Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-06
CONFEDERA3S ST4TsS G0NeRl
THURSDAY, February 5, 1861.
SENATE.

I 1hthoDAfj ecpi uaiy Vi 1cOl.
SENATE.
| The S,nste met At u o'clock hon. r. II.
7. HUNTER i'll the chair.
Prayer by Rs7. Dr.. MaCsts; ci,e= EpisSI
pal Church. :
! CONVERSATIONS.
NJ JOHNSON, OF Ga, introduced hill 70
regulate tha taking OF property for puol,c use
mode for ce:ern;Deing what shall hsjnse com
persatior therefor R-tsrced to Judiciary
Comtcittco.
Mr.. JohNsuv also intr2duc-da hi'l 70 pro-
pose an Euaepd.lentt 70 tbs Constitution o. tie
Ucnfodar-E S-ua1.
! 4ac;,cp l. 1t i. -uec.ei b. tbs COngresa nf
tbs Confederate S-stsa, ttTo-Ehirds q beth
Housca thereof co%aurring, thht tbs fp!.u~
ing auec 5raent to tbs Constitution If The
| Confederate S.atos If America, ID End thu
3snlo is ta:ety proposed, aad, when rati6ed
| Dv tho Legislatures Of three-fcrrths of the
1 several States, Dhsll bs Z part Of gs!d Ocrssi
taiiun ard shall DO inserted therein "a eisuae
q, section 1st Of article 5th, to Wit
| WISE sny State being ssgrisvud By any &c.
Ct c on:,ess, atGll, by oon7eation, declare tie
ssme 10 ts unconstitutional, Congress, II i1
6essirm and If not, the President shsll convene
it foc th:t purpose shall iElm odi.tcly csll Is
| ConYsntlcu o. :nt States Co rorziioc sid scr
and i, 40: affirmed b. tso thirds Of sad
| Convention, tbs vots to 10 .sipu ::y S:@..s, il
shal, be void and 10 iaw, but ii affirmed, it
shall e.nrd and il sdlgaisd, All 10 adjust
nsns can DO msds, by HuIs djiaoa:, or Ofher-
wi;a, satisfactory to the complaining Stito, i
G.s,T,uirs 10 e:cade fsoE. Inc CoufrdsracT, Il
shall IL. &, 10 peace. but sball 90 entitled 10
H. prs rata aharS oil the public PROPERTY, sud
ia'.'a fcr its pro rata shsrr Of The pablo debt,
to be deter mined aud settled by legc!i.tion.
| SIC. 2. Tint thc Pfesi6sllt shall traasIait
to tns Governoc OF each S:ste co2g 9f
!hi, sSt, to be 5uhmit.ed By hin TO tie lsgis.
;aturo thereof ,cr ratification. Referred 80
TIE Jaiicisr7 Committed.
| Alec BIZ 10 repeal az act Of tho Congress-
| Of the United Sister approved March 81,
! 1893, e..!islai al a., to further prcvids f,r
tLs collection 81 ;,rtira OIL im2arts. end com
.uoniv knGwn es the c;rcn Pill. S. q -tf-
! sIvoce.
TIE sU7REHE corRT BILL
vac al&en up and tne doba:e Oh it resumed
| oy Sir. PHELAN, OF Hiss.
Fra1ouous AID TaAH5saArIGIc.-
NJ SrAsao,v, from tho Comni.:ce On Mill
tary AE.iTs, reported House bill in rsia-
ton tn the trarapor .Stioa Of furlo9ghcd SOL
i;eis, with anb=tiert, tor tee biz, an
! follows:
Section /. / bst NON. commissioned rtfcsis
end p.i7atss Thc havo volunteered for Ire
waE, sad t? wh"r1 suriougbR msy 10 granted
e.. Ut: H:3;7 thsn sky dsyz, s:.ail ha sHti:lsG
70 sren7uortica homo AID back: pru7iasd,
that this ailn~arce shsll only b, rnadp oEce
! dnTing tie teIr Of enlist &C snt Of eUcb oticers
/ o. H:,vrtss,
! =. Taa: al LAVE ara parts OF Tvs susSor-
iznC fr7iouzha &c be granted ere hsreby SUB
pended ,iRti! 1Ie first day Of Jul II EEK. OK
! j +: :Aoss fariau2hs grrn:eA Upon tbs cur
yscn's certificate fscs5eSs &c feasibility.
AGrc Ec:n- 5oha.', an:! peniiag the q1e8-
tiGa. ,as S:a1tc WA: !as2 sscrss session &c
consider The Till.
HOgSG Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Ths Houes me. :, i2 ". P-s:cr ~ Rev
| ar. Ckrm:Ey.
! NV MEMOIR.
| o., .:.c:.i..: e &e. fsRsnw, OF 6. o, lion.
