Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-13
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THURSDAY, Fobrusry II, 1863.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

loNDE VIZ MEL llUAoEiNi ~ - |'''
The House mt. at twelve o'clock. Prayer
by Rev. Dr.. BuRRpws.
DIPLOMATIC FUNDS
The Chair lavi before the Houlo cohnu-
nicstion from the Secretary OF the treasury
relative tn the disbursement CT iunda tor
diplomatic purpotoa.
Ordered 10 DO printed, and referred 10 !hn
Committee on Waya and Means.
ENEoL,INa GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
Sir. Hall, Of Ga, introduced bill entitled
:au &C: further to provide for the pnbllc and
local defence Of tho Confederate Staten.
The bill provides for tho enrolling into
rompanios, bsttalions and regiments, all the
| anployees OF thu Government, III tho various
| DEPARTMENTS, aud compelling them to drill at
leas. TWO hours each day. The said troops
| 10 e,,ro,,el to 30 subject ct any time to the
| call OF the P:esidsnt, or the Commanding
;39noral Of The Department.
The bill was referred To the Military uo;n
,u!tic- and ordered to BIT printed.
see AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN HOSPITALS.
,!5. CL.hgr, b! GsoTgis, introduced bill
To- regulate the granting of 'turlough' End
discharges in hospitals.
Mr. ULIRKg said that tho bill had been
drown and rrsmcd by tho advice Of Surgeons
IN cha.aa uf the hospitals, and who WrTe ut
! ;aGg unable, notwithstanding tholr Gcqualn-
taco, with all the machinery Of government,
- grl !u'lnugEa for soldiers.
ii BlYrH, Of South Carolina, asked the
;'nt".r.a fi"td Georgia if h1 had nat
80" td!;; " the surgeons in hospitaIc that
.!uins uf li,a s0ldinIa would die il they @crn
! NOT rcrnJynd.
sl. CL.arG qaiL tina. it was true; :nci, " as
| the c.;a, snI This wna a matter 10 which this
llous.s won'ii .lo harm by delay. ilu asked q
aua,,an.ion If t,e rules III order 10 hiya the
ciii.pui upon it, passage forthwith. And hn
called ih5 yeag and rsy5 on the motion.
IL HDuHr .ol"S..I? =. Sn"r,nl the .nlHa. go
Yc"s IS, r,yH 10.
Nj. SrnsrEL..n, IS ua"rgIa, inLrudnewd s
u!slrc:I,l which, without being road, vas re-
| e.. red 10 liz ;innuii:tse on Claims.
Ekvy nit.
o. mutiau ii Mr. llCnGL, u ny, iEo hill
relating to shr organization cf tbs N.Ny De-
| par,mgnt was m ie The .aI:l.l ord-H nj ihe
dag for Thursday raSt.
HUsrITAL Li,TRuNS
MIR, B.ocs, If Ny, introduced resolution
| ;ha. il he refui.0d IL the Committee OH Hos
| pitfalls To inquire ialo the cEEedcn&J u CIV
| inc to nations ia ;.aapi'la communication for
| hoas Il, fuel and I'ghts III hen az he came. -
| Aicp!:d.
UNIFORM CURRENCY.
Also, e t,ili on,l!e "a n act to pInTil1 FIR
4 uuirorn currency" Rrfetlch 10 tho on,d
mites on WHY'S ana MreTa, si,a oIder.d to bs
ptlntr'i.
STAFF uFrlC,Er.
air. U1anAn, al La offered a Resolution, th,t
tho Committee pu Military Atialra inqure into
| tho expe,lorcy uI Prohibiting tho detail ~
officers Of tho lint i.,r seIv vice Of The STALL
Adopted.
sE.lUEagGATI0H.
