Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-20
YANKEE CONGRESS-.
WAsulNsroI JIIe II, 1862
SENATE.

SENATE.
MIR. Latham, of California, called up l;s pia>
ton OF yesterday 10 Liio~ the gcntl9rncn
(aessrs Hooper aud Cannon here iIcln Utah,
claiming TO he Senators fro'a the State CT De-
seret, to take seals on tie li:rr
Mr. Hale, Of N. r., Ut JecIs,l.
MIR Foster, Of Conn, thought tua5 st'i'ili lie
admitted, in conformity With tho sciinn III
other cases heretofore.
Tie Chair decided that consent Of the Sonata
Vas necessary to TAXA up tis motion, siid Nj.
Latham called ijf I,ie Yeas aid nays; bull Sir.
Hale and ullcls asking ,h.i the matter he hid
over until to-m0rTuS, with lie view Vi Look
ing INTO piece DENIS, Mr. Lttham withdraw fa
motion
Mr. Dixon, Of Cjniiaciirut introduced thj
following
Resolved, That ri! acts OF ordinances oil ST.
cession alleged to havo bean adopted by any
Legislature or Convention of tue people 81 any
State sre, as To the Federal Union, absolutely
null and void; and that who suca aatE nihT
! and 10 subject rh6 individual a,t0rl therein 10
fmieiluIes and penalties, they no not, il ahJ
daefee, lii.rt Inc relations u the State wherein
they pllrporI 10 hayo bean adopted IT, tuc IT,.
rernfnelt of the United States; bat n'y, f. Ia
such Government, Gets .: rabeli0n ii .ub"5i'
nation and hostility Gil the Psit Of the indi.
yiduali engaged therein, CT giving assent there
| TO; and that such States afr, notwithstanding
such acts OF ordinances, uie;nb1Ta ct tho r one
Ta Untun, AID AS such s75 subject 10 al! inc
obligations add duties imposed upon tte'G -
the CONSTITUTION Of tito United States; sIn lie
loyal citzu,,s nI su"h States entitled Ia all
tho rights and privileges t!,crrhy guaranteed
or cohierred.
At Ole o'clock tile bill to amend the fugitive
slave aS WAS in order. 1t gives trial ny jury
to the alleged SLAVE when aPprelisndod
Mr. Latham, OF Uallilrnia, moved u post
pone it and take up the Pacific Railroad bill.
Carried yeas o., nays II.
The Pacific Railroad bill being up, Mr. Nc
Dougall, OF California explained some clrcun-
stances relative to the Measure, urging that II
would bs self sustaining, and that nothing " as
asked from ths Government uutil 1868.
The titls OF tho bill indicates ITS general
character, viz: IAN set to aid in the conslInc.
ton Of railroad and telegraph liIe IRON the
Missouri River 10 tho Piciic Ocean, end &c
secure to the Government the uso Of tho same
for postal, military end 0thor purposes"
Tks nainus 0i SGmu Rdd;tunal Corporations
Ser6 Inserted Ia lhe till, aud the amendments
PROPOSED by The SPECIAL committee On the sub
feet were ordered to be printed
the bill Was then Postponed until to morrow
at one O'clock.
o. motion Of Mr.. Wilson, OF Massachusetts,,
the bill to provide for additional medical ot1i-
GERS for the volunteer service vas taken up
Ths bill provides lor forty additional surgeons
and one hundred and twenty assistant sur
geons, to receive corresponding pay with like
officers OF tho regular army, and their term OF
Office case with the present war. All ap
pontess are to be previously examined by e
board vi medical officers, to Go designated b.
the Secretary OF War.
Mr. Wilson explained the immediate neces
sity Of the measure, stating that soldiers who
were injured in the battle before Richmond Oh
the 3lst ult. and lst inst. did not get their
wounds dressed on Saturday last because OF
the want OF sufficient number OF surgeons.
hlr. Browning, Of Illinois, said the sama
want Of surgeons Was felt in the hospitals OF
TIC " est This bill would organize corps
the members of which could BIZ ordered to any
point where needed, whereas the other sur
geons were attached to regiments and bri-
gsdes.
Messrs. CLARK, Of New Hampshire, Ocwan,
of Pennsy lvanis, and others, remarked upon
the difficulty which disabled soldiers expe
riencsd in getting their discharges When it
was evident they would not be again nt ter
duty.
Mr. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, explained az
length that there vas vsst difficulty in thii
matter by tie nsglect of the proper officers III
following the forms ard rules OF the gel vice.
Tine discharges could only be given By com
handing officers, even after surgeons should
give certificates Of disability. The company
otticsrs, too, neglected to give the soldiers
descriptive lists. Some 40 900 soldiers hal
been sent home, many of whom should now
bc in the service, Oh account Of the Irregular
", while others who should be discharged,
arc not, We have great army of sick and
wounded soldiers. He referred to the Law
which had been passed authorizing medicsl
inspectors which had not sll been appointed.
These and the present bill, be tb0nkbt, would
servo to remedy the evil.
Mr.. Foster, of C6nhtciicnt, ssid many OF
the surgeons were entirely Incompetent to
their duties, aud others who might have skill
had been in such condition when their sery-
ces were needed that they were unfit for duty
--thoy were intoxicated, ard acLed most bru
tally towards the wounded lie related that
altar the recent battle OF Winchester wounded
IEtII lay 4 ne'h WilEUut ATTENTION,
from this CAUSE aa.i others who we're finally
op,rstsI upon died actually from the inco11
peteut use oil tho knife By tho surgeon. Men
whose limbs bad bce6 smputsted had actually
been kicked while l,ing upon the floor, b.
cause they We're not ahle 10 gel up when III
dered; and others had l,srn brought in aud
lnld 81 long neglected., that ihey finally died,
aud were buried in The same clothes which
they had Oh when brought from the battle
field.
The Committee on the Conduct Of the VIZ
might find, by inquiry, that all the barbaTsles
practiced in this rebellion ava not on the part
Of the Rabels themselves. He said there vel {
now II, 600 soldiers in thu hospitals Hho should
be finally discharged, having recovered sui
fcently for that hut not likely TO be again fit
for service. This should DE done, not only in
justice to them, but to the larg&humbcr of
more recent wounded and sick, vino needed
the accommodations.
The bill was then passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker LAID bsfove the House mess