Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-26
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1urasDAY; september 18th, 1862
SENATE-

The Senate met 81 II o'clock, A. NJ, the
President, Mr. STEPHENS, in the Chair.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Finance,
reported buck memorial from citizens OF
Tennessee, praying that Treasury notes be
made legal tender, and were discharged
from the further consideration Of the same.
Mr.. SEMMLs, from the Finance Committee,
;; reported bill for the relief of the Eastern
Texas railroad. Passed.
Mr.. HIT, from Committee OIL the Judiciary,
reported bill to amend an act to divide the
State Of Texas into two Judicial Districts, and
to provide for the appointment OF Judges and
. officers il the same. Passed.
Mr.. OLDHAM, from Committee on Post-of1ces
and Post Roads, reported back House bill to
nroyide for the payment Of suIns due citizens
cf the Confederate States by the Postmaster
i5encra Passed.
! THE Hospital BILL.
On motion III Mr.. SIMns, OF Kentucky, the
hospital bill vas taken up.
Mr.. maxwell moved to strike out the pas
sage requiring railroad aud canal agents TO
expedite the transportation Of supplies for the
hospitals.
Mr.. SE,iMIs moved TO insert the word re-
quest" in lieu OF "require.'' Rejected.
Mr. Y.NrEY favored the uiotlca. lie thought
no right existed. under the Constitution, to
seize private property for public uses without
compensation.
Mr.. pAEL.N urged the necessity Of requi-
ring the agents TO carry the articles specified
in the bill. Large quantities 81 hospital
stores had f,ren spoiled and wastei through
p,f,liuxt.a., uT tk,, md he
;San;nd the,u TO ta pnai;i'ely required " a:'
their duty.
The QUESTION: n3 10 the Ii,,wer ii Congress
io seize the railroads. 0r lo interfere With
! their Gprrati"ua, T7s discussed 1t s6rhe
! length.
MeSsra. OLDHAM anl u.YE.s c0ntshded
against tue power nf Congress To thna in!ef-
fere, lui Messrs. :3s.isiGs, PsEr AN S,NisIs and
EUaHHTr asserted not on! J. Lhe existence OF
such power, hut urged the great necessity ri
its exercise iii the case under consdsrstinn
| to reform I'll existing end crying evil.
The amendment VA disagreed TO.
Mr. RcaSlTr presented The following as ii
| SUBSTITUTE:
That tile SECRETARY Of W=r Is reiety
| .!:ur2rd and directed to ;agiG contract
with The several railroad companies snd
lines ul bGa,s E.r the speedirst practicable
transportation If al supplies purchased Lex
he Use OF thu hospitals b. agents appointed
Tor that purpose, or donated by individuals,
| societies or States.
Nh. OAK mnyed to amend the section re-
! 7;rictiug the number Of nurses to each patient
So as to leave i. to the discretion Of the sur
geou.
Mr.. SE5lsiEs, Of L., Salt! the report md Till
submitted b7 thu Senator from KENTUCKY,
,.!r. Simaa.; IS Chairman 1I The Select Com
miti=s, demonstrated that great hnd -nrnrsr
attention had been giScn to the subject hy
the Committee, AMI he most heartily approved
81 The measures ri reform III eur hospital
,yscm rcco:iin.enled in the report and EN-
hra:c,i in The bill under consideration.
The report presents man; valuable and
interesting STATISTICAL facts, showing the su Pc
cnrity Of female nurses a. compared with
mnicn. IT, Lnr tiopton Hospital conducted
by Mrs. Uinpt"n. The mortality was onl y two
per cenl If the whnr number Of inmates re-
"aivad. ia The s.. Francis DE Sales, con
Quoted - the Sisters Of Charity, with
nine hundred patients lhrre per Cent
At .h= Icnslana Hospital, conducted by
the Sisters. siX per cent. At tho Ladies
H0splal, Petersburg. jour ani hall per
cent.
Vow, SD Ir. SraMss, take the hospitals
aEpcrintenis,i by tile males. In the General
Hnspi! Nc. Z, tea per cent. No. Il, fourteen
pr cent Ne. . twelve pai csat; No. ), thir-
teru per cent; No. %, twelve per cent, and
t!.a balance eight, nine and ten per cnat--ex.
cert The Winder Hospital and it is n remark.
,.hls axc~p;ioG, wheir, tut OF 3!22,SII PATIENTS,
tir:;. mss only been mortality OF SIX per
cent. you'd like To h1Gw " nv !, THO SAT-
gs"n ol gi'ar hospital.
Mr.. SislN:. Of by, regpol.iei that Ur. Lane
is the LhI"i snTi,rcIl IL charge. There ere NE
divisions in Winier Hospital, cacl! being un-
Ser tie intnr,ia'e churpc Vi Il Surgeon ard
lw'" Assistant Surg: Gus 0n'.' "na OF these
DIVISIONS il VISITED, and. u Il great extent
managed and sure7iEtcnlcd by ladies'. This
ii, .iun Will furnish All additional aigiiritrt
Tor The naturalization ii itItaiC attendants, IN
your hospitals. The mortality list 10 this d.
vision being comparatively snail.
Mr.. SE33..Ms-fi here maieS have ahGTsr the
mortality aTHIages ten per cent, where
females rlAasse il ia only five per ce.f.
will not sg:ee to limit the class OfperGons who
can effect such saving Of lie rs this.
Mr.. MITCHELL said one nurse was u3t suif-
rient for tan pnticCts. cad his experience as
surgeon justified hin iii making the assertion.
The numbcr employed should he !=!i tu The
Discretion o! The surgeon ID charge.
Tina raotloH OF .,lr. GH, was agreed to.
GE motion Of Mr.. RGRNErT, the clause ia,
lng the salary nj nurses wa, Git,=uied so as
&c read, ".ol 10 cyce-,l, l..
Mr. SIMM, offered the following additional
S;c..tiun - the Iii:
&c. :. TIA, the Secretary Of War is here
by authnr:3- 81. Ii such way anh manner IS
he Law d"",r best, and undn- such rules and
regulations as nc may prescribe, to enter Into
ana periec: some suitable gir4nEaiDari with
he different raliinni mpanias, heir officers
ui!i' authorised osvntS, " hrirLy ::u;d IN unr
or IE0-e cars OF each railroad train a. the
n,.-ssitirS Of the cnse may lie, snail be re-
s"i,vd for ID. Use al The si"S gn;! WuEnted
au:!:Gra VINO InaT desire transportation iii
any such railroad, that no PERSON no! LICK rr
wounded, and not an attendant upon the sick
and wounded, shall be permitted 10 enter dny
such cur Or cars 81 reserved until The mex
81 wounded: aid their attendants. shall first
tiarc obtained 5eatS aud also shall perfect
solne arrangements with the sa!d railroad
companies. and tiisr officers md agents,
whereby al corriucro.S having i'll charge any
such trains stIal! 5'e required tG provide for
the Use Of rho s,!; url nounded in tie ears
50 resolved d seiicisn! quantity III pure Wa
ter
Sea. :. That II :;urgeuna End Assistant
Surgeons iii charge OF hospitals, having iE hs
OF their charge nny sick or wounded soldiers
deserving transportation ar aforesaid, shall,
in sil cases. detail some competent eeis"n,
nctng under hi; or their authority. whose
duty it shall be to accompany all such sick
md wounded To the depot Of any such rail
road, IL See that all such are properly cared
Tor, and that ihry obtain seats On saiii Gag or
cars 80 reserved. Adopted.
TN motion oil MIR. S,Mms. Of ky-, the hill
was ordered 10 he SEMI immediately 10 The
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