Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
CONGRESS
OF TEE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERIc

OF TIE CoNFEDER ATE STATES OF AMERICA.
SATURDAY, March let, 1862.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock M
Prayer by Rev. n D. HOge of the Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS PRKsKNTED.
Mr.. SEAMES of La, presented a memorial Of citi-
Iens of New Orleans stking suspension Of the tariff
during the existing Referred 70 Committee OF Ii.
nance.
Mr.. PBELAN also presented memorials respectively
from H. Franco and Charles A. Farwel which were re-
ferred 70 the Committee Of Claims.
Mr.. SPARROW presented communication from q
citizen CT Memphis relative to the sequssrAtion act
which was appropriately referred.
COTTON, TOBACCO, ETC.
Mr. HENRY, Of Tenn, from the Committee Of Mill.
tary Affairs presented the following
BILL to regulate the destruction OF property under
military necessity:
l. The military authorities Of the Confederste army
are hereby authorized to deStroy cotton, tobacco mill
tary and naval stores other property oil any kind
whatsoever that might be of use to the enemy when
necessary to prevent the same any part thereof from
falling into the hands Of the enemy.
@ That all owners Of cotton and tobacco are prohio.
tied from moving the into any military district,
without permission from the military authorities OF said
district, on penalty Of having the same destroyed by
said military authorities at the loss Of the owners there
Of.
g. That all owners Of tobacco and cotton, who shall
destroy the same when necessary to prevent said cotton
and tobacco from falling into the hands Of the enemy,
shall be Unidentified for the loss in the manner
il those articles bad been destroyed by tho military
horites aforesaid provided full proof Is made Of the
value Of said property destroyed, and Of the
sy Of its destruction, TO prevent it falling into the pos
session OF the enemy
Mr. HAYNES, Of Tenn, submitted the following rs q
substitute for the foregoing bill
BILL TO prevent property from falling into the pos
session Of the enemy:
l. That all citizens of the Confederate States who are
or shall be of any cotton rice, sugar tobeoco
corn, wheat -four, bacon, pork beef other agr-
cultural products useful to the enemy SHALL whenever
necessary to prevent said articles from falling into his
sion burn otherwise destroy the same pro-
vGed that by ordinary diligence IL shall be impractical
BILE for said owners transport said articles to
place Of safety within said Slater.
@ That in the event said articles cannot be trans.
ported as aforesaid and it shall become necessary TO de-
stroy them as provided in the st section Of this act
then upon full and plenRry proof by the Of said
articles before the Court of Claims Of the Confederate
Saes FIRST OF the quantity and value Of 81 id articles
secondly OF the impractclbity, by ordinary digercs
and reasonable cost transport said articles herein
before provided and thirdly, OF the necessity TO destroy
the said articles to prevent them from fall into the
hands Of the enemy the gad shA be entitled to
Judgment for the value of said articles be satisfied
If aoY moneys in the Treasury not Otherwise appro-
prsted.
The bill and substitute were ordered to be printed.
KIEoUrIvE SESSION.
Amessags from His Excellency the President by his
Private Secretary received, whereupop, motion,
the Senate went into Executive session.