The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-04
conffDERart sTaTEs coHeaFss,
tADJoURNED SESSION.
sFNArE.

WEDN1spAS, Sent, Z. 1869.
The senate met at lo O'Clock. aud was opened
Vim prayer by the Rev. DR.. PErERkIN, Of the
Protcstant Episcopal Church.
Mr. CLAY, Of Ala, offered resolution, which
Was adopted, that the joint committee to lnQnire
iato the present admuist ration Of the Navy De
partmcnt be authorized - employ short baud
writer or clerk.
NJ. YANcEf gave notice tia, he would presa nj
a. substitute L., the hill reparted on yesterday
from the Military Committee amendaiosy Of the
transcription law, a bill, modifying the law IN IL
antbarse the President 10 make reu,lisition on fhe
Executive authorities OF the several States for
Their respective proportions or quota of troops be
tween tie ages OF :s' aud Is years, aud in 81
tAsue on the part Of State authorities. 10 take the
peeessary steps for the execution of the law. Tho
substitute was read aud ordered Ia be printed.
t'n motion Of Mr.. ORR the documents In relation
to the supervisory Board OF Medical Examiners
were referred 10 the select committee TO investigate
complaints against the Medical Department.
Ar. HENRY, of Tenn., presented a bill amenda
tory of the sequestration law, SO AZ to reach the
cases OF all persons unfaithfnl to the Confederacy
living within our borders, and authorizing the Sc
questratioa of ther property. Ordered 10 be print
ed and placed OH the calendar.
The President present q communication OF the
Board Of Visitors to the Virginia Military Institute
asking some modification of the Conscript law, 50
that its operation should not effect those cadets
who have attained the conscrpt age, bnt have NOT
yet graduated
Mr.. SPARROW, from the Committee on Milii afy
Affairs, reported back the bill in relation TO the sp
preparation OF salaries. with substitute; the pet
ton Of suntry physicians. asking pay surgeons
when detailed from the ranks to do srhgeons' duty
from which the committee was discharged; ditto
the resolution as to the eXpediency OF authorizing
the enrolment of persons not liable to military
duty, for 40 days. also, the House bill authorizing
The discharge OF soldiers under IL years of age from
the army.
On motion of Mr.. SPARROW, the las: subject was
indefinitely postponed.
mi
the coin Of the Confederate States" was taken up
aud passed.
The bill 10 amend the Exemption Law was taken
up.
Mr. CLARK, of No, said that few days ago we
had passed a bill giving mechanics th6 privilege OF
buying substitutes, AMI now we have bill brought
from the same committee military Afairs) eX
enp,ing them altogether. Had the bill closed with
the words "and all the rest of mankind" 1t would
have been virtually the same thing. Every body
but the agreuliurist and professional gentleman
WAS exempted. He was opposed to giving me.
chanics any other privilege than that for
by the recently adopted substitute bill The ex
emption of printers would create six by ten sheet
in every village, anu each paper would have its
CORPS Of printers aud in every other mechanical
pursuit the effect would be the same
Mr.. PRESTON. Of Va, said that it the bill were
the bill as presented by the Senator from Missis
sippi, Cdr. Brownl there would lie many grave
objections. But war was not n measure to be con
Quoted by soldiers alone. Ii would not do to send
every man away IL the battlefield; but all who
were able to contribute 10 the war by staying nj
home more than they could by going to war. should
stay al home, and all VINO could do more in the
war should be male to 60 to war.
MIR. SPARROW, chairman of the Committee CT
Military Affairs, explained the character of the
bill demonstrating that it was a restriction upon
the existing law. and it was with the view of zen
dering i, 2 restriction that the committee agreed
upon Ii.
Mr. CLARK, Of No. moved to postpone the fur
raxtn of tt,9t I irf
was lost.
O1 motion of Mr. SPARROW, the bill was con
sideTed by -slagses
An amendment proposing the exemption of th,
Private Secretary of the Vice President offered by
Mr. SPARROW WAS defeated by q vote Of nine
AGAINST