Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
s.RGssi.sTUsE Of VIRGINIA.
WEDss,rAy. Ftp. !, 1865.
GIN AJE

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Tie %a;;l;4 VA. ,allr.i 10 of.,oT at elsraI:
n'rl;cE. a. Nj. h7 ilts Presld:l!:, Liaut. G?Y.
rRIcB
prl7lr ~ tia Rnr DE-. Read, Ct the
PrcabyttT all cauSoh.
A msasaco Was reioiVad from thh ll%u7s OF
Dslefn;es announcing shat thay asa agreed 20
tho ,in! T.GnlGtian in rcsp1nso to ihe res0!n-
!nna ni tie Gen.r.l Assembly Of Texas, cln>
Ccrniug traco, reaIIigttaGl AID IndGr5n
dsaca.
House b;.l 10 nmcnd The ,.neo laws Of tho
Commonwealth, wGs taken NJ, :ea! iwlcs a-d
rsl.rrtd to The Contmittrc on uaaerRl Lave.
Sir. COLLIER FubmilteI tho following rc~ Id
lon which, on motion uf mr. JOHNSON, WAS
la;d on tho table:
Resolved, Tact tl.s CVnmite: Of Conicdsr-
ale Rotations bs instructed 10 r*p0rs Whethfr
theg ta7e made tho enquiry, u'it If not, why
. 49,: -: tlo aouiicn direatiug an enquiry
| ,S3.y .i,o s,hhsfs il ti:t ara.y la-a me- !.seh
paid Gf NOR: promptly. and raethsr aay !nr.
tisr na:ion can bstssn hg tho O:nsttl As
Nsrib)T to srrhra in tn:uto rromrtec payment
q! til, Is { ti, :hs t5.'iiara.
NJ. GusHILL, from toe uo,a!oihse tnr C.u.ts
OF Jr.ti.,, reported bill 10 smeni the lat
ss,:ion % tie act passed 0c!ahor % !, 1863, i'll
fplI;I'n W tHc pGgHSos VI tei '"'' ~'e'aS
.g,;ns. Ll.A E;.sGrn Lunatic Asylum, which
! VA. read lwco and ordered to be tng:05ssd.
Mr. O,uuI:L offered shc following. which y %
aprrea 80:
Es:.lv-d, That the O,mritto, for Courts Of
Justice enquire into Tie expectancy Of ameI2-
| in. .ie 8ih section Of chapter l19 OF the ODDS,
sn a. 70 give jurisdiction, in euits for divorce,
i 10 courts Of counties in which the pluintif rts
- Horn nj In q nj
| S:s,ts or lsadent within the lIacs OF the
| eaemy.
Oh ,uo.ioa nf NJ JonKtoI, it was
Resolved, That the Suyerint:nden. o. tho
S.It Work rtrart in dssail to the "ras!e ns
early - praot:c, bl. ths eZtsnt of the damages
d mo hy :ha enemy 10 t!e Salt Wcrhs and toe
prop.7ty Of tho Stats under bis control, by the
sncioy in tho recent rAid, ani that he nla.e the
ian;isr OF ntstGss who went away or Te:s
! taken with the enemy, to.eihtr With tho
| names Of the oTners end the probable LIS. t.
! TIC State IN eolsequs7cs CT ;hs destruction
| :,rl losz Of property aforesaid.
| tfs. lI.R7 ssi; ttGt ha had b.en requested
| hy hir. SPlrLra 10 Fay that he had heor sud
i5nlg cal!at hCme hy emil? lttiHs!en, mi
! that /: wps na.rti;ii! TEen tho HonR'Ce would
| again lIc able 30 d"srt.
| Mr' JouXtoy a,ii ia WAS satisfied, A. tho
| i'm ; tho IcsoutiGD was adopted changing tho
! ,ir,o jur the i lily rnssting OF tho H.unio 10
eleven O'clock tha. it would not work Es sd
yaa.aScocsly as eIpp1i3d, aId now, CO there
WA slim c:sardaac. Of msmbsrs and very
! ,it:lc Lns;nn-a to ba Transacted, ha moved that
| h.r,aGtrr ,hr S.nsts worIi rice. each Gay 1t
| twhys 0'Gl)cI, NJ.
! f.,. hn;i0n wae agreed to.
On m1tir- Of Nj. Bs,NaoE. The bill t.
| nms7l t!ic 18Th sentioH of the Oodo in rsler-
tuJs 10 rso ass.sslnent of ths tszeg on licsnaeh
| wan sak.n IL . mnd ordered to b.. erg-nssed.
.s:r. ,ffrLoR moved that tho vo!e ordering
10 is unuioss uiefls the bill in relation to duel-
li.s j.. ic.0g eii+r.i which, hang agrsed TO-
mr. TayLos cfferhi IA subqtituth f)r tho same
rs,i,y;.g OIsDnei VIM f.. Peta;a f.Om the lia-
b;li:isn incurred f,r having fought duel.
| Mr. DICKINSON novel TO npend tho bill by
| sd iie th:r 20 tho iaUss Of Jhhn B. ilafvi1 aud
| Wm Oh. Ir.
! The moicn YVES agreed To-. ...--....... ...
| Dir. NEWMAN, of Mason, moved 10 amen! By
Inserting ia the bill tho w'r'la, ard OF all who
mug LRrn been Similarly engaged.
| Thu muLion wna Scroad TO-
| Mr. Hart moved to snisnd hy sd!ing The
words 'sn,l all v ho may hereafter Ee engaged M
lighting n dael'
| Tho motion was dstEr.ed to.
Mr.. DICKINSON movud that the bill and snh.
| s.i,nte be indefinitely postponed
| Tha vai. WAS taken on porsnoninG indefinitely
| and deciled i'll tho hfh 'na 9e-ayes 2i, nces j..
The PEEsInENT presented u communication
from tn, Auditor III anBwer 10 reso'ution adopt
ci by ;Po a,.iise aahins for tho number ef slaves
thM lrhrn rs:spGi 10 or b .eh abduct;" from ;ire
State hy tho enemy nj far as Said infofmHtlon
can he obtained from tho retains ct tho c1m-
missinners nl thu rsvann:.
| Tho Auditor reports the UlI0h nnmher o
slsv-s who have esrapa,l, rs follows: Mules
he.ween l.. and IL Y.ars ct aga !,l1', slaves
OF NIL other sses 5.uI::; total nnmber 7;'J?.
The communication VIA lad upon tho table
sui ordered 10 hn printed go,
On molten Of Mf. QrEssNREEEY The bill an
thor:.ng, county an'I cor aorn;lon eourts 10 he'
nnon militia iinea in ,ln hsu1s OF the collectors
ci Ito aane md m claims aEsiEdS tae iniltis
finds. wss ord :red TO ba tnfro7aod.
/ Mr. lIrSTER, from tho select committees sP
poiatel Tor tha purpose, reported that tbe COM
m:tta. sppoEted TO wait OIL Col. John 8 hlospj
. aud tender him privileged sest on The Hoor o
tn, Sera.e, h.l psrtnrmed that dniy' that Col
Masby lial eIpis,:rd his thanks frr the homo
cohi-rtch on HIM. sni would avail hItn5'l! o
gn early occasion - visit the S,Dste chamber
: Mr HUNTrR thereupnn moved tast The chair
vacated for q short time in order that Col. MOS
= | nv. who was then in the cspitol, might be IL
z | trotuced to the members Of the Senste.