Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-03
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Marc

The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock
PRAYER 10y the Rev. DIR. Edwards.
The rule of the Senate requiring all bills TO be
kent in the hands OF the Clerk two days before be
ing sent To the House OF Delegates, was rescinded
for the remainder OF the present session, on the mo
ton OF Mr.. HART.
Mr.. kEEN of Pittsylvania arose to a 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
aud substitute passed by the Senate IN secret
sion with regard to putting negroes inthe army.
In conclusion, he caused To be read the following
substitute for the fourth resolution to- the bill,
which was offered 10y him, i'll order that he should
be fairly understood upon the subject;
The people OF Virginia relying upon the wisdom OF
the commander OF the forces Oi the Confederate States
aud being willing To contribute all the resources OF the
Commonwealth Tor successful prosecution Of the
will devote thut sGcl of their slave population
Us MAY be needed tseelOr. Whenever the commander
of said forces shall call Or slaves such equstion shall
DO appoiOned according to the slave population OF
each the siayeh0lng States aud sha e called out
by the Governor according 70 the provisions OF an act OF
the General assembly OF Virginia passed October 10
1868 entitled An act TO amend aud enact the hrst aud
third sections OF passed March l3 1868 entitled
amend aud Teenact an aats further TO provide
for the public defence passed October g. 1852 and de-
Tweed up to the authorities of the Confederate States 10
he employed ia such service az said authorities my di-
rect Provided That the owner hip TO said slaves. ana
the relation OF master and slave shall notbe Impaired
Il thereby
AT = subsequent time, he submitted the f.llowing
rs a Substitute Tor the foregoing amendments which
was finally passed by he Senate ..s IA.
Resolved That the General Assembly OF Virginia do
hereby authorize the Confederate authorizes TO call upon
Virginia, through Tie Governor. OF The CommonwealL
for as many male slaves and free negOe between
the agso eig hteen and ioty i've not twenty
five PEI centam OF the nee negroes, shah be deemed
necessary LOT the public defence 90 be called Tor the
requsilion oil the General n-hef OF the Confederate
armies as he may deem mOst epedleht i0l the public
seryiee Provided, That Whenever such call is madc
shall be properly apporoned among the different eoun
ties and corporations OF the Commonwealth according 10
i thu slave population of each. - .te.-r
ksolyed That our Senators are hereby instruced and
our Representatives requested to vote foi tAe passage O
law tl place az the disposal OF the Confederate anthOr
tbs A. many al the slaves aud free negroes oi the Coned
crate America no. exceeding % lfr centun O
taves and 20 Rsr eentuG oi the Tree negroes as are
necessary the public defence % he caller lor on ia,
reaston tho General thief OF our arlaleS in sucl
Numbers he shall deem best Tor e pubic service, eael
state furnishing hs proper quota according to as slave
population Hut netting ia the foregoing resolutions
shaft e constraed into restriction upon tile General In
chief OF eGonederaie army % prohibition To thu
employment Ofthe slaves and fiee negtOes or the pablo
Ielecs IA such manner as soldiers or oiherSs The
lGenefaIhthief may jecm mod eNledeGt
The following was the vote by which the lorego
iag resolutions Yere passed at the tame in Sec.el
YEAs-Messrs Anderson Armstrong, Ball Christian, O.
II Augusta COghl douglas Frazier, Garnett Harrison
Il IInaler Keen Levin. Nash, Neeson Newlon Newman o
Mason. Newman az Madison sieVenson Sptier iayloe
Il Taylor and Thonlas-2l
NaYs-Messis Bales Tuce, Christian Of Midllesex Col
et pic lin~on DdIsney Graham Guy, Halt Jones, Lo
gan Quesenbefry Saunders Wiley and Witien-i6
Admiral Buchanan appearing in the hall on nc
ton the chair was vacated for ten minutes, IN or
der 10 give the Inealbers 0i the Senate an opportu
| nifty to be intT odiced TO him. sa'r \
When the Presi dent resumed the chair, the order
of the day being the Senate hill imposing taxes fo
the supper; of Government, was taken up anC
! ameaied and discussed till the hour OF adjourn
ment. -, 80 - ss.-a. 80 sa
II Il ca .s,i HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Mr. WELSH offered arss9lgteH, proposing 70 pay u