Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-31

that The ir@sFs ofths country had proved 10 be more
unnoDscorable Spectators and extortioners than the
most excrtonae Dutch Jew in the country They will
send their own sh aud boodtto the army, but they
Will not willingly send negro TO work upon the fort6-
GATORS. They refuse 20 sell {. cir wheat although they
get for it five times what they eyerfeceived before.
They will burn il rather tan give ttother own sons.
The cause Of all this was the sd,preciaed currency,
which had eugendered vide spread pernieiou, spr-
Ii ofsp'cnl3tion tn oughou the c0uaty After bri, fly
discussing the necessity for an Improvement Of he cur
rency, Mr.. WI6FALL declared that the time bad co
When must not only keep the soldiers In the army,
but send those to the field who are not now there Tee
time would come when those who have eubstitutes In
the army who would give ten times the amount they
hsd paid for substutes have their lames infcrbed
upon the rolls OF their countrys glory Add whom that
Cine shall come no greater iniamy will attach TO
any than the absence of his name from the roll of
some company organized for The defence of the coun-
try. TWAS dong no wrong to any Ito force him
into the army when by doing So preserve his repu-
IA ion As The Experiment. Of cloth ng and feeding the
army by keeping 'pairio ir czsns az home for that
purpose had utterly failed aud the soldiers who are
in the field are - be kept there he was in favor
of revoking altogether the substitute exemptioni Mr.
w. sign6ed his purpose TO offer substi pte the
pending bill, the bill reported from the 0ommi tee Of
Military AfirA He Proposed 70 do SO in Difference to
the wishes of Senator's who desired that the new con-
scrpon, AID the repeal OF the substitute exemption
should be pari passa.
Mr.. CLARK said that the bill from thu House was
perfect and he hoped the Senator from Texas (Mr.
WsGEALL would not submit ts Amotion he had indica
ed y
Mr.. WIGFALL-Yery well.
The question upon tho pending aniendment, Mr..
MAxwrLL was then put and decided in the negative,
withouta division
The question rtcurred upon al amend ent submitted
by Mr., sKnEs, of La, providing for repayipg far
oportion of ay sum of any consideration OF money
paid by principals to their substitutes.
Mr.. SEANES propo ed to withdraw the amendment
b. cause if adopted it would cucumber the bill lead to
scussion ia the House of Rsprfs natives and post,
pone final action on the subject.
Mr.J0HNS0N, Of Ark, objected TO the Withdrawal
OF the amendment. lbs Incorporation in the bill, he
argued would remove The Ia cause Of complaint which
had been made against the action OF Congress th 3
subject.
The amendment was finally rejected by tie vote
yeas 10, nays TO- ~
The qIes ion required upon the substitute offered BY
Me- 0RR, aud being put was determined in the mega.
tve-yeas s, ngs 10. n
Mr.. ORR moved to amend the en- citing cause of IL
Act by inserting 'of America" after the Congress
of the Confederate S atesD Agreed TO-
The bill was then advanced third reading, and
passed by the following vote:
|. YtdS.-Messrs. Brown Ca erton, Clark Clay Davis
Dorich, Henry, Hill, Hunter, johnson, Of Ark, Jem-
SON. MAXWELL Phelan, Semmes, SImms, Sparrow and
Wigfsll-H.
Nays Mesis Johnson, of Ga and Orr
Several messages from the President presented
and referred, after which
Toe Senate resolved into Executive So son and SOC
after adj iarned.