Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17

dignity of thi1 lIo,IHa, that tho InembSr fom
Tennessee should again make tha Ilc.
tion?
MIR. Fuorr-I call tho gentleman tn crdsr.
nm not to:be lectured by him.
Tho SpEAKER--B Beth gentlemen are out of
order; they will please lake their seats.
Mr.. :KENix-Qn very loud voicoj
say tits not consistent With the dignity
MIR. FooTE- (Excitsdly) shall go size
whern to laarn manners in this Houss, than
to the member from .Georsia [Cr;au Of
"'order!n. g arderpi]
| &r. KsnAn-GTstY eycitedly, I Will tsle
the responsibility 1f tosel.ing han
|. The SrE.Efg-Tho gentleman 10 nrs If rr-
der; he viii talks hie scat. (S-nshliah On the
floor and III thetgallary)
Dir. .KEhAN-(3till laudfr,) III t.Ls sthe
'esponsibjlity OF tonchiug him ,nannets or
anything elss al oay time.
The SrssERa.-Ths gentleman from Georgia
will como tGoofdaf.s -.
|: Me. Kesix.-lawill put mysskf in o,iSF
ThytsverTslsc was gsid WA lost in che
9onfutim bi Ito continued fsll oftho Sptahe er's
ham1har :snd tho sensational buzz ip She
uoHeS. -
fTAs motion COZ secesct session wss LOST. -
.Iho Hou3s than took up foY conhdoiattss
the order of the day, baiug tbs hil relative To-
1npIessmentsxs 53vya. 8 ssoaiiz1 .
A number of amendments vera Offe:sd,
gerb,l and additional which were severslly
rejected or adopted aftote discussion. The
majority were rejected
/ TIE bill was pssssd-ysss So. nays 7.
A Bill. to be entitled an aot to authorize and
rsgutdte impressmsHt Of private property,
for the use Of the army and other military
purposes.
Section l. The Uongress Of tho Uonfo1ersto
Ststoa Of America do enact Any officer of
the Confederate States, comnsntling mill
tary district or depar. mcnt, may authorize
the impzs'sment hY an officer Of graia not
lower than captain unsler special ordsr, Of pro-
pezty other than the property Of S!uts of
the Confederate States for the uGa Of the
Z my or other ilitari purposes, by ardsr
in writing, Whenever be ia dsti;nsd tea! lho
sans cannot be procured in dus time, eycort
ny impressmear.
Sec Z WhGfo slaves arc required to labor
on furtications or other publ:o works, lhs
impT eusnent shall hs made in Acsor.tnn :u
with the law of tho State wlers they ara
employed; in the absence CT such law, in Ac-
ooydancs with rules and rcen!aticn5 not in
Win w t''ia E"ti
to he prescribed from ,,ns t. tims by tLa
Secrelsly Of War: Provided 10 Impress.
rnsnt Of slaves shall te made whsFe tnhy can
be !irrf ct the usual market rates.
SIC. 3. Iu no instance shall am inGividnol hs
dspri7ed .Dy improasment, ,ofiha sanGut:t ufprn-
yisions required for ths comfortable sureu1t
OF his family, nor except under circuInGtan-
cos Of extrona urguEcy, to he declared in ths
,~1a g hall
individual ha deprived OF The grain, tornst,
s!ayaa or ottte: properly na2s.sary f!i tha
uae of his plantation.
SIC. a. In oil cases Ct impruaSmnnt, just
compensation shall he mado for tho iropsr; y
seized, Whistler the ktsoluta ownership, or
the temporary use or hire cnly thareot 10 de-
msuaeJ. II tho owner and this iInpressiue
Office: cannot aglse upon the amount Of
such conp2naatinn, it shall bs AccertAinsi
and determined by tho Judgment OF iires
loyal ind disiatbrestsd frsa-hoiders Of ihs
oily, county OF parish in which tho i.up:.;ap-
rlsnt s nlals--ons to be selected ny the
owner. ono by tbs impresnius cffcsr, snd ,hc
thiTti To !;s chosen by these two. The rsrsons
thus sslsctsd after ticking sn oath Id EFPrsiaa
the property impressed, fairly and inpart,a!ly,
which oath the imposing Officer is authorized
to ndminiatsr, shall proceed to aassss tue frll
value of the properly seized, ~ wall rs the
amount Of compensation for i7u tempo
rary use or hire, where that only is Ee-
quiicd; and also 20 determine upon the ap-
piicaiion of the impressing officer, which
application is to be made only in extreme
cnaea what amount Of provision would fur
nish liberal support for the family Of The
owner. And it shall be ths duty Of Guch
persons to make out certificate to ba signed
by sill tho parties, in which the valuations
h5rsin provided for shall be declsrsi, snd
the properly imprsgad, where its temporary
use or hire only Is demanded, described with
such minuteness as tn identify it, ard tn de-
livsr one copy thereof tp lao owner, and one
to tho impressing officer.
Sac. s. Where property has hosn i'm
pressed for temporary use or hire, aud
is losr or deatToyed without the default cf
tbs owner, the Confederate StAten shall
psy tho full value thersnf; a. Gacsr-
taiued under the provisions of this acf. II
auch property, when returned, has. III thu
opinion Of tbs owner, been injursd whilst III
tha public use, tho amount of damage tnere
by sustained shall be determined in ths man
nar preacIibsd III the fourth section of
this act the officer returning ,he property,
being suthorizsd to act on behalf OF tho Con-
federnte States, and, upon SUCH ioqni.y, iha
certificate of tho value of the property II hen
originally impressed, shsll bs lscc;sed ns
conclusive evidence thereof.
SIC. G. Any officer OF tho Confcdsra!et3tats SO
impressing property in violation OF fihe proyl-
mons of this act, shall bo liable to auch pun!sh-
mout as the military court Of the diGtrict or de-
rsrtment to which ha belongs msy in its dig
cretiou iuBict, unlesa compliance whit hn re-
quire,nents thereof be prevented by Tho
owner of the property or bY thr mlhlic ere
my. And in The latter event tho iiarrsSs,ng
officer sASIl he liable to the papsltica af thia
seation, nnlsss he shall CAUSE tho property
seized TO hs appraised in the msnnac pointed
;.uS in this act aa soon AZ practicable Of II
this bc impossible by reason Of thu cecnis-
ton OF the enemy, then ny ell apr:Ais"nient in
the city, county or Psriah mast convenient
TO that in whicl, d,a r.nru'tr wea iu-
pressed"
On motion. nIjcIrned.
MISSOURI.
That great Western Slate i. not hs' snd