Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-28
Confederate atates Congress.
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hr. BAXS%ELI., Of 5. C., presented the ne
mora! Of r. Z. Craddack, asking IA inetsas:
OF compensation Is messenger t. the presirus
Referred
Mr. SPARROW, irou the Cdnmittrc c.! Mill.
| tary Attairs, reported bill TO increne tht
pay of chap!ainR in the army to $50 Per month
A message was received from the liuus,
Announcing the passage Of bill to change the
timc Of holding the Confederate District
Court for The Northern Distric. Of Gaoryis, tc
! the lSt Wednesdays in June and December vi
ssch yeGr:: The Seuate passed the bill and re-
turEot il IL tie House
! i resolutions spPo.n!ing Commuters OF both
hnutes wht' passed BY the Scnate, t. prucuce
and take charge OF tho papers, &c. Of the late
Provisional Congress. MsaslS Johnson, 81
Tennessee, and HrS:zn, oil Virginia, were mp
! poiGteIl as The ccin,ui.lse on behalf uf Lha
! Senate.
Tina Senate Won! into consideration Of ihe
bill fhafarA reported } TO provide Tor vacancies
in The othces Of President and e-President.
Alter much d:scuaslun, the bill va, recon-
/ nittul
The Judiciary Cnu;nlitteo submitted re-
port and substitute Tor The bill; IL provide fer
the pay OF deceased soldiers beiug banded over
TO relatives. Printed
Mr.. Bows, OF Miss, from the Naval Com.
mi;tee, submitted report aud bill in relation 10
brevrt-rnnks for Naval cticcrs, &c. Ordered
10 Le printed without reading
Mr. BURNETT offered Joint resolution, All.
thorz!ng the joint COMMITTEES On Public Bull
dEgs tc secure a building and offices for rhe
President and for The Stale Dspsrtm-n!
lilo bill TO organize a Supreme rDur. of the
t'onle'!trate Stnles was taken up.
MIR. SEhaEs moved Lo postpone the bill
dc uid not think the Court was needfuI y. this
t.me lie thought lie people were oI this
apinlon and The Senate was, too
Dir: Hull, OF Georgia, thought III llti-rsEtlY. -
= Supreme Court was neeeseary The Gonati.
tuition provides for ii, and If i! Is moi organized
large numbers OF cases ofappesl from toe Dis
trick CourE, under the corhscstion !aw, sre
accommodating, and ttere s 10 Courl t. dispose
vi them. The Supreme Court Of tic Prov
| sional Govsrniuvnt il cumbersome, and should
he changed. There seems to be o hesitsncy
in organizing the Supreme Court snd perfect
the sys,1In Of government which would T:r
raul sur enemies III turnahlng the reason that
may hap tnere will ba no use lor il. Ii VIC are
! to have ujndIcsry sTs:euI, have il perfect or
not IL sll
MIR. SEAaEs drslred a posi- ponoluent, brrauso
he Was Indifferent 10 tho proposition at thia
time. The reasons for this Indifference are
these Solne think tue Judiciary Should be re.
organized; others are opposed to this system;
that the expense Of Supreme Court would
| lt ad 10 unnecessary rSEonse, while the judges
would do nothing. The uUmiilion Of the
c6un,ry is another argument .gains. the
tOurt EprI5-s ttI,-rE ms apf l.
yers il the srmy Irn,n whom the Judgas should
le taSr.l
Sir. Hill thought that il were better !ur the
country were these lawyers placed ct once in
the Supreme Court.
The bill ~as posponed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TN. nUuso met at the ususl tour. Prayer
by the Rev. Bishop Johns.
The calling Of the States wac commenced,
wien Mr. MiLEs, OF s. G, offered resolution
uestHs .ssaS ID: nrssAdEe! s. 10
IL. @ III .r4st, ths number Of veaaels which bavc
been commissioned AZ lflTstsels the number
and value Of tho pri1e1 they have captured,
&c, which wss adopted.
Mr. MILES slso offered resolution, instruct
ing the COMMITTEES Of Wsys and Means 10 n-
quire into the propriety Of appointing Ly lsw
Z co,uIuiision, 10 bo composed Of Buch sc!en
tc men IS The President may think proper
to appoint, whose duty il shsu be 10 report to
Congress system OF gold and silver coinage
for the Confe,lerates States, which waS adopted.
Also, q bill to promote the medicsl depart
ment of the srmy; which wss referred TO the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. KESNER, Of La, from tbs Committee Of
Ways and aleans, reported bill Fixing tho
salary Of tic President The bill reported
i rs substitute ior one referred 10 the com
: mittre which fixed the salary Q: the Pregi
dent at SIS COZ per anhrm, and the salary Of
the Fice-Prssldeut and each Of the Cabinet
! officers at $4,000. The substitute u the coLu-
mites aEes the salary ot lie President at
&25 .0CU, payable Quarterly il advance, cut
msE ea Do rsiaiahcs 10 tho salaries ol the Wee
President aid Cabinet officers
Upon this subsGtuts Mr. EoTsTaS called tho
yeas and Hsys; snd the call being sustained,
tho vote Eas &c taken ~ith the fclowir. re-
sult--ysas 30, hays Is.
MIR. PsREISa, Of L., introduced resulu.
rion thst the bill, presented TO tie House seve.
raj days aince, IL prohibit !hn importation
Of articles OF produce or manufactuIe "t tho
Enitei States, I've taken up and placed upon
the tslnndar. kes0iuton agreed to.
Mr.. BAREsuALE, Of Miss., submitted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, 'i'lisr Tie CGruInit!se Oh Ways ant
Means be instructed 10 inquire INTO, anil report
upon by hill.or otherwise, the expcdisncy ol
the Government taking possession Of :ne COT
ton AMI tobacco Which tays been o. iasy nern.
| after he, subscribed to the "PefiHcc Loan,
and paying for ihe same i'll l'e bonds OF TINS
Conied.r acy maturing 1T .ne expiration Of
twenty years, with ip Isr,t payable sen!-an:
nually or in Treasury ,ouS 't Tie opa'h o'
the sub bscribsrs to SAL loan. Agreed tc.