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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
General Assembly of Virginia.Tuesday, March 17, 1863. Senate.--The Senate assembled at 10 o'clock A. M. the Lieutenant Governor in the chair. The bill providing for voting in camps, and in other places, passed by the House of Delegates, was received in the Senate, read the third time, and laid upon the table. Mr. Quesenberry introduced a resolution instructing the Committee on Salt to ascertain and report to the Senate on what terms the Salt Works in Washington and Smyth counties can be purchased. The resolution was agreed to. The consideration of the Salt Contrast, entered into by the committee with Messrs. Scott & Co., was the next business in order; and the question was upon the substitution of the minority report of the committee, contracting with Col. John N. Clarkson for a supply of salt. Mr. Coghill resumed his remarks on the question, commenced on Monday evening, and concluded, and was followed by Messrs. Collier and Johnson, the latter of whom took
The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], Letter from Lynchburg. (search)
ct of 1862 entitled an act further to provide for the public defence, so as to provide some mode of granting exemptions in certain cases, a bill having been reported on the subject. The following resolutions of inquiry were submitted: By Mr. Newman, of Mason: Of preventing by law during the existing war the killing of sheep, of calves under one year old, or of pigs under six months old. By Mr. Christian, of Augusta: Of further legislation to prevent the crime of horse stealing. By Mr. Quesenberry: Of inquiring upon what terms, and by what authority, Confederate cadets are received into the Virginia Military Institute. The order of the day — the bill to regulate prices — was taken up, and Mr. Collier offered a substitute for the original bill. The substitute contemplates only the regulation of the price of cotton and woollen fabrics manufactured in this State, and of breadstuffs. In the House, a bill was reported from the Military Committee by Mr. Anderson, declaring w
The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Wanted (search)
e expediency of amending the law in regard to exemptions; of reporting bill No. 54, entitled "a bill to organize home guards;" of repealing the act of 20th of November, 1862, authorizing persons of certain religious denominations in the State to exempt themselves from military service by the payment of $500 each. The following resolutions of inquiry were submitted: By Mr. Alderson: Of reporting a bill making an appropriation to purchase fuel and lights for the Governor's House. By Mr. Quesenberry: Of making some arrangement with the Confederate authorities by which a sufficient supply of flour and the necessaries of life may be secured to the citizens of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth free from impressment. By Mr. Spitler: Of so amending the act in relation to exemptions passed February 18, 1862, as to exempt Commissioners of the Board of Public Works from military duty. By Mr. Taylor: What legislation is necessary for the relief and comfort of Virginia soldiers now
The Daily Dispatch: October 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], The dismissal of the British Consuls — official correspondence. (search)
The Legislature. --In the Senate a bill was reported from the Committee on Public Institutions to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the support of the Central Lunatic Asylum. A resolution of inquiry was offered by Mr. Quesenberry as to the expediency of making an appropriation to pay for the tobacco lost by fire at the public warehouse in this city. On motion of Mr. Alderson, the bill to regulate prices was taken up, and after some discussion on the motion of Mr. Guy to strike out the whole of the first section, the bill was laid upon the table and made the order of the day for tomorrow at 1 o'clock. In the House, a bill was reported from the Committee on Propositions and Grievances, by Mr. Magruder, to incorporate the Virginia Female College, of Richmond. From the Committee on Finance, Mr. Bouldia reported back the amendments of the House to the Senate bill in relation to the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, insisting upon their adoption by the Senate.
