Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-14
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The Reporter for the Wig returns bis thsSk' 70 tne
ci.ers of the SIae for tLeir uniform courtesy ana
kindness to him during the session. 80
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES .
The House met at 9, A, n.
Amy INTELLIGENCE oyTIox.
Mr. Chiffon of Ala, from the Con nittee on the
Qaarermas ers plftnsnt repor ted back, with Sen
Ee smsrdm,r,, bill to grant Communication and quar-
tels 20 the Army Intelligence efice.
Toe House conourred ia the mate amendment.
BlDGEs OF DISTINCTION.
Ca motion Of Mr. CHAMBERS, the House passed q
tn to grant medals and badges for Distinguished ssr
vices on the battlefield
TRxasURT MOTIFS LrGAL rRxpIs. *
Mr.. FOSTER, of Ala, introduced bill to make
Tesasusy notes legal tender, which was referred to
Ile Com mities on the judiciary.
CAN 40, making Conied rate Notes legal tender
ard 70 prevent snd punish ex,orton.
NHEREAs, owing TO the present depreciation OF the
moaey IN ci.eU alton, occasoniug, as na.urA couse-
on nce enormous price for every art'cl, Of con,
sumption within the limits OF the CoEtsderats States and
he utter inability Of ihe families oil very large number
Of our gall NJ troops 10 procure the commones neo's
sriSs Of lie;
therefore enacted by the Congress of the Con
fadSsa:s States Of America:
sICrloS is:. That Ist,ce and good policy alike re-
o,re b,t cur soldiers bs Eaid u god and silver
carel mat from aud after the passage OF this Act the
nos o. the Confsierats States be end they are hereby
made legal tender.
sIC ~ Be further enacted that cay person or per-
sons who shall reus 10 receive Confederate Notes 10
pIymenl of any debt or BIS caG claims to which
DE or they may Z, legally entitled aud OF waich he or
tley sha demand payment CT who Gls retSs, TO take
suoa notes in payment for all any article c. articles
he or they may Ufsr for si' saa DO deemed guilty Of
* orop and on conviction thereof before any court
3;.inn hall Epn iu1pr
the oouaiy vi for period Of ess than three and
po excsedug twelve months aud be fled not less than
Ally lld nos e1cse iilg five buadrrd dollars.
Sac I'd. AlG any person or persons known to have
for sae any article s!toes iadspensab!T necessary
for the support OF human lI Iu gSc sha reiuse 10
dispose OF the sane 10 any either soldier ossn
for UoIf.d rae notes shall, on conviction thereof, he
liable 70 the sane penalties as are provided tor in the
foregoing sesioa"
RErALILTIss AND EIrTIAL LAW.
Mr. RUSSELL, ei Va, introduced a ill to rePress
atrocities Of toe encay. -fsrred.
Also, bll 10 pIohk: Ne tih Law il the Confederate
sles. Lid on TIE tsO!e lCr the present
Tais bI. was s!b&qlendy tax N up, ana the House
ciujed 10 slow tee bail to ne engro~sed.
RIFUSSG TREASURY MOTIFS.
Hr B0rELER Introduced jlins resolutions in refer
e9cs &c Tre,clry GeS, making Il to be deemed marx
Of disloyaly &c sefvae SIS notes and author zcg mill
lsryCcHpsndCrs u arrest PSasone reircng 70 take
them.
Laid on tue table.
J:URSLL TIE EoUsf
TIE Hculs took up and passed a resolution OF tn
Hiue, iluOirc by hr. Lyons Of Va, 10 print 800
copies OF the Journal Of tho ase during the pressn
session.
COMMITTEE TO O. TIE rRssIDESr.
On motion of Kr LYONS, tho Holso sgreed to ap.
poat committee, in c)rj Ilcdon With a similar
mit.ee the par. OF the senate, TO wait the Peel
dea; ant morn him that Congress had determined 10
aolura al II oc.ck to-slS, ald ready TO receive
a.y EIecunye ccmnul:caroas Asssrs Lyons, Nc.
eVEiS, and GAELLKo. we're appointed as said com
EuI.ee.
DEPARTMENT CLERKS.
n KENSER ia.roil1ei I'll to make an additional
,gprapsauon Tor the Atiuo'al c>mpsn5atioa OF clerks
II DO Departments. Rfscoi.
PRESIDENTIAL vETo.
TO CHAIR lSid before III, H,gs. Message from the
Pres len', 4Itei that he returned witN his veto the
bl - raorgln'Es aud promote tao efficiency of the
AfiicIl Department Of il- WLV.
o. mjioa Of Er. HARRIS, OF No thu bill was p:s,-
poaed ua.l the third Moody IN JInuiry next
DAT OF ADJOURSNISr.
NJ. FOSTER, of Ala cfr,red a resolution that, In
view Of ID, irge Of unflishsd bu iness bsiors
COngrtsl, the sess.ol DO cx'ead5d TO tie l6 inst
NJ. E0jTER flSly accepted an amendment Of Hr.
FoorE to oIeld the session to Monday the 2O:h inst,
and tue resolution was agreed TO-
message was subsequently recsiyjd from the Ssn
ae am ending the resol on Of the H,afe ard fixing the
hour of Apartment 10. this day at p. NJ, which
amendment AS agreed TO.
EAvAL sr,RIKErPERs
TIE Slnlts BIZ lu'torzag tn, appointment OF Ma.
val o'oksepor5, WAS tikcl up and passed.
MARITAL LAW.
NJ. RUSSELL called Up tie following BILL laid on the
table this mor1'ns, 10 plO ibi! aIrti, Law in the Con
leisIa.e s ats:
'7hs Corgrs,, Of The CJnf d,ra,. S.aas of AMERICA
d, enact TIA. GArtal Law, uajer any auhod;y OF tee
Confederate 5a:o., Gsi within ths limits thereof is
hs.5by rroHibj'al'
Hr RUSSELL slii thu. IN view of the laeless Of the
hou be woal move tol'y tbs bill again on the table,
On no ion the ous, e rovei itself into secra, SEES
sion sad having roopsHsd, took recess Until half past
three.
CENTRAL STAFF ~ THE Army.
en- MILES OF 3. y, catli 10 tue Senate bill TO Or
gar = the general saf o! the array.
Tng aneudpou: Of thu Senate agreed to, which
l,lveI out tue sco1d eso;cr, wich aiieI 10 IN, 81.
lg OF the Off es Of O1nnis3Iry Go1eF4, and Chef Of
Ordnance with toe chi'e ci B;.g'dia Goaeral
HEssAGSTO TIT PRESIDENT.
NJ. LYONS, II v, % ,ur p ut oftss Commit e> APP
pointed nai. On he Presd,u Stated thst the Dom.
mtee hsd performed their duy aud the Presl lent had
Informed them that be had ~ further communcl lou
t. mike.
LpJoURSNSSr sIsE Dir.
Toe hour o. 10 O'Clock hlvpg arrived, the Speaker
declared tie HJr7e sci ,urnet rive de
Tho reporter Cor tho "whig" is very much INDEBTED
b NJ Wvru the Dls'teep,r and Ssrcclat-stLtms Of
the H3uss ps,ssna,iv, fJT the many sc's Of
tsy Re has shGwn the nsubers Of tbs PREF spd for
hs G,sjoiy IL iurusi1g tH,m with 4Veuiont sosts,
sa6 - deI is1lity Ti'bil his power TO Aocomno.
d4.J AL -ai 10 the cuntort OF lNs R'Dor,'Ts.
+. W. MCFARLAND,
Rporler OF tho Wing"