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The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
unty, which was formed out of parts of the counties of Tazewell and Wyoming. Referred. Passage of the bill Relative to Negro convicts. The House then passed the bill presented by Mr.Anderson, providing for the hiring of negro convicts to the manufacturers of iron, when engaged in casting war material for the Confederacy and State. The bill was sent to the Senate. Resolutions of inquiry. The following resolutions of inquiry were referred to the appropriate committees: By Mr. Spady, of Alleviating the taxation upon the invaded but loyal counties of the Commonwealth; by Mr. Kaufman, of extending the Railroad from Winchester to Strasburg; by Mr. Grattan, of Amending acts concerning impressments by military authority; by Mr. Lynn, or connecting the Richmond, Petersburg and Fredericksburg Railroads with the Manassas Gap Railroad; by Mr. Baskerville, of hiring the Salt Works, in Smyth and Washington counties, for the use of the State. On motion, the House then adjour
The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], King of the Pumpkins. (search)
zenove, Walker, Bass, Curtis, Noland, McGrader, Ewing, McDonald of Hampshire. First Auditor's Office--Messrs. Johnson, Woodson, Wilson of Isle of Wight, Tate, Spady, Franklin, McKinney, Flood, McLaughlin, Wooten, Williams. Second Auditor's Office--Messrs. Shannon, Woodhouse, Bayse, Coleman of Nelson, Mallory, Blue, Ward, unders of Campbell, Woodson, Wynne, Rowan, and Staples. Board of Public Works--Messrs. Banks, Gatewood, Steger, Barbour, Anderson, of Rockbridge, Rutherfoord, Spady, Harrison, McCamant, Forbes, and Coleman of Fayette. Agriculture and Manufactures--Messrs. Orgain, Tyler, Lynn, Riddick, Johnson, Lockridge, Watson, of Fluvan Irby, Hopkins, Jordan, Williams, and Garrison. Schools and Colleges.--Messrs. Newton, Minor, Riddick, Treadway, Tate, Daniel, Saunders of Franklin, Crockett, Spady, Read, Curtis, Booten, Noland, Wright, and Laidley. Resolutions of Inquiry. By Mr. Jones: Of authorizing the banks of this Common wealth to issue a larger
The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
on shoes, leather, &c. By Mr. Flood--Releasing from the penalties of the laws Savings' Banks for having issued notes as currency, and individuals for receiving and passing the notes of said banks; and imposing a condition upon said banks to make no further issues of said notes. By Mr. Bayse--Of increasing the salary of the Clerk of Accounts in the Auditor's office. By Mr. Lynn--Of increasing the allowance of the Jailor of Prince William county, for keeping prisoners. By Mr. Spady--Of amending the 26th section, chapter 192 of the Code of Virginia, 1861. By Mr. George--Of amending and establishing a branch Bank at Jeffersonville. Mr. Collier, from the committee appointed to confer with the President in regard to obtaining from the Confederate Government a supply of salt for the State of Virginia, made a report, from which it appeared the Confederate authorities were unable to comply with the request of the committee. Mr. West moved to take up the bill
The Daily Dispatch: January 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
table and ordered to be printed. The Speaker appointed the following special committee: In reference to the treatment of Confederate prisoners in the Federal prisons at Columbus, Ohio: Messrs. Anderson, of Botetourt, Woodhouse, and Coleman of Fayette and Raleigh. To ascertain what judicial officers of the Commonwealth should not receive their salaries in consequence of disloyalty to the South: Messrs, Evans, McKinney, Green, Prince, Robinson of Berkeley, Dunn, Wooten, Laidley, Spady, McDonald of Logan, and Dabney. The bill to refund R. H. Maury $139.07, for taxes erroneously assessed in Nicholas county, was passed. The bill to reduce into slavery such emancipated slaves as shall have remained in the Commonwealth twelve months after such emancipation was passed. The bill to amend the act incorporating the Atlantic Steam Ferry Company, so as to extend the time which requires the company to run a vessel to Europe, was passed. The bill to authorize Hugh
The Daily Dispatch: January 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
pending amendments, was laid on the table. Mr. Baskerville then moved to take up the resolutions (laid on the table some days ago) providing for the House to proceed to the filling of vacancies in its own body, caused by the occupation of a part of the Commonwealth by the public enemy, which was carried. After the Clerk had read the resolutions, Mr. Harrison moved that they be postponed indefinitely. A long discussion ensued. Mr. Rutherfoord argued that the late Convention had the right to provide for the filling of vacancies in the House. He was of the opinion, however, that no exigency had yet arrived to justify the House to avail itself of the privilege. He was followed by Messrs. Grattan, Spady, Dabney, and Rives, in opposition to the proposed action of the Legislature, and Messrs. Anderson of Botetourt, Richardson, and Burks, in favor of filling the vacancies from Western Virginia. Without taking a vote the House, on motion of Mr. Baskerville, adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], "Sawery" Bennett's opinion of old Abe. (search)
