Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-31
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MONDAY, MALcH 80, 1863.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


The House met at II o'ciack. Prayer by
the Rev. Or. Moore
This Chair a:rou5ced The following COM
u i;,es, under HI caolu!on Of Dir. PrRsIHs,
to investigate the CHI. yes ug.i1s' Tho Cniei COL
lsctor Of tho War lkx IN Virginia: Messrs.
Perkins Of l., Staples Of Va, Curry Of ala,
Smith Of N, O.
Mr.. SEXTON Of Texas, desired to hsvs his
vote upon tie fiasl passage Of the bill to pro-
vide for tho :sseasDe ht Of taxes, recorded in
.Ae negative. The request was granted.
Mr.. Mu.Es of S. O., iron the Military Com
mities, reported back the Senate bill defining
W list persons shAl be exempt from military
.etgire in tho armies Of tho Confederate
Ss.ss, end moves .hot it la laid upon the
table.
Tho rertipg o; tho Senate hi. YES called
for, SD dnr1uS lts progress. al-. aiicuss
rio=ej to dspenss with its fl, :her reading.
". M,Lps Withdrew lis lnojou to lsy she
BIZ! upon tha .abl-. ind ,nogod 10 :rssp"!ie
th2 h,'i lii IL ociooi; ir-ruoIrUw. Tois mo-
I'm was agreed To.
M-. ulnSl5, Of No., 'rJn tns 100 t%m-
mitter, reported back bill referred to tnsm.
for the relief of fsm,lisi CT non commissioned
officers and privztos o! the Confederate States
army, and moved that the COMMITTEES DO dis
c1s7gwt rom iis further consideration, ol the
g'runG that :hs Committee had reported a
blli u2an tho same rubjsct, which was hoy
uco? Tie calendar Of the Inst session. lie
moved To tran.f,r that bill to tho present
calendar. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. SWAMI, Of Tenn, from the same Com
mi.tss, reported back the bill TO provide for
the enrolment of persons Of f1Ieigu birth,
and moved It's reference to thu COMMITTEE on
thu Judiciary. Agreed to.
Mr. Mites reported back the bill TO continue
in par all soldiers discharged by reason Of
wounds and injuries received in the seTvice,
and moved that the Committee be. discharged
from its further consideration.
On the motion to discharge the committee
from the further consideration Of the bill,
the vots was taken by ayes and aoes, and re-
sulted-ayes Q, noes G.. So the House re-
FUSED tn discharge the committee.
MIR. Rad, OF Ky, with view to get tho
bill bofo-s the Houae, moved to reconsider
the vote, and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. CHAMBLlss then moved 10 postpone the
bill, and make il the special order for We'd
nssday next, At IL o'clock. Agreed to.
Mr.. MuEs, from the Same committee, re-
ported back bill to prevent the CONSUMPTION
Of officers designing their commissions on &C
count Of wounds received, or diseases con-
trscted in the service, and that the committee
be discharged from its further confederation,
and that the bill 10 laid upon the table -
Agreed to.
NJ. Miles also reported back joint resolu-
4. ~ ,i,, L.. H,1 A
and the officsrs and men OF his command, for
gallant services in the capture Of Federal
gunbost in Stono river. The resolution WAS
taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. MILrs also reported the following 1880
luton as substitute for one referred to the
committee:
Resolved, That the President be req uestea,
if not incompatible with the public interests,
to communicate to this House copies of such
official reports of general officers of tho bat
ties of Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro,,
Fort Pillow, Islanf No. 10, and New Madrid,
~ have not yet been communicated 70 Con-
grass. Agreed to.
Or. MlLrs also reported back the bill to
provide TOR the appointment Of additional
Qaartsrmsstsrs in the Provisional Army
The bill uas taken no and passed.
Mr.. CoSslp, Of La, from the Committee on
Nsrsl Affairs, reported back sansts bill to
authorize :hs appointment Ct Register, en-
additional Clerk, and Draushtsman for the
Navy Department., tbs bill wss taken up AID
passed.
Also, Seiate bill ii au.horizs the Secretary
Of the Navy TO employ the bsst pilots for
service in the Confederate marine. Rsad
| third time and passed.
Also, Senate bill to be entitled an act to
provide for continuing in service seamen and
| ordinary seamen, now in the service Of tho
Confederate States. Read third time and
passed.
4 motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was agreed to, wss lost.
Mr. GlRsETT, Of Va, from tie Military
Committee, reported bill to allow commu-
tstitn to the militia in the actual service OF
Of the Confederate States, which was rssd q
third time and passed.
| Mr.. CHlABL1ss, Of Va, from tho COMMITTED
on Naval Affairs, reported from that Com
mitsee bill to authorize the Secretary Of the
Navy to make certkin contracts without ad-
vo,tsiog for proposals. Tho bill was en-
! crossed, read third time and passed.
! Also, bill to regulate the pay Of thu
of1cera formerly belonging to the revenue
Sc, 7ics Of the United States, and now in tn.
employment Of the Confederate States. Th'
i bill was read third time and agreed to. -,
I Also reported back the Senate bill for tn
x~f- pas -