Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-23

items for the office Of brgadler E*rerai, 10
make snid nominations with reference to s'e
number of Brleadler Generals which lnsS nave
been appointed from each State sud 20 Tie
number Of tronrs which each State may nave
IN the service for the wnr, giving preference
10 such States IS may have lie least number
of Briyad;er Generals IN proportion TO the
| troops il hss III fcr:-ic-, and to assign said
RrisaAier Generals, wncn appointed, to the
! command of brgadea Of troops which may
he in ,Lc scryic. from the State from which
they have been appointed.
Th, Commute: REPORT that the Constitution
provides tha, the President "shall nominate,
and bv and with .ho advice and c9lsent OF
the 2n.te, shall appoint ambssssdoe-', other
public ministers aud :oTsuls, Judges 81 the
Supreme Court, aud All other officers OF the
Confederate States, whose appointments are
| not herein otber~ iIe provided for, and which
shall De established by law.
By this clause Of the Constitution, tho right
of nomination, in the opinion CT the Commit
t.e. ~ given exclusively 20 the Presid"at. Ine
pos.r - appointment is given TO the F'esl.
dent, co,,;ro;ie: ~ the advice and consent OF
The Senate orir. In the matter OF appoint
nents. therefore, the Senate ia an advisory
Executive body, and in that capacity may
exercise a regulation and restraining lhNuence
uower and discretion; and may appropriately
take into consds, alton the relation Of the
the officer proposed to the troops to be com
man5ed, or to The citizens for whose 'mme-
date benefit bis functions are TO be employed.
| But the Congress, rs O. legislative body, con.
sis,irg of the Senate and House OF Represent
tatiyrs, have no constitutional authority, Il
/ the Gplnion cf the LnnInittae, TO regaiG!e or
| interfere With executive discretion N making
nominations or appointments. The control of
| the Congress over appointments Is connnsd
TO the authority Of yesting, by lsw, Tho ap-
! poiat,n-3t CT ruch Inferior otfics's, ns they
may think proper, n the President alone IN
thscouyts oil Jaw, Or il, TIE he"d= .: depart
| meDt$.
| For ti:cs. re,sons thv Ca:.rni.t.a respect
fully rrnort back the bill mentioned va: +
Recommendation that il do not pass.
BekJ. II. Hui, Cbaii ma;.
A ticcuSSien AROSE o. thu question, IN
winch Aiessrs. IAHcEY, Hill, S.MnEs aud
ursRy participated.
Mr.. Y.sc.Y offered tia following IS SUI
stituse for the bill:
the Congress Of the Confederate Si&t-s of
America do enscI tart the act creatia ri.e
otiioe Of Br!gadier General he apt the same
!s hereby amended 81 the Stiditlon Of the to!-
lowing clauac
Thst the tra0rs Which h,ru been Or may
ia raised or enrolled il any State shHii DO Iii
yiir,i and tr..snized into brigade; aud theIe
shall he created Il, !!:@!.y hrlestier GENERALS
for the TROOPS OF any Safe "a ii has troops
in the field; and hrigsdirr Sensral shall be
Appointed TOR each Of said bIigates, and 10
I on- shall be qualified 10 ill or exercise the
| cifice Of hrigaGer general for the troops Of
nng State unless ut Tho t,Ihe Of his appoiu:-
Inrnt he shall ha cit,len o. The Confederate
States aud Of tn. State in wb;rn h. troops
ct his brigade Shall hare been raised.
After debate between Mrssrs, TAHcEY. aid
Oaa, the vnts wae taken, hnd tha aulendrlaa;
was rejected by tno tt'o wing vote:
| .YEs-Mc.sys Car. Tia yIra Oldham, ;snfnes eDd
! Taacey-5
| Hill Auntec Lews. Maxwell, Or. tneikn, Preston
| sparrow All! H:siat-li-
The vote waa tneu tatrll On ~ ;'ris ;i1al
bill. Nth ihc following reeult:
| hTrs-ii.,srH CLARK, LEXIS ant Yarc.?-2.
