American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-08-29
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS- s..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, Aug. 30, 1862

House met at II o'clock, and was opened
with prayer by Bishop Early
Mr.. MILES, of S. c., introduced bill to
authorize the grant of medals as a reward
battle. =
Mr.. BONHAM offered resolution of thanks
10 Col Thos- G. Lamar and the officers and
soldiers of his command for their brilliant
victory over the enemy at Secessionville.
Agreed to-
Mr.. FILLERE offered a resolution request
ing the President to take some steps to secure
the exchange of Pierre Soule, now prisoner
at Fort Warren. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Te., the House
then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the Presidents Message and accom-
panylng documents, Mr.. Curry of Alabama in
the chair
Mr. KEENAN,, of Ga, being entitled to the
floor, addressed the House in support of the
Conscript bill. He alluded to some state
ments made by the gentleman from Tenn.
Mr.. Foote, in his speech of yesterday, relative
to the correspondence between the President
and the Governor Of Georgia, on this subject
lie understood the gentleman to Justify the
action OF Gov. Brown. He wished to know
IT the gentleman approved of she act of the
Governor in his order to the militia officers
OF the State to disregard the Conscript Act
passed at the last session of Congress. He
held here and at home that that act of the
| Governor of Georgia unpatriotic, and
would not be sustained by the people of his
State.
Mr.. FOOTE would inquire of the gentle
man if he did not know that Gov. Browns
opposition was limited to n determination to
| resist the seizure of his militia officers?
colloquial discussion then ensued be-
tween these gentlemen which consumed some
half hour.
| Mr.. HERBERT, of Texas, obtained the floor
and addressed the Committee in support of
the proposition of Mr.. Foote for increasing
the army 100000 by.a requisition upon the
| States. He spoke of the effect of the Con-
/ script Act upon the people of his State. The
Lone Star" had been unfurled twice and
If the extension Of this bill was persisted in
! it would be unfurlcd the third time
/ Mr.. SEXTON, of Texas, regretted the tone
! of his colleagues remarks. He knew that
| the people of Texas felt themselves allied and
| identified with the other members of the Con-
! federacy, and he was satisfied that the gen
tleman did not reflect the sentiment of Texas
when he spoke of a disposition to raise the
standard of revolt.
Mr.. WRIGHT regretted the necessity that
required him to take the floor, especially in
| opposition to his colleague (Mr. Herbert)
| 1t was true he had not been in Texas since
the passage of the Conscript bill, but he had
been with the army at Tupelo, where he had
mingled freely with ten thousand of the sold
iers of his State, and among them all he had
not found one dozen who did not cordially
acquiesce in the bill.
Mr.. GATHER, of North Carolina, said that
it was known that he voted against the Con-
| script measure but he had acquiesced in it,
and had advised his people to do the same.
The people had responded to it, but it was
not a favorite mode of raising troops in his
| State. He was not in favor of repeating the
| present law, but for carrying it out in all its
| provisions. But the question was not on its
repeal, but whether it should be extended.
! He thought the army should be increased at
! least 800, 900. How should this be done
| By an extension of the Conscript law, or by
| voluntary enlistment? lie preferred the sys-
/ TEN of enlistment.
| Mr.. COLLIER, of Va, thought the discus
J sion of this bill out of place at the present
time, and expressed himself in favor Of at
once SLING mp cur regiments to the proper
standard by some efficient and expeditions
means, so that our armies might continue to
drive back the enemy they had driven them
| back of late, until their own country had been
made to feel some of the effects of war, as
| Virginia had felt them.
| Mr.. Chiffon, of Ala, sustained the Con-
| scription at some length and spoke of the
necessity that existed at the time of its adop-
| ton
At the suggestion of Mr.. Holt of Ga, Mr..
! Foote withdrew his proposition and the ques-
| ton then REQUIRED upon the resolution of Mr..
Jones, of Tenn. for referring the Message and
documents to appropriate committees, and
the vote being taken, the resolution was
! adopted.
Mr. BARKSDALE, of Miss, introduced a
| joint resolution OF thanks to Gen. Van Dorm,
| the officers and soldiers under his command,
and the citizens of Vicksburg for the hero
ism and gallantry displayed by them during
the seventy days siege of that city. The
resolution was passed.
Mr.. FO0TE gave notice that he would on
Monday introduce similar resolutions, ten
dering thanks to Capt. Brown, of the ram
Arkansas, for his brilliant and unparalleled
engagement with the Federal fleet on the
Mississippi.
Mr.. CLOPTON, of Ala, offered a resolution
to instruct the Judiciary Committee to in
qure what legislation, if any, is necessary to
protect the Government and people of the
Confederate States against the disastrous
consequences of a counterfeit currency; which
was adopted