Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-21

Dill ~ Tepesl tItlt IlaLoSo 70 NHS
&C.. Of ls9t session. Aftor debate the Eioieh
was usg.tiyed-yeis 10. nays Ii.
Mr.. HiYHrs moveh reconsideration ol
the vote by which tho exemption bill from
tho Committee Of UonfsreEcs was TtJscted.
The motion was lost by tie vote-yeas II,
nays l2.
The House bill to li9uiiate claim due BY
tho OR f5;,erate States to tho State q! AID
b.nls, fe. The steamer Florida, WAS taEeC up
| and passed
Ga motion Of Mr. YAsctY tho S.nsts re-
! solved into secret session.
FRrD.Y, Ap',i j., 1863
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met ct IL A. d.. and was opsn-
Cd with pssye, by Rev. DR.. Sesly.
PUBLIC pRiN1lsG.
The House took up tho House biI,epoItsd
feo.n the Uowmittse on Printing By Mr.. Du'
PaE, Ct Ls. TO provide TOR the printing, safe
custody, publication, and distribution OF the
laws Il tho Confederate S:atos, end to pro-
vide for the appointment Of Al additional
clerk in The Department OF Justice.
The question REQUIRED on the amendment
! Of MIR. Huron. Of Fla, 10 st1ike out the third
section Of the bill AND insert the following :
"Sec .. That Tho End section Of tho ACT
aknva cit,d no 40 s.neudtd NJ to provide Tar
| the publication Of ali the laws in one g'Z,!te,
published at the capital Of The Confederate
| States, Instead Of two, 81 Lheroin required ;
and the compensation f'r this publication
shall not excesd three dollars per page, asii
| mated according 10 Little i Browns edition
OF liza laws nfths United States"
4 I'D 10 hi
passed.
Mr.. DORIS. OF La, from thu Committee on
Printing reported hack, with q Iecommen.
dalicu that lhs sama lo pass Senats hill
providing for having digssted and published
hs Laws of the U6nfsderato States rslsticG to
naval IT military att,irs, which have hssn
pass,d from thu commencement Of The Pro-
yisicrai Government dowf 10 tn, ptrssot
| time.
Tie bill, after some amendment was
PASSED.
EXEMPTION ELL.
ar. Puck, Of Ala, called up the order Of
the day, The Exemption bill, 90 reported ftom
| the Committee Of Conference.
| do called the question OIL the passage Of
The bill, wbi>u wss sd ,pted ny tho fo'i'~iTg
Yote:
AYEs-Mes.;s Atsin-, .Bsk,dds, natsou, Cham.
! biisa rrLp clark. tloptau, Cunlu, Curry, Dsigan
II,si'snn, ssing; F"slsr freeman Gray, H1nly
Rur;i;ss Hutton, Hodge, keenan, oil Ga, 81 nuer. Lew.
Ja mssiIen, Marshall, Martin, McR'e, Msne.s, Miller
Mannsrlyau pnsh, hosseli, SEXTON, Hinglenn, hnta
| lsuh. swsnn, Vest. Welch, W,co, Wight Of Texas
~
NAYS M@ssrs Arlington, Baldwin, Bill, Bsteler
Eoycc, nIl,grr.. q ". Bruce, Chi Ton, Conrow
,rnrke,r jarnslre Dupre, Elliott, Fsrrnw. fnnte
| ,intler, GarIaud, hrishe, Jorcs, k"han of N. e..
Nr Qn.rn Moore psrkilS, Preston, Enlie. Bead Roy:
TN, eppsoa smith, Of A1o., hnith Of n. - Vhie;-
al.
| Mr. DuPsEr, reported from the Ootum'ttee
| on Printing, jpint resolution To pfint SUI
| copies of tho Yecent Communication Ct the
Secretary IF thn Treasury, which was agTss I
| to.
| SEAL CT THE C3EfEDrHtTE STATS
Mr. BurELER. Ut Va, frotu the coInl.itsSe on
Flag aud Ssai Of the Qonfsd srscy, reported
tbs following JOINT lssiluio". recommending
ia adnrtuI
That the gsL nf tha Confederate Stats
shall CONSIST Of device, representing IN
equestrian pcIt,ai: II Washington, afor The
\ s,stlls Wt.sh auiInonuts his monument on
tho Capital Squsrs. = rt.nOhd, sur,ounced
with d 4rastn ccHpassd u! tho principal
agricultural products Of the South, COTTON
| tobacco, bnyar cane, cnfn, wheat and Il:t;
and having arnunl its margin $40 Tor'iR
oSe1l OF ihe Confederate States III Ams.ict
22t Fd'rusry, 1869, with The following ui"r
to; 'Uso dWce uinc'nns.
