The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1863., [Electronic resource]

The Legislature, Saturday.

The impressment resolutions, reported in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Confederate Relations, were reported back from that body with an amendatory resolution, as a substitute, and adopted.

The bill to commute the pay and per diem of the members of the Legislature was made the order of the day for Wednesday.

The bill to constitute the officers and cadets of the Virginia Military institute part of the military organization of the Commonwealth was taken up, amended, and laid on the table.

The Senate, after some other unimportant business, adjourned.

In the House, Mr. Woodley moved the reconsideration of the vote by which the bill defining citizenship, was ordered to its engrossment. The vote was reconsidered, and the bill amended in favor of persons in the Confederate service, and of persons who have been compelled by the enemy, or the usurped Government, to acts enumerated in the bill. The bill was then engrossed.

House bill declaring certain railroad companies to be the only responsible common carriers on their lines, and regulating express service thereon, was passed.

The bill amending the charter of the Merchants Insurance Company of Richmond, was passed.

The Halifax contested election case was then taken up, and the contestant, Mr. West, addressed the House at length. After some further discussion of the subject, the House determined to send the matter back to the people of Halifax county.