Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-07
CoNPEDRRATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, March G, 1863.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock NJ Prayer by Rev. DR..
Seeley, of the Baptist Church.
Mr. ORR, of s. c., presented the petition of the In
spectos of the port Of Charleston asking for increased
compensation. Referred.
THE IMPREssMEYr BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bills
regulating the impessment of private property for the
use of the army.
The amendment adopted, yesterday, was amended, on
motion of Mr. HAYNES, of Tenn, BY adding thereto,
the following:
"Prouidsd That said price or value shall be so fixed,
as to give Just compensation according to quality and
quantity Of said articles and that all forage and SUBJ
ssence taken after the passage of this act and before
the organization of the Board Of Commissioners, shall
BE- paid for at the prices first fixed by the Commissioners
under this act And provided further That said Com
mssioners shall be appointed by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate"
Mr. SEMMES moved to amend the bill further by the
insertion of section providing that the value Of pro-
perty impressed other than subsistence aud forage shall
be ascerained by aDprasement- the owner selecting
person. and the officer another to appalse the pro-
perty so impressed. After debate the amendment was
agreed to-ayes 10; noes not counted.
Mr.. HENRY, of Tenn, moved to amend the House
bill by striking the Sd section and inserting in lieu
thereof the proposition submitted some days since by
Mr.. HUNTER The motion was negatived-ayes {,
noes II.
Mr. HAYNES, Of Tenn, moved to amend the House
BILL by striking out the section authorizing the impress
men of property by captains, and substituting i'll lieu
thereof section Of the Senate bill, requiring impress
ments when made, to be made by "bonded quarter
masters" The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. SIMMS of KY. moved to amend the Senate bill,
by inserting the following:
Provided, That any prt pery which shall be taken for
the public under tue provisions OF this act which
was owned and possessed by bona e holder prior to
LIST March, 1863 shall in no case be taken at price css
than the price paid for the same by the said bona Fde
holder thereof unless said property at the time OF such
taking shall actually in the market have deprecated in
value to price less than the cost price paid Tor the
same.
The amendment was rejected-ycas Mcssrs. CAPER-
| TON, Sn.Ms and YAScEY-3; nays 81.
Mr. WIGFALL of Texas then moved to strike out
the Senate bill A. amended and insert the bill intro
duced by him days since. The proposition was
| rejected by the following vote.
YEA,-Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Clark, Clay, Davis,
Dorch, Maxwell, Mitchell Oldham, Phcan Wigtal and
| Yancey-l2.
| NAYs-Messrs. Barnwell, Caperton Haynes, Henry,
Hill Hunter, johnson, of Ga Orr, Peyon, Semmes aud
| Sparrow-lS.
The question then REQUIRED Upon the adoption of the
Senate BILL amended, in lieu OF the House bill, as
amended and being put decided in the aitrma I've
yeas Is, nays 10.
| Mr. BURNETT, of KY, moved to reconsider these
votes with the view OF asceraning the preference OF the
Senate between the Senate bill, amended, and Mr.
| WIGFALLs bill.
| Mr.. YANCEY said that he preferred the proposition
of Mr. WIGFALL, with notifications to the Senate bill,
as amended and adopted and addressed the Senate at
some length in pointing nut the difference between the
modes Of impressment and compensation, in the two
| bills.
| Mr. SEMMES replied to the constitutional argument
of Mr. YAScEY after which, the question to reconsider
was put and decided in the afirnatve-aSes H. noes
not counted.
The question being put upon the adoption OF Mr..
WIGFALL's BILL in lieu of the Senate bill as amended,
was determined in the affirmative by the following
| vote:
Ieas-Messrs Brown, Burnett, Caperton, CLARK,
Clay Davis, Maxwell, Mitchell, Oldham, Phelan, Sinus,
Wigiall, and Yancey-l3
| Ndw-Messrs Barnwell, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hun
ter johnson, of Ga, Orr, Peyton Semmes aud Spar
| row-l0 90,
Mr. YANCEY moved to amend the bill (Nlr. WigiSll 81
by adding proyiso that imprsment OF private pro-
perty shall be made except in cases when the public
perii or danger is immediate and imminent and the
military necessity urgent as not TO admit OF delay e
i a
ding section prohibiting the impressment of supplies
for a family, etc.
The further consideration oil the subject was then in.
| formally postponed and motion to adjourn over until
Monday agreed 10, after which the Senate went into Sc
/ cret session and soon after adjourned.