The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-29
CONFEDERATE STATES C0HeREss
tADJoURNRD SESSION.
SfNATE.

THURSDAY, August u, 1869.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock. and was onersd
Win prayer By the Right Rev. Bishop EARLY.
me1age waa received from the Houss. an
nc"ocsns sns Passss. q aund.y resolutions which
1r. DoRrcR. Of N. C., offered the following rsso.
luton. which was adopted
keeotced, That the Committee on the Judicsrv
Inquire into the action Of the Judsrs Of the
District Courts Of the Confederate States In allow
Acts fer the sequeatration of estat~s &c of alien
enemies. and whether any legislasiop d necesssry
to render such action uniform
on motion Of Mr. MAXWELL, Of Florida the mes.
saGs from the House was taken up.
Tne resolution voting thanks to Col. J. E. Mont
gomery and the officers and men under his com.
mand. for gallant services on the l0sh Of May and
9th OF June. 1862. was referred to the Military
COMMITTEES.
The joint resolution appointing . committee to
investigate the admnistration Of the Navy Depart
ment under its present head, was taken mn and
discuased as considerable length
Mr.. MAxwELL advocated the resolution on the
ground that the object was one of great impor.
tence, and was but just to the people and the De,
partment
Mr.. BURNETT. Of Kentucky, was opposed to 1t,
oecause he did not believe IL would result In any
good whatever. In nearly all similar Instances un
der the old Government the result of such investi.
cations was series of whitewash resolutions.
rne investigation OF such charges belonged Of fright
to other tribunals and should be left to them
Mr.. BROWN. of Miss, offered an amendment,
that all persons having charges against the Navy
Department shall submit them to the Committee in
writing.
Mr: WIeFALL was opposed to the resolution al.
together. II was . matter which did not belong to
the Senate. II an investigation were to be made
Al ALL the Constitution provided especially that 1t
should be done first by the House Of Representa-.
tives, and the party impeached should then be sent
to the Senate for trial.
M. PRESTON, Of Va, took the opposite view,
and cor tended that the object OF the proposed in
vestigation was not for the purpose Of impeach.
ment. but for inquiry, knowledge II the House
OF Representatives should Afterwards make tho i'm.
peachment, then II would be the duty of the Sem
ate to take Tho consequent steps.
Nj BARNwELL was opposed to the resolution
because he believed It would be extremely inexpe.
dent and unjust inasmuch "a the defence of the
party examined would, necessarily, to prevent
mischief to the country by affording Information
to the enemy. have to be kept secret. On the
other hand, it was clearly q matter which, If i'm.
peachment were In view, belonged to the other
House alone.
After some further debate the vote was taken
upon the amendhieut, and It was rejected
Mr.. PhELAN moved to amend by striking out the
words under its present head" Lost.
The resolution was then adopted by q vote of 1f-
teen to seven, those voting In the negative beiAg
Messrs. Barnwell Brown, Burnett, Mitchell, Old.
ham, Peyton, and WigfAll
The bill amenda, ,ory of the enrolment act wss
taken up. and after several amendments, 1t was
adopted
The Senate then went into Executive session.