Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House me. at IL o'clock.
CONTESTED ILrcrIox
Mr.. CROCKETT Of Ky, laid before the House p Il.
ton relative 10 the Arkansas contested election case
Referred to the Committee on eo;ioDs.
Mr.. DARGAN Of Ala, irt.cou,ed joint resolution
tie suCjsct OF Retaliation which read aad refer
red to tie Committee on the Jed CARY
IIrgYrIoSs.
Mr.. CL0PT0N, OF Fla, introduced a bill ito amer
The ,xsIpirg certain persons from enrolment for
service in the army Of the Cnederste States" Referred
u the Committee on Military 4firs.
DIsLGYAL PRISONS.
Also joint resolution 10 prevent tbs escape Of ser.
guilty Of treason, and 10 provide for the al
OF dsloys persons. Referred TO the Committee on Iii.
ilsry Afirs.
Also, resolution ins.ruc.ing the Committee on the
Judiciary 10 inquire into the eIpediency of provdieg
Dy tor The confscaton Of property OF persons
guilty OF treason and appoprsng the SINE to the ben.
eft of persons despoed Of their property BY the
my.
CAPT RAPHArL sIxNEs.
hr. CURRY, Of AL, introduced u pint re'nlu.lon Of
thsukl to o. p, Raphael Semmes aud the officers aud
crew OF the s,eam'r Sampler Tor gallant aud neritc
ol5 conduct in iIfctng injury upon the commerce Of
.hs enemy. AaoP.ed unsrlnolsly.
KNL CONTRACTORS.
IT, HASLSY, Of ARR, introduced a bill to provide
Ter the payner, OF NAL coursooFs for services ps.
formed b. ih after sher SSGte had sos5sd from the
GvFumeat CT mo United S.aes, aud bsfors the Gov.
urnmen; OF tie Confederate States had taken control Of
she serycs RrerrsG 20 tho COMMITTEES en- Post o..
fJes and Poe. Rglts.
XEHoRrAIs ETc
Tho following memorials petitions 81, we're present
Cd, snc referred 20 the spprcpriate committee
By Il R0Ts ION, Of AK A nsnorisi on The sub
iENt NJ IL
By NJ DAWKIN5, Of FLA petition on the sub.
ecl OF postal sesTce
By b., WRI9ET, Of GA memorial from oitizsrs
Ct nc sSrte, sskirg change In tho exemption s~.
81 tha s'ns--A per6r'& rom sn !avAld peusiaFor
u.dsr the Fs4rs Governments asking thst Bio pelsijn
% ccaiiuIec
by Hr. RARrBIDGg, OF Ga "A memorial relating o
tie Postal 2Nsi,--
BIZ kr-TRIPPE, Of GA memorial rslsirs to tho
qns'tEstiou Vi tho property o. stephen A Douglas
asking ths. the bs suspended ia the case OF Bis
uiA1, Children.
Ry Hr BoYCE, CT 8. CA petition from the Faculty
o. Co.u1 b.a College Ir tbe sIrDpton OF Tneologc.
s.uisrts from enrolment U idss lde C1asc-o; Aos.
B. " FARaOW, CO j. "a memorial relative 20
81 1cu.s.5u AID Gc-'i'r.
B. th- sane---A prSs.nfn,r. ~ rrapI jaw Of
Eol.b Uaroii'' C5r'''-ts'a gca', -.e Dlcsdidg
arrJ lVsn,s to the So. % Az.
BIZ II. SYAE--A nsnor,si l'silg sst Oou.cG--a.c
notss - MADE Ell lvutor
D
ioe, dsne2 b. larGs NUMBER Of .ks Oiiz3I2 Rocx-
rGa-n.
BY 40 ssre-A psl.;1u from c.Igns o. Rocking
hSO sski1S .be IL mp.ol of u lsis ~
Also uuGsrousy tigned pei ion asking hat the bsl-
eas of scl, passed by the Virginia Legislature,
enptlng the Daukards and heuoniss frcm Military dug
by tho payment Of $500 Individually into the STATE
ury and tsI of tru per cent all taxable propsr,y,
may be continued to those sects.
By the SPEAKER q memorial on the sans subject.
By NJ. BofELER, oil Va, petition from oitI N Of
Hampshire county, for compensation for the loss Of
horse.
By Mr.. HoLO0NBE, Of Va, q memorial from oil Gems
Of Campbell ceury Va for decreased postal facilities
MAJ. GIN. HHDxI.
NJ. R0YST0N, Of Ark, OF red the following:
"R s,olped, That tie Psesidept be respectfully re-
ques,ed to communicate to this House, whether 1t be
true that Major General Thomas O. Hndnan, the CON.
handing General Of the Trans Mississippi District caused
ell cotton in said district to bs s.sd and the object for
which said seizure nader
"Also whether said Commanding General hu refused
10 have substitutes received ~ soldiers in the srmy Of
the Confederate Ststes.
"Also, whether sud Commanding General has placed
said District under Martial Iawl
also, whslhsr said Commanding Asnersl his caused
10 be orsAnissd ina nsv ssnpaeiss end ssSiRRa "