! Mr. RoTFIrS asjd that 10 coming to nnn'
r!usl0r Ii. committee h.d bern guided by III:
example of 0ihes nalirns, whct had Insie Il
the inv.riabie custo!, 70 a1aL; soma 81 II EN-
bleustic OF THAR people aud their country
This committee had adopted I'll" design o
| Washington OH horseback az being tho u'"s
apprnpriats Of all otlafs to be presented Il
tto the House. Thsy had selected Washington
SO o man OF ali others 10 be represented %
1.-The le,l--a man without parsllss, and Que u
whom I've = god has soi hid deal 10 g!ts ths
! .urld the assurance Of nsn. lie bad beer
plsced on horesbsck, brrsuse there Is no nonlel
attuds. The d:7!t. II ITh il adopted ty ths
committee is peculiarly appropriate, 1t Is
| simple aud brief: leo d,tsc ciAcsmHs '--"ts. {
berg our leader, " lrW cor qrer." Tne 10
yico Tes taken from The Incnunenl i. lns
Capitol squsrs at Richmond, because upoi
th.t monument TIC had ilaugu.aici our mrs.
| Pfeeident.
| The ccmnittce had been uDalim6rs in ihei
adoption CT tho Asaign.
/ 81. JONAS OF Tennessee, WIS opposed x
the La.in motto, because he accnl5 -oulc
not understand it, aud because hs thougb
anolh would be more appropriate. lie pro
posed to strike cut The present motto and IN
sert Liberty and independence.
Nj. r5ors favored the amendment OF hi
colleague iMr Joars), because be objected tc
tbs word :.duoe" icing usad as Lot being
comprehensive enough to apply 10 the gres
Ruler of tie universe. lie hcs.uly approved
Of tho de5igo.
Dir. BuYcE. Of 9. D., wss in favor Of The
adoption If the report Of the committee, ant
au!orizod the figure Washington IS being
peculiarly appropriate for the design On &c
couat of the many nablo qualities which hs
combined ia Ills nature.
MIR. GsAY, Of Tsyss, had no otjsGt1on to The
motto, On account Of its beng latin, bur he
dtsir cd to submit another mottn, IS being in biz
opinion, mu:h mole expressive: &fide forts
-'srong in Faith"
MIR. Cnss.p, OF La, thought The molto o
the Unmmittsa mich too wsrhke for perma
nsncy. He preferred the idca Of the gentle
man from Tsnnessss (Mr. Jcslsl-" lntepsn
dsncs sRa Liberty"
| Nj. EnTLLss said the COMMITTEES han DONE
their best. He vas reminded CT 81 anscdott
told o, ZsnKis, the great painter, who, when
exhibiting tnz work OF ar! from his pencil
listened frr some lime to The criticisms Of the
ueople, and then remarked: "Those who De
not like this, md hstlsr Try TO make sn6th
cr." IF the Hnuss ere not pleased with th'
design, he mus. ASS to be rslisyod from ssrv
ing rs Chairman OF the UommilLee Oh which
be had been lsbo'i'g sssiduously for nearly
two years.
The resolution vas adopted without amend
msnt.
MEDICAL nTPIHTMtsr.
Nj. WsieHr, of Ga, f,om tho M,dica
Committee. repnrtei from thar committee 1
nIIl allowing hospital accomm cdstiobs ii sirl
aud W nnded Officers
Mr. CLAsx opposed the hiil because ne di'
not desire that otjcsrs should be ehcoIisgec
| 10 or.v,1g in the citv AMI having