The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1862., [Electronic resource]

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General Assembly of Virginia.

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Senate.

House bill authorizing the erection of a gallery in the Hall now occupied by the Confederate States Congress, was made the order of the day for to-morrow.

The Senate insisted on their disagreement to House amendments to bill ‘"authorizing the use of the jails and poor-houses of the State by the Confederate States, for the safe keeping of free negroes arrested by military authority."’

A communication from the Executive recommending the exemption of officers of banks and the workmen employed in repairing certain vessels from military service, was laid on the table. A like message, relative to certain disloyal militia officers, was referred to the Military Committee.

House bill to legalize certain State securities held by the Bank of Pittsylvania as part or its capital, was referred to the appropriate committee.

Responses from the Presidents and other officers of incorporated companies to a resolution of the Senate concerning stocks and bonds of such companies held by residents of the United States were received and referred to the Committee of Courts of Justice.

Bills were reported ‘"to provide for the trial of persons charged with offences committed in counties in possession of the enemy, or threatened with immediate invasion, and providing for the punishment of certain offences against the public peace and safety."’

An Executive communication, recommending immediate appropriations to the civil contingent fund and the fund for military contingent expenses, was received and laid on the table.

House amendments to Senate bill ‘"extending the time for the exercise of certain civil rights and remedies,"’ were agreed to. House bill, ‘"allowing further time to the owners of lots in the town of Columbia, in the county of Fluvanna, to build on and improve the same,"’ was passed.

A substitute was adopted for Senate bill ‘"for the relief of Savings Banks and other corporations of this Commonwealth, and exempting them from the penalties imposed by existing laws from the issue of small notes,"’ and the bill was ordered to its engrossment.

The Senate passed a substitute for the House bill appropriating $200,000 for keeping open the navigation of the Canal and James River by sluices from Buchanan to Covington.

A bill exempting all corporations from penalties for issuing small notes, was amended and passed to its engrossment.

The House amendment to the resolution exempting operatives in woolen factories was agreed to.

The Senate took a recess until 7½ o'clock to consider the Exemption bill as passed by the House.

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Evening session.

The Senate met at 7½ o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.

A message was received from the House of Delegates, by Mr. Bouldin, informing the Senate that the House had agreed to the resolutions concerning exemptions under the proclamation of the Governor, with amendments. The resolutions, with the amondments of the House, were taken up, and the 1st, 3d, and 5th amendments of the House were agreed to. The 2d and 6th amondments were agreet to with amendments so as to embrace superintendents and operatives of paper mills and overseers of committees of insane persons, and the 4th amendment was disagreed to. After further amendments, of little importance the resolutions, as amended, were adopted, and Mr. Collier was requested to communicate the same to the House of Delegates.

On motion, the Chair was vacated for one hour.

At 10 o'clock the Senate was called to order.

A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Bouldin, informing the Senate that the House had receded from the amendments disagreed to by the Senate, and had agreed to the amendments of the Senate.

On motion, the Senate adjourned.

[Note--The entire bill, as amended, will be published in our next, in consequence of which we omit the amendments in our report.]