Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-09-03
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

The two houses of Congress to be industrously
gagged in the transaction of public business though
this time great amount of business has perfected
In the Senate, Thursday last the House resolution of
thanks to Commodore Montgomery and his command was
cOncurred After considerable debate, the House
luton for joint committee to investigate the management
of the Navy Department cNncurred n yeas B nays
The House committee the subject consists of Messrs
FoOe, Of Tenn Lyons of Va Barksdale Of MISS Dupre
of La, and Bnyce, of ). G.
In the House the day. several resolutions Of in
quiry adopted, and bills introduced. bill
passed increasing tbe corps of artillery officers to be
signed to ordnance duties
In the Senate, Friday. Mr. Dortch, of n c.. intro
duced bill TO regulate the payment of the claims Of de-
ceased soldiers, which was placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Sparrow the bill providing for SUBJ
stues in certain cases. and detailing prvates for police
duty" was taken up from the calendar
Mr Dortch, of North Carolina moved to amend the bill
by striking out that portion restricting the privilege of
purchasing substitutes where farmers concerned to
thuSe who have not less than fifty slaves. To pass this
would be to array the STAKEHOLDER against the
stakeholder and thus encourage feeling of the most per-
niciOus character.
The'biII introduced for the committee by Mr. Spar
row. provided for permitting Certain mechanics and per-
sons owning many as fifty slaves to employ substitutes
and denied this privilege to all others Messrs Sparrow
and Barnwell advocated the bill.
Mr. Phelan, of Mississippi said that the bill proposed to
permit certain mechanics and parsons cunning ty suCe
and no others, TO employ substitutes. The policy of al
lowing substitutes pregnant with evils-especally
this me and he was opposed to it. But if any such pO
equal footing, without reference to property He
not in favor of permitting wealthy planters to remain at
home with their families and to their fortunes by
attending TO their business if they could obtain subst
tutes whilst not owning fifty slaves denied that
privilege, and forced to enter the army Tie argument
that the wealthy planters ought to remain 10 protect the
poor from the depreciation of his slaves acious
The poor would much prefer protect his family by
his and right ARMAND BESIDES to stay and
attend TO his general aars-and he in favor of
granting him the right to do by obtaining substitute,
if that right accorded to wealthier 1t mock
cry tell the poor that he shall GO into the war; but
the wealthier shall no-because be must remain and
prevent the slave from depredatng Give the right to OBJ
tain substitutes to all or
Mr. Dortch's motion prevailed, aud The substitute bill,
thus far amended and passed the Senate follows:
That hereafter substitutes for persons liable to military
duty shall not be allowed except where the person
offering the substitute is skilled and actually employed in
mechanical pursuit the prosecution of which, at the
tme the Secretary of War may declare TO be important
10 the pnblic interests Ptogjd That in all where
substitutes received the person furnishing the subs
tute shall guarantee his fidelity and in he deserts the
principal shall be held to service if substitute had
been furnished by him."
The time of the House, the day, consumed
in the discussion of the bill provide for the discharge of
all prvates in the army under Is. and to prohibit the
lisment of SUCH The bull passed by small majority. 1t
provides however, that minor shall be discharged
cept with his own free will and consent.