Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30

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MIR, Cay said the sections be proposed to
repes, almost entirely limited The jurisdic-
ton Of the S:ute Courts within the power OF
the Courts of the Confederate States, nnd
there " 81 DO feature Of tho Constitution, II
construed By this secticn, whioh CONG not
be msde t. favor the consolidation 81 los
Government. 10 did not, hoEsver' ia!s'"'
to 60 into an argument Gu the qush',oh.
MIR. SEs,MEs held that The repeal OF 10 s''
creating tho Court would ipva'idnte ali kun
,,-oc..tI;n "a Of the Court f3r although tho
Court ,.isht, IA organized By :is bill! before
ths Ssuate, croceed to aGltdlcsto on ca.>s
,rougbt t.fa-o It, when the question was Put
T.. il a. t. its ccnsttutionsiity, it woEid tt
olacel ia tho singular attitude OF decidins
rhs. it had 10 constitutional eS'&te;'"s, s"d
;.hcHshipg iiscl;.
Pending F. p'otr&cted dlsHn: in . t''e
question, tie Senate a6jcuTnrd.
HOUSE OF REPREsEN iATiVES.
Tho HOUSE ,nes at t%rtSe n'9i'cS. Prayer
nv Rev. DR.. Hcoa., Il th- HreAtyt-i u i
church
RsPosr "s THE caMMlFsi"he, - INDIAN Az
rAlss.
NJ Josrs, delegate from thr Cnowta =
To: ,i:orr, snbc,,t;e;! tho foilg~i"S ,ss"Iu
tIun:
= Resolved, Toas lheto bs printed, for ti4!Ti.
n1.icn 10 tta t,tferon: Indian H,ces IN the
SQUADS OK The EcEfsder.ts S,aErs', fwo nun
lrtd copies ~ the iercrt OF lEi'L,: affairs
AGED -
cosrEAtr FJR ICE.
NJ. Eo.TH roe - [ persona; eS.,'a1atl"n
g. Md euIUu daYs since rusdr -saveTai faat=
.,,,,,s :, ,,,aE: on 10 e oantJact TO- ice, and
nc had aioce received letters from :ae Sur
,.,.,, ,s,us.al cad Gen. W,nGer IL ie'2:ion Ia
zoe su! i.ct. Gen. iF.ajer's letter :howed
r,:.s re rs4 rn. c,s nizant u tha ter:aa OF th'
,.,r,tYatt ri zoe ti;,'s '. rsS " Sc, and in:me'
'ii.;eiy upc, being app'ised OF 1t no sers "o;'
,oas no i,"'a icc would ec accepted a! Lore
;har fur ccni. So pound.
Tho 'rt,a- was referred - Tie L,intn:ttc:
~ Qusc Iu.>tu: AID Ccu:'nissa:y bepa' t.
j:,rllS.
STATUS OF TUE RoEpEs sTATfS-
TIE est huginsp. 10 orGo. waa tho IeS2.u'
sian ,nt;riucsd ay lir. CsocEsIr. OF k"niuc'
~, l.; relaro. /. trs pseSe:r-tlun !E's:: {"
s!;a Territories i;.~rsrty q sach # TIC iG'
gem : .,&s II ~ Crpte.irI&c,.
III ;>Iu~.. wa, ..,:1i ssFr,j II 'ongtn ;'y ~
MJyuE ii ( .';n y. a,ri '':e L:si!i'io' ~
rort.r.d I, tie :. n,n..%;e, 80 E;iitscf Ar
iairR.
c"NsoLp.r,oS OF rEoI,scSTs.
Nc. Dtras, If L., cs:'ef no L ki!i iutr"'
.!uc-,i b. Ia, int sos! II rr ,ae ots3!"1stior
ni .c ;iu. i, ,.cd r,ovs! ~ reiri s,'co i" tt'
Commit e IN Military r. .ls. Agsesd to.
tss yRcg5-Nr OF THr. co:.scRiPr LAW.
Nj. McLsAH, Of 4. O., o;t:.reti r":oiutin,
SqueS,ip;; the p:csi:i,'. 90 ,nm'an1.;cst" Il
tbs Aouse, ii nat iLcUrp.,,ic!. (" the puS''S
Ia :erese, ia wha, Stats e; iAe Coiinderacy
tie C1nscripiion Jaw has boz or IS now haihS
en- forced, aid neither any St6tr or States hNrr
been exempted from i;G cpe:atluu; aud MS
whe.h,r any Stale or Sseiea in ths Contedsr-
anv hh.u in ia OF taeir service auy nun.
hcr Of troUps, as yeSe.vud Si":e troops, rhiCh
havo been r1ised Oh: VI PetsCns It tbs t'I"'
SUBJECT tu the ionicrirt:on acts. hd> ped.
