Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-05
YF'saszzss... Gq,t. ID; 1861
HENATE.

opened with pray:r by tbs Rev. " ruts' XII
Of the Pgossstant E2iecupal church.
Mr.. Cay, oI Ala, ntrsfed e resolution
which, was adopted, that the Joint Committee
ru enquire into the present administration OF
tbs Navy Department be authorized to en-
rlny n SHORTHAND writer or clerk.
Mr.. YANcEY ruve motto. that he would pre-
s,rr, ~ substitute In the bill reported Oh
ycster,la, from tie Military Committee amen
iat5rg Of the Cnnscriptinn law, bill modify lhs
IN. law III rs TO authorize tbs President to
make re1uisiton On the Executive alti"rItseh
of the several Suites for their Respective pro-
por,iua l.: quota Of trn"Io. tet1seI the ages
! Of 2, add IS years. tui III case Of failure Oh
the p.,, Of state authorities, to take the nc
,essarv sttns for the execution Of the law
rrhe substitute. was rad and ordered to be
print'1.
Mr.. Oar, Ill s. C., pI:'enIed several claims
against the Government. which were referred
ID tho finance. uu.uu,ittec.
On n.otiou OF Mr.. OsH,the documents in re-
letion to tine supervisory Board Of Medical Ex-
! arni,s.s were referred to the Select Commit
Tee 10 il. vestlgnte complaints sainsr the Med
zeal Department..
Ar. Hssay, OF Tenn, pre:;aE; Cd bill amen
dstory Of the representation law. 10 Is IL
reach the cases Of ali persoua unialthful to
the Confsderacy, living within our borders,
and authorizing the sequsrtralion of their
p,opertT. Ordered to he printed and placed
Oh the calendar.
The Freudent presented communication
of the Board oi Visitors to the Virginia Mill
tery Institute, asking some modification OF
tina ConscTipt law 80 that its operation should
not effect those cadets who have attained the
conscript age, but have not Jet graduated.
IT. 5Rlanot, from the Committee on Mill
tnsy Affairs, reported back the bill III rels-
fion 10 tbs appropriation Of salaries with 4
substitute lie i,alition OF 5undIy physicians
syking pay rs sn-gcon5 when detailed from
!; tho ranks Il do sa:E:nns duty, from which
tbs Comuntes WIZ G.:S.-:atg gee ditto, the
resolution as to the 5E1edielcy OF authorizing
the enrolment Of paiscns not liable 20 Inilts-
~ 'iusy. i1r 20 days; also, the House bil! All
tiorizing the discharge Of soldiers under IS
Yaara oil age from the army.
DO motion of Mr.. SPARROW. the last Hlhja:t
waa indahnitsly postponed.
The I'll! entitled an SIC. ~ loakt provision
f:.. Nh, coin Of the CONFEDERATE >tatns-' *as
tskon "a. and passed.
TIE lii to amend The Exemption Law WAS
taken up.
Mr.. CLARE, of No. said that few days $50
we had passl.d q bill giving mechanics tl'.
privilege of buying substitutes and Guw We
have q pIl brought from The same CcnH,ittec
iiLitary Aftairs) exeTnpting them altogether.
Hui The bill ciosad with tie words "and all
the rest Of iusnkini," il would have been
virtually tia came thing. Everybody but
the sgri.ul:uraliss and professional gentle
iuan Wa eaulnptsd, He was opposed to Civ
jng mechanics any Gtiirr privilege ,nan that
provided Tor by tbs rscrEtly adopted substi-
iu:a I'LL. The exemption eli printers would
Create siX hy ten sGeat in every village, and
each paper would have It's corps Of printers,
and i'll every other mechanical pursuit the
effect would be the s4.ule.
HIr. ksowN, Of Miss, could imagine M bet
ter proposition than this Ey which ID. whole
army would melt away like SHOWS. beneath
rhc rays of an ardent sun. Every fellow
vino owned coupia Of stones ~ big round
a., the crrwn Of your hat, and ground out a
hill no exempt frcn, military duty Every
man who could nut d Squirrsl skin iii ssr-
line box SID covei Il ~',Lh piece Of bark,
soak: claim 10 be ts1I.cr. Every doctor
who could kill Ills p,tcnt5 and dabhie in
Tedicluei eveIy fellow who mig ht undertake
10 expound the writings of st. Paul every
cobbler who could drive peg end nntilate a
piece Of lhoe-losthsr, 4ll would claim, and by
this Jaw, DE exempt! We would hsre lrDra
tuiliers, tanners, shoe-nakers, and candidates
Tor preaching, than We ever had before, lie
had no language to express mis- utter and IN
terso opposition to the bill. If Abraham
Liu:c!n were here and had the privilege OF
introducing q proposition to effect the ruin
aud complete disorgauization of the Con-
Tolerate arUy, he would introduce this
bill.
Mr.. pgEsTns, Of Virginia, said that il the
bill were the bill as presented by the SENATOR
from Mississippi. Cdr. BEowa.i ihoTo would
re iranp grave oi,jecti1nS. But var was not
ines*"T= 70 be conducted by soldiers alone.
1t ~5ud r:?t dn to send every man away to
rhs oai,ls 6.h. hut all who we're able to con-
tribute t" tn. w2r by staying AZ home, more
than they could by going to wsr, should
a:ay al home, and al who could do more il
the var should ia u,kds &c 70 to gar Ii
$40 proper. il wus absolutely essential 10 Eiic
well being aud the cnrl:e.ltIneut Of the SOL
diers Of ths ARMY; ior them to knoH that thar
iaililies at home " ere properly cared for and
it was equally essential that some should re-
main a. home &c Erovida for the army in the
field The object Of the bill wns in reality u
restrict tho exemption law as it nov stood,
20 Vance the interests of the Erfuy and do
justice to the people al home.
Mr.. sfskaow, Chairman of tho Committee
III Military Affairs, explained the character Of
tic bill, demonstrating that it was restriction
upon the Existing lay, and it was with the
view of rendering it q restriction, that the
COMMITTEES agreed upon it.
Mr. CnHy. Of Mo-, moved to postpone the
further consideration OF the bill TLiii Friday,
which vas lost.
Un rlociol OF Mr.. iARRcw. the bill ~ls
considered by clauses.
An amendment proposing the exemption Of
the Private Secretary Of the Vice President,
offered by MIR. SPARROW, WIS defeated r.; Il
T0Ie ri nine sgainot siJ.
Several a,n endG,ents We're offered and de-
fea.ed, and the bill was finally postponed
Tue subject producing the main discussion
wss the exception Of postnasters from exenlp,
ton, its practicability and constitutionalitj
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.
HOUSE OF RErR Els.
House r1,=. L. II O'Clock, Prayer By Rev.
Mr.. DA.HELI. Journal Of yesterday real.
Mr. PeH1las, Of La: oieTai resolution &c
questing the Secretary Of the Navy 10 fur
nish Congress with "Nsvy Register" similar
in form to thht in use under the late Govern
ment Of the United States, including = stale
ment Of the position held 10 the cid Govrrn-
insnt by the different officers ilow il, tine Can
fcdeiAte serrice. Agreed to-
MIR. CuRHs, Of Tebn., presented bill ma
King an appropriation for the payment of GER
tain interest due to the hranch Of tho Bank Of
Tennessee at M:.l4pt;s-- Ee5srred to Tbs Con-
mittse on Cia,rha.
Mr.. E. II. EKU,r offered the inllo|lnE Tea
olation, which WIS agreed to:
ResSlys5 Tint the Committee on Foreign