Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-28

3 Twas Dure, Wofe Gok cog kHizaub OF 6uch IL cut
, rage upon the rule Of humsnity, hae It eesarfed
: an happy noE 70 say whsE all here. know,
that this gubjeesis 4; this memsnt uRdsr the
! closest scfstiny By order Of thia House, sad ws
: shall sooa know tiis wnols ruth Of skis sfsF.
tbs Hease thar adjourned. E
Il 7sssfl si3 ssEEATE. N ass
WEDNESDAY, Dseeubsy S3.--PsayeT By Rsv
pr. DunsRns Of ths ketho lss shzEea =
4 t 81 coEPEDRRATE FIEkxcEs.
Ar, OLDHAM, Of Texas, Submitted the fellow
! ing resolution ..
J i7sse'Sss, That sls COMMITTEES on Finanes Be
instr1s.Sd to inquire into the sxpsdieney Of Sc
} amending the act Of Congress sPpse7es April
y, 1853, entitled AN &C. 70 levy taxes for the
co.nGAen defense and cary on the Gsvsrnmsus
Of tie Cenfeasrate Sistos," as to prsvide for
laying and ealsetiug taxes for the year 1854, 70
the aEnount Of - millions of dollars, to be
Levied upon the subjects Of saxssion As isil9ws,
fo-Wit:
4. UPen slltTeasary netss designated by The
Secretary 81 the TrsRsREy Is general currency
fifty per cent.
/ 3 UpOnfsll other treasury notes and csIl Ger
theatss, twenty-five Per cant III tt.r t1
3. Upon al eight PeE cant. Confederate bonds,
| twenty per cent; upon seven per cent. bonds,
fifteen psr cant; upon six per cent. bonds, ten
per cent? and upon 81 otBer bonds, i've per
cent. a .r
1 4. And, upoR all olhar subjects Of ssxasien
specified In said act as wl be sufi sient to raise
The aforesaid sum Of - millions, qrsding she
same in proportion 80 tho ability Of the elssses
taxed ts pay their assessment
That as . means Of sustaining any new issRs
| Of Treasury neiei yaieh may be made hereafter
the propriety Of Inserting the following stipula-
ton On ssie Aotea That the same shsll be rs-
esiysble iRpsynent Of taxes sad other public
| dues, at their current value and that the same
shall be funded By the holder in the six psr cent
bonds Of the Govsrnmsns sfter the publieatisn
of notice by The Secretary Of tie Tfsssury."
Er Oldham presented his views on be qass-
| items presented, ct some length. a sketeh Of
bis remarks wiz be inserted in a subsequent
issus. A
SWEET POTATOES.
TIE Hsuss bill 70 Auth0rizs producers Of
sweet potatoes IN the year 1868 to mako com uaa-
tstion by the payment Of ths money value Of the
1.-THE was taken up aaa passed
DEsrRUGTIsE OF PROPERTY
Mr.. Sparrow, from the semraistes on Military
Afairs, reported back the bill to repeal the act 70
azthOriss tee destsRetiea Of property s. . R,ili-
tsry Aecsssity, wi.h TeeoHmeAdsIisn that it &c
net pzss. TIE bill was placed upon the csleH-
dar.
MILITARY REPORTS
A message frsn tbs PreIidsas was laid before
tho Senate, transmitting the reports of tbe OPsr-
siens Of several commanding ofissrs. Referred
10 the committee on Military Affairs
TEE oUARTERMAsTER's DEPARF1EEET.
A message from the PrssiesutBss laid bafero
the sssate, trsnSmitiing communicated lran1
the Sesretary eE War. IN response 50 8 resola.
lion ef the Senate relative 70 the qaaTiermAsier
department.. The communication, after reseE.-
ing tho term of the said ressluiisn, snd stating
taat ths resolution had been referred to the War
Department, proceeds as follows:
4. G. Myers, of South Carolina, waa sp-
pointed heutenant-eolopsI in She eaArterHaateIis
department ID the army Of tie Ccnfedsrass slases
Issk April, 1861, and gave bend a. such. Ia
ms eefIesponsenss of ths department hs is de-
scribsd as eetizz quartermasteg general snbse-
qasntiy to that date The law organizing tke
department. gave the quartsrmsster general she
rank Of colonel, bat it was n0s ssppessd that
ths rank was conferred by the law apon the
ssHier oMeer Of the department. en- duty, This
rank eeuld only be given ~ HonizaiioR and
csnermation On the 18Th February, 1852,
Lieaionant Colonel Myers was Eseomnsudsd
sy she Secretary Of War for Roainatisn as foE
I3Wt:
"a @ Myers, qsartsrnasser general, to be
eeloRel in tie quSTsern2ster's dsezrueLt"
The Rominasiea was submitted to the Senate
ss folows;
"a. c. Myers, Of South 0.rolins, qalrssrmss-
ter general, 70 Be ooonel, u take Taak irs1a tbs
date es his confirmation, snd he was e5nBrnsd
tke sane date by the Provisional Congress.
