Mr. REID submitted the following resolution; which being ob-. jected to, lies over under the rule:

Resolved, that when this house adjourns on Thursday the 26th instant, it will, with the consent of the senate, adjourn sine die. Mr. ROBERTSON, from the committee on banks, presented the following bill:

No. 100. A bill authorizing the Monticello Bank to increase its contingent fund.

Mr. LOCKRIDGE presented the petition of citizens of Bath county, praying the removal of free negro convicts from the public works in that county; which was referred to the committee for courts of jus

tice.

Mr. DABNEY presented the memorial of Cadet William A. Daniel; which was ordered to be referred to the committee on military affairs.

No. 41. An engrossed bill authorizing the branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Richmond to declare a dividend, was taken up, read a third time and passed.

Ordered, that the clerk communicate the same to the senate, and respectfully request their concurrence.

Mr. BRADFORD submitted the following resolutions; which being objected to, were laid over under the rule:

1. Resolved by the general assembly of Virginia, that the governor of this commonwealth had no authority to commission officers of the state line, except such as is conferred by the act entitled an act to authorize a force of ten thousand men to be raised for the defence. of the commonwealth, passed May 15, 1862.

2. Resolved, that the paymaster general of the state of Virginia is hereby instructed to pay only such officers of the state line as have been commissioned in accordance with the provisions of said act. On motion of Mr. FLEMING,

Resolved, that the committee for courts of justice be instructed to enquire into the expediency of amending the criminal laws so as to provide a more summary mode for the trial of persons charged with the crime of horse stealing.

On motion of Mr. CARTER of Albemarle,

Resolved, that the committee on finance enquire into the expediency of reporting a bill refunding to James F. Woodson the amount of a license tax paid by him in 1861, which he could not use in consequence of being called into the military service of the Confederate States.

The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr. PITMAN, changing the hour of meeting to 11 o'clock on and after Monday next, was taken up; and the question being on agreeing thereto, was put, and decided in the affirmative-Ayes 48, noes 29..

On motion of Mr. TOMLIN, the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. J. T. Anderson, F. T. Anderson, Bayse, Bigger, Booton, Carpenter, Cecil, Clarke, Coffman, Coleman, Crockett, Dabney, Edmunds, Ewing, Fletcher, Flood, Fulton, Gatewood, George, J. H. Hopkins, H. L. Hopkins, James, Johnson, Jordan, Lively, Lockridge, Mathews, McLaughlin, Montague, Noland, Orgain, Pitman, Prince, Reid, Rives, Robinson, Rowan, R. C. Saunders, Shannon, Thomas, Thrash, Tredway, Vermillion, West, Williams, J. L. Wilson, Worsham and Wynne-48.

NOES-Messrs. Sheffey (speaker), Ambers, Baker, Bradford, Buford, Burks, R. H. Carter, Cazenove, Fleming, Forbes, Fry, Green, Hunter, Jones, Magruder, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, I. E. McDonald, McKinney, Murdaugh, Newton, Richardson, Riddick, Robertson, P. Saunders, Staples, Tomlin, Ward and S. M. Wilson-29.

On motion of Mr. BIGGER,

Resolved, that the committee of claims be instructed to enquire into the expediency of reporting a bill for the payment to Henry Exall, for a plan for a change of the hall of the house of delegates, furnished at the session of 1859-60.

On motion of Mr. TREDWAY,

Resolved, that the committee of propositions and grievances enquire into the expediency of incorporating the Farmville insurance

company.

On motion of Mr. MCKINNEY,

Resolved, that the committee on finance be requested to enquire into the expediency of reporting a bill refunding to John Mason and others of the county of Buckingham the sum of dollars, erroneously paid by them as a penalty for failure to take out license to distill ardent spirits from fruit.

On motion of Mr. BURKS,

Resolved, that the governor of the commonwealth be requested to communicate to the house of delegates the number of negro convicts. now in the employment of any iron works or other works or companies, under the act passed 7th April 1858, and the act passed 6th December 1861, amendatory thereof, concerning negro convicts on the public works; the several works or companies in which they are employed, and under what contract: and farther to communicate what rules and regulations have been prescribed to insure the safe keeping of such convicts while thus employed.

