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


Mr. ClAnEE, CT Ga. presented bill entit!et
un act Il. Gynpen2ate tho narshals aud then
! assistants ,for taking, tho census III 1866, il
those Ststes which now form the Confederate
Staees:: Referred 10 juqicinry, Committees
Also, thatrthe Select Committee IN Hospital:
in the Department Of Henrico enquire into
LAW abuses in the medical hhd surgical de-
partlncnt Of the Confederate States, 7anf II
report accordingly. igre"i t0.',.-..-. ga:
Mr.: Al5oRy, Of Ky, offered a resolution tina
I Il lie referred TO the Committee on Military
| Affairs to enquirr AMI reporr@'o this House
| W hat legislation, il ANY ,>ma yche 'ecesshry II
authorize the Goyernluent Of the Confederate
States To- lake contro Of the various sail
works within the limits Of said Confederate
States, or make such arrangements with the
| owners of said salt works, in order that the
price Of salt may be so regulated as tu-secure
d more general distribution thereQE and nj
such rates Il The people are able to pay
Agreed to- '.' .'.-
" Mr.. f.. II. ERr1E, OF {ynntncky. p rESs:nfsd s
bin entitled an act to provide lp-, tie i n sing
OF troops IN Kentuck j. Referred 10 ihe Nil
itaTy CutlliietcS. &C., :; ~ = .'' g.
Mr.. IEErivs, ,oj Louisiana, oIeFeh :, ;"l'i-
ton that thh HoE,mltto.: on IiIlavJ y tnIr7
BIZ instructed 10 inquire into tho Pf"vl.iy oil
SO amending the Conscript law, As TO vest In
the commanding General west 81 the, .Missi3
s.ippi River tho power of relieving particular
localities from its operation, " hon, in bis
Judgment, the military protection, 81 any. re,
gionTa 81 district will be best promoted. by
Specially detailing the subjects Of ,tha; ACT in
such region or district for hong, defences.-
Referred to The Military Committee. Also, a
resolution that tho Committee Oh Military
Affairs be Instructed to take into immediate
consideration, and report .apo:l the propriety
Of completing The railroad conncrtiou. ic-
tween Monroe and Shreveport, louisiana
Agreed &c. ...-..-. ~. -. ~. .-.--o,,
Mr.. B.nxsp2IE INTRODUCED bill &c repeal
the second section Of an act approved april
is. 1909, entitled An act TO limit the act. CT
February ., l&G22, authorizing Il: 2uspcn-
s;cr of the writ OF. habcas corpus" He
stated tnat it would not he .;aapITGP7ia1o
t7;;ailv'to cxplain the object Of tho bill. m lie
read the act Of the 9th february, authori=-
Ing the President 70 declare Martial ia7, and
the supplemental set of April 70, tbs second
section Of which declares ''thl. the A;t which
this ACT is designed to limit shall. contirae in
force thirty days after the. nest ISselinE 81
Congress. :" 1t Is III: latter section whirh
the bill proposes t0,Jereal. Mr. T. assumed
that II was the ,cttlei policy Gf Congress 10
confer the po'eer to declare Martial Law
when demanded by liz T.nbli., 5aisty, and
wuiiId, therefore, not enter upon sls argu.
.u,vnt IN fGvor Of tic police. The object was
to continue Il in force: but The President.
will be Invested Of this authority in lsai slIan
twenty days if the limiting. clause Of the
Law Of April 18th be not repealed. IL Con-
grcSs neglect to perform This duty ,Inuch Gun,
fusion in several DISTRICTS and great .lctri-
l::..:nt e ihe public interest will inpyiGhIY
result. ~
While nj tta SUBJECT he dccrod ii not in
appropriate to refer u n resolution niisle,i %
yesterday bt t!.4 gentleman FROM Tcnnes-
see CIR. FoorE.) inluiriDgs 9hilher- martial
Law had been DECLARED by Military Comman-
l.ierr il, certaii, cases, Ey What authority; and
what legislation was NECESSARY to guard
against abuses,jic- .lIr. 3: ieil outs: well as
sIred that the gentleman was not. aware that
the President himself had promptly inter
posed the Executive authority in-rindIca;3n
ii the laws and the rights Of citizens against
Ii: usrirpation Of military commanders. lie
read FROM .i:6Rsr1l ,tQrdcr,, No. ,-3G,
which lad hGell PuhlIshvd, .cths- iif-
slrnctions, OF tn President tEaF - sl,-,
itary Commanders hare rT6: auth Gritty
20 Suspend the ~ril 81 hIt:I2 carpi.S. = ard
that martial law, when declared by the ,PTesi-
dent under the act Of ConGrc:s, does not jas
lily Tie arbitrary establishment Of the price
oil commodities in the trade. Of the jtizt!45 d
the Confederate States.'n - NJ. Z. Would SEP.
