Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-12
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TUESDAY, >.rrEMnLE 9th, lSj-.
SENATE.


Tn. S..G,alr sas npc!,rI win prayer, hi :
clock. hy the Rev. j. ID. torLLiS", vi lie Vi
/. Church.
Mr.. lIILL, nI ia, prr-..;iiai memorial iF"''
tic Board 81 Managers I'll the Confederate
S.alc, Bible :;uoici, asking tiii.l certain luiid"
De,ucstiIrd a. the a,Iieilcalt Bible SOClct! al
N=H York. au'i talIng under the actl1h VI Tie
S.Gl"straLluH Ii%', be tIrnrI over 10 them, IL
be GS.:i A. nearly IL originally drslSnr'l by The
lu.tatul, III the pt c,cuL circumstances Will Adj
lnir. i.1rnriy, Tor the benefit Of the soldiers u
the Confederate States. Refer rr'i - The Judi
ci.ry IJ!ninlltcr.
On motion ui Mr. Hill, his colleague, Mr.
LEmls, WAS APPOINTED OH the Comutlse oi
Hospitals a.i Medical Department., i'll hls
place.
Mr.. LEWIS, OF Ca, ull,.rcd resolution
which was adopted, that the COMMITTEE OH
Military AfialIs nc Instructed 10 enquire Into
the expcdicncy uf authorizing the sale oi 4
DART or the .rinu.c of the railroad engines
captured from III. enemy, giving preference
10 lii. main lines u railway in the Coincide
rate States. and especially to the Virginia and
Ienur,,ce EalroaG, for The pGJpuse Of trans
boring supplies Of wood {" the 'e:!vuS SILL
w"iks I'll that route.
Mr. LEWIS stated that the engines ma" III
our hands thus captured we're iSl"s lu'! III
our possession. Their value WAS al least
100000. and they might lie turned to good
account if disposed Of as lie sGgr=ated, ca-
pccially as far a. the Virginia anu Tennessee
IA was concerned: lnaSInuch is l|r
subject involved Was one "i vast importance
to iuc whole country.
MIR. DAVIS, OF y. e., "ll'fed resolution
which Was adopted, t"ht lie Committee Oh
Foreign Affair" inI"irc into the eNPruie"cf
and proprlcty OF recalling our COMMISSIONERS
from Europe, and report thereon 10 lie SCH
ale.
Mr.. SPARROW. from the C"ln':ilttec on Mill
iary Affairs. Reported back $50 incln"rialS
iror. certain salt Manufactures. which. IN
his n.hl"il, were laii nil ti.c liable Ia come
III. ,.i't. li.r Consideration of q DILL u;ieniy
reported, concerning the supply Vi salt.
!lr. Sr.R.Ow also reported IRON Tue sam"
cOn.Iulttte a bill providing that i'll all cases
where the Board OF Enquiry shuIl i"'i Sn
officer in the army, elected or PROMOTED: "hi!t
for his position: the President, w. a"d "lh
the coiiSclr OF the SENATE, snail be authorized
10 Gil the "acancy thhs created.
The bill was placed Oh the cnIen!"r
Tn motion OF Alr. iirETfK. ot Va. the ;I"!...,'
Eli .aac ingnn a;prnII i.LiOH Of /: 3:juu [" pay
The Lll"cLAw tiinc IL l'.lI.ns the interest lu.
by the State Of Virginia on :i5U,0Uu al -C.:l
in IRA. by them, WAS ltkcr up and ,,a ::i.
Mir. llnI, fru.u til. judiciary C"rlnituer.
reported bill regulating the ices OF III" Dis
trirt Attorneys under the Sel'ieatIaI''i' Sc.
] his bill fixes the COMPENSATION Of Attorneys
acting us:der the provisions Of this at. at
$40, t. bc taxed by The clerk OF I'll: iirf:mt
in like manner as among other cGusra. Ii,r
bill embraces such c,r;cs as have been ,!rraly
decided. the funds arising from which are ,:it
under the control Of The court. 1t was or
d.r.d ,c lis cnerossincnt.
The exemption hill again calnc W, fui con
tinucd consideration.
Mr.. S,Mut>. Of Louisiana, in discussing ;n.
pending amenImrul--shc Exception "r jus
ices OF the ueatr FROM exemption: -r,,in-
lainc,I that the argument Of tac suprcma,: of
Lhc Confederate Government, in its var
Ina king power, Was Il i.i!!acv that the very
existence Of Siatr Government. Aria a lie
Confederate HHTciimrnt itSel Rendered
Limitation OF The "nr-.!IihIn. power n"ccS-
sity. The term state " represented al
ideality, u metaphysical entity, ANA The Gill
GERS Of the State Government " ere the l,hy>-
Cal einblcm. "t that idcaity, without whom.
the government could hot exist.
Mr.. uLnn,M, u, Texts. made sciac general
remarks ~ lH'!i ate that since tise script
law lad hcrn ai"i-r'i. granting The power 90
government TT calling ever hodl III" ser
"lcc hctwrcn certain ages, there cGni1 l." II
tie hc"'t al discussing the rrI:&tl!"ii'.i'aiiiJ
81 the proposition u"W under di:cu>Si'it.
Mr.. WmFALI, OF Texas, replied 10 III. r.
marks OF his r''!!eague, and Conlcnd.d TIA;
the Conscriptoa Act, which called li..>' ~.
field the arIi.s-hearlng pcople-l privilege
granted by the S.nIrS when they s..re tI'.
power to call out tlie iniitla-wa> p'riortiy
iei
lie vas s'rhcS with the inconsistency ~ i''>
Colleague, VINO voted Ill the provisional Con-
gress Tor the appointment OF certsln b'isadicr
Generals, a'h also ior Il Dill enabling ilir
government To call our companies and bat
ta!"nS' an" no" ha''tHi'ed that Congress
lal power I" q" l." -''ch t:'ng.
Mr.. Ulpn.M said that such ar argument
would scarcely Affect tc principle. uI censti-
ut issue Il. relation IL the first hi
fusion of his colleague. respecting the apl.uinL-
Inent Of Brigadirr 'irncgaS, hc would reply
that the Ia" had h,.. nriCpteI by that Con-
Z cas-: and he WI. drtrrnsie'i since the Stat.
were thereby Invested "l tie power To apr"Im.
their 0%u officers TO make tilr best selections
FOR ihcn that was possible. In relation III
the hlii lar 5" ii;ch ne had voted, that was one
OF The smooth little arrangements gGtt;H up
by his colleague, and for which H. h"d ."tcd
EGrGGISlUE It's real Cilaructc( 1T inst.