On motion of Mr. GREEN,

Resolved, that the committee on the penitentiary enquire into the expediency of so amending the 31st section of chapter 213 of the Code of 1860, as to the prices of manufactured goods, fixed by the superintendent to be approved by the board of directors, with power in the board to increase but not diminish the prices so fixed by the superintendent.

No. 74. A bill to amend and re-enact an act passed May 17, 1862, entitled an act to authorize a force of ten thousand men to be raised for the defence of the commonwealth, with amendments thereto, heretofore reported from the committee on military affairs, was taken up; and the question being on agreeing to the amendment, was put, and decided in the affirmative.

The bill as amended was then read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Mr. BIGGER asked and obtained leave to withdraw from the files of the house, bill 159 of the session of 1859-60.

Mr. FLEMING moved that the senate be requested to return to the house of delegates, senate bill No. 39, amending and re-enacting an ordinance of the convention concerning the aids of the governor; and the question being on agreeing to the motion, was put, and decided in the negative-Ayes 34, noes 39.

On motion of Mr. ANDERSON of Botetourt, the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Sheffey (speaker), Ambers, Baker, Bigger, Carpenter, Cecil, Daniel, Fleming, Flood, George, Green, H. L. Hopkins, Laidley, Lockridge, Magruder, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, McLaughlin, Newton, Orgain, Prince, Reid, Richardson, Riddick, Robertson, Robinson, P. Saunders, R. C. Saunders, Staples, Thomas, Tomlin, Ward, West and Worsham-34.

NOES-Messrs. J. T. Anderson, F. T. Anderson, Bayse, Booton, Bradford, Burks, Cazenove, Clarke, Coffman, Coleman, Crockett, Edmunds, Fletcher, Forbes, Franklin, Fry, Fulton, Gatewood, J. H. Hopkins, Hunter, Huntt, James, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, I. È. McDonald, McKinney, Montague, Murdaugh, Noland, Pitman, Rives, Rowan, Shannon, Thrash, Tredway, J. L. Wilson and S. M. Wilson-39.

No. 46. A senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend section 11 of chapter 29 of the Code, so as to exempt the property of persons in the military service of the state from distress for rent payable in money, passed February 19 1862, with the amendments thereto proposed by the committee for courts of justice, was taken up.

The amendments were agreed to.

The bill as amended was then read a second and third times and passed.

Ordered, that the clerk communicate the same to the senate, and request their concurrence.

No. 49. A senate bill entitled an act to enlarge the powers of the circuit courts of the several counties and corporations in cases of attachment against non-residents, with the amendment thereto proposed by the committee for courts of justice, was taken up.

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill as amended was then read a second and third times and passed.

Ordered, that the clerk communicate the same to the senate, and request their concurrence.

No. 32. A senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Josiah Wynn of Lee county, was taken up and read a second time; and the question being-Shall the bill be read a third time? was put, and decided in the negative.

Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced that the bill was rejected. The following engrossed bills were read a third time and passed: No. 41. An engrossed bill authorizing the branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Richmond to declare a dividend.

No. 59. An engrossed bill authorizing the payment of a sum of money to B. B. & J. W. Cooley, for a slave condemned to be hung— Ayes 66.

AYES-Messrs. Sheffey (speaker), Ambers, J. T. Anderson, F. T. Anderson, Bayse, Bigger, Booton, Bradford, Buford, Burks, R. H. Carter, Cazenove, Cecil, Coffman, Crockett, Dabney, Daniel, Edmunds, Ewing, Fleming, Fletcher, Flood, Forbes, Franklin, Fry, Gatewood, George, Green, J. H. Hopkins, H. L. Hopkins, Hunter, James, Johnson, Jones, Laidley, Lively, Lockridge, Magruder, Mathews, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, I. E. McDonald, McKinney, McLaughlin, Montague, Newton, Noland, Orgain, Pitman, Reid, Richardson, Robertson, Rowan, R. C. Saunders, Shannon, Staples, Thomas, Thrash, Tomlin, Tredway, Vermillion, Ward, West, Williams, S. M. Wilson and Worsham-66.

No. 62. An engrossed bill to legalize the records, proceedings and acts of the county court of Spotsylvania county, at the terms of said

court held during the year 1862, at places in the said county other than the courthouse thereof.

