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The Daily Dispatch: January 19, 1865., [Electronic resource], Runaway.--one thousand Dollars Reward. (search)
Virginia Legislature [extra session.] Senate. Wednesday, January 18, 1865. At 12 o'clock M. the Senate was called to order. Prayer by Rev. Dr. McCabe. On motion of Mr. Christian, of Augusta, the House bill authorizing the County Court of Augusta to make an additional levy for the support of soldiers' families was taken from the calendar, read the requisite number of times and passed: Mr. Brannon, from the Finance Committee, reported, without amendment, House bill for the relief of the securities of John E. Lewis, late sheriff of Greenbrier county. Read a third time and laid on the table. A resolution was offered by Mr. Dickinson, inquiring into the expediency of so amending the Code of Virginia as more effectually to prevent slaves from going at large and trading as free persons. Mr. Dulaney reported an act authorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay General Samuel Cooper for a horse impressed for the service of the State.--Referred to the Comm
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
owed by them to be charged on railroads, canals, etc., and the reasons therefore, a report was received from the Board, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Armstrong presented a memorial from the proprietors of religious newspapers in Richmond, asking that the hands in their employ be exempted from militia service. Referred to the Committee on Exemptions. The bill providing an additional appropriation for the Virginia Military Institute was, on motion of Mr. Christian, of Middlesex, taken from the calendar, read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Graham, the House bill amending the duelling code of Virginia was taken up, discussed, and, being put upon its passage, was lost by the following vote: Yeas, 14; nays, 16. Subsequently, on motion of Mr. Taylor, of Montgomery, the vote by which the bill was lost was reconsidered, and then it was laid on the table. Mr. Coghill, from the Committee for Courts of Justice, reported a bill am
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Rev. Dr. Burrows, of the Baptist Church. A resolution of instruction in relation to the taxation of unproductive property by the Confederate Government, passed by the House of Delegates, was concurred in. [The resolution refers to such real estate as has been rendered untenable by the operations of the war, or when, by the capture or removal of slaves and teams thereon, or otherwise, by reason of the presence of the enemy, such real estate may have been rendered unproductive.] Mr. Christian, of Augusta, offered a resolution requiring the Committee for Courts of Justice to report, by bill or otherwise, such legislation as may seem expedient to secure the safe transmission of boxes designed for soldiers in the army, and to provide penalties against the pillage of the same in transportation. Agreed to. The bill providing relief for the suffering families of soldiers residing within the lines, or under the control, of the enemy was, on motion of Mr. Hunter, taken up, and
The Daily Dispatch: January 26, 1865., [Electronic resource], Scott and Taylor. (search)
Virginia Legislature. [Extra session.] Senate. Wednesday, January 25, 1865. The Senate was called to order at noon. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Burrows. Mr. Christian, of Middlesex, offered a resolution instructing the Committee for Courts of Justice to inquire what is the proper construction to be given to the ninth section of chapter eighteenth of the Code of 1860, in relation to the vacation of the appointment of certain public offices. Agreed to. The following bills were rea deprive certain persons, for certain causes, of the right to institute suits in the courts of this Commonwealth. Senate bill to provide relief for the families of soldiers living within the lines, or under the control, of the enemy. Mr. Christian, of Middlesex, by leave of the Senate, presented a bill to amend and re-enact the 1st section of the act passed October 23, 1863, in relation to the payment of certain claims against the Eastern Lunatic Asylum. Read the first time and referr
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], Ho for Hyde Park! (search)
the subjoined list, to labor as above indicated; on which day the Court will proceed finally to dispose of the whole matter, and to direct the Sheriff to take into possession the slaves of all such holders, hirers and hospitals, who, on that day, are not excused or otherwise exempted, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day. The following is the list, viz: Allen, W. C.1 Ball, Dandridge1 Cosby, J. W.1 Carrington, Colonel1 Cohn, Jacob1 Christian, Ann1 Duval, Samuel S.1 Duval, Miles1 Dickinson, B. F.1 Ellett, A. L.1 Edmunds, Robert1 Friend, John E.1 Francis, James G.1 Ford, A. J.1 Garnett, William F. G.1 Green, B. W. & Sons2 Haxall, Boling1 Heckler, V.1 Hughes, John C.1 Higginbotham, E. J.1 Johnston, Thomas1 Kerr, Mrs. & Robert Maxwell1 Knight, William C.2 Lersner5 Leake, T. C.2 Lawson, Peter1 Maynard, J. C.4 Omohundro's, S. Estate1 Poe, John1 Payne, Robert1 Randolph, William B.2 Shields, John C.1 Schutte
