House of Delegates. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1862.
The House met at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Woodridge.
The Senate bill to refund to the county of Amherst a license tax paid by George L. Shrader, advanced to him by the County Court of said county, was reported by the Clerk, and passed.
Mr. Newton, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bills:
A bill to impose a tax on dogs in the county of Alleghany.
A bill providing for the payment of interest to loyal citizens on certain bonds guaranteed by Commonwealth; which was read a second time.
Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, from the Committee on Banks, reported a bill to change the Northwestern Bank of Virginia into a separate and independent bank.
The Clerk read a communication from the Governor, enclosing a tabular statement of the condition of the banks for the month of January.
Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, from the Joint Committee, reporte
ay be sold by officers under a legal process, was reported by the Clerk and ordered to be committed.
The Clerk read a communication from the Governor, enclosing the semi annual report of Brevet- Major F. H. Smith, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, to the Board of Visitors.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Anderson, of Botetourt, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill to reorganize the 17th and 28th brigades Virginia militia.
Mr. Newton, from the Committee on Finance, made an adverse report to the claim of Francis Sutler, Sheriff of Campbell count.
Mr. Lynn endeavored to call up the bill to release the securities of Thomas K. Davis; but the House refused to consider the bill.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, the bill amending section 2d of chapter 22d of the Code, respecting persons exempt from military duty, was ordered to be re- committed, and leave was given to the committee to sit during the session
lls were taken up, and severally made the order of the day for future days.
Bill passed.
The following bill was taken up and passed:
House bill releasing the securities of Thos. K. Davis, late sheriff of Prince William county, from the payment of money.
Extra Compensation.
On motion of Mr. Wiley, the vote ordering to its engrossment the bill compensating Joseph J. White for the responsibility of signing, clipping, and disbursing treasury notes, was reconsidered.
Mr. Newton moved an indefinite postponement of the bill.
Agreed to — ayes 16, noes 10.
Rangers.
A message was received from the House of Delegates, by Mr. Jones, of Gloucester, announcing the passage of a bill to authorize the organization of ten companies of rangers.
Bill presented.
Mr. Christian, of Augusta, by leave, presented a bill authorizing the civil authorities of the Commonwealth to render aid in arresting deserters from military service.
Referred to the Committee on Mil
embly shall consist only of a majority of the members actually elected.
Laid on the table.
The bill making an appropriation for the construction of a military road from Huntersville to Warm Springs was defeated for want of a constitutional majority.
The vote was afterwards reconsidered.
The following resolutions of inquiry into expediency were referred to the appropriate committees:
By Mr. Thrash--Of refunding to Walter C. Turpin a tax on land erroneously assessed.
By Mr. Newton--Of authorizing the organization of a battalion to be armed with pikes and revolvers.
By Mr. Wooten--Of refunding to B. B. Burdy, Sheriff of Lunenburg county, a sum of money erroneously paid.
The bill amending the ordinance of the Convention for the organization of the Provisional Army of Virginia, was ordered to its engrossment.
The bill compensating Wm. H. Dulany for services rendered, was passed.
The bill amending section 11, chapter 29, of the Code of 1860, so as to
the previous question, it was tabled, upon motion of Mr. Rivers, by a test vote — ayes 55, noes 34--Mr. Tomlin vigorously opposing the motion.
By Mr. Woodson--Inquiring into the expediency of exempting from military duty all persons who have furnished substitutes, either in the State or Confederate service, who are not liable to military duty in this State.
Also, inquiring into the expediency of exempting from militia duty one miller and one blacksmith in each neighborhood.
Mr. Newton moved to indefinitely postpone the subject, which was put and decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Steger, from a Joint Committee of Conference, to whom was referred the bill authorizing the Governor to enroll and call out certain military organizations for the defence of the State, submitted a report recommending the passage of the bill with certain amendments and omissions.
A motion to table the report in order that it might be printed was rejected, and the report was then, after a
Mayor's Court.