! y. D. SNIP .N, delegate elect from tia frat
dls,. i,;l "f hat STATE, aud elected vice Hon.
m- j.. 5 h.!n. resigned, il coneoqutnco IF
| hin Sc,aG5i?I. 10 the gubarnscc:isl ofiiG7 d:
South Esroiins, cans forward, tnok tts re
qriaitn oa:a to supoor. tbs Constitution. Of
thu Confederate States, and TOOK his sess.
TaEsIGy-BosE rEssciIH.
1ir. SI.GtEroN, Of Iios., offered rosoiu-
! t;ou ,hat the Committee On the judiciary Do
Instructed toIpqui:e and report
Fi.s.-Aa = Inc exSediency Of recon-
81
Sass Of ina Confsderacy, .kst theJ prot-!blc
| By ls~ !oc:;G1-bera psf5caF, Ti;e nstars.zed,
t:1p hoiaicg .o4. estate within their ras5s:
,ire tcid.16.
S,socG;y-,fhs cnnsiitltioo1litg sad exye-
d.ency Q! 81 est Ct Congress requiring svsry
10! eigu born rsrson, not natuTa!izsd, before
20 sf.Li e5,sago in trade &C commerce within
,ha Confederate S:ate7, - obtain licsnse for
liz; purpose, upva FsJioS mt tno Treasury
o: ,lls ;aoicdsTacy SUI, to bs stsciiaa ~
:aA; aud Iflst 10 i,o further re41i:e3 to fen
der i-nS; limo 10 timo sn socounr, under oath:
Of .Ge 4oss procesis arising from encn trade
or cu.;,li, 80 upcn which ne shall rs !1sd $
cer;slI IT :-"t. adopted.
RETALIATION.
~. G>lra, E: y. e., iat'niIc-d ih- f,,iioTr-
80: -sa!l:!op:
;.y-:rcd, That tic Committee Oh tho Judi
c;a.T he ,i;r:ar:t 10 inquire Wi.eGher !h1 "
sauizs4 i,lcoi e a. invading amy, Captured
IL ths ,,tt Of ceTry:a; ols ttl.s d9tls;ed pix
CO Of Thsit Government, Cad t5 b2id aTasne-
SO j. cvIuoT.aaco with the principles III pub
is i.v sqi L.; uSsga C; I,stions, :. tbs 2iito-
:msi i. ,s ni lila invaded country, End 10 De
d.s', rI;h a. ;oioas b. ils ciijl trioroalE;
aul if nof, wGat legialstion Is required g.
an4cls tbs HILLARY authorities Of II. Conieh
srats 9:s;ss, " measures 81 r'p:shl SOD r.
talistiun. u IsPre;I tb3 .trac.:ea Vi al it.
gi;?.tsl ,;ereiie i3sdrecsioa.
NJ. U.Jaiy, :. AIS, hcfad ;ni, xiii iUa!-
-: wnui no s:ic8ot i-5c aud nj he cc.ud
| OF 1T this r,ina, ior i. No" iaeIp% i.eii;. r.nd
| no hal in lis Elind :tHlu waa i1nch Con
st!tuiionh! doubt Gu lie saIj,c: q ta.ning
! a,.7 II TIE sc7synl Slated tLenr pTisbi:hr8 ss
| recoin;r=Hied By no President - his la:c
| rlesasge. It ceu.d net Do good e.: this time;
tho subiect should sht eside to- tbs pest
ls. E5oTE If To-, SID t!s. 5t Wiz Jl.
! D3ssd r3 tn. adoption If Ihs rsLaiAt9ty poll
e., :.0L Frfn -sascug VI tiIoidity, hot ifoG,
nJ3s;rva Of anmauisy. Tas o1euy, If COURSE,
wo.Ed sicpr .he saus policg, sad oar osDt
; and Lr;ss: r.:n would be- shot rr hung
| ignca..:tausiy iosiss.d vi h,ins alioTed to lay
dorm theie lives ou tho BATHS 6siis. Thni
vss iva aides 20 s:is question. The e.saay
| might =! .illss hNye Ito advantage sGa ups
i W. kgan, IL w'tu;l have had effect on
IT,. aa.,ss;-st;s4 people IF the Nnrthw west,
VIZ 1*rs Eow struggling itE the mastery cvsT
:to L;ncol, i1cseglnsnr. 10 waa opposed
20 tie rshola nlcs$uzs, and if members Totnd
foe i. CIV, thsy would ssu.s day ioos. .6sck
wiz; feelings Of deep regTs: and sorrow,
wben noble blood had baen ehei, and It Was
to- ls,Y e. tesrscs thSir eteps.
! hGr. Lyons, OF Va, upheld tha policy of
* :I.li:..uIr. Ia S. :hG President should adept
l.. would cataioly be IS proper to '..sl:ase
generally Sd to reteliate upon "Baass Batter"