Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21

tina vital Qu65tlGls nov before us IN s5jret
7etsion. II va &c into open session Senator'S
will reply to arguments delivered in seoEst
ssssion, and this would bring ont r. ,iudafs
in opsn session, SO thst thn debats y ouii ne
osssarily be prolonged Tho people now well
understand that we do MT close The doors
against them because We would conceal any.
thing from them, bu, 10 prevent the enemy
from learning important lsots dieclCs~i here.
lie hoped IL resolutions would be laid on tie
table.
MIR. DuLAHr thought secret ses-ions wcre
evils which should be avoided. The psopls
believed that theirs Was some black cloud low
eriug vvsr us, which thoy could n3t SEQ. 1t
was to di.abuss tbs public mind on this point
that lie opposed .eere. sessions. IL had never
htafd any suijscs discussed in secret session
which shOu d not 10 known to every ptreen in
the Commonwealth.
Mr.. KEN ssii VIC had discussed The gravsst
O 5options in score! ;ssiGn which ever &C ID
Tho Legislature of this Commonwealth, and
for tho very lta,on that o commander Old NOT
desire that IN enemy rEtuId know all bis
plans and schemes, We should not desire to
mako public all the vnws which nigh. inua-
On, us in the discharge u tut public duties
here
Mr. COLLIER was opposed to secret SESSIONS.
They we're e1ost,rg IL dtIeIerious ELECT, Sr.d
should be discontinued. Lilo bad never known
an7ihing dome in ssaTet session which 3, I'LL
NOT, with equal property aud regard Tor tbs
pubic welfare, hS done 10 0psn session.
mir. QUEsENDaRRY thought tho resolution,
If adopted, would prolong debate instead o!
restricting il, for Senators would mske tTo
speeches in public, where now only ons is
mad, in seerst session. lie WAS 10 fl70r CT
secret sessions, for not Lna speech whioii had
bean made in eem 81 ssE,on should have hetn
mad, in Upon s,ssiUn. Without secret .,ssi",ts
wo would fur. iyh facts to the enemy which
should DC kanNn oalg 10 ourselves
Ihe questions On sgrcsing 10 Ms il, ticl I"
Law n tins table WAS usci Jed III tho Affirmative
aye, 33, nccs ).
% motion uf Mr. 6rr. Is r;solu.i.: wss
adopted, that the COMMITTEES IN Salt etYars
and rer OFT 70 the Senat, what salt la, hseh
sold or exchanged by the Superintendent Of
Salt sircs the last .essl0n Of the G,nersl AS
.embly, when and to whom sold or exchanged
at u h It price, ami al! the evidence connected
With the sal. eo:
BILLS PASiaD.
Tho following bills were read the third
time and passed:
S;nste bill to amend the 18th sention OF
pier 1874 Of tie Code, 80 as to increase tho
ices OF CLERKS CT tbs Curt of Appeals and
District Courts.
Senate bill 10 legsl;zs ths fsrrJ Of RcDj.-
min Fleos. at Dankirk, in ns and Qnoen
county.
Senate hill authorizing o chsnls CT the
guags OF the P.,dmoa, Railroad to i've feet III
Width.
Senate bill to authorize county and corpo.
ration courts to nisks levy OF sry tsrm OF
their urts.
On motion Of Mr.. N,wmAN, Of Mason, tho
S.La.s ,hen went into secret e;sslon.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tic House was opened with prayer ct IL
O'Clock, BY tho Roy. Dr.. Woodbridge.
Tho Seaate's JON: resolution calling Tor in
formation from tho Board Of Public WORKS,
concerning contracts for salt with the Conted-
crate Government, WAS reported, nnd, otter
some discussion, passed.
