Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10
CONFEDERATE STA TIES CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, March 9th, 1865,
SENATE.


The Senate met II o'clock. Hon. +. NJ. T.
HUNTER in the chair.
THE IMPsgssMEST BILL
IVES taken up as unfinished business, the
ppnd.ng question being on The adoption Of the
sne.d 1nsnt proposed by Mr.. HlyHEs, which
Ae modified 10 read al follows:
Insert at the end Of the third section:
Provided, Tts, said prico or value shall be
SC fixed, ns give just compensation. sccordiug
10 quality AMI quantity Of said articles anc
property. sind :La; ali forage aid suhsssecs
and all property taken alter tie passage
Of this act. s.lsil re paid for ar'the prices first
fixed Us the commissioners under this act
ma provided further, That aid commission
ors shall be sppoiatei by and with the adj
vice CT the Senate.
The amendment WAS agreed 70.
Mr.. SsMMrs. Il La, moved 20 strike out
tie fourth ser;icn and iusert 4 provision re-
curing thst spps!sers shall &c appointed TO
adjldga tie y:!Gs Of private property seized,
ether rha:: forage or Subsistence. Adopted
Mr.. IIE*sT moIei ~ amend the House Bull
by P-o7isuu authorizing tue appointment
OF tao Commissioners fo- each State: one to
bn appointed by tbs President and another
by Governor, 20 iy the value Of forage and
s,Ib",s;su-" ir di-tric.: markel of by them
in caeh a,ait. Disagreed to.
Nj. SEAMS ut Kentucky, offered All amend
,rrnt providing that no property shall be
;lkcu for prbl,c az price less than that
pad for. il b. the owner prior 70 the first OF
March. sa:Isel to. Ayes 3, Noes 81.
NJ. WiGrA,L offered the following as
su;..litulc tar tins Senate bill:
Wh.r, a., Ia time Of var when the publlc
.necrssIty Is 80 urgent as not to admit OF de
lay, and whers resort TO ordinary measures
would not hn sufficient or in tina to advert
Immediate aud impending danger, or 10 sup
nv tho lnasns called for by emergencies of
tho Service, military officers commanding
troops or charged with the duty Of providing
| inr an s,ny, l:svs beer held justified in in-
pres .Dg private property into the public ser
we or l.Siug il for the public USE. And
Eiercss. it IS proper that the citizen Whose
r.ruerty IL 80 taken, should have just end
nrOmp: remuneration FROM the G1verhmen',
ami likewise d. pro'sctod from the wantnn.
oppressive and UNNECESSARY tX-rrise OF this
power: Therefore.
Section |. The Congress uf the Confederate
States oil America d" snict, Thst when any
OH GER III tha Military service Of tn. Oonfede-
rat, Sales in comm and of troops, or charged
With the duty Of supplying al army: shall
impress into the public service any property
beiorg.ng IL a citizen OF any II lie Confedt-
ret. S;.t s. OF II Any rc,ctiul resident CT tie
same. such Office, shall, hcfate approprstirg
the ssrne 70 the public use, csuse vAluston
and sppr siszurnt tEereo' IL hs nLde BY thr e
or III 7ro .rainrrrrste cilz*ns ii u he DOPE With
/ =
shall sean, Jas ;.i fait Ito sail undursa upon t
his a2pro AT Il il; lac III Ill Gil io..e IN it his
! rcas0l,= for rauaiEC Slid deiI7s: the sGlna
| t.g.tllr with 2 rL,slp. tor the property III
! p,=a,-,i - ihc nwH"r, "!s agent CT attorney,
and az saGn 81 JrsCtc'H!s ;nr~a'd copy
OF the :, CO IT aIl Superintendent ard his en
orsetnrnt tier. or 10 the Ii AL IT the depart
ment having chs - nj tie specloH Of proper
" taken. Wher. al aypral:emeut canna; be
cr.Ycr:.nti, "a ,i-. liz shall oliver a receipt
; - tie owner, MS a.e:,t ~ st:ornsy, AMI for
ward copy rs I'1ge directed.
s c. >. That The PERSONS selected TO ap
praise properly, ~ provided in the lst sec
tm:;, shal, II 2i cases hc;nre acting, take and
subvc' e ~ ".!h tia. ;be aPPlaisenents they
a. cliici upon to make shall be just as near
as theY can estimate !!Ia ssue, lair value OF
lis impressed property.
