Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-29
ccHsE2EuaTE sTAfEs CcEHRF
Taraso.r, August oeth, 1867.
SENATE.

advancing the passage al suRory rcsoiu-
tor. r.L:cfi Se;e received and laid upon the
table.
Mr.. poe7cH, Of North Carolina, offered The
following resolution. which was adopted:
Reanlyed, That the Committee on the Jul
dietary inquire into the action Of the Judges
ri the several District Courts vt The Conled-
crate States III allowing tax fees u the Dis
trict Altrrnies Under the facts fof tic Sc
onrstratior of csratra, &c, OF alien enemies,
and whether huy legislation IS necessary to
render their a.rton uniform.
,n Goticn Of Mr.. HENRY, of Tennessee, his
cnlltiyiie, Mr. HAYHrs, gss granted one week s
js,v. IF absence 10 visit his home, whittier he
lsd hean necessarily called.
Or rnosion Of Mr. Mi1wErL, oi.florida
n. .r.essag,. from lir. House was taken UP.
The resolution. voting thanks to Col. j. f..
Montgomery, and the officers aid men under
his command, icr gallant services, On the 10th
at Nav md 9Th Of JLnr, 1862, WAS referred
to the Military Cnnmittec.
The Juint resolution appointing Commit
tee t. Investigate the administration Of the
Eav7 DEPARTMENT under it3 present head,
was taken Up and discussed al Considerable
length
Mr.. MAXWELL advocated tLs resolution Oh
the ground that the object was one Of great
importance, and WAS but just 10 the people
and the Department.
Mr.. BrRHE7T, OF Kentucky, WAS opposed
to it, because bs did not believe it would ls,-
suit in any good whatever In nearly all
similar instances under the old government
the result Of snGh Investigations vas series
OF v lts-wasking resolutions. TIE nyrSti-
CATION 81 such charges belonged, II right, to
other rTii,unsis, and should he left 10 them
MIR. ERow.;, cf Aiia5., offered aI amendment
;tat All persons having charges against the
Navy Department shall snbTait theu 10 tla
Committee in writing.
Mr.. TTISFAIL was opposed Ia the resolution
altogether. IL was l. matter which did NOT
belong 20 the Senate. II IN vestigatiel
were to be made ut ali. the Constitution pro-
rided especially that It should be done irsl
BY the Houst Of Representatives ard the FsItY
mpAsched should then be sent to the Senate
for trial
Mr.. PaEs7oH, OF Va, took the opposite new
and contended that the object Of the proposed
in yestigstion Hss not for the purpose OF in
parchment, but for inquiry, knowledge. If
the House of Representatives should after
wards make the impeachment, then it would
be duty of the Senate &c take the consequent
steps.
Mr.. HUI, c. TIA: took similar 2ie1 cfthe
subject
Mr., B&RHwELi. I'as opposed to the resol,i-
ton because te believed it Would Dc extreme.
IL iuexE cdient and uniust, inasuluch IA the de-
fence OF the partT examined would, necessa-
riiy,r TO prevent mischief To the country BY
stording information TO the eI,emy, have
to D. kept eecret. On the ether hand, it
wus clearly matter which. If Impeachment
were in view,that belonged to the other house
alone.
AGer sau,e further debate the vote " as
seksn upon the amendment and it ~ss re-
jected.
Mr.. PHr1AN moved 10 amend b. striking
tut the woriz under lis present head. -
Lost
The RESOLUTION VISA thea sdup'sd. ny rote
Of tiltssh to sevo1, those voting il. the neg
Atire being Msssrs. Earnweli. Brown, Bur
nett, Mitchell, oldham. Peyt6n and Wig
fall
The bill, ameusstory Of the enrolment act.
wss taken Up and after SaTsrsl anandmsEte
il Ess adopted.
The Senate ,ncn weiit INTO Executive srs-
sion.
HOUSE Or nEPEESL:iT ATE-ES.
The House u,.s, and ~ opened f7tt p:nJt:
by Rev. Or. i;,:ELEY
Me. SWAMI. of Te1n.. offered The following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, There Ale many persons resident
in the Confederate States, Tho, because Of
foreign birth, have sought the protsction Of
Foreign Consiils: whereby they aIs to De eE-
efnpted from n,iitsIT service, and by menns
OF sacE claim 1. exemption are, exercising
many Of the privileges Of citizens, thereby &C
property, - the decentralization Of
adopted cit,:en: III Ihe Confederate STATES
srlny, Therefore
Resolved. Thsl tie Committee Oh tha Judi
dietary De Instructed to INQUIRE whether such
exemption eau lawfully De extended by for.
eign Consuls TO gny inhabtaut Of the Cuil-
federate States, wher=by hiG person pre-
perty, or both, shall b. relieTcd iTo'n that tri-
butte 70 this Governnent Low ezscted Of stl
citizena in their persona aid property and
that the committee Tarort b? bill Or other
wise,
Mr., DAkGAa presented e bill entitled all act
10 provide further for the public deirDce.--
Referred 10 the Military Committee.
Mr. Gay, IF Texas, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That during the present session
Of Congress it shall no. be III order for any
member Of this House tc speak longer than
ten minutes on any bill, resolution, or other
subject, before the report of the committee
thereon; nor after such report, shall my
member be allowed TO speak more thar once:
nor longer than thirty minutes on any bill.
resolution, or question, without tie consent
Of ma jority Of the House.
The frs; clause Of this resolution Was
adopted by vote Of 73 to 10, an6 the latter
BY vote Of 70 to l9. A motion to .eccu-
slider the resolution wss rejected.
Mr.. GARrRlLL, Of Ga. from the judiciary
COMMITTEES, reported back the bill 70 provide
compensation Of Marshals. and asked its re-
ference to tia Committee Of Ways snd Means.
1t " as 90 referred.
Also, bill for compensation ofthe Collect
ors Of Norfolk and Portsmouth, waich took
the sane direction.
Mr.. MlIks, from the ,I;ijtaTy Committee;
reported back bill entitled At sct 10 au-
thorizc the appointment If additional orhaelc
Of artillery for ordnance duties,
Til, bill was read. engr5ssed, read third
time ami passed.,
AIr, FrcH, oi Alb. ft1:n the saEis commit
tee, reported back III. Jill entitled an get ipr
the discharge o. private soldiers unGer Inc
sge I'll IS years, snd to prohibit the enlist
ment of such persons. Postponed. placed
upon tue calendar, and ordered to be printed.
also bli entitled an act to authorize Gene
rals t. sccsp, designations during the VAL
After considerable discussion, on notion at
Dir. JoNEs, It was laid on the table.
DIR. HtisEEL1, IRON tins special aon.1uittee
20 WHO the sutje1t wac referred, reported the
following;
Resolved, That the Speaker Of this HOUSE
be authorized TO appoint the following stand
ing committees: On Military Transportation.
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