Mr.. MAaRUDrR, from the Committee on
Propositions and Gri,van;,s, reported bill
to authorize the county court ot Dinwiaole 10
r,c.ac from county loves in crrtsin cases
M.. CRccK.1r, from tho Committee On La
ns.io Asylums, reported back Sana:o bill ior
the increase Of tee salaries Of clli:ers OF iu d,
nAto Ssylums, with an smsnjment
Mr.. DrANr ctF.rsd resolution, which was
adopted, ins,ruosing the J INT committee on
salt 10 PROT the evidence now b.frs tbem.
Mr.. SaacHLrrosD introduced the following
resolutions, which We're, on his notion, reicr
red 10 ,hs sIcoial mmittco IN negro anliss-
| Iaoat5
R.solv,d by the Gsne.sl Assembly Ct Vir.
Qioia, That the President of the Confederate
States bs authorized aud requested to enroll
aud organize in tho military service -
III ,ussnd shle bodied maie nogross, bow ,cn
the sgss of Is aad 45 years. from tho slave
population of this. S;ato, H. bs obtained by
voluntary enlistment, and with the consent OF
the ownefs.
Resolved further, That 'ha President be
authorized and REQUESTED to enroll and organ J..
ize an additional luroe from The same cls.s Of
persona by demanding from all exempted
farmers under As years, enc 81 b CT ths hum :
Der of Slaves On which thsJ hase heretofore
bsn exempted, in abls bod ed na;e negIoes,
bslw zen tho sg.s Of 1S and IS yssrs. as a co.,
nitlon precedent to Ihs permanent exemption
| Of said iarmsts aud by is4aAnding ffcm all
2srscas ovor forty i7s Yeas. liable 60 militia
~ duty, On equal prop0rtioh OF thoir slaves o.
! like character for similar duty, as condition
president to their disch1rgs from tho militia
~ s,rvicc.
Resolved further, That this General AsScm'
bIy will oonsrue aud hold the consent OF the
owners to ths said enlistment and the furnish
| in2 aud substitution by the owners ss the
condition of permanent exemption and dis
oharcs from the military service, to 10 an
omar e;pstion by the owners of all said negro
slaves g, enrolled and organised, Gnd psrnis-
sion will be granted ssid negroes to re'Idc
psrmsusn!lY 10 tbs Sls:s: Provided, slEayR
that the said regrots rsmaiu true to the
Southern Onfe ieracy, and shall isi.hlully dc
chargs their datics IN thu military ssreice da-
ring tee continuance Ct tie War with the
United States.
Mr.. SHAcKr1F IRD alao Introduced bill en-
b.ecirg the propositions CONTAINED in the pre-
cedirs res ,luIions, and author ling the enlist.
msns BIZ tho Confederate States authori:iss Of
twenty thousand able bodied ma!o Hlsvsa
under it's provisions. This bill was feleTicd
to tho Same committee.
Mr. EsoLIsu Of rcd joint resylu;iau, np-
pointing committee OF FIVE on tic part OF tho
H;u;e and thrsc on the part ct tho Ssnotc, to
INQUIRE into tho condition Of sick and wounded
Virginia soldiers at Cbimbtrszo Hospital.
Mr. WINSTON took OCCASION TO mention o
oiroum TANGO, in connection with this subject,
which recently came under his own oye.-
Wis ting friend at the OhimboraIo Hospital,
be was as:os;ahsd to find That the auprsr rs-
ton oonsistsd solely of piscs Of corn bread
abou. tho s:zs Of two OF his fingers. 1lsc,rld
not say that it was to be attributed to mis
msnas cement, or that it wa, the best that could
10 doLe; it Has certain thai some 40 ion for
tho ten.f. Of uur tuff .ring soldiers in shia
hospital was neeiful. Tho fsth.r Of one Of tho
wounded men thsre, when nc wss visiting,
witness ng the nsssre diet dolnd out to the
patients, said that the government might tabc
half that he had rather than such things
should b,; and this spirit, hs fS!t aura, "as
felt by every citizen Of the State.
Mr. E. G Lisa said that it was perhaps uu-
necessary to opsn up the pic,urss Of distress
and suffering which might b. dspiotd' He
would, however, say that thsrs was, until