No. 73. An engrossed bill incorporating the Submarine battery joint stock company.

Ordered, that the clerk communicate the foregoing bills to the semate, and respectfully request their concurrence therein.

The following engrossed bills were read a third time, and on motions severally made, laid on the table:

No. 53. An engrossed bill authorizing the payment of interest on bonds given for the Confederate States war tax after the day of payment.

No. 71. An engrossed bill amending an act entitled an act for the relief of the securities of William Paris, late sheriff of Appomattox county, passed January 31, 1863.

No. 49. An engrossed bill authorizing the issue of treasury notes of a less denomination than one lotlar, was taken up and read a third time; and the question being-Shall the bill pass? Pending the consideration thereof,

On motion of Mr. BUFORD, the house adjourned until Monday, 11 o'clock.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1863.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. Doggett of the Methodist church.

A communication from the senate, by their clerk, was read as follows:

The senate have passed bills entitled:

IN SENATE, Feb. 14, 1863.

An act to amend the act passed March 10th, 1862, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an ordinance extending the jurisdiction of the county courts in certain cases, passed by the convention on the 26th June 1861, No. 51.

An act to amend the 6th section of chapter 200 of the Code, in relation to the sale of free negroes, No. 57.

In which they respectfully request the concurrence of the house of delegates.

The following senate bills were read a first and second times, and referred to the committee for courts of justice:

No. 51. A senate bill entitled an act to amend the act passed March 10, 1862, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an ordinance extending the jurisdiction of the county courts in certain cases, passed by the convention on the 26th day of June 1861.

No. 57. A senate bill entitled an act to amend the sixth section of chapter 200 of the Code, in relation to the sale of free negroes. Mr. EDMUNDS, from the committee on finance, presented the following bill:

No. 101. A bill authorizing the payment of a certain sum of money to Wm. M. Hume, sheriff of Fauquier county.

Mr. ROBERTSON presented the following preamble and resolutions: The house of delegates, learning the temporary presence at the seat of government of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, in whom Virginia recognizes with pride one of the most gallant of her sons:

Resolved, that Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart be invited to a seat of privilege on the floor of the house during his stay in this city.

Resolved, that two members of the house be appointed by the SPEAKER to convey to him this invitation, and introduce him into the hall.

The question being on agreeing thereto, was put, and decided in the affirmative.

The SPEAKER announced the following committee under the resolution: Messrs. Robertson and Crockett.

On motion of Mr. BURKS,

Resolved, that the committee for courts of justice enquire whether, under the constitution of Virginia, the present session of the general assembly is to be considered as a continuation of the session held in May last, and report to the house as speedily as practicable.

Mr. HOPKINS of Petersburg, from the special committee on extortion, to which authority had been granted to send for persons and papers, presented the following report:

Whereas Joseph H. Crenshaw, agent of the Crenshaw woolen manufacturing company, and George Whitfield, president of the Richmond paper manufacturing company, having been duly summoned to attend a meeting of the committee, and failing to appear: Resolved, that Joseph H. Crenshaw and George Whitfield having failed to appear before the special committee of this house on extortionate prices, in obedience to a summons duly served on them for that purpose, it is ordered that the SPEAKER of this house do issue attachments against them, to appear at the bar of the house, to answer for their contempt of the authority of this house, and further to abide the judgment of the house in the premises.

Objection being made to the consideration of the resolution of the committee [the SPEAKER deciding that if objected, to it would be laid over under the rule], Mr. HOPKINS moved to suspend the rule, with a view to consider the resolution this day; and the question being on agreeing thereto, Mr. McDONALD of Wyoming demanded the previous question; which was sustained by the house; and being put, was decided in the affirmative.

The question being on agreeing to the resolution, Mr. FORBES moved to amend the resolution, by striking out all after the word "issue," and inserting the following: "summonses to be served upon the said Joseph H. Crenshaw and George Whitfield, to appear at the bar of this house at 12 o'clock to-morrow, and show cause why they should not be fined and imprisoned for their contempt in failing to obey the summons of its committee: said summonses to be returned at 12 o'clock to-morrow;" and the question being on agreeing thereto, was put, and decided in the affirmative.

The resolution as amended was then agreed to.

No. 74. An engrossed bill to amend and re-enact an act passed