Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-04
house OF REpGa NATIVE


TIE House ID to order at IL T., and opened
WITH FAy.s ny Rev. Kr. DeshieL
nXoRIALs 40.
Mr. DARGAN, OF Ala, presented memorial OF
henas Jordan. Referred 10 Committee on Claims.
Lr LYON, OF Ala, presented memorial In Iefer,ro
to Increasing he psy cf certain class OF sOdiers. Re
fsrrsd.
Mr.. MUSNEGLYN presented q memorial on the sub
jeet OF Sugdsy mails Referred
NJ. NCRAE Introduced memorial from a citZsn Of
zsis-ppi akiug s-s'io1 for property list by 10
cu-siors Of The enemy. t-rred. An tH' petition Of
aer-in shoemaksrs aud tanners praying sI3mPIoa fcu
mi Gsy service.
NAVAL BTasTES.
VI PERKINS. OF L., "a rod resolution tL,l tbe
Secretary Of tie Eavy % rq1Cs..3 TO furnish to the
Il .uss g Navel register couaigag statement nt lie
Navel effects nos in toe service OF lie CoEiedera;e
G5Ssramsnt. Adopted
BlSE ISTTR.ss.
NJ, CUER'N, Of Tennessee presented b.u making
%. ovA0E ily Ire TsyHsnt Of oes,sil inter s. ru TO a
CraIo5 OF ro 2ark of Tennessee It ss"rhis ter 4.
lFFTc1vs BiooE,Dg
ST. FOSTER q IA az ssi O T,sCi1'ion ius'fuo II g
o., vgt trurtgc1 ~ l.U -a sat spp, rp':agG vii
s,rr 90 .lI :eg If, ual The hoskhie a. shs Gum
a. . eny 9, p. ss-c l.yErg I'D "a they report tas
g.. CO. i- II u'a - III sIp = -ti7r. Asreet TO-.
.rs-.s-oS : oCIsTRAIIos Law.
MEN, IS Ey., tIsrld S rasgllol in.
s.ructirg the Ccmm. T-'gl Rsiis 10 iaye, i.
gate and consider the pto, ~ .lp a'e-cy .: u.
pending all pOc>edngs U"o.- .rF 'ion "a rs
eIcsp. 90 far .e,s'es 10 the hC.~ is' prop Fiy
in CcniscsiiHn
dr. BRUCE said TIA; it VAS best to suspen4 o7c.
rsto1 Of g qles-.tO2 lava, Il would undouo.>J
produce ccDusop 10 csss ws should come TO treaty
of peace. The Law u1der present circumtsncss would
operate unt q1ay far while the OF the pIcp5r in
e hanGs OF tie enemy belonging 10 our citiz,ns vas
vale able landed estates, IN consequence OF their Paving
poe tsson Of 10 largo an extent OF our country, tho
property held 10 COT h5,ston BY consisted maay OF
deb4 Il would, therefore, be much better % su-Pend
toe operations altogether Tor he present, 4: least
Tie resolution was adopted
ADDIII NAL TROOPS
NJ READ. Of Ky, introduced bll su,hosiLpg the
Resident TO accep. s1 thoqsAuu Ad- ons troops from
the Ates OF Kentu,ky Pisou-i and fUyland. Refer
red 10 the Committee on Military Afairs
BURNING OF COTTON.
Mr. LEWIS, Of Ca, offered the following
"R s5lpsd That the Presiden, be requested to inform
the Houpe whether any reports have been m'de to the
Departments Of the quantities and value OF cotton and
her staple products which have been dssroyed pre-.
vent their falling into the hlnds Of the enemy II so,
ufat quantities have been destroyed. and wicre, and
whether any complaints have bee made by the ovners
of the crops destroyed and what Ia The character of
thts' cen bints.
r !vsd, also, Thnt the President be requ's ed to
inform the House as W shat smount Of coton hds been
shipped DUNG the present year from the pors OF the
Ooniederacy 10 foreign ports; also the smouut which
has been captured a. sea- In the waters OF the Con-
fsdersey Also the amount which has been taken in the
inta'ior by tie Ysnkess.
Rs,olVtd further ToAt tie President be requested,
n such informs ioa be no. in his possession, to have
sch measures ken will procure L.
Mr. SWAN moved to strike much Of the res olu,ion
as requests the President 10 communicates to this House
VIA. oouipla q Q have been msds. Lost.
NJ. SMITH, Of N. O, offered as an amendment,
"tso whether any cotton Or other products have been