Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07
CONFEDERATE sTATEs CONGRESS-
MGnr.Y, October 9Th, lSG2.

TLn Semitic met al ii O'Clock, lloE. MI
HUNTLR in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rylsrt.
On motion Of Mr.. CLARE, ksf. of ahs:Ice
was granted MIR. Sims, Of Ky, du'Ihs the lie.
mainder OF the session.
Mr, DAVIS, from the Committee oil Finance,
reported a bill to repay TO the State Of North
Carolina the excess over her 'luota paid by
her into the Treasury Of the Confederate
States, on account of her wsr tax.
(Mr. HILL in tile Uhair0
Mr.. HuHreR, from COMMITTEE Oh Finance,
reported = House bill making appropriations
for the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
expenses Of the Government, for the month ot
December, 1867, with amendments; which
were agreed tn and the bill pa ;sed.
Mr.. &.xnow, from Committee rn Military
Affairs, reported a Senate hill to amend al
act To further provide for the public defease.
with a House amendment which was concurrcd
in.
From the sam---A House bill to graft COM
mutation in lien Of quarters for the superin-
rendr,t of the intelligence Office and his
| clerks; aud TO Increase tie compensation IF
his clerks. Passed.
Mr.. HEsaY introduced & bill to define the
rank of quartcrm.ster g-uerul and chIet Of
ordnance. (Givcs thsln the rank OF brigaa:c:
general.
Mr.. ORR moved to add tue naIhe of the
coGu.nissary general. Agreed ~.
alc. HssAY moved 10 add the chief ui the
engineer department. Agreed to.
The motion To have the bill read a third
tirus was disagreed to.
House BILLS TAKEN UP.
A House bill to authorize the formation Of
volunteer companies for iocal defence.
Mr.. HEEEY offered nj amendment, requiring
all members Of such companies to take the oath
Of allegiance. -A1onred, and bill passed.
Mr.. pHsLAH moved ~ reconsider rbe Sots
on 1h.>uboye bill. Agreed to.
4! House bill 10 increase the pay Of pfi-
Yates aud non-cominias!oned officers: wit u
substitute appropriatiug five millions o. dol
lars for The relief Of INDECENT families Of SOL
diers.
Nj. URn mnved u recummil the bill 70 the
Committee, with instruction to report what
addtinnhi expense the paTsngc Of The bill
wonld incur.
The MEASURE was di.cussri at length, hut
as the ar unents allotted have been fr-
9~uently noticed heretofore, 1t il scarcely ne
cessary - roplbli5h shenI.
The motion tD rec1mmit tine bill u ID:
CruInitlee was negatiyed.
The Amendment. Tsp"rtsd by the Commit
t=- ~rs rejected, and the bill passed.
The bill increases the pay of p~rlvates and
nnn-commi>siuncd officers 81 pei month.
A House bill to provide for the raising and
orgaprxati,n of additional forces, in the Statts
| 80 " r. ne md .,t ~, L., G,, fhn ormu pf
the Confederate States, With = Senate substi-
tute.
The bill authorizes the President to appoint
such Major and Brigsdier Generals, Field,
Staff and Company officers, rs in his opinion
the defences Of the county may require, IT,
raise troops in thu States Of kentucky and
Missouri: aid II they DO not within a reasona-
bio tIme report Their commands ready for
duty, the President may vecate their ntti oes.
They receive pay IRON the Date of their re-
s~pective appointments.
Mr.. Gi.AnE Supported the original bill bnt
opposed the substitute. He regarded it AZ
the only hope for the protection ct his State
CIiasouri). The peculD.rities of The Ease de-
manaed tic measure. The lighting men Of
Missouri wanted leading men, acting under
the authority of the Government, TO whom
they could RAINY and accomplish effective ur-
ganizatiIIs. Il was necessary that these
leaders have the right to saiect officers to nGtr
enlistmeEts, because it was Impossible ID 60
through the forlnalities Of election required
in other and ordinary cases.
Mr.. PnEiLN urged objection to the original
bill on the ground tina, it did DOT provide tuI
the terms Of enlistment of the lrouts. The
hill authorized the appointment net naly ri
field aud s:sff, but C ali other officers. To this
helikewise objected.
The substitute of the committee, MurhDiik-
ing the appointment; only Of field cTl"rts OF
regiments, battalions and s1usdr0Ils rot AL
ready organized in Missouri and Kentucky,
waa su.snded, on motion If sir. CLARK. 80 us
to include Brig1dier Generals il the appoint
1leni, and th-.i adopted
The President laid before tbs Senate n Mes
,nge from the Executive vrtoins the hi! Civ
ing thu Quartermaster c1rnerai the inhk. psy
snd allowances Of a 6riyadier General. Or
dered IL !'e printed
The f1Iiate then, on motion 81 Mr.. LL:,.
went iatO secret session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House Inc, Il ] U'rIock. Prayer By Rev.
DR.. Reud.
The uoure resumed the consideration Of
the hill pending st tbs time Of adjournment
On Saturday. viz A Senate bill reported
back by Mr.. SwAsS, Of Tennrssee, from the
Military Committee, TO authorize the presi-
dent ta accept aud place in the service certain
regiments and battalion5 heretofore raibed,
~ith am2naments. The object Of the bill is
Ia authorize the reception Of certain Iegi-
ments, bsltaIions, &c, which have been raised
in good faith, but not legally. The amend
merits to tia till were agreed to.
Mr.. STINs, Of Tenn, moved 10 reconsider
the vote by which the House agreed to the
lost amendment, which proposes to strike ont
the words military organizations raised after
this time" and to insert regiments Or hat
~talions nrgarized after thr said frat day of
October, 1862"
The amendment was discussed by Messra.
G4RpEEHIER, Foprr, ATxiss and Mrlrs; but
without taking action IN regard to il, the
sperisl order-the taE bill-was called, and
the subject was laid over.
The House then, in Committee OF the " hole,
(Mr. CuRRT in the Chair) resumed the con-
sideration Of the special order-the bill to
raise revenue.
Mr.. BRIDaERa. of n. c. occupied the. floor.
in otncsitrun to the bill.
Mr.. Mca,E. Of Mics: followed Mir. BADGES,
in support of The bill, maintaining its consti-
tutionality.
Mr.. CLAP, Of Miss, addressed the House at
ienplh in opposition to the bill.
The question was then called iiTon the mo-
ton of.AIr. G~ARSETT, OF Va, to strike out the
e~nacting clsuse Of the bill, the adoption OF
which, The Chair stated, defeated The BILL
The vote being taken, the motion was agreed
TO. Tic Committee the, rose, and the CHAIR
Mil reported its action.
Mr.. PsarINs. Of La, offered thu following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee OF Ways
and Means he instructed to report i1ninedi-
| atelv d bill for the purpose of raising g sufB-