The Daily Dispatch: October 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
receded from many of its amendments, and the Senate had acted likewise. The report of the committee was adopted without opposition, and Mr. Randolph was appointed to communicate the result to the House. Mr. Armstrong offered a resolution that a committee of seven be appointed to consider and report whether any measures can be adopted by the General Assembly to improve the currency. The resolution was agreed to, and the Chair appointed Messrs. Armstrong, Marshall, Lewis, Nash, Hall, Quesenberry, and Bruce. Mr. Lewis offered the following resolution, which was referred to the same committee: Resolved, That the select committee on the subject of currency inquire into the expediency of authorizing a loan by the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Confederate Government of $40,000,000, to bear an interest of 6 per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually; and that they inquire also as to the most expedient mode of raising that sum. A bill was passed to provide fuel and ligh
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], The Savannah "Patriots." (search)
lly in accordance with those entertained by the General Assembly of Virginia, and ordering fifty thousand copies to be printed for distribution among the soldiers of the Confederate armies. Pending the consideration of a motion, made by Mr. Quesenberry, to refer the resolutions to the Committee on Confederate Relations, the Senate took a recess for ten minutes, in order to allow members an opportunity to be introduced to Captain Semmes, late commander of the Alabama, who then made his appearance in the hall. The time having expired, Mr. Quesenberry's motion to refer was taken up and adopted. Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom a memorial from the proprietors of the religious papers asking exemption for their employees had been referred, reported a resolution requesting the Governor to relieve from ordinary militia duty certain employees of the religious newspapers of Richmond. The order of the day from yesterday being Mr. Douglas's substit
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Virginia Legislature. [Extra Session.] Senate. Thursday, January 26, 1865. A resolution, introduced by Mr. Quesenberry, providing for night sessions, to be held at the hour of 7 1-2 o'clock P. M., was negatived by a vote of yeas, 16; nays, 20. A preamble and resolutions, from the House of Delegates, in relation to the exchange of political prisoners, was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Keen, of Pittsylvania, by leave, offered a joint resolution, providing that, in the opinion of the General Assembly of Virginia, the interest of the Army of Northern Virginia imperatively demands that the track on the Piedmont railroad (forty miles between Danville and Greensboro') shall be laid with a track so that the engines on the Virginia and North Carolina railroads shall be able to run over the entire line; and, to the end, a committee of two on the part of the Senate and three of the House of Delegates shall wait upon the President of the Confederate S
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Two hundred dollars reward. (search)
An amendment was offered by Mr. Christian, of Middlesex, recommending a conference between the committees from the two Houses of the General Assembly and the Confederate authorities, in order to ascertain whether any legislation on the matter is necessary. The question upon the adoption of the amendment being put, it was rejected; after which the resolution, as adopted by the House of Delegates, was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Senate. The Chair appointed Messrs. Garnett, Quesenberry and Nash as the Senate committee. Mr. Christian, of Augusta, from the Committee on Banks, reported back, with the recommendation that it do not pass, the House bill amending the law authorizing debtors of Virginia banks outside our lines to pay the same at the banks within their lines. Patriotic resolutions, adopted by the officers and soldiers of the Fifty-sixth Virginia regiment, were introduced by Mr. Jones, of Brunswick, read by the Clerk, and referred to the Committee on Co
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
motion of Mr. Lynch. Mr. Hunter opposed the resolution on the ground that it was unwise as a financial measure, was an unnecessary sacrifice, and very inferior to a plan which he proposed the State should adopt, of guaranteeing one-half, or so much of said Confederate securities as may be needed by the State, and holding the balance of said securities for future use. The bill was discussed by Messrs. Armstrong and Brannon until the hour of 3 o'clock arrived, when, on motion of Mr. Quesenberry, the Senate adjourned. House of Delegates. The House met at 11 A. M. Mr. Bouldin, from the Finance Committee, reported a bill to amend chapter eighty-seven of the Code, so as to increase the fees of inspectors of tobacco. The bill was read one time. A resolution authorizing an election in the county of Greenbrier, for district attorney and county officers, on the fourth Thursday of March next, was taken up and amended so as to include all counties wherein elections c
The Daily Dispatch: March 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
The pending question being the motion for engrossing the tax bill, on motion of Mr. Keen it was laid on the table, in order to take up and consider the House bill, adopted in secret session, relative to putting negroes in the service. Mr. Quesenberry moved that the Senate go into secret session for that purpose. Mr. Keen, of Pittsylvania, made an earnest effort to have the matter considered in open session. He could not see the necessity of debating the subject in secret session, as the Senate's action had already been made public. The motion of Mr. Quesenberry subsequently prevailed, and the Senate thereupon resolved into secret session. House of Delegates. The House met at 11 A. M. The bill incorporating the Virginia Relief Hospital Association, and appropriating two hundred thousand dollars for its purposes, was taken up and passed — ayes, 90; noes; 0. The bill returning over-paid taxes was taken up and passed — ayes, 89; noes, 0. The bill
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