lure tc assume that sleb orders hal basn is
sued h.. the. President a. -:n':ld eiiectuall5:
prevent d repetition OF lks, :,li'pos which lind
berii complained d. - .'.-.:cg ,'.~ -.
Mr.. G.RIpII Offered i rrsllitp'f=to rrier
The Till TO- The Judiciary Com uiittes, with. m
strnc:ions 10 inquire what is; the law: cetab-
lisiral IL ;:arious parts oi this Ionieicracy
under the name Of martial law. =" and now
fnr,uch lavT is auth arix:d by the Statute au-
tho"iziug the Suspension, Of the writ 81 A@-.
bsag corD.S in certain cases; ara that the
committee report what legislation is I;ecessa-
r. 10 dcfi:ie " MAJ tisr law,' and TO FTotert
the CONSTITUTIONAL rights Of oiiirenfs and at
the sam, time giratO the Executive, the power
necessary foT the military police Of .in"aded
districts
Mr. CRoai:Frr, Of Ny.iT s,ttfnit,td a prnp6--
sition that the hill, be referred tG Tho Con-
mittec OF tn. Judiciary. with Instructions:
10 report bill clearly defining under What
circumstances the wrir OF ha5sas corpus may
tie. suspended BY the President; and Under
What circumstance he may declare martial
Law, and providing for the puni-hluent of al
who may presume To declare martial law
without authority from the rTesid6tt. -
Ihe- vote. was taken Oil ilGs latter pro
position. and it was rejected. The resolution
OF Mr.. GAKNETT then came up. and, on the
vote being'taken, it S'As adopted. h. ayes ~
nays 2t.' =" =. = -. -2,.' '....'-.'.' 80
=. r.. The Chair laid before the li0usc confinu-
nication from the 2PreSidcnr, submitting two
reports from the Seeretary-of the Treasury
one requesting an appropriation Of g 600 to
dcfray The expenses Of printing the Prnceed-f
ings Of the Provisional Consress; thu aihe-,
in relation T. the evils arising rom The inlrn-
duction or, count: rii:it neies by the ehelEy,
in SECTIONS ii tie 80 Contedersey inys&iot by
them. lotil we're appropriately referred. - :
Tn motion af alr.- an12. the" HcuEc adj
journed. ., =, ~ - So. pa ''''- =
SON: Il. oIs ha9iDs cIspt .inin our report
The remarks Of Mr.. Sexton of.1e@as,' Gs pub
Iisf1cd in the Enquirer on Monday last, nc
anIiext the following IS cCrrect :-:I-o, - ''"s
Mr.. Sexton of:1cSaa; deprecated this dis
cusso1 as. irrelevant and unnecessary, but
lclt il his duty IL lna 10 some remarks 10 CON
sequence. Of the last sentences .wEisk hAl fal-
1cn from his colleague lIesMr- s.: hadyntca,
for the Uonscript lnw rot without regret on:
,c;ocuTntt 81 The nscsysity which required H..
and not without doubts as to whether IL 7Tla,
in complete. conformity, tc the CousiitutioE.---
HI had since been home, and. from his obseT-
vntiop ard inffcrmation hs'thought there vas,
~ Considerable dissatisfaction with rcgsTd &c
it. Tic best evidence II hfi, II inc 5iinpln3
Of tic Frcplc-in Eelatioii-ic STas- ih' Tsedi-
ness with which il wds e:eTyEaert c:aHi::
csced III, 49,. $500. .r..,-.,, go. 1870: !.
1fs .ieieii.ic:, iI!.t ncITs ':s Z e1nca;ars Of
rrccssi!J, ard as zuct the people: received.