Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-16
cHNrHDERITM ST.1T": c0HGiE>'
:,r:pAy. Jan. L., 1863.
SENATE.

:.l:pAY. Jan. II, 1863.
SENATE.
~. ssus.s met 1T II o'clock, ii.
Hon. K. II. y. HuarrR i'll the Chair.
PRAYER by Rev. Dr. RraKcw, al tho lap
tist Church.
ON the roll being called IT'S foIl2H ing n'eIn-
boss answered 10 their naTics
Mlcsgrs. tixkcr, Rarnwell. Burnett, Clarh,
CLAY, Dortch Henry, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell
Se,nlne-, Wlgfnll and fanrey.
4 Guoru,u not being present, hir. Etfh-
well said nc undsrsi0o! another m"tunII Il" al
in the CITY. and suEsrsted b" ht scot I"T'
which wsa accordingly dane. Iha Aie""rn-
Ger relur,-,i. after ri houT'e search, Rr,i IL.
rc:;p,i the honorable. member waH nc! 10 hr
found wF"i-nrnG, On motion IL Nj ti'"''
l.: ali:,sa.ii. i'e G.uste iGi"n-Gta IL inffi "a
..."rrow 8, l. o'clock, ii.
HOUSE 0F REPRE&ENTaTiEE2.
the Hawsy me. 1T l. o,cl1ck, as! r::
ntaaed with r:a:gr ny Ee:. nT. ErnM"''7.-
Tn. r.i! .,ps than cs.i:,! L. tic Gir:l: ~ IS
certain h..hec n Gucrnm .Taf present "he"
ticty-lau1 rlemhc,z answered T. their name,
constituting guG"lrn.
Mr. DcrflEH, 8: Virginia, Ct red :asIiu-
.oa .k.5 t!.a H21. !. / Il. Cr"r: .'e ac;i he
| Is Le.e;;y appointed ,p*2ker pro fs"l?9T' q
! the iI1uaa tmrir. tt,2 Necessary abSeH"a 6.
| tie reyul.r SpedEol. Tie resolution "Ga
...:.,imon-l, agreed 10, and the Cierh a.'-
f.iute:: ll.G-:". HnTri'n, Cl.rE. ard Sw.h"
| IT, Wi. uuf sir. raskY aud lntoTn h'in al
| lfs .rcsiaI..
ia iakins the Char tho temporary SlsHE
1 10 ,1,pl-1 f.,T "a. ,6rititle1,I
| ojiai in tl.c action 81 the House, and IN
7ok-d the indulgence Ct members aud their
s,.i,ta;re in the dsrhs;ra 81 lis a.'r ''uiit-
| iuinGs't upon him.
AIr fimr ii Georgia. offered > res"iati1;'
thar r c0n.iuittc. III three ne appointed. 10
ioi: such comniltce as may be appointed 81.
Ike Senate. 70 wai1 on tee President and IT.
form hin liIal .i:e Congress Of tbc Conieds~
ca;e States Is ia session. p!IIu ant l. al"ltit-
nleI1t and ready 10 receive any cotaIhunica-
ton he ;naY he pleased "a s,Ihnd. Agresi
TO.
(Mcsa.a. Holt. ri '7""rs.=, :s2'or:, "I Tex
as and tioode. al virgins. ~ero appointed
To constitute The committee.
The Speahur announced that hh lai 70
,eiYri information thar the Senate ws" y ith-
6ut IDOL uln i;r tic trhl.aac!I"n o. business
ar,i that that bndy had EtjGur,td over unit!
II ,incl 10 morrow.
Dir, rrKav introduced q bill 20 be entitled
sn ret to repeal 30 lnuch al the ACT TO eSeInr'
| cfrteln psrGnng nom military duty, apPT"Vei'
| tn Of October, iSG22, as releases from n,!;-
Iary service certain OWNERS, agents, " 3Yer-
seerg ILL plantations. Read the first md
| !ecynI lilneB and referred II the Military
uoh,nittue Also, bill IL Increase The
| monthly LAY Of noI-cominI5siOned olii:ci
| and I,;iFates OF the army of the Confederate
States Rsferred to same committee.
