Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-30
CoSrEDERATB CONGRESS.
SENATE.
SENATE
HosDAY, September 29h, 1892.
The Senate met at IL o'clock A. n.
LNcoLH's YnAKcIPATIoN PROCLAMATION.

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The Senate met at IL o'clock A..
LKcoLs's TNANcIrATIoS PROCLAMATION.
Mr.. sENkEs, Of Lii, submitted the following joint
resolution:
Received, by the Congress OF the Confederate States,
That the proclamation Of Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United SAFES Of Amsrc, Issued Of the city OF
Washington toe 22d day Of September, in the year
1854 wherein he deeres that the FIRST day ct Jan
ulry in the year Of cur Lord 1868, ell persons held as
slaves within any State, or designated part OF sAts,
tho people whereof rhail be in rebellion aga'nt the
Uased States shall be thsncsforward and forever fes
lis Idysled asaius; tia ciczsls OF tho Confederate
SasCe, and sueh IS gross violation OF the ussSes OF
civilized warfare, al Outage on the righ!s OF private
CrOnrty and on invitation 10 en- atrocious ana sew IL
gar and therefore shcGi be held up to The sIecafon
Of kind aud countsrsotsd by such severe rstsasoy
measures in tue ju3gmsat Of tie President may Do
best calculated TO secure its Will da.a or arrest ie
execution.
referred TO tho Comni,e Of Foreign Afsirs 10 was
10 favor of declaring every cit oil tie OonfddsrAc
SOLDIER auihonxs ID to puE 20 death every man caught
on our sol 10 arms against the Government
NJ SEhkES said thu resolution had not been drawn
wi hout ref -ou. The question Of retaliation vas eI-
cuiyelJ sn Executive one, TO be regulated by circum
&: scs bu. il was propsr thai the legislative defafm at
OF tss government should Cxpress is approval o. the
retaliation contemplate b. the resolution.
Mr. HENRY, OF Tenn, said the resolution did not GO
far enough He isvoied the passage OF Law pfcviing
tls. upon sny attempt execute the pToclamsdon u
A1raLsm LucO,n, 40 would hoist the black f!g saG
ps0cln of determination sgsius. ell invaders Of
our soil.
Mr. PHELAN, Of Aiss., said he mad always been in
favor of conducting toe under the black Hig. l.
hs: e had been raised o. Manassas year ego, this
var Wuli have ended now.
kr YANCEY, Of Ala, moved that the pending reso-
udOn together With the resolutions submitted by hiul
some i'm. since restlve TO retaliation, etc, etc. b. re-
,cIfcd sslect committees OF three aud be made the
spsc order O. tie d " for Wednesday next.
Mr. BURNETT, Of Ky, moved that ali OF said resolu
to be ret rrCd to ,he C0nUi! co OF the JlIicilIy-
af.r remarks by several members this motion WSs
z eed 70.
EXTENSION rHI SESSION.
The resolution fem Inc II oa.e OF Representatives
tendlg the 2, siou until Monday EeXt, taken up
aud cJncuIrod IN.
y'LuSrEER ORGANIZATIONS.
NJ, HAYNES, CT fem, submitted resolution 40.
ii the President receive into the service all
ginelta, bAttIioJs and companies which have bean or
being rAsed in the Confederate States in good
I'll b. upon authority heretofore given by the Commshd
l. z GeIe;ss Ot D par meEts or by tie Secretary %
W. TIE res Ia i0l referred 70 tae O. ltIee OF
Hilary AffArs.
TuI GrsKRIL sTLTF
NJ WIGF4LL, oil TCx,s iatro Iuced ill 70 snerd
e seVelR a. Tor thc es,lbi hneu. and organic on
o, tie General S. q OF the Amy OF the Confederate
S.A:s
Mr. HUNTER, Ct Va, introduced simil,r bill
ia lis we're re.eTred to tho Committee Of Military
AGks
Tux NAVAL hvisrIGArIEG CoNNrTEH.