lbemarle. Mr. Collier, of Petersburg, nominated William Daniel, Jr., of Campbell. Messrs, Anderson of Rockbridge,Robertson of Richmond, Nolan, Vaiden and Spady, made speeches defining their positions. There being no more nominations made, the Speaker directed Mr. Newton to convey to the Senate the intelligence that tdaugh, Newton, Noland, Orgain, Pitman, Prince, Riddick, Rives, Robertson, Robinson, Rowan, Rutherfoord, P. C. Saunders, R. C. Saunders, Shannon, Sheffey, Sherrard, Spady, Small, Staples, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Thrash, Tomlin, Treadway, Tyler, Vermillien, Ward, West, J. L. Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Woodhouse, Woodson, Woolfolk, McGruder, McKinney, McLaughlin, Montague, Murdaugh, R. E. Nelson, Newton, Prince, Reid, Riddick, Rives, Robertson, Rowan, P. C. Saunders, R. C. Saunders, Sheffey, Spady, Staples, Steger, Taylor, Thrash, Tomlin, Treadway, Tyler, Samuel Wilson, Woodhouse, Woodson, Woolfolk, Wright, and Mr. Speaker.--Total 67. For Mr. Russell--M
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
obert E. Nelson, William G. T. Nelson, Pitman, Robertson, Rutherford, Peter Saunders, jr., Sheffey, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Ward, Williams, Woodhouse, and Wynne.--39. Nays.--Messrs. Bass, Bradford, Burks, Carpenter, Cecil, Clarke, Dice, Edmunds, Eggleston, Ewing, Fleming, Franklin, Friend, George, Green, Hunter, Johnson, Jones, Kyle, Lundy, Lynn, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, Isaac E. McDonald, McKinney. Montague, Newton, Orgain, jr., Prince, Reld, Riddick, Robinson, Shannon, Small, Sherrard, Spady, Staples, Thomas, Thrash, Tyler, Vermillion, West, James L. Wilson, Woolfolk, Wootten, Wright.--40. Not voting--39. The Speaker of the House, Mr. James L. Kemper, was granted leave of absence for the rest of the session, on motion of Mr. Edmunds. At the instance of the same gentleman, a resolution of thanks was unanimously voted Mr. Kemper for the able, impartial and dignified manner in which he has discharged the duties devolved upon him. Mr. Kember replied with much feeling
The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Correspondence. (search)
attan, John R Edmunds, Wm M Tate, Jno T Anderson, Thos H Flood, Mason Mathews, Charles Blue, Samuel McB Reid, Matthew Harrison, D H Gordon Jno L Woolfolk, A L Carter, W Biskervill, Jr, R R Nelson Jno O Stener Warnes Anderson, A B Evans, Richard Liby, C W Murdaugh, Robert J Davis, A. W. McDonald, Jr. Thos C Green, A. S. Buford, R. B. Dice, Thos H. Gillespie, Geo. W Sherrard, Wm Johnson. John Gatewood, P Piman, Francis G Taylor, E J Spady, W G Cazenove, James Franklin, John Gilmer, Seymour Lynn, Adam, mall, Lasac Vermillion, David B. Clark James Walker. Chas Williams, John H. Daniel, Samuel Carpenter, I E McDonald, Richard Payne, H N Colemen, Jr, S W Thomas, Duncan McLaughlin, Hugh W Sheffey, H B Tomlin. R. D. Mentagus, Wyndham Robertson, Thos H Wynne, Geo T Wright, Green Lames, Jno C. Woodson, J Dudley Davis, James Davis Geo H. West, C. T. Friend, E C Barks, A Jor
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Pacific Railroad Convention. (search)
Resolved, That a special committee be appointed to inquire into the manner in which Messrs. Stuart, Buchanan & Co., of the Smythe and Washington counties Salt Works, have complied with their county and corporation contracts to furnishing salt. Also, how far they have complied with their professions about allowing their salt to get into the hands of speculators, instead of being used to comply with their contracts. That the said committee be authorized to send for persons and papers. Mr. Spady submitted a resolution, which was adopted, that the Committee for Courts of Justice inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to protect and indemnify loyal citizens from losses inflicted by United States officers, under the action of the Confiscation and Emancipation bills. The following resolution, offered by Mr. Staples, was adopted: Resolved, That a special committee of seven be appointed to inquire into, and report to this Houses the condition of the Virginia wounded so
The Daily Dispatch: October 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], The British press of President Davis's message. (search)
at in recruiting these men for the State Line his plan of operations has been greatly interfered with. This Gen. Floyd denies, and says the men of the age indicated are from the bordering counties in possession of the enemy, and the States of Maryland and Kentucky, and hence not liable to the operation of the Conscript law. The documents were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The House bill to indemnify loyal citizens out of the property of disloyal citizens was taken up--Mr. Spady moved to amend the bill by adding a proviso that the provisions of the act should not apply to any office-holders in the counties of Accomac and Northampton, until thirty days after the passage of the bill. After some discussion, the bill and amendments were recommitted to the Committee for Courts of Justice. Mr. Mallory called up a House bill to amend an act concerning the distillation of liquor from fruits, &c. The bill provides that every person may distil thirty-three gallons