! rec. :. Where property v Impressed, aud
aT..r temp 'rary n.e or s-.i t.. II Is retuflsd
20 TIE c@ner, his agent or attorney. the
yai,!r cf such use or s.rvi:e shall he ascer-
triueI ard acted u;,ou az directed in the fore
going SECTION.
SIC /. That upon the production Of the re-
c@ip. Of the ilicer for property impressed and
the valuation Of the 5nlne, or for the use aud
service cf such " hen returned TO tho owner,
approved BIZ said officer, il r!.alL be the duty
Of the proper disbuTaing officer to pay Tho
amount thereof to tie oEncr Of su:h proper.
ty his agent OF attorney. a. in the taie Of
property duly purchased or hred, snd the
acceptance OF pay from government, shall in,
e.! cs,es opsrs te az : release Of all claim or
right Of a:;il against The officer taking
the property or ordering it to be dnne-
Where there has been no apprsissIneE. in
valuation, or wharo such appraisenent and
valuation is not approved by the ofti'e
taxing, the property, the clair shall iu re
farred to tho p!Cper accounting office, Of TIE
government. to settled According to the
principles of equity and justice.
See. 5. That any officer in the military ser
vice of the Confederate States who shsll yam
loDly or opprcssively Impress or take any
property Of Z citizen Of any Of the Confederate
STATES. ~ OF peaceful Resilient of the sane,
o. z he shall du SO except when neccs :ary to
avert imEshiirg danger, or to prosecute sue
cassive!y imp tant military operations shall
DO ,:caal" 4 t:edapasseT, ard held liable for
damage "a such to any citizen or resident !,
d.:r,v,d cf bis property. 10 be recovered III
sn; cou having ilrisdic:inn in The prom
is-a ard shall further b tried before q court
martial rf military cont. aud Gu conviction
.lall be dismissed the service.
Disagreed to By The following vote:
AyFs-.i.ssrS Ervwn. Barnett Cai: Clay. Eavis.
Dlr,ch, MsXsr!i Mitchell, uI4ham, fhel.n, Wigfau,
ianGcc-!H
NAYs--.M's.rs. R,fr~sil. NsIarion. Haynes, Hem
r.. Hi Hunter. johnson of G Or, Peyton. semr2s,
SiI.fus, EparuT--l2.
Ths Sor ste substitute, az amended, IVES then
Adopted syts II rnes 9.
Mr. IlnI. ani.i The hill was in such shape
thai it n,mst he rscolrmiltei There s-re
sniagnnistic principles in the bill which
could not be liRrlnonizei within two DAYS
by the Senate. whist tbs committee could
perfect the bill in two hours.
On motion hy Mr.. YArcEY. the vote by
which the suba.i;ute eff red by Mr.. WIGFlLL
TaH REJECTED, waa rocons'dcTed.
Inc Amendment was teen a]npte i-aJ eS
l3, noes 10
Mr.. Y.ncsY uoved IL amend by adding the
following:
|. Provided that no impressmsnt of private
property shall be made. exceptin cases whore
the public peril or DANCE. is imminent ard
immediate, or The Il ili,ary necessity 80 ur-
gent as not to admit of DELAY; Provided
further. That where an officer diiar proves Of
the valuation ,nsde hv appraisament, or none
may la made, in such cage the party whose
property may BE- taken. may institute suit
for the value Of Tho damages. in any court in
the Confederate States, ii he shall not be sat-
isfisd with tho decision of the accounting off
cor Of the Government. Disagreed to-ayes
Q: hoes II