Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-22
The evening session wa, with closed doors.
HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tn, Heue met IL, A. n ,SId was. opened with
prayer BY Rlv. d. Jiler.
PROTEST. AGlSIT THE RAILROAD BILL
Mr.. FOSTER OF klAbsnI, Glare tho follOEng pro-
ieH aud .sked that il be entered on The journal:
We the uad rel sned member. Of the )! session OF
the st permanent grSss Deg most resp 'oully 10 ell
ter this our nos solemn protest against the passage Of
act entitled "a vide for safe psdous
tran portatou OF troops ana ots OF war by rail
roA in ia tito ton OF the same, 70 lay before the
House and the ~ the following as our rsssons,-
l. I'VE believe that Ihers poser granted by the
O.. itu a. eiIhsr expressed or implied that author
z.' or 6,s Congress in eppropriatiog or s.'zng the
pripery Of States or persoL-, AMI placing the same,
either FOR temporary or permanent purpSsse, In the
hands OF the Executive, or "a any wise dposug OF Tho
SUM- without the col of tho thereof On the
contrary believe that the COAST ion expressly pro
bits anI denies such poser for article section "
pr,s " declares that THAT the right OF the people 10
b. secure In tLer p-rsoas, hods,s, PIp,rs and tfcs
gsgS unfe sosAb.e searches and szdr,s shall not be
violated"
. We believe that tbs act, did II b CONS q law,
would be subversive Of and III direct cJnr .Vsnton to-
the great AID iuuianen'l principals Of state tov5regu
" the right guste their domestic us.u, ions
b,ug oue Of those unaleuabls a. d s,crcd rig It's re
served By the States composing cur Coprdsracy and th
dssuc OF which would Inevitably ten 20 the spsedy
drslruc ion OF our berries.
d.
and uncald Tor and that the several railroads. Ia the
Uoiederats States-All OF which have been prompt ard
wiling to aid the government to the very utmost OF their
capacity and at reduoed charses-hVs beLn aud will
cJnIsue 10 b. far better maGaged by their resPec Two
Dr. AID dir csoriCP chosen By the sto
Who me- 70 converssnt with all the minute and cpn
poled d.ttlI Of their roads and The lpper and COO
,oDicL cement Of their nsaas OF ira sp )riAuon,
t1aI tie bis military sutordinates could
possibly d.
For th,se aud other "a ally cogeut reasons which
NUT occur TO ev+ry incl gent mind no. unreAsonabIy
ueprs sd BY eIigtnc aud yicisa uos through which
ProVd nee has or ed tina. should pass in cur pro.
or ~ 10 national udep ,Edrn:e and which We hops
lisge but the precursors OF vc-Ory and ce-s,
protest ngairs said &C and resp ciuy q1'st thai
this our pro eat be onterod on the ursal.
iga.d AUGUSTUS r. wN0Br,
"TuOHisJ FesrAR."
The protest was entered or the j urlaL
MILITARY RGP,kIs
NJ CHAYBLISS, Of Va, offered the following:
solved Tait the President be requested 10 furnish
to lhs House the report If Vim. q. SSot relNive 10
the IN VEN Of tn Forty fourth uent 81 Virginia
VOuIt ers, on the lib Of July, 1861 IL the 1ae oil
Rsl ,ultair. Adopud
Mr. GRAHAp, oft 8 n red res luton req testing
the r. esdent to lurni4h is Housa ii not Incompatible
vi p1bio Interest copies OF the reports OF the suScr
nlti Ulcers enzsg'd the battle oil Elkbofr, In the
State oil ArkaSsAs, which was agreed 10.
FLAG CT InE cosyIDKRAlE srArks
Mr. BOfKLER. Of Va, fsr,d the report from tie
Jo.t Coumi on Flag and Seal Of the Oonfsdsrscy.
Mr. B0rtLSR d red tbs following resolution, Or
The part 4 h cbuiniuee. (Sse Seha pr csedings)
Mr. B0rELER sad that ~ mi ,ht be . nt,stsr of sur
pr 70 those Who d always been 90 enthusiastic on
CT o. the te.ay Of the s"rs and s,rii IS tha