.
Christian Of Augusta, Coghlll, Douglass Frazier,
Garrett, Garrison, Hunter, Keen, Lewis, Nash.
Neeson, Newton, Newman Of Mason, Newman of
Madison, Stevenson, Splitter, Tayloe, Taylor and
Thomas-22.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bales, Bruce Christian of Mid
dlesex, Collier, Dickinson, Dulaney, Graham Guy
Hart, Jones' Logan, Lynch, Qucsenberry Saun-
ders, Wiley and Witten-l6.
Admiral Buchanan appearing in the
hall, on motion, the chair was vacated for
ten minutes, in order to give the mem
bers Of the Senate an opportunity to be
introduced to him.
When the President resumed the
chair, the order of the day, being the
Senate bill imposing taxes for the sap.
port Of Government, was taken up and
amended, and discussed till the hour of
adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
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