Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-13
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
THURSDAY, March IL, 1863.
+ The Senate met at 10 o'clock, NJ Prayer by Rev.
Geo. Woodbridge, Of the Episcopal Church.
-. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Mr. SPARROW, of La, introduced bill TO increase
the appointment of Purveyor General and Assistants,
and In6rmary Corps.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs. ~
impress ED SLAVES.
Mr.. PHELAE, of Miss, submitted a.resoution, which
was adopted directing the Committee on Military AZ.
fairs pay for slaves impressed By The government VINO
have died may hereafter die from egitimatey
attn utable to such impressment.
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
Mr. DAVIS, of N. c., introduced bill 10 provide for
the payment of certain North Carolina troops from the
time Of their enlistment
Referred to the Committee of Military Affiirs.
QUARrERMAsTERs AND COMM sARIEs.
/ On motion of Mr.. ORR Of S. c. il was
Resolved That the Committee of The Judiciary be in
struced to enquire into the propety of passing act
providing that should any Quat, rmaster Commssary
fail TO account for moneys public property which has
gone into his haAds officially Tor greater amount than
his official bond shall be liable to indictment, and upon
convicted be subjected to Infamous punishment.
PRIvILFGEs OF REPORTERS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the report
and resolutions relative the privilege of reporters
etc.
Mr. WIGFALL moved to substitute for the first reso-
luton, which wthdrdws the privilege OF seat on the
floor Of the Senate from the reporter for the Richmond
Enquirer (Mr Stedmanl the iolowingi
Resolved That reporter foT the Richmond Enquirer
shall be admitted to seat the floor OF the Senate.
Mr. WIGFALL said he was induced TO submit this
resolution as the editor of the Enquirtr, in an article
published in that journal this morning, avows the whole
responsibility for the publication of the offensive para
graph
The PRESIDENT protein said that the substitute was
not In order, the pendng question being the motion
b. itted yesterday by Mr.. BRowS of Miss to Law the
two resolutions reported from the Committee, the
table.
Mr. BAINWELT. of s. O.. thought it il-aiysed TO
make issue with editors who had violated coutr
" Of the senate The course before the Senate
deal with H. offence committed TO vindicate lis dignity.
Nc. WTGFALL remarked that the Senator could not
have read the Enquirer Of this morning
Mr.. BARSWELL replied that he had not done so.
Mr.. WIGFkLL cited As precedent Tor the action
proposed by hin that Mr. Richie and the reporters of
his journal, in Washington, we're excluded IRON the
floor of the United States Senate in consequence of the
appearance in that Journal of anonymous attack
the Senate. The reporters we're afterwards admitted,
because they said they had nothing 10 do with it. Mr.
Richie entitled to npon the floor of the Sen
ate, Government printer, put "a he refused to ey
plain in reference the attack upon the Senate in his
paper the privilege withdrawn, after the question
had been discussed, among Others, by Calhoun and
Webster.
Mr.. W. closed his remarks by Withdrawing the resou
ton he had submitted.
Mr. PHELAN, of Miss, said that he would renew IT,
He conceived that the article the Enquirer
tack upon the character and ability Of every Scra.or
TIE expulsion of the present reporter Of that journal
would meet the evil. The proper is strike
at the general head by which all this is controlled and
justified.
After further debate upon the various points presented
comments upon The arce in the Enquirer the question
was divided take the vote upon laying the first
resolution upon the table The roll then called with
the following result:
Yeas-Messrs Clark snd Yancey-2
Nyi-MesSrs. Baker, Barnwell, Burnett, Caperton
Davis Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, johnson, Of Ark,
Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Peytou, Phelan, Semmes, ana
? Wigall-l7.
The resolution then agreedtO, mem. diss.
The second resolution laid upon the table
Mr.. PhELAN, of Miss, then submitted the following,
70 be added TO the report Of the committee:
Whereas, the pfoprietors OF the Richmond Enquirer,
since The above report and resolution made TO the
Senate have declared through the columns OF that pa
per, that the article of tie oath February inserted
By their " order :" therefore
Be il Resolved That reporter for the Richmond
Enquirer shall be admitted to the foor of the
Senate.
The question was called, and being put was decided
ia the Negative by the following vote:
ieds-Messrs. Baker; Burnett, Davis, Haynes, Max
well, OLDHAM Phelan, and Wisla.l-S.
Nays--Me,srs. Barnwell, Caperton, Clark, Henry,
Hucter Johnson of Ark, Mitchell Orr, Peyton Semnes
Of La. Sparrow aud Yancey-l2
The report OF the committee defining the privileges Of
reporters, etc, was then concuned in.
CIVIL OFFICERS IN THE Army.
On motion Of Mr.. DER, of 5. c., the Senate bill TO
authorize the discharge Of certain civil officers from The
military service OF the Confederate Suaes WAS taken up
aud ter being amended, was passed
The Senate then into Executive session. and
after adjourned.