Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-25
Confederate States Congress,
First ~SesSion-Sixth Dsy.
RICHMOND, FEBRUARY "a, 1862.

RICHMOND, FEsRuARY2 d, 1862.
Senate,
The Sensts met at noon, the Vice President
81 the Confederate Ststes In the Chair. Pray.
er b. Roy. DR.. Hoge, Of the Presbyterian
CHURCH.
The journal Of Saturday was read.
Mr.. ORR, OF South Carolina, from the COM
u,it:ee appointed to draft rules for the govern
peut 0: the Senate, reported u series Of rules,
which Is rssd. He stated that the committee
hac received the aid Of the President of the
Sepsts sad the President pro TOM, in the pre-
~paraslon Of the rules. They were based upon
the rules CT the old Senate With such sltera-
.ioas snd additions as the experience and iudg.
ment Of the COMMITTEES suggested. He moved
the sdop:;on sad printing Of the report, which
Tss agreed to.
ar. JoRssoN, VI Arkansas, prose- nted q bill
to establish Indian Intercourse lava Laid on
;hs able, ard ordered 10 be printed,
Nr. PHELAN, Of Mississippi, presented the
Joint resolution OF lie Legislature of Miss;s-
s:rri, Urging tho passage Of e law prohibiting
lie eIpcriaiion ct CATION, unless liz exchange
70: srn:s and articles Of prime necessity
Lad 1a tie table, end ordered to be printed.
Sir. Bacw:i, .! Mississippi, presented the
following bill. Hhich was read 6 second time
sud ordered 10 b. printed
Il. At 20 !ny u soar tas on cotton produced
in tho ys1r 1852.
Sec.lon !. Be i enacted by The Ssnsts and
Houss Of Representatives, That it shall be
lawful inr each head of family in the Con.
tedersta States Of America, in :hs year 1859,
80 produce. Iraa Of tex, TIRES bales Of cotton,
Clear OF seed, weighing four Hundred pounds
sseh. aud ia addition oce bale Of 400 pounds
for each hsnd actually employed in the c,.!ti-
ysIIcn snd g:ihar!ng q cotton, and for every
s1a:.iossl asie OF 400 pounds OF less, produced
and gathered by sny head Of = family, there
shall be sassssed gnG collected E3 cher Ta7
:az Is G:e assessed snd collected, the sum Of
$50.
SEC. 2. ihs; Ito head ii q ;kuiiy shall 10
construed to nean o 'man, or singls woman,
having the actual direction % q plantation or
;s7ni but when Two OF more persons have the
uisac!ion Of the ssne farm Or plantation, they
shall rs considered as oEe; sud i hand shall be
cana::nsj6Gpear q person, Hbeihsr white or
setpf9l the cultivation ii cotton,
andA ,soTed iI tue neid uC7a
than s!S&lsSs rs. ron April /, isss, to
SSptSnSor iSI, u Ilo BALE SSat.
mr.. DoETca. q North Carolina, presented
the resolutions. Ct the Convention of North
Csrolins, relative 10 tbs re-aaitsttarat OF vol
untee:e. Laid ou the tabls.
.dG, d1E.Es, of Virgins. pTeseatad the joirt
rasaiuHoae Of the General Assembly of Viz
ginta, urging tbs passage OF 5 law increasing
the PSF Of n:iVs;es in tins volunteer army, four
doilsrs &c: moth. Lsia ou tbs iabls and or
dsCcd &c GO printed.
% notion Of mr. Hunter, the Senate then
ad;oarn=l
A::cr The adjournment, sc UioTul NEST
:as Of tbs Ssasoore look place With closed
ioor@- The appointment Of the committees.
@ss ;aa >uhiect OF discussion.
aesIe or Representatives.
TIE House wss called TO order at IL III.
Fcaye2 Is Rsv. Mr.. Ford, Of Kentucky.
IL. SwasN, OF Tennessee, proposed thai tie
Eylss sesoiva itself into Secret session.
:if. FocTs, OF Tennessee, opposed the propo-
s!ticn earnestly and et soEae length. He con-
tended thss the influence Of popular opinion
would ;:e benign, snd VAS, indeed, absolutely
naces&-:;;, IL ala III liz administration Of pub.
ii: sfa.:a. H. would rot shield from public
EeHake, ~ sects: ssssious,.t the srossest mis-
! r2ac.genea; the world had sver sssr, By
! wta;ca lbs capita. .: Tennessee had been lost
Me- IL p2m=r-he always excepted The Presi.
3~cai--we7s 10 blsp.o fo- this.
There wers questions which ne Would dis
cucs in secret: 5ct Upon questions involving
! MIR forsisa EeiG;.ol5, financial matters, MAZE
factors; whethss G! military Or civil oIoers OF
faults hi:Ssr:a counitsS-upca these he
! you'd not "a :ato secret session. Tho in
l 49,. = - -,,t1s- -,-so -or1I - --oizrn-.
nos lciuyioas- Every public oscer ought to
Gesirs it. If Washington himself, surrounded
b. 1as pst-io:s Of those days, were at the head
VIII los ei7notaseS Of popular oversight Of
their ac:a
NJ. 9oyI. Of Georgia. raised a q~',estio. Of
order as 10 uae edu;ss!b;lity Of debate upon
tine question pending.
!. Sc tnc coilc3ay which sDsusd, Inc Speaker
=1a.s!Eed tina: sfcr further consideration of
the rule ii tie House, end tho usags Of the
Provisional Congress-, when i member should
r!ss md sfs;e that Us desired to bring
Business bs:ose tts House which would
noi prudsu,!T aiiail III public considers
tioa, Aud should, therefore, make a notio2
ior L Secret ~seasic1, if The molten should be
seconded, he the Speaker would, for the fu-
tuTe, Immediately order tins roon 10 be cleared
Of spectators, shat the House might learn tine
nature CT the business proposed to b. intro
dacei, ano determine whether OF not it would
consider i: If secret. Tho gentleman from
T=nusssee ha7iaE, however. Teen allowed TO
coIRioeGIe he remarks, would, unless the
Heuss ch;sctsd. De permitted 10 tnish.
Or, FyaTE having concluded his remarks,
Mr. E.gs;Ssa, Of Louisiana. Obtained the door.
Ee ~ss commencing . speech, when
Mr. Lyons, OF Virgins, said he Wss coz
strained 10 object 10 hiB further p.oceedinG.-
ae ned matters Of much public consequence
which be desired to brig before the House,
but ne could not and would not do so in pub.
lie. Tasy were such as 10 bis judgment ought
not 10 ns publicly discussed.
Mr. FooTE ssid that whenever q member Of
shs House would make such q statement as
that, he, ;or ola, would be Tor according 8
scc:et session f0F q fullec hearing.
Tho SSEA EEa ordered tbs Fall to bs cleared,
9a3 ihs House :neu weot into secret session.
Legislature Of Virginia,