TRANSFER CT Tdoors.
hir. Vssr, Of no., introduced Litl il ~
la;ian TO the transfer Of troops, ana /" ,epea
~ set In rela.iun ~ tbs irancf,-r y: tro, ps
,rp,uvsd Sept. 23, 1862.
COMPUTATION Fos CLOTHING.
Mr. Smu,H, Of n. =, otiore,! resolution g
inquiry a. 70 tbe c1psd!en2y If providing III
tte exemption Ct such contracts as have besI
OK may b" exempted. ns5o with S;s!" au'
thirty To- :;Io sdYp,y of cioihiug 10 tn:
troops from snr{, SsataS, from tho late n''
sbo.iabins Communication iho-sfar. appso's 81
OFT. 8, 1862 and TO report - bill or ot',er-
wise. Adopted.
DgPALrMsSr OF STATE.
Also 'Njl 10 vrssr 2, thn De;s-tmcn! I"
State.
Referred tn $40 Cp,ouit,, oa tho JUL,
cin-v. -.-. ..-
Nc. Mcdowell, o: y. o., submitted design
for Confederate Gag. Refereed.
HOSES LOST i; sE'vIcE.
Ar. MLsp, OF S. O.. ipt5oduc:i' oil! "a
provide pay ulsnt for ho1ses Ai;ed III HHrsice
and to provide thr ccmpeasa:I2" Ii ca'e q
osp:sr1.
Referred t. he Committee On Quarter u'sa
ter AID Ccurnise,ary Departments, &c.
Also a bill To provide Tor the Tclicf o. p7i'
s2neSs Of wsr.
Refecred TO tee ss1e Ccm :ci!see.
Also, q bill - sl!ow minors to bold CAM
missions IN t1a as,ay o; the Confederate
States. Referred 70 the Cootrit:sn % Al,-
tar Affairs. . -. ... ....-'
Also, q bill to increase b, efficiency OF tne
heavy artillery for Coast dsfonces xni f"l
other purposes. Referred 10 tho Coru,uittc'
Oh Military AtfAirs. .....
Mr.. Macs ia,coinr:.' = resolution vf ~
curry ~ - ncet asin2 tie compensation 10
hsrYes lost or disabled ii eef9;cs who:e nG
fault attaches tu taa g a..& thereof ADOPT
cd .-
.--." PARTISAN RhNGE..s.
NJ. I!LeS also Introduced e:ulution n
struc,ing tie COMMITTEES CT Mslsary AHa1s
to inquire into the expedieray o. diminishing
the per:;snn Ranger corps in the service, SIC
to :.lic Ia the efficiency oI the sane AGREED
TO.
Also, :: bill 10 p-o"ide for the expeditions
trsaspcr tat.on CT troops AMI Munitions q
var b. railroads. Refereed.
GENERAL STAFF OF. TIE ARMY.
NJ. NcQUErN in:reducyda bill to. provide
io1 the establishment Of general s'stf Ct the
army.
rhis S:li provides for comforting The rank
OF General on the Qonrtermester General.
siNrH TEnNEsseg BATTALION.
Mr. icsxs, OF Teuusssee, lSd tatrss 'h<
House I. Ilcuiorsat- IN Ie3srion &; the Ma;
Te2nc&6ce ts:lahan oil caVeiiy. wlso, q ere .ut'
rendered to the enemy ~ Fora D5nsison, enc
thus wore diaoivunts;i. Esisri 81 10 The Com
In;ttss ,,.p. -Quarterr,ezsvr sna Commissary
Departments, &4. ... .. .-.---.
-TrG ~ckLKyUsE
Mr.. Hsisx..,l. Of Tea nesse..- Introduced l
resolution that this House w III; On Thursday
Eext, tsks W tie Calefter or ina House sitt
Is via~ er-dsapeai:g nf it regul,F sdopted
MILITARY ABUSES. ...-..
- Also, resolution instEuc!inS Ito C9iD,!;;,
toe on Quarter AZ Lacy aud Uo:.nlisssiy Dc
D., ...enss, &c, TO esquire inc cltlsin aha&i
IT Fas. Tennessee. Adopted. ....
Ar Foors introduced aTesolnton instance
ing tic s$fne C9a5,Sih;ep to enquire 1870 tn
facts cocce.s,o5s, lie tsrse amount Of SsgTs'
" h ,cl; UEvo cccn,.uIsipd IT Mars.SaS in n,