The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-19
CONFEDERATE STATE CONGRESS.


In the Senate December 10, Mr.. Brown
Miss offered resolution that the state OF
the country demanded that laws should
without delay be passed declaring every
male citizen in the military servlce;to re-
neal the law authorizing substitutes; to
authorize the President to issue his proela'
nation commanding all foreigners to leave
the country in sixty days or take up arms;
to regulate details for necessary civil pur-
suits; to levy direct taxes; to make confed-
crate notes legal tender after six months;
to prohibit the trade in gold and silver and
bank notes and United States Treasury
notes during the war, or to prohibit block
ade running under heavy penalties, and to
declare these laws war measures, and make
those violating them amenable only to mil
itary courts. Laid on the table and order
ed to be printed.
Mr.. Wigfall offered resolution instruct
ing the military committee to inquire into
and report upon the treatment by the mill
tary authorities of prisoners OF war
Agreed to.
Mr.. Phelan introduced bill, which was
referred to the finance committee and Or
dered to be printed, providing for the issue
of S., 90, 100000 of coupon bonds in sums
not less than five hundred dollars, payable
in twenty years, and bearing interest OF six
per cent, payable semi annually. The cou.
pons when due to be legal tender for all
debts due in dollars or other money, and
refusal to accept the same when rendered to
act as discharge to the Indebtedness IN
payment of which they are offered.
Mr.. Foote (Tenn.) introduced several
bills, amoug them one for the repeal OF the
existing subtitute law, and one for the in-
crease of the pay of soldiers. They were
properly referred The same gentleman
also introduced several resolutions, one re-
questiug the President to withdraw all
diplomatic agents from such foreign govern
ments as have not recognized US before the
first of February next, and to dismiss all
foreign consuls in this country. Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also,
a resolution in regard to the unreasonable
searches and seizures.
Mr. Foote offered resolution in regard
to amending the present impressment law
so as to secure to the owner the actual value
for his property at the time when and place
where impressed. This resolution was re-
jected.
Also, resolution that the Judiciary
Committee inquire into the expediency OF
SO amending the present law with reference
to the exchange of prisoners of war of AT
rican descent, as to distinguish between
those who were free when the war CON-
menced and those who are recognized as
slaves by the laws of the confederate states
Agreed to.
Mr.. Sparrow, from the Military Commit
tee, reported back the following bill, with
the Recommendation that it pass:
The Congress Of the Confederate States
do enact that no person liable to the mill
tary service shall hereafter be permitted or
allowed to furnish substitute for such ser
vice, nor shall any substitute be received,
enlisted or enrolled in the military service
of the confederate states and that all laws
heretofore passed permitting or allowing
persons liable to military service to furnish
substitutes for the same, or authorizing the
acceptance, enlistment or enrolment of any
such substitute in the military service be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Wigfall moved to strike out the
last clause of the bill which being reject
ed. the bill was passed and sent to the
house.