Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called to order at II o'clock Prayer
BIZ the Rev. Mr.. CRUNLEY.
Mr. ROYSTON, OF Ark, presented the credentials Of
poBEKr NJ JoyTs delegate from the Choctaw Nation
who came forward and qualified By taking the oath to
support tie Constitution of tue Confederate States
A letter wa. received and read from Hon Jas. b.
DoRSiYs Representative from the LIST District Of Fords,
resicnirg b., seat in the House.
The SPEAKER presented a communication from the
President transmitting certain estimates Of the Secrea-
~ OF tue Treasury which referred aud ordered to
be printed. Also, communication from the Commits
sioner of Patents transmitting classified list Of patents
granted in lS62
SECRET SESSION. .r
The House then went into secret session for the pur-
pose Of hearing Communication from the President
Tbs EXCHANGE sUILDise.
Mr.. LIONS of Va. from the Committee on Public
Buildings, reported that the Exchange Building could
be rented for the OF Congress for S24,4O0 per an.
num- or purchased for sl75 900, subject " annual
ground tea Of So GEO. thai could be put in order for
the accommodation of Congress and other public Offices
with an outlay of $1,000 end would leave large por-
don of it to be rented out if it should be the pleasure
Of Congress; that if the property be purchased the
vendors would pay the expense Of $1,000 for atera-
tons and would receive Confederate bonds, bearing
per cent interest in payment for the property or Con-
federate notes. as Congress might prefer. The Com
mtee submit the following joint resolution and il it
be not adopted, then they recommend that the building
be rented for the of Congress:
Res7'red That the Committee on Public Buildings be
Instructed TO purchase the Exchange Building and have
ii prepared for the Of Congress-
Nj LYONS addressed the House in favor Of the pur-
chase OF the building pointing out the advantages TO ac-
crue from such a course. He hoped the House would
agree TO the resolution.
SIR f00TE of Tenn opposed to the purchase
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for the permanent location Of the Capital this place
and ID because it would encourage the Shylocks Of
RiohInond-the worst that the world saw--these
rraspnq tavernkeepers who have already become rich
since the beginning of the war to increase their charges
notwithstanding the guests received nothing TO eat He
was exceedingly severe upon the eXiortoneers Of Rich
mond especially those who keep hotels aud the locusts
in the shape of Jews, who eating mp the Substance
of the land b. some process he bnsW not what there
mad been immense ingafherug Of the tribe OF Benja
min. until the city of Richmond had become almost a
new Jerusalem. Laughter He thought the proPo.
siOn Of the committee would encourage this class to
stay here. and be was utterly opposed to u.
Mr. LYONS asked IL the valley of the Mississippi and
other parts of the South not a. much afflicted In
this respect as Richmond? lie had been informed that
provisions were a. high elswiere as hSref Where then
.wodld Congress be better aecOnmodatedf
NJ FOOTE replied that tie gentleman had been mis-
informed If Government would remove 10 some place
that be knew Of these ShyoekS might DO driven out
he would make It an offence for ;hea 20 come within
ten miles Of the Capital Taay would the com
try il the army and had use for the3 With re-
gard to provisions they could obtained anywhere
cheaper than here Perhaps the -four contracts tended
to initiate prices in Richmond and it bis purpose TO
expose every evil let the scrbbers Of the press attack
him as they might. He spoSe OF old gentleman who
filled the post Of provost nATsLl here, Who had under.
taken 10 regulate prices aud coam the Government to
the purchase OF (which WAS eade by the atmosphere
OF heaven and free to everybody, AZ eight cents
a pound. IL the greatest enormity he ever
heard Of lie abhorred eitorioners aud spec
uators, and considered he msD who'i undes.
took TO make money at the expense Of government a.
worse than devil iucarnae-he cared not whether he
hotel keeper.oE ice Hslker Ne fespected the
native Virgnian but set of i,en had t'ckei here
such as the world never saw. Ne would be willing 70
appoint iuint comnittee to inquire Int the exped
snce OF obtaining far this goIersment entertainment
at some other place. where Jews aad Shyocks had not
ret eoEs; aud would endeavG % grange itln advance
90 the tavern keepers should charge such prices
we've disgrace 70 them, and tess who paid them. Or
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