Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-06

and of the Texans and soldiers Engaged III
the attack and victory over The isha anu
naval f3rces of tho enemy ut falVeSson on
tho 1st of January, 1863, eminentiy eh'it's
thorn 10 tbs thanks Of Congress Al" Inc
country. ,h;o,,.,..,t
. Resolved, Thst this brilliant achievement
-,suIi;np under tho providence OF God, IL tho
o0ntnre If The Harriet Lane, and the defeat
sna ;onominious flight of the hostile fleet
Grnm The hsrbor; the recapture Of The city
and ina raising o: the blockade OF the port ct
,;alyrsron, sisnally HTiucs that superior force
NAV be- overcome by hldllful conception sD'
daring courage.
3. Resolved Tha. the foregoing resolutions
bs communicated by the Secretary OF var
to Maior General Magrudcr, and By him 10
hin command.
Me-. ArEn, cf South Curalirla, Offered re
solution rendering the thanls Of Congress TO
Gen. Walker and his Command for good con
duet and ea!aniry iisplayet n, Pocahglio
aud Uoosswatchie on tho ed dag Of oct.,
1862 Referred to the same mrnittft
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
) message was lsid bsfors ths House NJ
tbs snnnEay !.cm the President, Transmitting
enclosures by tho Secretary Of Wer IN re-
s5ect to des.rtions in the army. Ordered 10
be printed p,
| slso, p communication from the President
encloajnR reports from Colonel Gorgas, Uhisi
az Ordnance, relative to tho examination
and spuointnent of ordnance officers, which
rennrt1 Wore elected in response to 'eao-
luton Of the House on that subject. Laid
on tina table aud ordered to be printed.
EXEMPTION BILL
| The order Of tho day having been CALLED
for, being the Exemption Bill, the question
! required on the following substitute oftered
By Sir. COLLIER, Of Va, fer the bill Of tbs
| Committee on Military Affairs:
"The Congress OF the Confederate States OF
America do enact, That sll persona who
shnll be held as unfit fer military service IN
the field, By reason Of bodily or mental in
CAPACITY OF imbvciiitY, under ru.en to no
prescribed by the Secretary Of War; tho
Vice President Of the Confederate States, the
vfficere Judicial and Executive Of the Jon
fede;ats anil State Governments, including
Postuasters appointed by the President and
confirmed Ivy the Senate, and such CLERKS in
their ofticors "a are allowed By tina POs.mss-
ter General and now employed, and exclu-
ding all other postnlssters their assistants hI1i
clerks and except such State officers Gs Inc
several States may have declared, or may
hereafter declare, Liable to militia duty, tho
rnclabcra Of both Houses OF the Congrens oil
the Confederate States, and OF the leG'aia-
lures Of the several States, ard their respet-
tive officers; all clci 6s now in tho ofticeR OF
ths Confederate and State Governments at
,horiysd By law, receiving salaries UT iaes
all volunteer troops heretofore raised by
any State since the passage OF tho act,
entitled "an set further to provide for
tho public d;iarlcc,' approved April 10th,
: lsG2 while such troops shall be in active ser
vice under State authority: Provided, That
this exemption Ghall not apply to any per-
IpUn who was liable to ho called into ser
yice by vrins Of said set Of April 18th, 1902
I'll rilats AID psraans engaged III tho NOR
cInrt nxri!is nsryice; tho prasidanta suFar
.lents, conductors, treauurer, chirl cleI L,
engineers, uisungars sta.iou agents, section
1.ustefn. two xroyt tract Eands to ekcE SIC
lion 81 eight milou, chi mechanics in ths ac-
tive aegYlse ard employ uisrt Of railroad com"
ranies, nct to +lablsce laborsra, portore end
n+naYngers, tta president, geporal mpsrin-
tei.isH; AID OferaiOfa q tnlrGflph comFa'
nies. tho LEGAL !uFprindsnt and oTrratora OF
Eaid companies, hot 10 3Ecred four III number
Il Eny locality but hat st tho gsat Cf Gov
eminent of tho tonicdsrc;a States; the pl esi-
Gert, srreIiEteadeat, captains, engineers
chef clslk aud mechanics in the active SER
vice aud employment Ct oil companies en-
essed in riysr snd canal navigation, and ali
captains Of boats and engineers therein eli
ployed;nno editor of each Newspaper nov being
published, sntsuch employees If The editor OF
proprietor may certify on oath to be indiapsn-
sable fer conducting the publication; the pub
lie printer and those employed 10 perform the
public printing for the Confederate and State
Governments every minister OF religion au-
thorizsd TO preach according to the rules Of hia
Sect, and IN The regu!a: discharge cfministerial
duties AMI al! pern1nH who hay, been, al,
now ars ma.nkers Of the Sncist7 Of Friends,
and tho Association CT DunkaEls, Sszarsusa
and Mennoniata in regulsr inombersh 2 III lhsr
respective denemiDations; Provided, Members
Of tho Society Of Friende, Nezarsnes, Msnno-
nists and Duukards sball furnish substitutes
or paw tax Of Ave hundred dollars each into
the public treasury; all physicisns who
are now aud nave been for the last five years,
In SEXUAL cf ihsir profession; all
saicrintenie, tbs public hospitsl5, luna
tic ssyiums, he regular pbysiciana,
T,ue0es and a1dlnts lhsrein, end The
teachers employed in the in9tltuticns for
Ito deaf, aid dumb and hind; Ill each
apothecsrT GtGle, low estkkliahed and
tinirg buaine!s, one apOthecary in cool stand
ing, who 10 prEctirsl aFothecary; I'll super
ir.idndsnts, luanasers, mechanics and mimers
employed in the production and manufacture
Of salt 20 tho extent Of twenty hustela per
day, End of lead and iron, and oil per
sous engaged in burning coke, smelt-
ing and manufacture Of iron, regular Dii-
mars in cosl lnines, rnd all cullicrs en-
csgel in making charcoal fsr msk;Dg bar and
Big iron, not 10 embrace labor e1s, messengers,
wagdners and servants, unless employed ct
works conducted under the authority, and
hT the officers or agents Of State, or in
works employed in the production Of iron
for tho Confederate Stste9i also regiment
raised under, Grd by the authority Of the
sSists Of Texas for frontier defence, now in the
service ofsaid state, while in such service
Provided, further, that tle exemptions here
in above enumerated and granted hereby,
shall only continue whjlat the persons er-
eulpted ere actually engE Zeil IN their rsspec
tisu pGrsuilg or Occupations: PROVIDED,
further, that :he Secretary Of War hhall,
upon such terms and conditions as may no
prescribed by him, and with tho approval Of
the President, exempt from all. military ser
vice, or detail for specified purposes, such
person or rersons, 40, with The approval OF
the Presidsnt, he may deem essential for the
good Of the service, or the general interests
Of the country; and Provided, further, That
tho enrolment Of persons between forty and
forty. five years Of oge, shall be suspended
until tho President shall call such parsons
into military service.
| uC:.,rrn., y LII e:ts a. Darts Of actS here
tofore passed in conflict with the provisions
he1ein contained, are hereby repealed"
Mr.. UEErEL1, Of Tennessee, moved to
strhs cut that portion of the bill which e1-
empted IN each spothocary in good standing
and doing busine*s, one spothecary in good
standing, Wis is a practical apotbecary.-