--The extraordinary demand upon our space compels us to dispose of the proceedings before this Court in the briefest manner possible:
Mary and Elias Vanderlip, who keep an oyster saloon on Broad street, appeared to answer a charge of making a violent demonstration upon several of their customers, and were required to give $150 bail for their good behavior.--Nat Mayo was fined $5 for employing a coal cart without having his initials and the number of the vehicle painted thereon.--James M. Taylor was fined $5 for permitting a pile of rubbish, bricks, &c., to remain in the street between the Dock and Cary street.--Dr. Newton was summoned up because his servant had been caught tying a horse to a city gas lamp, on the 6th inst. The case was continued. --John, slave of Dr. McCaw, was ordered 25 on a conviction for stealing a lot of candles, soap, and sugar, from the Chimborazo Hospital.
s, impaling "a tax of 1 ½ mills on each passenger for every ten miles," by striking out "one and a half," and inserting "one" in lien thereof.
The motion was advocated by Messrs. Fragter, Coghill, and Quesenberry, and opposed by Messrs. Brannon, Newton, and Isbell.
Mr. Lynch subsequently withdrew the motion, which was renewed by Mr. Quesenberry.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Whittle offered the following as an independent section:
"On every person who, by the exemption law of tlation to distilleries, were stricken out; in lien of the first of which he then moved to insert the following:
"On every license to distill ardent spirits from fruit, vegetables, molasses, sugars, or syrups, the tax shall be $35."
Opposed by Messrs. Nask and Bkanch.
Mr. Thomas moved to amend by adding: "Where the distillery shall be in operation more than three months in any calendar year."
The amendment was lost; when,
On motion of Mr. Newton, the Senate adjourned.
alification.
A great General must be a great genius, and nobody but the Supreme Being can confer genius.
Most assuredly, schools and colleges cannot do it, although, in some instances, they may assist in its development.
Cambridge did not make Newton a great mathematician, or Milton a great post.
Brienne and Angers did not make Napoleon and Wellington great Generals.--Prince Eugene, of Savoy, one of the few great Generals whose campaigns Napoleon deemed worthy of the military student's partiry important part in warfare, the General must necessarily, therefore, be an educated man — must have received a military education.
Let us see what young gentlemen are taught at West Point: They study a course of mathematics.
They pass through Newton's Principia isogamies to suit the advances of science in modern times.
They learn as much chemistry as can be taught in a winter.
They are taught to construct a French book, (not to speak the language, we presume,) and they read Jomini's Art of
it inexpedient to legislate on the subject at this time, and ask to be discharged from the consideration of the same.
The report was agreed to.
The report of the Committee on Military Affairs in regard to charges preferred against Col. Snyder, setting forth that said case was in the hands of the civil authorities, and asking to be discharged from the consideration of the same, was adopted.
The report of the joint committee appointed to examine the Penitentiary, was, on motion of Mr. Newton, laid on the table.
The following report from the Committee for Courts of Justice was adopted:
The committee have, according to order, had under consideration the following resolution:
Resolved, That the several banks of this Commonwealth, and the several railroads, and other incorporated companies, be requested to report to the Senate, as soon as practicable, the amount of stock and bonds of such banks and other corporations held by resident citizens of the United States an
he Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M., the President in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Doggett, of the M. E. Church.
A communication was received from the House of Delegates, announcing the passage of sundry bills.
A joint resolution requiring R. M. Nimmo to execute a new official bond by the 29th March, 1862, and, in the event of his failure to do so, providing for his removal from office, was, on motion of Mr. Coghill, laid on the table.
Resolution.
Mr. Newton offered the following joint resolution; which was adopted:
Resolved, by the General Assembly, That the joint resolution providing for the publication of Sketches of the Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly, passed March 22d, 1861, be and the same is hereby rescinded.
Mr. Coghill moved to take up the joint resolution requiring R. M. Nimmo, Penitentiary Storekeeper, to execute a new official bond before the 29th of March, 1862.
The motion was agreed to; whose upon, Mr
