Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-02-17
Congress-.
SENATE, Saturday Feb. T..

! Congress.
| SENATE, Saturday Feb. T.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
| : On motion If Mr. Jotrson. Of Ca. the yot
| bv which ft,e hin nronos;na an amendment /
the Cnnst;tntinn1 ~ tba Canfadarate States wa
refer kto the Committee of the Judiciary, wa
re Ct sdered.
By unanimous consent the bill was then with
drawn.
| On motion Of Mr.. Maxwell, the Senate resolV
ed into secret legislative session, and, when tn
doors were opened, adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. Mr.. Chiffon, of Ala, by leav
introduced bill to prevent frauds in the Quar-
termaster and Commissary Der artment. and th
obtaining, under false pretences transportatio
for private property. Laid on the table and or
dered to be printed
crr,nr Eah O
iAfhEssMhNFs.
Mr.. Laynes, Of Tenn, from the Committee o
the Judiciary, reported back the various bill
relative to the impressments of private pr0pert.
for public use. which had been referred to sait
committee, and moved that they pc lald upol
the table, which was agreed 10: lie tnen report
eo a suDstitute lor saio D'iis' "nlch was oroefe'
10 De printed, ana piaceo upon tne calenoar.
HOUSE, Feb. 9.-The following bill was passed
The Congress Of the Confederate States d.
enact, That from and after the passage OF tnli
act 1t Shall not be lawful for any court martial Z
cause any soldiers IN the service OF the Conted
crate States to De punished by whipping or The
luHlctlon OF stripes upon his person, and that al
laws ara customs contravenlng tne provisions o
this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed
7 EXEMPTION.
Tho Evomnt;on hill woo Ytokan mn and the
Snaalar saia tba+ tba ,a,d;no onastian xasunor
the mot;on of Mr. Darpan of Ala to racommi
tho III, 1ri+h .us,a,6 ,,.'nt 70 tha con,noi,.o.
on M;l;tor,, afc.;nS
IN the f,r bar n,otion ofMr Doroan Mr. Col.
,;or " v,rn;n;a ,nas ar,i.tad =, 80 sd h, s,h
sti,to AZ 49, tos pi ooa of ~ ronosaa
s. ~ ~ - r SFee'
NJ. Ms aauosaoa an 1Jo,,a - ,nos;,;o
- .h ,ation - ~ o,,I -. a,ii,ad
~, NJ. 49, ~ ~ W" H"s tSp'eN ~
M Cnovad of1 r.s - fon f co;n 81
y. ni 1:i, "ao n y. so.ns un
,r;5h na - l;, " sne
oord;na,s "-'n 'A''' - 'on' ~ ii'no VII a.
NJ po,s4on 20 .r,.
l;ah 80 Sa..ee one
80 uuo actlon,
s1'1''sr - - 1.'os o-'e uouse aoJouiheu'
oENATE, T ep. lu.--In the Senate resolution
was aaopteo calling ior Information relative to
shares IN the washington and New Orleans Tel
es'aph oonpaey, heia w alien enemies. Inc
soi4 osas: el y Wy iAnse' was ie0uineu III 90
oie' 9oSSion'
HousE.-in the house resolution was adop-
tea ihstfuctihg the Cominlttee on the > judiciary
TO inquire Inlo INC eApeuiehcy OF ieglsiatlon to
secure the fe'ufh' 10 thelr owners, Oh ali 1ugl
i've siaVes captured IN ne anKee army, ana the
saie oi an sucu negroes ior "nom no master can
pe iouno, ioI she peheh' oi tnoSe cltlzens VINO
nave oeen ioppeu " .neir slaves py the enemy.
DIN was ih,fouucea 70 aiioW communication 10
soiuieie "ho navy oo0n nuSteIeu III ioi shortef
perioo .han twelse llontns. a resolution was
auoptea calling upon 'ne ~ = resiueHt ior ihiorna
tion aS W .he nunIoei ., 0ua, on outs
Ia 'he ci.y "a ni.nona a. 'his t.ihc, anu tneif
RANK III .he SoyTIa' uepai.ineh.s ~ "nicn tney
are ensaeeu. ING 1louSe, py "a. 80 nlaJority,
laoieo m ~ -. Hoi ea:.er a. eieveh
ociocA' : ins t4Aeinptlon oiii was TAKEN
up; anu 'no ino.lon " leoon.uis was !oss' Mf
ooliiei suossieu'o va euup'eu, iieu VI Tue
orisinai oil VI lho cohiiAi'tee' oy majority OF
NO. raiaetod Nv a.rota az ID Slsss ~, 70 -
Tbis daeeats ali tba Even,,tion h;,Is of tha 49,
an+ sas.ion and tho ,ld hiIi stands as -
Win the twe,tv negro clansa strickan ont br .
recant vote of the Honse which the Sena+a f.s
not pat concrrred in Pending tbe cons;darat;or
of tho hill 10 authoriza and ra in
of rrivata monertv for the nse Of the armv and
other military nnrnoses. tbe nonse adionrned
m, 80
oESAlE, .D .G oena.s men. inso secre'
al'ol 0no oaii u vllo Deio'e
-. - So = y, S;I - - S'., 80 >. -. . - =,
70 annronr;ate tho cotton in Tho Cnnsad.rota :,
Stotes to tho nse of tba Covornn,a,+ ,yos raeor
red renorted hack the same with amendnents
Tho hin Was mada tho ordar of tba dav Co. NJ,
dav newt and will donh,1oss olio;t mnob d;sons
sion. if fpressed bv its advocates, hill to rec-
nlata the cprrencv was nassad in saorat soss;o,17
on Tuesday 80 - - = = "'-'
HousE..The Hons. snant . cons;deroh,o s,,or-
tion of the open session in debating a motion to
nrint a letter from f.an nnfr l.raep - raIa,;os
r. m.king Traasnrv nntoS ia,.I ,onaa - W.
Miles submitted motion to reconsider the vote
relocating the Evemnt;on Ri, b;s oh;oot ha;,,. =,
os, tha mat, tha .i'a H. 'o s, "
View to the adont;cn. of tba Con,,,;ttoa,s h;Il
No actor, was talen The fnanoa hi,, ,,as w.
ceived frcm the Senate and referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. The House went
into secret session.
SENATE. Feb. .l2.-Jn the ssnatc Mr. C,av .,
Alabama. nronosed the adontion Of oavoi;s, :,
for the Confederate seal and of taking as a mod
ell the equestrian statue of Washington on the
Capitol Square. in this CITY. Mr.. S9arrow suh-
mitted a resolution guaranteeing tbt free nav;rs
tion of the Mississippi river to friendly Sta tes
which was referred to the Committee ON Com.
merce. The bill to organize the Supreme Cour,
was postponed until Tuesday. The House bill
to repeal that clause OF the Exemption Act, ex
empting overseers. was then taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment.
HousE-In the House, Mr.. McRae introduced
an Exemption Bill similar to that first reported
from the Military Committee. 1t was referred
Mr.. Holt introduced bill. which was also refer
ployees for the public defence, if circumstances
snouid repoer IL necessary. Many other bills
ana resolutions were introduced; among the lat.
ter, one by Mr.. Dup:e, which was agreed to, in.
StruCtlng the Committee on Hospitals to INQUIRE