Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-24
I.EGIsLATTRa OF FEaaEEiEa.
SATURDAY, jan. 81. 1865.
SENATE,

SATURDAY, JAN. II; lobo.
SENATE.
ILs Senate was esilsd 10 order at Il
o'oIook, H., By the President, L:c3tun ans1ln-
vsrnpr PaIca.
Prayer By Rs7. Dr.. J, ,hr O. aicoahe. ol the
Epiao2pai Church.
Ths SPEAKER laid bsIn;s !i,s S,:,a!e !. ;ii'rn-
municatian from ths Bnhrd Of Pabiia Wrlka,
in RESPONSE to reeo!utiun Of tho Ssnl!a call
ing for report OF the eation Of thsl B0arI, UNI
dsr the Law of March 10, 1864; which su:lo-
.iSss the board 10 innreass tho sai5s IL toil IL
ba oharean hs ss;!ira1 :om p1ili:a, 81. Hh"t!,
wsR laid upon tha ish;s ami oTdssaa 81 hs
priatsd.
Mr.. AHEsTRoEa E,eaehLai 5 inem6Tiai fra11
tbe propTietcTs OF tbS religion. newspapers III
Richmond. asking that the han3s in ihoir 1s-
spessiYs offlcs, may be ezsn,ps frona ssrvlcs in
tho Stats militia. ,rhe msm0rint wss r.fsrre;i
70 The COMMITTEES 81 Military Aflirs.
Or nation of Ms CEsIsTIAs. cf Mi1dieasI,
shs bill pr6sidiing an aadiian.I GpIsSITi iitioa
70 The Yirgii,i. Military Inst;tn.s, HsA iaEen
uI. AMI psaaes-- ayes IS, noes 3.
Dir. HAET, irnn thu rpaaial JOIN: s6mn,!ttIs
on the subject, MAIDS report on the condition
Of tho books ard accounts ofths Commercial
Agsnoy Of Virg:nia--that tbs accounts Of said
egtney are regularly End H5s.smetiJalIy kept
that tho EXPENSES OF ehulnsling the agency
have b;en eycs:iingly small. ard the sranERe.
tions Of tha sgsGoy satisfactory.
Mr. QoaurLr,, from thu CaInriitt,e for Ccurss
of JUSTICE, reported bill to sHeDd the third
sestion of t:ls acs pssasd October 3, 1862, re-
pesling the fence Las of Virginia, ns to cer-
tain c9nnfies, &,., 20 III 10 make tbs .smah F
far irts2aasss tenrs etfsnti7e nId summary.
Hnuss bill! i omsnd the frat ascsibn Ge
ohspter IL, md tbs 2S:h ss0;iGn es SilarisY l3.
Of the Cofa, In relation to tuslliag, ws7 TAKEN
up.- :he question hs;ng Ga its psksaEn. fhs
ms1ita OF lhs question vsrs discussed as soiBs
lsneih t7 teyarRl D,dinh.Ts--.'rnd Tho i,!h GA.
r.ieot.d hy tha iall1Wihg vnfs: aYea ii, n:s,
Mr. G'iYLoa; bf MHntgoulerg, ni6scd q st.
consideration of the v0lo fei.otipg tho bill,
with the viow 10 Offering substitute.
The motion to rsocns!dsr was eg,esdto, and
the bill laid upon the tsb'o.
House bill to p-otsc. the Ireasur3 notes OF
tho Confadera.e ssstss from improper dooIe-
citation, by restricting tho sals or exchange
thereof Rt lass than taeir nominal galns and
the expor!atioa Of coin bad State currsaay to
foreign S.ntsa was .hsn taken m, Tssd the
third timo, anI iii, f,i1iii,i1 5f fit. M,HsH,LL,
laii upon tho table.
House bin to at1thhtise tic aipl:taF q;
Pnblia Aeaog,nts ia Say t7on. Ssinaei Gahper
tho Stats, TaH tasap TIP, On its paEssga, sId,
being explained bJ Mr. DuLaHT, YVES pazael- <
syss 29, moss mono.
On motion of NJ. TeYLos, Of Zion tgomery,
tGe Gen Ae sdiournoi.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
This House INST 81 IL o'cGsk.
Mr.. WoRsHAk of:r.J :ha following Tss6ld
ti9r, y Nh:ah was adopted:
Resolved, That Captain RaptEsl Ss6lneb,
Confederate States Navy, b. invited to oo,nry
q pTi1ii,dzea Eset upon the fooI Of thia House
during bi, stay in this city.
Nj. IIuTcHasoR pubmitttl tie following,
which was laid over undoT tho rlias:
Resolved BY the General Assembly, That
onr Senators be instructed snd ou- R'pFsaen.-.
tatives in Congress DO requested to use all
their influences 70 secure tho adoption By the
Confederate Government Of tho following mea'
sures:
lst. 4 lsT retiring ali shs Oonfsiesatot ttss.
snry notes no8 il circulation By the govern.
ment, receiving the tame On deposit, and is.
suing therefor certificates pledg;ng tho faith Of
the country to their redemption 'sith interest
within roasonsbie period Efter tho olGss Ct
the war.
81. The TeoeiTinS BY the government, upon
such tarIns aud in auoh manner aB may be
dsemed p,opar, all the spscis, cotton and to
bacoo in. tbs country, aid app7opristiug tho
game, or the proceeds thereof to th1 psyment
Of oIf troops 10 til. Geld snd thei purchase Of
supplies.
81. The enao1FsEsmsnt OF tbs production Of
euppliss for thu arza5 by the rapaal Of all lava
for ths iupfsssmsns CT agricultural products
aud paying for ths ssGas at the market vslue.
oh: Ths issus Of sxoh7qusr hills to sasss
up any dsfoienoy tksEe uay ia IN the rsceips
Of taxes for the euppofs Of The sdfsTJdent.
5th. Tha continuance Gf ;hs sn1 iii kind Tor
The support OF tho army.
9Th Tk8 es.ablisl,11 snt Of s :i,.i.. 1hstsbs
the bullion, plate End ja"slry If tho Country
Esy be converted into coin.
Elf. kBILET submitted FSsolhlilii instT uot.
ing our Senator's and requesting cur lltFrr'
sani..ivea in Compress TO naa tteis inliuencs
towards the pagshge Of n b;Ii e1snptiny froc,
taxation, By the CGnf.dsEsts Government, ali
property fsTIderet: untansb!s, either in Thais OF
in psrt, by tas public enemy.
The resolution 1s9 smsndei, c'> Inc:i3'i ft
Mr. ToxEIs, SO ns to iheluds nraps's7 rendered
unprodaotiVe. a. in cases Of farms devastated
or deprived Of th:ir working ssonk and mate :
rial by reason OF tho public enemy, sud passed.
Mr. WARD offered 6 resolution, which was
ed0ptrd, instfuci,ng .l;t OomIritsse on Gour:s
to enquire into the. eIpedisnoy Of amending
ths set passed Fshzusr7 l9:h, 1862, 90 as t0
pr17ids thai l. shail .ns aTp!7 % fiauoiafiea.
NJ. ToaL1N iat1cdaa.a i petition froH, Il ahz
Sweet and cthos5 ia relation to enclosures
Hhiah was rsfsrred, ca his Eaadoe, to tha Com
mit.ee On Propositions and Grisyanass.
On motion Of HI. HATXoHD, of Marioa, th
! HouaA gent into aecret eSssinl,