NJ. CLAY OF Ala isom he com,nl!Gso TO examine
.5- c.uscs Compin. against tic SeUre:r! Of the Navy
ss.td that tie cCum.tco had bcea Ia Eea0i02 twenty
fut days, ard ha $40 1oolscsp pgos Of tosmo0y had
b.oI ,.kCn As il mprsctic,oe for Ire committee
complete toe ivesig 'doD, AID present report a.
this ssaloa be m-V-i mat tie committee hGys leave &c
rzTms the invsa ion at the nexi &c son VI CcngTes
tn mo.'Jl Vas sSrocd 10.
X. CLAY also submitted resolution for the pay
meut o. thI amour, (s505) due P. Keen, tie s4no-
gnphio reporter, employed BY the committee for eer.
vices rendered b. him. The resoluion was adop ed.
PARTISAN RlSsrKs
Mr.. SPARROW, Of l., from The Committee Of Mill.
tary Adais presented b to author the President
ACCEPT aud in the service certain regimtnls aud
5s; soGs IAssd In which thsre may bs per
sons liebls 70 nrcriPticn.
NJ. w1GFALL, oil Ts1s, opposed the bill al con.
Aisa1g with The msi1 purpose # the conscrip! blu,
which YRS to Fl no existing regiments reduced BY the
casualties " tho var.
Nr. HAYNES, Ct Tenn, was 10 favor Of fllrg up
skoe.on Tegiuea7 but Wcs also IN favor OF Iic1g In
seTViSg nsE regiments which have orESriZ on tie
f. b Of authority granted by the government.
Alto furt-er tisars Oh. tire bill. pl's'd-yeas ID
nays S-Sessss. DAVIS PREsros, and WIGrALL.
oTHTR BILLS PASSED
Thu House bill aus or aug he Secretary Of War TO
make transfers Ct troops ron enc regiment TO another
Sss AIKEN up s't passed.
A5o Senate bill 70 author persons SUBJ q. to CO..;
script or 10 ell s. in the miTiGs corps
ASP, Senate bH 20 anent ths sc: for the esabl ST.
men. al orglJiE lion OF q g sre'a) S.f
AS, after some dhcu.slcn, Senate bi'i TO amend he
ACT % provide for tie public deiegce (AihorI toe
President to assiSu general ocr 20 ms oomma1d Of
a rls,s darEuss /
Ca motion OF NJ JOHNSON, Of Ark, the Senate a.-
jDurled.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met ct II o'clock A n, and was opened
wi prayer by Rev. DR.. Moore, Of the Presbyterian
UautcS.
LEAVE OF ABsrcI
On uo'i5n, leave Of absence from further attendance
on the meetings Of Oorgrcss during lie pre7e1 sesfon
vas graG,cd to Nsp~i. Ii zee and Read OF Kentucky,
and Auanerlynn, OF Gscrgii.
TIFCurlVi cnNuSloAIloSs
The CHAIR Aii before the House the folio wing
munics ions
imNes tr2n the Secretary OF toe Navy, suldTy e'li-
mara % m,ct tho oIp|rees or to DTAr;mr3t aud 10
csrsIu;. vssSlI IL tne pyoccNcn Of WCs.t!r RvsGs.
MARTIAL LAW.
Al, report Gon :ho Secretary of War; upon tho
cso CT Charles X HIDE in Iepolse to resolution CT
HogsN, Ct the 20 "a iust.
Toe lolos1g is tho le!ter OF the Secretary Of War,
which enbadies some important facs IL relation
tS lev as si,g in tee cry Of RchmOnd, and the Law
n ria ion 10 substitutes:
War DIr,RTX'NE
Redmond, S.pL 81, 1862
His EXselleres,
J,f rsoU D VS.
President C The c. g 4:
SR--I hsvs the honor % r7u7n tbs report q 3 e.
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