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the Committee for Courts of Justice. Joint resolutions in response to the failure of our peace commissioners to come to any satisfactory adjustment of our national difficulties with Lincoln were introduced by Messrs. Guy, of Goochland, and Collier, of Petersburg, and appropriately referred. The Senate bill providing for the purchase of fuel, to be supplied to the inhabitants of Richmond at reduced prices, was taken from the calendar, and being on its engrossment, Mr. Dulancy, ofent was opposed by Mr. Neeson at considerable length, during which he produced cogent reasons why the bill, as reported from the committee, should pass. The subject was further discussed, in opposition, by Messrs. Nash, of Chesterfield, and Collier, of Petersburg; and afterwards, On motion of Mr. Christian, of Augusta, the bill was laid upon the table, the amendment of Mr. Dulancy having previously been voted down. The following joint resolution, introduced by Mr. Dulancy, was re

a session.] Senate. Wednesday, February 8, 1865. At 12 o'clock the Senate was called to order. Prayer by Rev. James B. Taylor, Jr. On motion of Mr. Collier, the following joint resolution, introduced by him yesterday, was taken up and read by the Clerk: "Resolved, by the General Assembly, That, as the Federalher confederates may (whilst she still believes that none will) fail to stand up in all their available strength to this only honorable alternative left." Mr. Collier supported his resolution in a speech of about twenty minutes duration, during which he was particularly caustic upon the conduct of the Federal Executive, and, rs, to negotiate would have a salutary effect upon our cause, and eventuate in the certain and speedy independence of the Confederacy. At the conclusion of Mr. Collier's remarks, the resolution was, on motion of Mr. Frazier, referred to the special committee appointed yesterday to take the subject into consideration. Senat

nts. A resolution, introduced by Mr. Newman, of Mason, providing for the ceasing of the pay of members whenever they were not engaged in the business of the Senate, was, On motion of Mr. Keen, of Pittsylvania, laid on the table. Mr. Collier offered a resolution instructing the Committee for Confederate Relations to inquire into the propriety of reporting such bills, or resolutions, or other proceedings, as they may determine to be suitable, in concert with like legislation by ther receiving into the army, and training as soldiers, such negro slaves as will agree, with the consent of their several owners, to be so used, and on such terms as the owners can agree on with the Government. In support of the resolution, Mr. Collier said he earnestly invited to the proposition in the resolution he had offered the consideration its significance, in all its directions, challenges. He offered it as a compromise of conflicting views on the delicate subject. He offered it to

es of resolutions from the Eighteenth Virginia infantry, Pickett's division, expressing their wish for arming certain of the colored population and putting them in the military service of the country; which were referred to the Committee on Confederate Relations. A preamble and resolutions on the state of the country, adopted by the Third regiment of Virginia cavalry, were also read and referred to the Committee on Confederate Relations. The following resolutions were offered by Mr. Collier, of Petersburg, and agreed to: "Resolved, That a joint committee of three of the Senate and five of the House be appointed, in their respective Houses, to inquire and report what can best be done to bring into the army all white men who are liable to the Confederate conscription, but yet are not in the military service at the front or in the trenches, be they farmers, merchants, lawyers, legislators, editors, preachers, clerks, or of whatever other associations; and whether they be a

in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Brannon, the subject was referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. The following resolutions were read and referred to the appropriate committees: By Mr. Nash: Inquiring into the expediency of amending the law so as to remove trustees in certain cases. By Mr. Lewis: Inquiring into the expediency of assuming the payment of the Confederate taxes for the State of Virginia for the year 1865. Mr. Collier offered the following joint resolution, which lies over under the rules: "Resolved, by the General Assembly, That, whilst we sympathize with our brothers in arms and our kindred in the localities through which the army under Sherman has, with much bravery, passed, yet in our opinion the limited local successes of that army will signally serve to demonstrate to the people of the North that the Federal forces must ultimately fail to make a conquest of our country if the people of the S

