Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-23
Confederate Congress-.

OOnIcueIdte congress-
On Monday last the following standing committees
were appointed by the Senate:
foTSgn 4fars0 Messrs Orr, Chairman Yancey, Hun
hnGHcs-Messrs. Barnwel. Chairman; Hunter, Davis,
COmnueres-Messrs Clay, Chairman ;'Dortch, Oldham
and Baker :.
Military 4fairs-Messrs. Sparrow, Chairman; wigfalI.
NduaI 4fGirs-Messrs Brown, Chairman; Maxwell,
Sims, Yancey and johnson, of Ga. .-...
JudsetGry-,hessrs Hill, Gbairmanj Haynes, Phelan,
Indian A6ahs-Messrs. johnson, of Ark, Chairman;
Oldham, Clark, Sims and Phelan. -. ,-,.1
Post Office and JSt RoddS-Messrs. Oldham, Chairman
Haynes, Mitchell, Baker and Peyton.
=, Public LGHds-Messrs. Clarke, Chairman; Baker and
Patents-Messrs. Maxwell Chairman; Haynes and Hill.
GsGans-hessrs. Davis, Chairman; Burnett and Peyton
ZS''1t0rles-hessrs. Wigfall, Chairman; Brown and
AccOunts-Messrs. Mitchell Chairman; Dortch and Sims
Prfnting-Messrs. Phean Chairman; Hill and Haynes.
EHroHnnsnt and Engrosanen- Messrs. Dortch, Chair
mani Maxwell and CapertOn.
Mr.. HILL of Ga, introduced bill to organize the
Supreme Court of the Confederate States
Mr.. Sims, of KY, introduced the following reso-
lutons, which were ordered to be printed:
LIST. That the right of protection fe liberty, and
property is the nvoabe of every citizen of the Con-
ederate States and that his right is made sacred by the
highest guarantees of the Constitution and that neither
Congress the Executive any officer agent Of any
OF the Departments Of this Government have power in any
under pretence whatsoever
fere with, destroy this inherent and nviolabe right.
I'd That the right to hold and possess property is
right guaranteed TO every citizen of the Confederate States
by the Constitution thereof and the right to defend the
same and his domic from unlawful INVASION seizure, or
conversion, shall not be impaired questioned and that
all seizures mpreSsments of such property by
officer agent of this Government are in violation of the
paues provisions of the Constitution destructive Of
the most sacred rights of the citizen and unwarranted
preach OF the pghted faith of the Government 10 the Cit
lien thereof, and are thefore void.
We trust~that some action will be taken by Con-
gress on this subject There are heavy complaints
in this State as well as in Virginia and othe- States,
against the rude, partial, and unjust manner in
which the property of our cttzens is impressed for
the use of the military. This is especially the
in Johnston County, in this State. We learn, from
the best authority, that certain persons in that
County have been spared at least greatly favored
in these impressments while the burden of impress
ment has been placed on others.
In the House, on Monday, Mr.. Miles, of S. c.,
stated that the military committee would report at
an early day bill covering desirable amendments
to the exemption law.
Mr.. Dargan introduced bill to punish quarter.
masters and commissaries in the army for specula-
ting Give it to them.
On motion Of Mr.. Clopton, the committee on the
quartermaster's and commissary departments was
instructed to confer with the Secretary of War and
procure if practicable such regulations as will Sc
cure to the people the privileges of transportation
on railroads
In the Senate, on Tuesday, the Goth, Mr.. Yancey
introduced bill providing that the Secretary Of the
Navy, when approving and announcing decisions of
Naval Court Martals, shall do so without injurious
reflections upon the Court and in terms of respect
to that body. After long debate the bill was
referred to the committee on naval affairs
In the House, on the same day, Mr. Miles, from
the military committee, reported bill requiring
the enrolment of all persons between eighteen and
fortyVe, and repeating the present exemption laws
leaving exemptions and details to the Secretary of
War, with the approval of the President and sus-
pending the enrolment of such persons until the
President shall call them into military service.
Made order Of the day, for tomorrow. The House
then went into secret session that part of the
Presidents message relative to the delivery of cap
tured officers to States, for punishment