Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-20

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THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
Mr. Boseler. Of Virginia, introduced bill
authorize the purchase Of certain real estate fc
] the use Of the ordnsnee department. Rsfsrra
t. the committee on ordnance and ordnanc
stores.
PUNISHMENT OF DEsERTERs
Mr. Dargau Of Alabama, introduced bill 70
the punishment Of desartsrs 10 certain cases
Referred to the military committee.
cHAPLAINs
Mr.. Dargan also introduced bill 10 anen'
the acts relating to chaplains ia the army. RI
tsrred to the military committee.
HOSPITALS AND TRANSPORTATION.
Mr. Copton Of Alabama, offered a resolution
which was agreed to, instucting the commit
I tee on the medical department to inquire intC
the expedency Of establishing one or more hos
pitsls ia each State. aud of providing for the
transportation TO such hospitsls Of the sick and
wounded )ldiers from such Safes respect lively
who may be unfit for service for thirty days
THE MESSAGE AND Reports
! Mr. Foster, of Alabama, offered a resolution
which was agreed to, instrueting the committee
on printing to inqaire into tha expeiiencY Of
! print 2 fiya thousand more copies of the Pfesi-
/ dents N -ssage and tue departments reports
At this point Mr. Foote moved that the house
/ 60 into secret session. Rejected
THE sTAY-AT-HoME patriots"
Mr.. Foster Of Alabama, offered the following;
Resol0ed That the COMMITTEES on military af
fa'fs BE- instructed to report bill providing for
the conscribing and placing il the pubhc ser
vice IN the field every white mae citizen resi-
dent or sojonrner within The Copfedersta Ssstss.
without regard TO sge, physical ability trade,
profession or pursuit, whenever it may be salts
fsetoriiY sscertaiaed hat such citizen, resident
or soiourneT. has refused to receive Confederate
money IN payment for any article sold or offered
for sale by him, and sny such citizen, resident
OF sojour3er iu the Coef8derata Statas shall also
be made and held liable 70 BE- conscribed and
placed in the pub ic service in the field, for sci
lng or attempting to sell any article Whatever
at an advance OF more than -- psr cent upon
the prices charge two years ago for articles Of
the same kind snd quality, whether The same be
used for dress or consumption, or for any pur-
pose whatever
The resolution was reiaeted-yess % nays 55
Mr. Chiffon, Of Alabama. submitted q motion
to reconsider, which lies over.
FLoGGISG IN THE ARMY TO BE ABOLISHED
Mr. Smith. Of Alabama, presented the memo
nal OF the ADD Alabama regiment On camD at
Cumberland gap), 10 relation to the iniquitous
practice Of Aogging in the army, giving some
instances of great cruelty, and asking that the
proper legislation
Aftershe paper had been read, Mr. Miles of
south Carolina, said that he had been instructed
by the committee on military effafs to report
Dill to abolish hogging in the army IFthe house
would grant permission he would introduce it
now
MI. Smith said that he had prepared a bin.
which he thought would command the spproba-
Fon OF the house He moved q suspension OF
the rule requiring bills to be referred
The melton was agreed to, and Mr. Smith in
trOGuced the following bill:
The Congress of the Confederate States do
enact, That from and after the pessagL Of this
act 1t shall not be lawful for any cours martial
to cause any soldiers in the service of the Con
iedera's States to be punished by whipping OF
the ln1letlOn OF stripes upon his person. and that
81 avs and customs cOntravening the pro7i
siols Of this act be, and the same are hereby re-
pasled"
Mr. Miles offered the following as a subsii-
tute for the bill:
"The Congress OF the Confederate States do
enact, That the infieton Of cOrporeal punish |
ment by hogging in the armies Of tho Coafed- |
crate States is hereby abolished"
The question was first put upon tho substi-
tute and it was rejected
The original bill was then taken up. ordered /
20 its Endorsement read third tina and passed /
The memorial Of the Ais's soldiers was /
Cd motion Of Mf. Miles, ordered TO be plinssd /
THE EXEMPTION BILL
Dir. Miles called Tor the special order of the 4
day. namely, the exemption bil reported from 4
the committee on military sffairs
Mr. Foo'e moved that the house 60 into 50
cret session. He regretted that we should by /
such step, be compelled to dispense with so /
fair an audience; but the very important busi-
ness OF Saturday was still undiso0sed Of
Mr. Curry demanded the yeas and nays, I
which were called, and the house refused to 70 /
into secret ssssion-Yeas, % ; nays 54
Mr.. HOlcombe, of Virginia, moved 20 postpone t
the special order with = view to take mp the i'm
pressment bill. The house refused to postpone /
The exemption bill being up, ,ths speaker an
nouaced the pending question to be ths motion 1
OF Mr Dargsn, Of Alabama, TO recommit the /
bill, with the various amendments, to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
Mr. Dafgsn said thai he desired to move fur
ther that the substitute offered by Mr. Collier,
Of Virginia, heretofore rejected in committee
of the whole, be- included IN the amendnen to I
20 with the bin
Mr.. Miles was opposed to the motion 20 re-
commit Ia regard to the question of State
rights he had always been q Pharssee OF the
5traightest sect, and desired 10 leave to the
States the laws of exemption. He was in favor
1f LIBERAL exemptions when the c7nscription
was liberal; but at present ie seemed necessity
nat The Exemption list should bs reduced MT
vi introduced letter from General Lea in
elaiioa to keeping the ranks of She srmy filled
- Mr. Miles thought wo should now put in
he Geld every man who ceu.d possibly be
pared.
Mr. FJote SAID that ihe letter from Cen Lee
hoa'd not have been introduced here Generals
Vith swords by their sides, hsVe no business
WITH legislation. He had the profoundest re-
Dect for General Lees military knowledge
There was a story told Of a man in Tennessee,
vho boasted Of aremarkabe bull thst he had,
yhoss fighting powers were immense. But, re-
na7ked listener, I have heard Of b1l max
ng good legislator. Ia regard to the gentle (
mans Safes Rights. and his declaration chat
ie was strict Pha-iaes IN regard thereto, BE
luoie3 from the 23d chapter of Matthew, In re-
'agd to binding burdens upon mans shoulders,
,ut viii not move them with one of their fingers
1be burdens were to be laid upon thu President
nd Secretary of War, but the military commit
re would not move them with one Of their
ingers
The debate was proiracted TO gTeat length,
he last speaker being Mr.. Conrsd Of Louisiana,
Who was in favor Of going on and perfeeting the
ill, and then refer it to the COMMITTEES, with in
tructions to report bill in seeordance there
With
Mr Royston, Of Arkansas, called she question,
which was sustained, and at this point, on mo-
ion of Mr Miles, the house adjourned
sritEsl. Policy in Relation 20 America and
Eie sOnsb.
Prom he Richmond Dispatch
The sentiment Of the British Cabinet was
lever more truly expressed than IN tse recent
declarations Of an English publieist that Eng
and would assume the support from the public
treasury Oi her entire manufacturing popUls-
ion cz stand and see them starvs, rather than
change her national policy" The policy al
uded to is that which she has long pursued
with reference to African slavery What that
policy is, we are at nc loss to determine The
attention Of the Southern mind was frst seTi-
ausly attracted to the subject about the year
l544 when Englsnd's attempt to defeat the an
nexaton Of Texss to the United States was dis
covered, exposed and ksfied by MF. Calhoun.
1lr CalhoUn's long cherished apprehensions Of
British intrigue against slavery, were publicly
confirmed by a report which be saw 10 az
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