Remarks of Mr. Collier, in the Virginia Senate. The following are the remarks made by Mr. Collier, in the Senate, on Saturday, in support of his resolution inserted in the Dispatch on Friday: Mr. President: A discussion of the resolution might properly include the whole conduct of the Confederate civil administration and the operations of the army. The civil administration has been so signal a failure, and is so dead in the popular affection, that I shall forbear to drag the lifeleMr. Collier, in the Senate, on Saturday, in support of his resolution inserted in the Dispatch on Friday: Mr. President: A discussion of the resolution might properly include the whole conduct of the Confederate civil administration and the operations of the army. The civil administration has been so signal a failure, and is so dead in the popular affection, that I shall forbear to drag the lifeless Hector around the walls of our Troy. The chief characteristic of that administration is, that it has separated the Government from the people, and has made a more vigorous and effective war on the resources of the country than it has made on the public enemy. I do not believe that such was the design of the men in authority. I do not doubt their patriotism or earnest desire to succeed. Such has been the effect of the public measures, to the deplorable extent seen in the well-known fact t

nufacturing lead from the 1st of February, 1864, to the 1st of February, 1865. The bill to submit to the vote of the people, at the next general election, the question of conferring upon the General Assembly power to amend the Constitution of Virginia temporarily during the war, which had previously, by leave, been read the first time and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice, was reported, without amendment, from said committee for the adoption of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Collier, the bill was laid on the table. The following bills were read the third time and passed: Senate bill to amend the act amending the eleventh section of chapter two hundred and eight of the Code, so as to increase the allowance to jurors in criminal cases. Senate bill to amend the act amending the thirty-first and thirty-second sections of chapter one hundred and eighty-four of the Code, so as to increase the fees of clerks of courts for certain services. Senate bill to am

rk two days before being sent to the House of Delegates was rescinded for the remainder of the present session, on motion of Mr. Hart. Mr. Keen, of Pittsylvania, arose to a personal explanation in relation to a card, over the signature of Mr. Collier, of Petersburg, which appeared in the Enquirer of this morning, concerning the bill and substitute passed by the Senate, in secret session, with regard to putting negroes in the army. In conclusion, he caused the following substitute for the of Augusta, Coghill, Douglas, Frazier, Garnett, Garrison, Hunter, Keen, Lewis, Nash, Neeson, Newlon, Newman of Mason, Newman of Madison, Stevenson, Spitler, Tayloe, Taylor and Thomas--22. Nays.--Messrs. Bales, Bruce, Christian of Middlesex, Collier, Dickinson, Dulaney, Graham, Guy, Hart, Jones, Logan, Lynch, Quesenberry, Saunders, Wiley and Witten--16. Admiral Buchanan appearing in the hall, on motion, the chair was vacated for ten minutes, in order to give the members of the Senate

f Virginia has established warehouses for the reception and storage of tobacco, in Richmond and at other places in this Commonwealth, and tobacco has been received under said laws, and is now, stored therein; be it therefore. "Resolved, That the Committee on Confederate Relations be directed to inquire by what authority the Provost-Marshal of the Confederate States of the city of Richmond undertakes to prohibit the owners thereof from removing said tobacco from said warehouses." Mr. Collier, of Petersburg, offered a resolution asking a report from the Senate committee on the joint committee on the subject of State exemption of its officers as to certain resolutions referred to them on the same subject. Agreed to. The following bills were read the third time and passed: Senate bill amending the laws concerning general elections so as to authorize refugee citizens and soldiers, in camp, to vote in elections for members of the Board of Public Works. Senate bill t

ment of a sum of money to Tucker Carrington for a slave condemned to be executed in Mecklenburg. Allows the sum of two thousand eight hundred dollars. House bill for the relief of Joseph E. Bullock, of Fluvanna county, allowing the payment of a sum of money for a slave condemned to be executed. House bill making an appropriation to the Central Lunatic Asylum. Senate bill, amended by the House, relative to the claim of Susan Christian against the Central Lunatic Asylum. Mr. Collier addressed the Senate at some length in explanation of his course, the question before the Senate being a motion to discharge the Committee on Confederate Relations from the further consideration of a subject which had been referred to it. After some further debate, the committee was discharged. Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee on Confederate Relations, to whom had been referred the various patriotic resolutions adopted by the Virginia troops in the Confederate service, submitted the