Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-29


=, tho reason thai thu eiilpal repoita ol.thv BAT
Ties Lad not yet hecn received by the Com
! nittcc
| Mr.. OLDHAM, Of f'c.as, Offered the io!loH,
ing resolution = -,..-....,
Resolved, That the President be requested
to communicate to the Senate whether Pro
eost"aIarshsis wi,:, are employed ~ such,
are authorized hy the Secretary, Of War tG
receive the pay Ola Captain Of the o!al, and
70 hr pad hy the Quurcrmaster depart,
menu, and further, b. " hat authority 'saia o.
I ticers arc appointed aid their pay and allow.
tunces. liked go go. ..........
J., MIR. OLDHAM said that there were two very
Important questions involved; first, the an
thoTity for appointing such officers, and Sc
condly, the authority for fixing their rank
and pay. He was one Of those who believed
L.hAt neither the President nor Congress had
the power to.declare martial law. The whole
extent Of the power granted hitherto h. Con-
rreS. vas thu :!tspeIlso1 OF the writ OF A,.!.e-
! as -sr,lt. 80 that mi ;ary cj:arafioil.; c0uld
not be iuteIi.red with H. ciTil iaw. 1t vas
necessary iar civil government to list 8, ..a.l
the duty OF the military authority to sustain
! il oar Government Wa = ccn=i.uiii0i,al
| nr, formed Is tt.c 3"iiscnt u the people ~
Tho s'.srrai States, a3G II VIZ 'i't"ss'p!S LOT
either The President oT Congress IL F'ihject
IL MA, tisi Is" lny State OF pot;i9h"1 State
81 tnrir cIvn viii. ~. p. -.
Nj. BrkNEI1. cI-k3s SAID inst h% ""ni''
! TGte against the resolution 10Y inc Ica on taa'
ne believed the appointments 81 ff'-'o', MR. ~
Shil TaS s ir'.uS;SaTT measure: ana ,',''
they ware usually oli.tcrS OF tie army ue-
tailed for that especial dnty: ana ore" NC
more pa than if thu :.aTe in the army ~;
luTtl.cr believed thai such resoiaticaS "o'i'''
Weaken the chricic- Of the %rmy. .--
Mr.. CL.Rr, Il SO, EXPRESSED 'ii:i'Iar
views.
Mr. 0LDHs1 replied at ifngin: I'm The I2"
solution was finally adopted
=. Tke bill aneI''iatorY tG tbs Transcription
act was kan Up fr3;,, III, calendar.
Mr-Ii.R RI, Of Nc mo"cj to Gu;nrI III;
till Sc s. to exempt persons coming iron. dIs-
trict5 af couHtryin ~EicE taS ConscTlpu6n
iaw cannot h,, cnkrcad on, account OF the
presence CT proximity OF tre enemy aiT;
CI+RE thought il, vas due &c refugees iror:
sad districts to give them an opportunity 20
bring their famitms away 'roih tie oFer-run
district and 10 look ior proper homes and
mako the prGj'.r' rrIr'5i"i, 1Gi those OF whom
they hay, The Cart
Nj. Uar: of 5. G.f OPPOSED flit ainehifiCht:
brcEiis,. II would am0nnl III lhc +XenIpii"n al
all who came from Missouri, s%cntncEyJ, " est
Tennessee, Hrd Northwestern Virginia.
These we're the SER. men who ought not &c
be exempted. The conscTipt la# could not
be enforced in the districts from which they
Game. and it would be uni"st To the citizens
OF the rest Of the country 10 exempt them
from the common iS,r. - p g.. .'
Mr.. S,M;,s, Of ~ yas perfectly, willing ~
adept the amendment, If it would only cover
The cases far which il was intended, but WAS
Of opi,;.:, that the proper mode would be 10
adopt the original bill, leaving itrothe dl,cia-
ton of.,hc Secretary Of var H. riy2 those re-
fuGr''. tine i3 5tak Jul homes for their tann.
lies VIC "anted t''rn... For h;E:se!ihc asked
no c:.rn.i!ior TOR h:srtutAian&, H;hry "GheI
to ''i4:s the hb'rtles iar' hicii s"c .r' nsh'-
lug they 1"u5t snare MS dangers
- lr. PEYTpS, OF MISSOURI sn!o" lneC "a va
neither his wish nor Inc, TTlrh' N III MS So'-
league, TO c*eiupt q S!asie MlhsUullan.. i ne
five thousand Mi5Sourans Who went INTO the
battle'o Uorint!1' were Promised that ths;-
should raLur1 To Missouri. BY passing thi;
law tin. promise would De broken. and every
OH: nI thern n.r.li bc >"nsriiTted and put
into lhc.,..,fe,ierate sc, wee, Il hen they could
.ulpi1ul tedly do more g@oi Al i1inc. I! was
Lut U;t iilat tl.j5,. citizens ;Tho escaped from
.thos, oy.r-iun district: where thry "rrc
helpless, should have time to look Tor homes
ALI arTanza li:e:T rlsiEcG;. 800.
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