Stree tbs date, Colensl Myers has discharged
the duties Of quagtsrmEster general sf tho army
Entii Es was relieved from aaty without having
given aHy other boad- 81 iE ezsH
On the Goth March last, an ae. Of Congress
was approved en- islsd /" An act to amend sn
set foT ths establishment and org4niz asian OF q |
general staff fOr the army Of the CeRlsasrAte |
Ststes' which provided that tram aHa after tks 4
esssags Of this act, the rank, pay and allow |
anees attached 50 the office OF qeartermAstar. /
general Of the army sf the CenisdsFste States |
snail be ihsse ef a bTigeaier- general in she pro-
vision&l army. This set is susceptible OF two |
constructions Tke enc sssuaas5 Cslenel A. G. /
Myers 10 be susrternaster-gsnerd Of shs army, !
and eonfers 1pon him additional rank, pay and /
allowances, eqaivalent to thoss Of q RTizadieF- !
general Of the provisional array of fks Ceufsd- |
crate States.
The construction was inaimissihIs seeanss it /
isvelvod visitation Of the Cszaksutisn. The \
other is that CsRgrs5s, IN yisW of eKisn2g cir
cumsisEees, supposed shst the duties Of the
QusrtsrKAsssr GeReral woula be meTs bs1ss
cslly exercised By an ofhesr having she rank, /
pay and Allowances Of s Brigsdief General Of /
the Provisional Army. This latter Was regarded !
as expressing the iRtent OF The legislative de-
partnent Of the Government. The peWsr 70 1
neminale, snd by els vita tks sdvies Of the 4
Senate, to appoiat ell officers Of the CenfedeTate
States, whose appointments are net Otherwise
provided fer by the Ceastitusion, or vested by
law in the President alone, IN the saurts sflsw
or the heAds of departments, is eoRfdsa By the
Constitution 20 the President.
Under The construction fcst mentioned, the
set is in effect sR appointment by Congress 10
be BTiRAdisr General sr an assignment By it
ct thst oEsoer to the performances Of the duties
Of Qasrtsgmaster Geaersl, with tbs rGnk, pay
and allowances Of one, and would thas iEvslvs
TIE assumption Of pSWsr committed t. another
Department Of the Government The c0AstTue-
ties last mentioned is consistent with tho Cen
siitution, renders the act sperative. and inPssss
duly upsa ths President to I'll the sfzcs SC
esfdilg = tho conditions Of the act.
The President is required upoa well eBtab-
rshss principles to sdops the eszs:TuetioR which
would render the seseDerative, and q reject that
which would make il nugatoTy and ysid. If
the question: has bean considered seahkfal it
would hsTs been solved By the eotemporaAseEs
construction given % he act BY he heLegislstuTs,
as shown BY communication addressed TO tbs
President, and referred BY him to this Depart
ment, whieA is herewith Communicated.
A. r LsWteA, Of Geergis, was sppoiafed
bIikaaia general of tho provisional srmy,
April Is, 1861, under session 5 of the ass si
Congress approved March s, 1861, aathonzing
The appointment Of general esicers TO bngAdss
and divisions Of volunteer tsoops, ana was con.
Armed By tho provisional Congress, August R9
l66l,.ss will appear py the Eecords Of the pre-
Visioral Congress.
By spssisl sreef Of the 7Gh August, lse3. an
Der tke Acl Of Congress ef he 2esh March, bs-
fore 7astea, Bng. .Gsn. Lawtos was assigned to
duly as qusrisrmsstsE general sad mas directed
TO enter apeR the duties Of biz Ofkos the losh sf
that Month.
Brig Gen. LAwtsn has bes8 psrfsrming shs
dupes Of qesrterinaltsr- general Of the army
uAdeF tbs. sssigornssf since its data. He has