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
eferred to the appropriate committees: By Mr. Lewis: Providing by law that, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Commonwealth's attorney, by death, resignation, or the failure of the people of the county to elect, the judges of the circuit courts, and the county and corporation courts, may appoint a Commonwealth's attorney ad interim, until the vacancy be filled by regular election, and shall make reasonable compensation to the attorney thus appointed for this service. By Mr. Christian, of Augusta: That General Robert E. Lee be respectfully requested to issue to his engineer corps in Virginia such orders as to him may seem expedient for the purpose of enabling the State to secure the use of copies of the military maps of her territory that may serve to perfect the map of Virginia. By Mr. Collier: That the Committee on Confederate Relations make inquiry to ascertain whether the funds have been furnished to the proper disbursing officers for paying the soldiers in t
The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], The Army of Tennessee. (search)
the subjoined list, to labor as above indicated; on which day the Court will proceed finally to dispose of the whole matter, and to direct the Sheriff to take into possession the slaves of all such holders, hirers and hospitals, who, on that day, are not excused or otherwise exempted, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day. The following is the list, viz: Allen, W. C.1 ball, Dandridge1 Cosby, J. W.1 Carrington, Colonel1 Cohn, Jacob1 Christian, Ann1 Duval, Samuel S.1 Duval, Miles1 Dickinson, B. F.1 Ellett, A. L.1 Edmunds, Robert1 friend, John E.1 Francis, James G.1 Ford, A. J.1 Garnett, William F. G.1 green, B. W. & Sons2 Haxall, Boling1 Heekler, V.1 Hughes, John C.1 Higginbotham, E. J.1 Johnston, Thomas1 Kerr, Mrs. & Robert Maxwell1 Knight, William C.2 Lersner3 Leake, T. C.2 Lawson, Peter1 Maynard, J. C.4 Omohundro's, S. Estate1 Poe, John1 Payne, Robert1 Randolph, William B.2 Shields, John C.1 Schutte
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], Falling back. (search)
1863. Mr. Dulaney, by leave, reported a bill to amend and re-enact the 16th section of chapter, 179 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to receivers; which was agreed to. The resolutions adopted by the Jordan Battery, welcoming all the horrors of war in preference to peace on dishonorable terms, etc., offered by Mr. Collier some days since, were called up. They were read by the Clerk, and, on motion of Mr. Frazier, referred to the Committee on Confederate Relations. Mr. Christian, of Augusta, called up the joint resolution relating to securing the use of the military maps of Virginia prepared by the Engineer corps, in order to perfect the map of Virginia. Mr. Tayloe, of King George, offered the following resolution as a substitute, which was accepted, and afterwards adopted: "Resolved, by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the Secretary of Commonwealth apply to the proper authorities of the Confederate Government for copies of the maps of the sever
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], "rich man's War — poor man's fight." (search)
the subjoined list, to labor as above indicated; on which day the Court will proceed finally to dispose of the whole matter, and to direct the Sheriff to take into possession the slaves of all such holders, hirers and hospitals, who, on that day, are not excused or otherwise exempted, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day. The following is the list, viz: Allen, W. C.1 Ball, Dandridge1 Cosby, J. W.1 Carrington, Colonel1 Cohn, Jacob1 Christian, Ann1 Duval, Samuel S.1 Duval, Miles1 Dickinson, B. F.1 Ellett, A. L.1 Edmunds, Robert1 friend, John E.1 Francis, James G.1 Ford, A. J.1 Garnett, William F. G.1 Green, B. W. & Sons2 Haxall, Boling1 Heckler, V.1 Hughes, John C.1 Higginbotham, E. J.1 Johnston, Thomas1 Kerr, Mrs & Robert Maxwell1 Knight, William C.2 Lersner5 Leake, T. C.2 Lawson, Peter1 Maynard, J. C.4 Omohundro's, S. Estate1 Poe, John1 Payne, Robert1 Randolph, William B.2 Shields, John C1 Schutte,
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], Religious duties of masters to slaves. (search)
Mayor's Court. --The following cases were disposed of by the Mayor on Saturday: Charles Pryor, a free negro of bad repute, charged with living in the city without a register, contrary to law, was remanded to the enrolling officer. The case of Carter, slave of Franklin Stearns, charged with stealing a box of tobacco, valued at six hundred dollars, the property of Christian & Lea, was continued till to-day. Jesse, slave of William H. Jones, charged with stealing a parcel of meat, was discharged, there being no evidence to convict him of the offence. Willis, slave of James Taylor, was committed for going at large. Porter, alias Charles, slave of Benjamin Green, charged with stealing a pair of shoes from a negro girl in the employ of Mrs. McCarthy, was ordered to be whipped. A fine of fifty dollars was imposed upon H. Bruggomat for permitting his servant, Mary, to go at large. Samuel Schuyler was fined twenty dollars upon a similar charge. Pet
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