Ais, Resolved, That the Presil;Dt be re-
0uc.iad 20 :mfG:fa this House whist roal c.
ia!e. If any, las hern aol under tic prOYi-
sion9 Of Lnc Ect lni no Ccquastrat;on Of tie
property aud .ii',c:g Of alien c,!elnieS for tho
indomnity &C ciii.cc3 6r HE Confederate
Stat"s. and pny.:cn. aiding :te saina during
| the existing 80. WIN the United States, be
fare August ~, 1851. And, also, tic amount
paid into tic TgGas',Ty ICON procegda ariaiHs
e o:lg the aal,r nGd,r TIL a.,i set
Mr.. GalIriI -! II. g.. introduced Il bill to
alter, and aG.sn,l .i a,:t for tho sequest.Htion
| Of ;hs ca.,c-. i.'6paSty and effects OF ahon
| eueInirs, 1nJ 10, irJtE!.ity Of citi2ens OF tho
O9Etedvtalr Sib.sh ana pGsSHus aiding tho
saul1 IN tho t:.:,turf %ar w!th The United
STATES Gpir0yo'i inh. Il l+U22.
Referred To ia Judiciary COMMITTEE.
Mr.. UUrHEs, u h., introduced also the
| following:
"Esso!yad, That tho COMMITTED on the
Medical Department ba requested TO inquire
into tie prOpriSt, OF uG. Receiving any more
sick and wounded soldiers in the hospitals in
Richluond until these now confined IN those
hospitals ahall 10 discharged. nr tufidugled.
and until sn,1 hospital sIr thoroughly
cleaned and iImigatod, SID To fix tue,
either by legislation or olherwiao, when the
sick and wGundad may hU adiaitied anew
into The Rlchnoni Hospitals" Adopted
DtPiaTMsN:S OF JcaTics.
Mf. DupsE. introduced, ;,lso an ret entitled
All act u provide Tor the safe custody, publ
cation a;d distribution Ui the laws, and to pro-
vide fDI tho appointment Of an 1ddltiO nal
cl,5h il tho Department Of Justice. R,for' cd
10 tic C0mmilto, Gn Printing.
CIAlMs Us DECEASED saLDir:6s.
E.t. b5EkSDAIEi ~ NlI::J.. IHttOuuCLu = &c
solution tina! the ifcsidsnL be requested to
iafoIn this ucuso what aysiu,n TO pay the
claims Ct deceased soldiers is AZ present pni-
sua,, by the Treasury Department, and wh1ih-
CT any additional legislation Ii ,ietrsoiry to
inSnio ,au!e speedy payhenl III Haid claims.
Adopted.
rIw EXEMPTION ELL.
Nj. MrR.G, Of Miss, introduced iii TO
crowds or exemptions from military serycn.
'SeI l. Tho Congress Of tue U6nftidTste
Sia;ca 10 enact That all laws aud p.TtG 6f
Laws hGrc."fIre paaasd hy CunErosa, exempt
u% suy poIsoG, OF rl:G, VI pers0nS, between
he n,"u IT Is ard as. !fcIn military serT ice
are bc.cby ,ep-alcd snd tbs Sscro arr If
Va. sh.ii te au:ho.,z upon such tor.as ard
conditions as naY 10 rrtscgjbGd by him with
the approval Of lie President " e,empl t,oln
military sGi ,iGp OF Gutail tCc snrc,fei pul-
poses such roroons at cissses OF porsonS az
Shall by hin, i,u Gae;Red ,,nceasary for Tho
good OF tho service or ths s.ucral intercsta nf
tho couutry.
Provided, Th;t the enrolment of ialsons
batw acn the ages Of forty anlfforly fvs ytara
shall TO suspended Until they shall BIS called
into The military Serv!ca by the President.
Nj McEAE said that his chject. in INTO
duciag this bill was not TO emba rasS lsgia'a-
ton, but to facilitate it,. Tho chairman Of
the Military Committee had failed 20 ett ,
vote upGn thai hi and in order to test tho
sonse of lilo House, &c moved Ia suspend tit
rule md let thu bill be nov considered.
InG Honao refused IT, suspend tho rn'v
Aid III, tI won't 10 Ito Military C6n,n.ii,a:
E5AlH C,AuILaA TR6UPs.
III D.viD.oa, nr NJ g., introduced bill
to provide payuioi,i e., all auin:. duo soldiers
from NORTH Carolina, 10. services rei,Jurgd
after they were received into tho State scr
vice. and Lufora ltDy wese TUNED over to the
Confederate States. Nc:artcd to the Milits-