Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-29
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.


TUESDAY, April %, 1863
The Sen ,tc met at o'clock A. NJ, the Vic' Prei
dcut Mr.. SrfPHINs, in the Chair Prayer by Rev. MIR
L:ug1ornc of The Methodist Church.
Mr.. BARNWELL, from the Committee Of Finance
reported ck, with amendments, the House bill TO
make "pp oTaiijus for the support of the Government
from the lst OF July, 1863 TO the 3ls Dcccnb 1865
Tue ameldmcnts coCcmrcd IN, and The bill pa sed.
Nr. SkhAES from tie Committee al the Jade any,
reported bin Tor the relief of Wm n ioNles, Rich.
ard BoNles and Others, which was psc!d the calen
OAR.
The House amendments to the Senate bill, to provide
for the payment Of certain North Carolina troops from
The time Of their enlistment, taken up and
red in.
The House amendment o,the b Il Authorizing tie
Secretary OF War TO lease uy real estate for tie
Of tle Government taken up, ana disrg reed ia.
I he autrdueht pCv ded that 0 Iea, es.aie should te
purch d y The Confederate Gov rlmeat in any ac,
wth NJ Il cons Mt If the STATE within Which the land
may he
Un motion Ct Mr OLDHAM, the I'LL declaring the
telegraph par. Of the Postal system Of tie CJaiCdea
states. postponed ill the first day Ol Tie next se-
sion.
The ameud.uenis of tie House TO the anendin ms of
tn Senae 20 the House bill providing for tie assessment
aud cUlec'iOu o. taxes known the Machinery Bl")
were cohcurIed u. The BILL thus ii ally passed. fix
the pay e ASSESSORS at 50 per dean and provides that
" in no valu .lion OF crds under the provisions of this
c shall Any credit rpOu Wc! the hodrv viii endorse
In wiring wi ugne to receive Co! lederae notes in
payIaeut be valued at higher rat"
TIE House III to repeal the ma uraz ltion Laws was
akcu up Tor 90 Ccfa ion.
Mr. ORR Vt = g, opposed the passage of the Jil
,- a III aUso iueSpoditnt aud u just A. tie close Of
le war when trIto y all resume It's ususl csuu,ls we
hIl nc, 10 r,ices OF sk'ied islns foreign
counties. Tie pats3Se OF Is I'LL will exclude then
~ slorpi'g immigration. Thou aids OF good aud
meu III cur o. ues are oreigntr., and large portion OF
tie p,ole ct Tie Coniedeact, are defendants OF Tor
'g""rs Nr. OK argued a: length against the passage
Of the bill.
M. tLAI did aot believe :lut tie repeal OF tie nat
urIzlion laws would check iuni grafton TIE foreign
erS would com, here TO subsistence and fortune
rhey cared nCIhl about tie right of sp uge which
they did not comprehend. Mr. g. argued 20 show that
the majority oil lorelsLe were hostile TO slavery. AZ
ter this there would be an immtne enier I'll from
the Uuted States especially TO bOrIer States, ana
unless we dcny TO these cmgrJn's tue privilege Of W.
s. they will soon e16ieise political power which will
prove iumicul our institute n.
Mr. OLDHAM adyocacd the bill on the ground that
the adm Sslon OF citizens the preFOgave Of the
veal STAT the duy Of congress being TO pre- cribe
uniform rule. The Confederate Government was based
IpOn the principle Of So,.ty o. States and Tot uJou
the central ne idea Of large humber of people com
posing great political community. The prevalence Of
this idea among the nitualized citizens led many OF
them to believe q a, they COMM ting perjury by
uIiirg with The South in this contest Dir o. procoCded
~ illustrate the importance Of guarding agans; this in
erect view OF cit zenship in tie natural cation egsa
ton of Congress.
Mr. CLARK, Of No, warmly advocated the b H. espe.
ciay because 1t would exclude from the privileges Of
cit zens'p the Yankees WHO would swarm Into the Dor
Ter States, after the conclusion OF treaty Of peace
lie for one would rather lave the devil aad his mps out
Of hell III cur midst than that accused race
Mr. ORR iaq fred if he would exclude all foreigners
because Of the misdee6S Of one cassg
Mr. CLARK said that lie ia favor of applying the
same role o. action 10 them that they apply to ~ The
Goyertments OF otler countries deny the rst Of suf
uge 10 our ozens. We Will OILY give them what they
give us - 10 the Yankees, hey should not be allowed
the Iighs Of citizenship nmol av christian ople
lhey are notorious Tor u cir s;ealrg piopeH-ies. is
precisely their game. They got New Eng aud by |
'dopImg three eSc utionstc first declaring ,bGt The
earth and the iuness thereof Gods the second Il at
tod was grac Gus to his people AID the third az.
are HIS people, He would light uut the crack OF jom
aud keep up The long reg,mt Mt OF men would
hod together, before he would give a vote eouferrlng
the righ's OF citizenship Upon these people.
Oar laws ought not ony TO exclude them from tie |
GIT oil Sufage, but provide for the expatriaon of
i'y Siuzen who should ntermany with them. They |
should declare, in Eject 10 such persons 60 and |
stay there we want none Of your ecj" Let Us have
pure nation, unconyaminated by such people We |
shouldn't trade with them have any Intercourse With
them whatever Let them sell their VIC odru hams and |
their wooden nutmCgs and live On their granite ard |
cothsh among themselves. Mr. g. concluded his speech
with the remark that il an evid1ce Of the great
ASS aud goodness of God that lac has permitted 70
otner people as mean the Yankees TO dac upon The
see Ot the earth.
Mr.. WlGIALL commented upon the phrasecl,sy OF !
the Constitution OF the United States upon which that
oil the Confederate States was based 10 show That the
term "tdz OF the United States cou not sigufy
person owing primary alcgiIrce 10 the central Gov
eTnmCAt
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Ca moved to postpone the bill
un II the next session. Ntgatived-ayeS D. noes ..
Mr. HUNTER Of Va expressed tegret that this mo.
ton dill not prevsH lie would vote for tie bit fnow
qured to voc, cause tho prescribed in the cx.
stIS law was TOO short but he would prefer not TO do
thus until We had some scheme to substitute for that law
TIE lect OF naturalization law was TO secure to each
nturazcd citizen the rights Of citizens in each OF the
States No Safe has the power grant this priv ge
although 1t may determine for scli the rights of cti-
z.n within ITS boundaries
Mr.. MAXWELL renewed the motion for a DO tpone-
mtn OF the b H. which, alter remarks by MeSsrs WIG
FALL AID JOHNSON, Of AK, was agreed to-ayes o.
nays $.
AIR. SINNS, Of KY, moved to take UP the bill to
amend the act to better provide for the sick and wound
I'd soldiers in hospitals. The motion was n,gatiyed-
yeas :, nays 10.
The House bill to amend tle act authorizing the trans
Ter OF soldiers OF soldiers Of regiment OF any State
other than th1r aregiment from their oW State
was taken up, Ia s order aud TJeced-yeas T. nays To-
Mr.. SEAAES, who vo'cd in tue negative said he WIS
inia'or o. some bill TO accomplish the desired end but
&c COu'l not vote, for tins measure, believing that it
Mould haye tendency TO dsorglnizs the army
Oh notion Of Nj. maxwell, the Senate went into
secret 5, ssiou aud sOou after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.