SATs- Mest,s. Baker suraett: Clay, pavia LAY a"a,
! H.uv, Hill Hunter. Maxwell, Orr. Etriau l1r-tyn.
! SeinueS, Sparrow AID "!gisll-l5
go the .hll! was negstived.
raeu on motion, tins Senate adjdIrned.
HOUSE OF REPP ESENTATlvES.
The House ne. r, II O'Clock, ard wLs
OPENED with prayer i:v Rev. Mr.. Soi!ET.
| Mr.. Fosrxa. of Aishama, Introduced re-
| solution requesting the S.cretaly OF VIZ -
asnd coypa cf competent engineers XIII 90.
ders to make thorough reconnaissance ~
the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, and
country sdjacan, thereto, with thu view
of selecting the most eligible site iur the
erection OF permanent Notifications on, or
placing obstruc,Ions in said rivers. Agreed 20.
Mr.. kkENEp, CT Louisiana, cif.red 6. rssou-
zion that, Gasmuch as Congress haa post-
poncd the day Of meeting Of tho next regular
session To the "a Monday il January, 1883,
the President be eQacsted % dirs:t TIE heads
! Of departments a. SEND in their estimates Of
the appropriations ntcesslry fur their Several
iepsr ments for the fiscal Year Commencing
il January next. Agreed to.
Mr.. KEnSgK gave notice Of = MUTTON 10 sy-
tend The rresan: session 10 tbs l3t!. g: Ccto-
bar.
NJ. MouRr, nf Ky, ofl'--od rr-olutioc x:
structing TUG p,st Otiica Conmittea tn ia
or;re into the expedlcncy 81 ESTABLISHING a
mail route between Knoxville, Tenn: and
Lexington, Ky. Agreed e.
i Nr CHAaHlIs', Of W., submitted several
Ges.sas foF National flag, and Mr.. MILES, o.
s. c., submitted drtisn for e seal, " hich
we're referred to appropriate cotnnitteea.
Mr. CosR.p {! Louisiana. from the Com.
ni,tee OH Naval AHairs, reported hac; the
. following:
A Senate Joint resolution IF thsnss to
Com. +. Farrand, c. 9. Navy, nth Il recon-
1nenda,ion that it pass. 4 s!.ai!sT rssolI.
;;eu ha"ing already passed. th,s wss laid
. upon the tsbl-.
} A Senate bill Determining the annual Dalary
OF tie Engine:r-u-C Chic! an" Passed Assia
tsnt Surgeons of the Navy. P2ssad.
A olll smendatory OF the acE to reoig .niza
the Marine corps. Passed.
s resolution nquning what appropriation
IL necessary to blackafe s.ia snEesSee and
Cumberland rivers, and the nos! successful
, means Of defending the saTei asking 70 b.
discharged from i,ss further consideration
which was agreed 10, and the resolution laid
, upon the table. Also, memorial from Mr
] Harvey In relation TO river defsnces.
r Mr.. CRLror, Of Ala, from the Pest-Omse
= Courmi;:ee, reported 5sIk bill providing fol
i, the compensation Of persons engaged in car
rying the mails previous 10 the Organization
= Of the Confrd :5acy, with substitute there,
E fer; which vas con.i!.red ard passed.
: On motion Of 3fr. Baldwin, Of Vs., ths
rules we're suspended to enable him 70 Offer
: the folloE ing:
D Resolved, Inst TIC President bo respect
fully requested to inform, this Houae-lst
T Whether Charles Il, Hyde, citizen OF Au-
gusta county, Virginia, who, on the 20th
, day of the dresser: month, was arrested in
J the city Of r chInund and confined in prison
known as Castle Thunder" was 10 arrested
! and imprisoned By tie military authority Of
+ the Confederate S.stes and il 70, bY what
officer and under what authority, 2a. For