Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-01
TUESDAY, April %, 1863.
SEN ATE

The Senate met at IL o'c'ock 4. ~, the
Vice President, Mr. STEPHENS, in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. MIR. LaDghorno, Of the Me.h-
odist Church.
hr. BIREwrLL, from the Committee Of Fl.
nance, reported back, with amendments, the
II ouse bill to mako appropriations for the
support OF the Government, from the lst Of
July, 1863, 10 tho 3lst December, 1858. The
amendments were conourred in, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. SgMMse, from tho Committee OF tie
Judiciary, reported bill for the relief Of
VIM. n. Bowles, Richard BowleH ond others,
" hich was placed On the calendar.
The House amendments 10 the Sonata bill,
to provide for the payment Of certain North
Carolina troops from The time Of their onliat-
ment, was taken up aud cOncurred in.
Tho House amendment to the bill authoIiz-
ing the Secrotery of War to Lease or buy
real estate for the use Of tho Government
was taken up, and disgreed to. The amend
mont provided that no real estate should he
pun chased by the Confederate Government
in any Stat, without tho consent Of the
State within which the land may liD.
On action Of Mr.. OLDHEM, the Dill declar-
ing tho telegraph part Of the Postal system
of the Confederate States, was postponed
until the first day Of the naxt session.
The amendments Of the D0use tn the
amendments Of the Senate to the House bill
providing for tho assessment and collection
Of taxes ('known as the machinery bill
we're concurred in. The bill, as thus finally
passed, txea the pay Of assessors at S. FER
diem, and provides that Sin no valuation of
credits under tho provisions Of this act, shall
any credit upon which the holder will OIL
dorse in writing his willingness TO receive
Confederate notes in payment DO valued at q
higher rate.
The House bill to repeal tho naturalization
laws WAS taken up for consideration.
Dir. OhH, OF S. O., opposed the passage Of
The bill as Z measure inszpedient ard unjust.
At the close of the war, when trade shall re-
sumo lis usual channels, we shall need the
services of skilled artisans, from foreign
countries. The passage Of this bill will ex
clude thtrn by stopping immigration. Thou
sands nf good and truo men in our armies are
foreigners, and large portion Of the people
of the Oonfsdsracy, are descendants Ct fo-
eignsrv. MIR. OAK argued at length against
the passage Of the bill.
M. OLIT did not believe that thu repeal Of
tho naturalization laws would check imuig n
:ion. The foreigners would come here to secure
subsistence and fortune. ahey cared nothing
about the right Of suffrage, which they did
, not comprehend. Mr.. c. argued to show that
the. mo iority OF foreigners were hostile to
slavery. After this wsr there would be an
immense emigration from the United States,
especially TO cur border States, and unless We
deny to these emigranis The privilege of
voting, they will soon exercise political
power which will prove ini:licsl to our in
situations.
Mr.. OLDE.x advocated the bill on tho
ground that the adsnission Of citizens vas the
prerog,tive Of the several States, the duty of
Congress- being to prescribe uniform rule
The Confederate Government wa, based upon
the principle of society Of States, and not
uponahe ceusralizing idea Of large number
Of people composing great political. COM
munity. Phs prevalence Of this idea among
the naturalized citizens led many Of them to
believe that they were committing perjury by
uniting with the South in this contest Mr..
o. proceeded to illustrate the importance Of
guarding against this incorrect view Of citizen