Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-18
, csnTascaHatrs. STATED CONGRESS-
I'UraD.y, SEPTEMBER l6, 1862.
SENATE.

SCN - u.
The Senate met at u o'clock, NJ. Prayer
by Rev. ! J.. BURROWS, Of the Baptlst
Church.
COUNT OF CLAIMS.
Mr.. Maxwell. Of Florida, introduced a
bill for the establishment Of court for
the investigation of claims against the Con-
f.derate States. Referred to the COMMITTEE
on the Judiciary.
CoNsCRIPrs rs GEORGIA.
On motion OF Mr.. LEWIS, OF Georgia. IL
was
Resolved, That the Secretary OF War be
requested to inform the Senate what has been
the whole number Of troops IN the State OF
Georgia enrolled and brought into the service
nv conservation; what has been the number
Of officers and men engaged in collecting said
conscripts; and what has been the cost to
the Government. If an answer cannot now
be oiven with correctness and certainty, an
answer approximately is respectfully re-
quested.
PETITION FROM INVALID SoLDIEIss.
Mr.. OaR, of South Carolina, presented the
ne,;tion of three hundred and sixty patients in
t,bi,uborazo hospital, Richmond, complaining
Of the inferior quality of the fare with which
thew are furnished, &c. Referred to the Sc
lect Committee to Examine Hospitals.
ALIEN ENEMIES.
Mr.. HILL, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, to whom was referred the bill intro
duced by Mr.. HEsRY, Of Tennessee, extend
ing the sequestration law to all adults within
the Confederate States who refuse obedience
or allegiance to the Confederate Government,
reported back the same with 8 substitute, en-
titled I" An act to declare certain persons to
he alien enemies"
The substitute was ordered to be printed.
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION BILL
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the bill to exempt certain persons from enroll
ment for service in the army of the CoDtede-
rate States. The pending question was on
the motion of Mr.. maxwell, of Florida, to
amend the amendment proposed by MIR.
DoRrcH, Of North Carolina, ito exclude justices
of the peace from exemption) by substituting
therefor clause excepting from exemption
.ssuch State officers, as the State may authorize
to be excepted
The amendment was discussed at some
length. and the question put, on agreeing to
the amendment submitted by Mr.. MAXWELL
of Fla. and determined in the negative-yeas
mays Id.
The question REQUIRED on the motion pre-
pared by Mr.. BURNETT, and accepted by Mr.
DoKrcH, and being put, was decided in the at
tirmative, viz:
Yeas -..Slessrp. Burnett Clay, Clark, Davis Dotch
Haynes Henry, Hill Hunter, Lewis, Orr Phean, Spar
row. and Senlmes-l4
Says-SIessrs. Baker, Blown Maxwell. Mitchell
Oldham. PeytDn, Preston, Wigfal, Yancey-g.
Mr.. ORR, Of S. c., moved to amend the bill
SO as to except from exemption the militia
officers Of State. Rejected.
MIR. Davis, Of 4. O., moved to alnend the
bill by striking out the varions classes OF
artizans, ETC., proposed to be exempted, and
inserting "and such other persons as may
he exempted by the Secretary of War, upon
tile ground Of the public interests, by regu-
lations to be luade by him for that purpose. y
After some discussion Of the proposed
amendment,
Mr.. SPARROW. Of La, moved that 1t be LAID
upon the table. Agreed to-yeas, Il; nays, s.
90 motion Of Mr.. Hull of Georgia, the fol-
lowing clauses were stricken out; I" ALI per-
sons actually engaged in carrying the mails,
all ferrymcn on post routes, not to exceed one
in number at any locality"
Mr.. BAKER, of Florida, moved to insert
clause exempting presidents, cashiers and
tcllers of banks. Negatived-ayes 9, noes
IL.
Mr.. DAVIS, of North Carolina, moved to
amend the bill so as to exempt all editors oil
newspapers.
Mr.. BRows, of Mississippi, objected To the
amendment. He knew OF some papers which
had thirty or forty editors, and be doubted
not that some Of the papers in this city had
at least half doz,n. If rybody il to be
exempted, we might as we'll disband the
army.
Mr.. YAncEY, Of Alabama, moved to amend
so ns to EXEMPT one editor for each paper.
MIR. DAVIS accepted this amendment, and
the question being put, it was decided In the
negative, viz:
YEas-Messrs. Baker, Clark, Clay, Davis,
Lewis, Peyton, Sparrow and Yancey-S.
N,ys-Messrs Brown, Burnett, Dortch,
Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell, Mitch
ell, Orr, Phelan, Preston, Semmes and Wig
iall-l4.
On motion Of Mr.. YANoEY, the clause ex-
empting all foremen, pressmen and journey
men printers employed in printing new7pa-
pers. was amended by adding shaving at least
500 bona fde subscribers"
Mr.. HILL, of Georgin, moved to amend the
bill by striking out the clause exemptlDg min
listers of the Gospel" Negatived-yeas ;, nays
l..
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Burnett, Brown, Clark, Hill and
Lewis.
Pending the further consideration Of the
subject,
On motion of Mr. DoRrcH, the Senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The nouse met q. II o'clock. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Doggett.
The Chair announced the business OF the
morning, the special order for the morning
hour, being the bill introduced by the gen
tleman from Virginia (Mr. RUSSELL, OF the
Judiciary Committee0 in relation to the e3-
tension Of the writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. JoNEa, of Tennessee, moved TO post
pone the bill, with view to continue the
call of the States, and the motion prevailed,
and the consideration Of the bill was post
poned.
Mr.. RUSSELL then moved that the bill he
made the special order Tor TOMORROW, "lli'h
the morning hour. The motion was not
agreed to.
Mr. CURTIN, of Tennessee, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was agreed To:
Resolved, That it be referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to inquire and re-
port to this House what number OF citizens
Of this Confederacy who have been engaged
in the pursuits Of civil life, and not connected
with the active operations of our army, are
now prisoners in the hands Of the enemy; the
localities from which they were taken; the
places where they are at present confined;
the circumstances, so far as they can boa
certained, Of their arrest and the causes there
for. 80 -
lie also introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, BY the Congress of the Cnnfed-
crate States Of America, That the signal suc~