Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-30

EtEIp.s. September :.Gih
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The Senate riet Al Ii ~i'3ijrti. IN: pes E
dent Mr. :rLriiEHs. i'll tic .haiT.
IN motion Of Mr.. 0in. hIs Cnlies.'ir. .lT
PHErT was excused from Attendance during
the remainder Ct the session Gn acc2iTt CT
physical indispnsltinn.
Mr.. Sr,nRnw offered the friIowin.: ~resoII-
! ton. which was adopted:
RasalTei. That rho PrcsidrEt i requested
10 INFORM the Senate whether the afpI"rr:.-
tiah iiade Ivy tn. act entitled An A.! [" ALL
il! the CONSTRUCTION Of IL certain lInr at rail
road III the States nf Louisiana and Texas,
approved 10Th April, lsG2!." has inen i'll
! whole 0r in part ,sci for The rurI"r-r ""!'
lelupiatei hy the act, ~ il any contract at
engagement aS'been made by him i'll rc!aIiniI
to The "a;l appropriation. or any part "l il.
Mr.. l"lCTTrs offered a resolution, IhTh "a7
adopted, authorizing the Clerk cl tie SenlIs
10 employ additional clerical force Tor the re-
mninHer ofthe scssiun.
Mr.. Hui, frnln the Committee m the Juii.
%ciarT. reported Il bill TO amund an art Of ihs
Provisional Congress. authorizing al exI"n-
sinn nf the time Tor selling property tor taxes
in delanlI. Passed.
Mr.. Sr,RKnw. from the Military Committee.
repl,lri back. with the recommendation that
it do mol pass. the House bill to regulate the
granting Of fuIlonghs tn sick ard wounded
soldiers.
The bill, on motion Of Mr.. Oar. was placed
upon the Calendar sird ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Sp.sRoy, from the Select Committee
appointed yesterday To confer with a House
Committee on the bills oi thu respective
branches, providing for the puhlr, defense.
rruDl ted rs the rrsIlt of the cuuicycurr the
following bill:
AN ACT TO amend al Act to provide for the
public defence, approved 10th April i-t2'
The Congress Of the Confederate States oI
America 10 enact. That the President be, and
lie IL hereby authorized. To call out End place
in the military service of the Confederate
States. for three years. unless the war shall
have heen sooner enocd all white men who
are residents Of tie Confederate States, be-
tween the ages OF 3 Ind Il years, At the TINS
he call OF call may he made, and wtIO are
mt at such time or ili"ea legally exempted
from milLarr service. nr such parts thereof,
as, III his iuigmenl, may be nrccs3aTy
tn the public defence, such call OF calls
to be made under the provisions and &c
c0rdlIs to the Terms Of The act ~ which
this is an Amendment. And such authnri-
tv shall exist in the President during The
present war, Us 10 all PERSONS who nov ale
or who may hereafter become eighteen years
Of age; and when once enrolled ali PERSONS
betw cen the ages OF eighteen and furty-fTs
years shall serve their full time: Provided.
tina: il the President, in calling out troops III
to the service of The Confederate States. shall
first call for only a part OF the persons between
the ages hercinbeforc stated. ne shall
call for those hctwccn the age Of thirly-iiYe
and any other age less than fnrty-ii"e !:
Provided. that nothing herein contained
shall be understood as repeating or modifying
any part of the art TO which this is amends
tory except as herein expressly slated anu
provided, further, that those called .,lt undo r
this act aud thu aci to nhich this L. an aTnend-
mci,t shall he first aud Immediately ordered 10
i'll! to thsir maximum number tta companies,
hattaIiJis, equaarnnS ard regiments t'oln the
respective StatC:, al the time the act ID
further provide for the public defence, ar-
proved 10Th April, l@G2. was passed and the
surplus. il any, shsll he assigned t6 urganiza-
lions Crrmed frulm each Stale since tic pa
aagr nf that ACT, or pl4crd III new ursanrzA-
tiun- 10 lie 6ffic.rrd By the State having
such residue, accnriiing 70 the laws there
VI, u DISPOSED ul Il. M" provided
hy law: PROVIDED that tic Flrsidfnt is
authorized to sI5I~ri tbs execution
Of This OF III act 10 xkicm this Is al! amend
menl. in shy locality where III E:"T ina II
i:upr.cticaric I; e,acIlS IL? s:T"; and that
in such localities. and during sccn susp"r-
sion. no President is authorized TO receive
troops into the Confederate service under any
Of the acts passed by the Confederate Con-
grcss prior to tie passage Of the act to further
provide for the public defence, approved lG:h
Of april, 1867.
The report Of the Comml5'"o was agreed
TO-; and the bill ordered to te sent to the
House.
The Sanare then vent into se:rct session and
remained with closed doors about an hour.
After the doors We're OpcIed,
Mr.. Hill moved to take up a bill 10 or
ganize the Supreme Court, which molten pre-
vailed BY a vote ofl0 ayes against ) nays.