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The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], Rebellion. (search)
sed. Senate bill in regard to the election laws of the State was passed. The act prescribes the mode of ascertaining and certifying elections of Delegates and Senators during the existing war. Pending the consideration of the bill changing the time of holding the elections for members of Congress and the General Assembly, the Senate went into secret session, and after remaining therein a short time, adjourned. House of Delegates. The House was called to order at noon. Speaker Sheffey in the chair. A bill was introduced to declare null and void all grants from white persons to free negroes within the limits of the Commonwealth. Sundry resolutions were offered and adopted, and, at half-past 12 o'clock, the House went into secret session for the consideration of business on the secret calendar. [In the House, on Thursday night, the House bill to prohibit and punish the purchase and sale of gold and silver coin, under certain circumstances, was amended, p
The Daily Dispatch: March 3, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
ohn Yates Beall, of the Confederate States navy, and proposing measures of retaliation therefore, were read the first and second times, and, the rules being suspended, on motion of Mr. Hunter they were ordered to a third reading, and subsequently laid on the table. The order of the day, being the bill imposing taxes, was taken up, amended and discussed, the subject engaging the attention of the Senate till the hour of adjournment. House of Delegates. The House met at 11 A. M. Speaker Sheffey in the chair. The House took up and concurred in the material amendments of the Senate to the bill amending the law creating a commercial agency for the State of Virginia for the manufacture and distribution of cotton cloth, cotton cards, etc., and defining the duties of the agent. A resolution of thanks to Lieutenant Jesse C. McNeil and his command for their gallant capture, in their fortified camp in Maryland, of Generals Crook and Kelly, now prisoners of war at the Libby Pr
The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
es of the State," passed March 7th, 1862. House joint resolution providing for extending the session of the General Assembly not exceeding eight days from the 8th instant. The order of the day, being the bill imposing taxes for support of Government, was then taken up, when, on motion, the Senate went into secret session and remained therein till a late hour, after which the doors were thrown open and the Senate adjourned. House of Delegates. The House met at 11 A. M. Speaker Sheffey in the chair. The resolution to extend the session for thirty days from the 6th instant was taken up. Mr. Staples, of Patrick, moved to strike out thirty days and insert ten days. In his opinion, all the urgent business necessary to be transacted could be gotten through with in that time. Mr. Hutchinson, of Mason, was opposed to any extension of the session. The last session was postponed three or four times, and more time was consumed in the discussion of the postponem
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