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The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia . (search)
General Assembly of Virginia. Monday, January 19, 1863.
Senate--The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock M., by Lieutenant Governor Montague.--The following resolutions of inquiry into expediency were offered; By Mr. Alderson, of repasting the 81st section of the act imposing, taxes for the support of the Government, passed 27th March, 1862, so that the Sheriffs and Commissioners of the Revenue of Virginia shall receive the same compensation as if said not had never passed; by Mr. Brannon, of reporting a bill making an appropriation of money to provide socks for distribution to the soldiers of this State in the Confederate service, by Mr. Bales, of refunding to Isaiah Wynn, of Lee county, the amount of taxes with which he was illegally assessed; by Mr. Queserbarry, of exempting slaves in those counties contiguous to the enemy from the penalties of the act to provide for the public defence, passed October 3, 1862; by Mr. , of Augusta of postponing the general Virginia fr
The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
The Legislature.
--In the Senate yesterday the rule restricting the legislation of the present session to matters embraced in the message of the Governor, was enforced in the case of Mr. Alderson, of Nicholas, who sought to introduce resolutions pertaining to other subjects.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Guy, of Goochland, in relation to the return of deserters; was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
A communication was received from the Governor, enclosing an application from Lieut.-General Ewell, accompanied by a list of persons attached to his corps, sentenced by Court-Martial to confinement in the State Penitentiary.
The Governor, after reviewing the law, says: "I am not aware of any law which authorizes such convicts to be received; and if they are received it will be indispensably necessary to discharge those now undergoing confinement." We may reasonably conclude that the number convicted by these military courts will be large.
The application, therefore,
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Died of lockjaw. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: October 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Further Foreign news. (search)
The Legislature.
--In the Senate, Mr. Alderson offered a resolution to provide by law for the next meeting of the General Assembly on the first Monday in January next, which was agreed to.
Mr. Guy reported a resolution upon the expediency of such legislation as will convert into productive channels the labor now employed in the manufacture of tobacco and other pursuits, which are not necessary to the public welfare.
The order of the day, the bill to regulate prices, was taken up, and after considerable discussion was laid on the table and made the order of the day for tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
The bill to authorize the arrest of deserters by the civil authorities was taken up and passed.
The bill from the Committee on Military Affairs to provide for arming and equipping the militia was also passed.
A number of other bills of minor importance were advanced on the calendar.
In the House, the Senate bill to suppress gaming was taken up, and committed.
The Daily Dispatch: October 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], The dismissal of the British Consuls — official correspondence. (search)
The Legislature.
--In the Senate a bill was reported from the Committee on Public Institutions to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the support of the Central Lunatic Asylum.
A resolution of inquiry was offered by Mr. Quesenberry as to the expediency of making an appropriation to pay for the tobacco lost by fire at the public warehouse in this city.
On motion of Mr. Alderson, the bill to regulate prices was taken up, and after some discussion on the motion of Mr. Guy to strike out the whole of the first section, the bill was laid upon the table and made the order of the day for tomorrow at 1 o'clock.
In the House, a bill was reported from the Committee on Propositions and Grievances, by Mr. Magruder, to incorporate the Virginia Female College, of Richmond.
From the Committee on Finance, Mr. Bouldia reported back the amendments of the House to the Senate bill in relation to the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, insisting upon their adoption by the Senate.
The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
The Legislature.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr. Alderson' five hundred extra copies of the Governor's message were ordered to be printed.
The Auditor of Public Accounts, in response to a resolution of the Senate, adopted on 31st October last, made "a statement of the amount of revenue assessed under the 11th section of the act imposing taxes for the support of Government, passed 28th March, 1863, on all profits from trade, use of money, buying or selling real estate, &c." The report and accompanying documents were tabled and ordered to be printed.
The rules which governed the late extra session of the Senate were adopted for the present without amendment.
The Chair announced the standing committees to be the same as those of the late extra session, with but one or two exceptions.
On motion of Mr. Carson, a resolution was adopted authorizing the admission of deeds to record and wills to probate, upon proof of handwriting of attesting witness, when they are in the
The Daily Dispatch: December 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
The Legislature.
In the Senate yesterday the House joint resolution appointing a committee to inform the Governor and Lt. Governor elect of their election having been read, the President announced Messrs. Marshall Randolph, and Alderson, as said committee on the part of the Senate.
A bill was reported to amend and re-enact certain sections of the Code of Virginia in
relation to the punishment of offences committed by free negroes.
Also, a bill to provide for employing in the public service, or for the public benefit, free negroes convicted of misdemeanors.
Among the resolutions adopted was one by Mr. Randolph, for dispensing with the Examining Court in cases of felony tried in the city of Richmond.
Also, by Mr. Dickinson--Of providing by law adequate pains and penalties for the prevention of frauds by persons purchasing commissary and quartermaster stores, falsely representing themselves as officers or agents of the Government.
A bill increasing the