Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-04

wIDsEsD.Y, September 5. 1882.
The Ss1a'e re. q. IL O'clock, n. Payer by ksv.
JOi5u. Pe,eika Of tie Episcopal Cau'cn-
TnE NAVAL nvaTIakTSs COMMITTEE.
o. motion Of Mr.. CLAY, of AlsbapA, the Committee
Of the Sscsfe appointed meet tie Quantities OF Tie
House Ct Representatives, ard Unity with inal Commit
toe 10 sYsstl4te the management OF the Navy Depart
N ut uniAr s present head, was auihofzsa 70 empoJ
SNORT nand writer or clerk
THs CoSscR!Pr ACT
Nr. YANJEY, of AAbarls, ps,ssnted e substitute
which he opposed u submit for The bill to amend tae
Co -cript Act reported from the Committee Of Military
AHa a. Ordered TIA. the said substitute be printed.
TEX WAR TAX.
NJ ORR, of 8. O.. peRn ell TIA psilt!on OF David
Simmola and High LsaaH, Ooliectors OF tho War Tx
10 Soa,h Carolina. Ksierred TO the Committee of Ia
ace.
TEE MEDICAL KxsNISIsG BoAsD.
Mr.ORR moved hat tie communication from tho Sur.
geon General IN repy 20 tesClu ioa OF the Senate ie
alive 10 the deal EsImiaiGs Board, be taken up.
Mr. O. remarked thls tie oGS assigned Tor the esssb.
lshn Ell of SAID Board, -acy insuth;en and po-
ceeds sustain hs poiat b. Quotations from and coG-
ne! O. upon the Surg,oI Generals report The papers
WJe er ed 10 the select Committee 10 investigate tic
complaints against the aSdc 4 Department.
rae sloUEsr&ATIoS ACT.
Mr.. henry, OF Tenu introduced a bill to am'nd the
act for the sequcsraon OF the property and tf cts Of
alien sremiea 90 TO end its provisions TO psrso
who refuse obedience and aegance TO the Confederate
Government! aud adhere TO give aid aad comfort 10
the enemy Referred to the Committee on the Jud!ci-
arg.
vIRGISIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
communication ON Ger. Thas. S. Haymopd, Pfcs'l
OF the Boasd of ysiors o. the V. Il. Issdue, asking
that toe cadets Of that Institution b. exempted from
CONSUMPTION, presented and lad rpon The table.
NISKs.
hr. SPARROW, OF La, from the Committee Of Mill
tary fairs reported back bill tserret 10 it TO author
Ei the Presideal txpropriae salt lninss aad WORK the
me, With a tubs tule.
NISoRs IN THE ARMY.
Nc. SPARROW, from tho SANE eomu.tee reported
taCk ucue O to dscl ago minors from toS oic,
the further consideration of which, tbs motion, IVES
ind, daiteiy postponed.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS
Er. BROWN, Of Miss, from the Committee on Nsysl
Anrs reported hack the House reeOuGoa Of thanks 10
OJmn. Raphael mes, and he Officers and mon o. The
steamer Sumter Tor mertcrious services rendered By
them. The resolution was unanimously agreed TO-
Coins TRE NTSDHEsCr.
bill to make provision Tor coin. OF the ConfedsIae
States was taken up. IN its order and passed This IL
she same bill which passed. the Senate OF the As Session
THx EXEMPTION LAW.
TIE bill 90 amend the act 60 -mpt certain persons
from enrolment for service in ,he army was nex' taken
up.
NJ. PRESTON, Of Va said that the dfFrence be.
tween this bill ard the existing law thai increased
me Limitation except tbs; mechanics and persoas EN-
poyed IL sd; a1d iron WORKS were exempted.
Mr.. CLARK, Of No., said that bill had already been
pssssd AlosJg meehuic, exclusively, 10 furnish sub.
sita,es Tho present till proposed 20 exempE ITEM from
All military duy. Hs thought the bill would have been
ou'y more eomplete BY eG,nptrR AL the world and
the rest OF ma kind."
Mr.. BROWN, Of Miss, earnestly opposed the passage
Of the bill lie said had better b, entitled bill TO d.
oAnd the army, il would ske 10000 men out Of tie
army. Il proposes TO exempt Snoemakers, tanners,
preachers DOCTORS etc, without providing thlt
they sha cousecuvey pur ue their ealing. Il every
cohber who spois good leather sdofm ker! Is eyiry
man who pG's squirrel EkiU ia ssrdae ooK and covers
il uijh oak bark tanner? Is every man rho physics
ard bieeds he Deighbor a Gccoty IL eytry gporamus
who unisrlskes 10 eI15uld what S. Paul sroe 10 be
ltr1.ed pgeaehery Nj. 3. said II do not abandon
this policy Of legi-iAug Gu. Of TIE army. ard d.
something TO legklae into the army our cause viii
b. impsrilsd.
Mr.. PRESTON, Of W, SPOKE st some Ter gh in reply
to tire Senator from ss,spp. He 7aid that the aise
conduct Of this uq area tlAt all person3 ~ho
more valuable to the Gauss at home LhAn in the dSd
should be retained at home. We DUE want soldier
soue We desire that the soldiers 10 the td shsll have
tho ;hs- sbapIce aud the ordiDary con ,Urts
OF lie IraY bc u 5shtd 10 their fsm.lts.
N. SPARROW, 81 La, c1uplred the pending bill
sih the sing Law TO show that the fl would put
more men into zoe $ rsice than the latter.
Pendng the fur her eouside a.6n Of tie bill the Sen
stf into secret sssiJn, ard soon after adj
urned.