Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-05
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.

r THUEsDAr, September 1862.
The Senate met At IL O'Clock n. Prayer BY Rev. J.
L. Pstsrkin, Of the Episcopal Church.
TEE IIsNPrIox BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bi TO
ameud the act TO eIemp. certain persons from enrolment
tor service IN he army Of the Confederate States.
Mr. D0RTC9, OF N. u, moved to amend the bill SO
10 exclude Justices of the Peace from exemption.
Mr.. YANCEY, OF Alabama, opposed the amendment,
1t involved toe destruction OF the judicial systems
the States He conceived the State Governments In their
spheres 10 be higher Than the Confederate Government
in he sphere and protested against any action BY Con
gress that would infringe upon the clearly defined pow
ere Of the State Governments.
Mr. HILL, Of Georgia, argued that the States had
delegated 70 the Confederate Government the power to
raise armies and that Congress- therefore, had The paw
10 require all persons to perform military duty. A
question Of policy he believed that this power should
DC exercised 10 tue full extent
NJ. WIGFALL, Of Texas, did not believe that the
Governor Of state could be claimed as a conscrpt-
Fac deleg.ed power to raise armies trust power
the object OF which was not 10 destroy TIE ate govern.
msntS, bu: to preserve and defend them.
PULdng tho further discussion Of the bill, the Pres
dent ANNOUNCED that The hour Fixed upoa TO- the order
OF tie dsy had arrived.
THE o.ssCRIPrIoE BILL.
TIE Senate, accordingly, proceeded 10 the oonsdera
lion OF the bill TO extend the pTovsoGs Of the Uouscrp
Act 10 persons between the ages OF 80 and IS years
Mr. YANCEY submitted = eubsti.ute for the Dill, au
IhorIhg and directing reqasion upon the * Scutive
authorities OF the several States for their proper Quots
OF troopa between said ases, etc.
After debate, participated III by hessrs. YAsCKY WIG
TILL. OLDHAM, ULARS, PHtL4H, aud otheTs, involving
constitutional Of consumption, its bearing upon
he reserved rghs Of the States etc., tbs substitute pro
posed by hr. YASOIY MAS eo,sd.
Toe ell Vas amended snd lGaly passed by the follow
log vote;
K.as-hesaIs. BIker, Blrnweli, Brown, Burnett
CLARK, CLAY, Davis, Dortcb Haynes Henry, Maxwell
Michel, PoJton, Pnelan, Preston, Ssmuss, Sinns
Spsrro~, Wgfall and Ysncey-20
NIyI-hessIs. Oldham, and Org.
Toe following ia copy Of the bill as il WAS passed
Az ACT to amend entitled San act to provide
further for the public defence" approved l6Eh April
1852
slouoS l. The Oansr,ss.j tie Gu, tsdsrals States q
AR,srtea DO enact That the Presdeus be, aud be u
hereby authoI;3 to call out and place in the military
service Of the Confederate Sstes Tor three yesr unless
the shall have been sooner ended, all white men
who residents Of thS Confederate se between the
aI,s Of thirty aud forty i've years at the time the
call calls may bs made aud VINO not such time
or times, legally exempted from military service sucl
call or cas to made under the provisions and accord
lng TO the ens OF the act TO NhOh tbs is az amend
ment: PI,Jidtd, That nothing herein contained shall
DO understood rspsang modifying any part OF the
70 which this is amendatory except herein sI.
pTetsy stated And PROVIDED further, That those called
out under the act anu the &C. 70 which this Is an amend
ment shall be first and Immediately ordered 10 d TO
their maximum number the companies battaIons squad
rons sai regiments in the for the respective
States the te the "ct further to provide Tor the
public dsfelce" approved l6'h April 1862 was passed
aud the surplus II any shall be gaed organizations
formed from each State srca the passage Of ac
placed 10 orga1z Gtions or disposed of as now pro-
vded by law PrOvtded That the President is author.
zd TO suspend the execution Of this &c! orthe acts to
which this Al Amendment, any special provision Of
sai acts aay locality where he believes such suspen
sion sill promote the public interest.