Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-24

recc mmsrj.tion that they be concurred in
By tie House.
WsDNEsD'r, April % 1863.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTAVES.
The House ..,et at III O'Clock, aad wss
op sned with prayer by Rsv. Dr. Duncan.
| LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
| Nj. GARLAND, Of Ark st,trd that Mr.. WILL
c. X, Of Tsx.s, was conhasd to his room by
sickness, aud asked leave Of a5:slco fJr him,
which was granted.
| BILL TO COLLECT THE TAXEa.
Ths II use took up the uorss bill 90 report
cd by Mr. KcNSER, from the COMMITTEES IN
Ways and Msa5s fixing tho nauue- in whoe
the t.xes, undo: the recent Tsx-bi!l shsI ba
collected.
The Sspsts anendments were, foc the rncs:
part, sg'eed 10.
On motion Of Mr.. MAcHsN, Of Ky, Tie Sen
ate amendment fixing the pay Of b. fsscss'rs
at 'tsn" ds!lsrs day, WAS amended BY sub
tituicg five"
Ga motion Of Mr. IIoLcnmBs, Of Va, the fol
| lowing propiso wac appended 20 the bill In
| no ysu .tlou u; crei:t under the provisions OF
| this act, shail any c;edI upon which tho
! holder will endorse, in writing, his wilii7g
| ness to receiv, Colirderste no,es, in payment
| % valued At higher rate.
cLERIcAL CONFIRMATION.
Me. GaiH.M, of Texas. from the Uoumlt-
tee on Ways and MsA"e, repoetsd bill to
| declare the moaning aid extend tbr ptoTi'
slcus If an act Ia ,ncrcare tho pay oi cortni9
officers and employees IT ,he Executive 81!
Legislative Departments.
The bill WAS amended and pAsssd-yoas AZ,
| nays Il.
GIIhT PER CEsT B'Srs.
Mr.. BoYce, Of 5 q from this sA me Gem
| mites, reported wiL!i an amendment Senate
| Bill to authorize TIE iasus VI eight Fer cent
bonds Cf cestin:a!ea II ;,ct lii certain
| c,sss.
The amendment Tss 81 f,lin~S:
I "1he Ssc,e'sry Of tho Treasury shAll' rs
1 authorized to Issue like bcEss % say gers III
who shall have sc.uslly paid mnney into tho
hands If All sgens vi The T,rasury fo! The
! purchase Of eigh. pc. c,nt. baldh unher soc
| one hundred mi:ii ~ loan, prior'ir tLc Gj!a
Of February, 1868
Tho amendment YES adopted.
cou.TlnyEir HurEs.
MIR. LYON, Of Ala from :he ssIns commit
| te= reported e l.: II lie Teiisf Of collectors
and agents Of toe GcyerEaea. who lav" ,e.
csired counterfeit IRA his rss .w!thcnt
f,uit Of their own.
NJ. SwAs, Of Taun., cE:red AL amendment
rsirn bursh,s :iI diahursi@g iiiao's wiz, nisy
have received counte,frit notes through ista
Treasury Datarim ut. List.
TIE bill wss passed without amendment.
TREASURY DRP.ITIhET.
NJ. LYONS, Of Virginia, from TIE safn'
committee. reported bill to sneld sn.s;s to
O. game the clerical force in ths Treasury
Department. The committee propose to
amend by authorizing tina employm'nt nriT
Of such lem .lss SIS are dependent upon their
labor fer support
81. GAs..1r. cf Va Idovsd the p1st;':ne-
tncnt Of TIE b II until "Wednesday ncxt IL
., >. 10 SEE j.; the Senate we're d-ieTui'n,d 10
increase the pay of all t5e employees Of the
Government, Except that If ths aclders 10
tho army.
The E,oLion Vss agreed to.
GENERAL .iPsopRllfIcH BILL.
Mr.. KkNsrR, of Is, from ,he conwi;ten
o. Ways snt M,sps, reported bill making
sppr. p:ia;icn for tho support Of the Cavern.
ment from July 81 to December 81, 1861,
.rd the Houso resolved itself into Commit t,
Of mo WnGls for the pu, Jse Of consider
stlcT.
ii the course Of tho reading NJ. GlsHtrT.
Of Va. MAYED to add an appropriation for
the incress 81 Of the pay Of priv.ies Of tho army
al msy be- hereafter provided BY law.
MIR. CosaID. Of La , snid .hn. this Was ons
OF the prsc.Icss OF tbs old Government Witch
had Cflen tended to ief:st 'hs passage oi ;be
Appropriation BIZ, viz thu practice Of put
ting into the appropriation bills rrcssuras
which were known to lie IN epppsiGun Of tho
vi.ws of the otet. hniy.
NJ McLr.H, Of Il O, said be did not iu-
tend to say much, 40 he WAS not IN tho habit
Of Troubling the House, but there were mary
de;Sstab's practices which had c,ept iuso u,e
in the lvuss, and Que was the practice CT
talking too mach.
Mr.. CossAD said sone people said nothing
because they had nsth!os t. Fay. laugh
ter)
Mr.. McLslN said arlns msmhere talked all
the time and Faid nothing. Great laughter
II bad now gotten 10 be locked upon IS dcma
Z ,gus,sn 70 mention The s,icisr, or even to
say "tbe poor soldier" Ths gentleman frcm
louisiana had opposed increasing the pay CT
the soldiers froun theSery bes:uning,he wna onn
Of the SIX who had voted against The first I'LL
br0ugh: up FIR thai pu 'pase-snd WEE one OF
those who he (Mr. McLE.sy thought tn ksi .
great deal aud said nothing. (Lsughter.l-
II, WAS opposed to S wing parsons In the ciyil
EMPLOY nett Of IT, tioverrmeht isrgs sala-
ries while the soldIars ere receiving only
slsvea dollars a month.
The yeas sad nnys were ordered on the
umerGmen. Of Mr.. GlErrrr. which Was
Adapted by the following yots:
frss - hessrB. Afr!cg.aa, Aahe, A;k:ns, RIldSln,
Earksarle B.,suIi, RGtsirr Erldys., H. ~ En'e, Chill
Ion, C.opt n Currin Curry, De- JInoli Dape, living,
Euole Fos,er III herr IL l-ndG hat', ;fnte Graham,
t}tsy ul,op, iulrpnha, Holt, ksn If y. c. Lyon,
II lr.Ia, n Lean, II Rec Msness, Moore, Munne'lynn
Pe,kcs Pu:t, Read, Sexton, aiugieton, Smith VI
North Carolina Swsn. Tip e, Vcs', WEIGH Wright.
Ga, Wigh: CT Tax.s.-4f.
N,ys-Messre. C;app CLARK, Conrad, CoH'nw Fnr
row. FIsenian Hei ke' james keansl. Lewis, u A..
stall, NJ Quseu. Miles, Ra'l', Eoysson, Sunpsou-l6
Mr. SMITH, o y. u. iutroiatei sn amend
nsct making appropriation f.. VESSELS i'm
pressed " The Conioastata Government.
Mr. H,lrus, OF Fla ,n!,vsd ina. tie CGrn-
lnitea rise, and upon division nl toe uouse,
NO ouolum voted, ~hereupnn tns Committee
rose, and Mr.. SWAIN novel call at lbs
iouEe.
Mr.. PgsIrns NJ owed that the House aojourn.
Lost-ysaa 81, moss 80.
The House theIeupou took reccss till 3
P. II.
HON. WALLER 4. sTAPl8R