Mr.. G,EruELi, OF Ga, intr oduced bill, to
he entitled en- act 10 continue in force an ac'
Aulhor;sng The suspension Of the writ cf hG-
bcQs corpus in certain ca5cS, Passed Gct. 10th.
lGG2 ;;5iTrrred.
Mr. HoLr. Of Ga, presented iii. + eS-
empt crrts:u persons from military 7erTi,e -
tbs Army Of the Confederate &tatcs. Pc
err.d 10 tie Military Committee,
Sir ChorrErT, OF Kchlnrky $, t!itrni Il rns;r-
luton ihat The President uo respectfully H.
| uussted to furnish tiia House a: M carly
| day al ollic:2i reports anc: cor:eapcini:
| sn;s touclus Inc military "lria.iona uI
! Ten RragC AMI In" army uE!cr hiE com
J ,naud in Kentucky, ii, i'll Tie opinion "i ,ac
! President. compliance With this resolution
will not ie incompatible with Th" public in
tcreSts Laid OH tho table.
iir. KE.sER, o. La, pr.serLr.: = bill tc AZ.
| q war tax Also, e,ll for the aesessiEcnl
and collection Of J!rec: taxes and internal
! d:.iya Referred 10 the Cuc;nltte" r. Vas
! ai.l Means.
Nj. PanEIss submitted jn;rt resolutions
! exEi c$sivc Of tho sense Of Cn-Greas q Iela-
| .i;n IL Re conduct of citizens Of Loui@ana
! within lie lines ned 10 the presence Of the
enemy. Ordered /" BIS printed and referred
10 The Judiciary Cu'nnittee.
Mr.. i..Rrgn..i: suhmirIri tue i"il"nIns
bill:
Az Acr to repeal ce-tain parls y! An 4 Ct en-
.tt,d AN act to exempt persons from
military duty
The Ccngreas Of the Confederate States al
Au,urlrA tio enact That the PARTS vi 10" IS: ;"c'
/ ton Of On act entitled can act 20 aHou,pt 'ct
| tain ,irr.uns from military duty" &c, ap.
! prnyc:: T',l ith, sew fith s=e,npts an" !aF-
| son, either bs agent, owner, or oFe,srer, IN
| each plantation on wni:h 'l.r ,.cr-cn y Ta-
| duirsd &c he kept ~ the is%' or ordinance:
! Of nnT State, aud un which :::oTa IL 40 &h'sc
male adult not liza lie n military service.
and l.. States having 10 such Law. one person
IS agsnt, oyner, or oyerSeer on each plata
! tica Of twenty negroes, and 90 which .aeTe
is 10 " hite male adult not liable 20 militia
ry service; and tor additional police ;or
every twenty negroes on t"1 u. mere pla!'-
! tstinus within live lli;Gs Of eac5 other. snd
each hsviiG. less Twenty ne: rass: on which
there is no white inai1 adul: net Liable ;c
military duty, one person: being II" n!dcS:
ii the owners or oyerSe@rs on such planta-
| lions be. and tho same are hereby repealed.
Mr. B,RKspsLt urge! tho great Importance
10 .!e common csuse ct immaculate action
upun lis motion. he novel It's reference to
lie Military Gnmmittee. and expressed the
i,opr lnst the suite would immediately Ell
gage lis attention.. Referred to Mil; sly Com
liiiIiee.
MIR W!sT oil Missouri, presented the FOL
lowing bill, which was referred 10 the Com
mittee on the Judiciary:
An &C, 20 provide for placing in the military
serric. OF the Confederate Sthles citizens
Of the State af Maryland. residing oT So
i.urSinE T:thin ,hs iiT.:tS u the Conlcde-
ratio States.
Tue Congress oi io- uo,::.etvr,e STATE: DO
-u7ct, rs follows: Section i. All persons re-
siding D: sojourning within the iiE.:t4 o; the
Confederate Ststes, claiming TO be citizens OF
the State of msrvland, and rot in tbs mill
tary Service OF tue Confcderacy, and who
would, # citizens OF tEs Confederate States.
oe suhjact to the oPerations CT the laws /