Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17
c0NFEpERATg STA TEs COMPRESS
FHIpAY, Feb. l3, 1862.
SENATE.

The Ssnate met At II O'Clock, NJ Hon.. r,
NJ. T. HoHrER, in the Chair.
Mr.. BAKER, Of Fla, introduced q bill to
amend the tenth section Of an act to estsb-
lish the Judiciary Courts of the Confede-
rate States, approved March l6, 1861:
Section /. That the tenth. section Of said
act he 80 amended as to give to tho District
Conrr jurisdiction concurrent with ihe
Courts OF the ssvsrhl States, OF all civil
Courts at common law or in equity, when
the matter in dispute, exclusive Of coats, ex-
casda the sum oe value of $500, aud when
ths character of tho parties is such ss by, the
Constitution to authorize said Oonrta to on
tertain jurisdotion.
Referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES
Mr.. JcHssoN, Of Ca, introduced bill for
the rolef Of the Brunswick and Albany r.
X. Go. Referred to Tho Committee ON the
Judicisry.
Also Al act to amend the law in relsti9n
co Assistant Treaaurers and Dspesitsrias.-
Referred tof the COMMITTEES on Finance.
Nj. OEu,- Of s. O., offered resolution
which YVES adopted, instrnctins the Uom1piEE
tss on Ensnce to inquire what practicAbls
pltn rcsm De adoptsd.by Congress to secure
the endorsement hy tAe'ssyetal States; Jointly
OF esVela ally, oflhs bonds OF 5ths gonisdersts
States, hereafter 10 be issued, Il, the amount
Of two hundred llillions Of dollars.
MIR. WIeEALI. Of Texas, introduced bill to
amend an set for the establishment and W
ganization uf the army VI The Confsdera ats
Statas Of America
Sec. l. That each company of tiol,l err
tillery shall consist of ora Captain, four
Lisutsnan's. ,W" staff sergesnts, six gar
g..ntR, Twelve co'porsls, tao huglerd, ak
artillcsrs. ffty-twa drrsla and seventy csnno-
niers Referred II tina COMMITTEE On Military
a ii:,irs.
MIR. SrAHaow, from Committee OIL Military
Affaira, To which was rsferred the Till in
trodIced By Mr.. Bkowr, Of Miss, providing
that su w6iis lnals psrsoua betwesu ths : r@a
Of Is and As yasrs, now in tho euployu.ent NJ
Of the GovaTnnsnt, md who do not bpio3p
to the Army Ut navy, shall ie ie:taw:th en-
rolled us couscripts, and that rhe Sscratnry OF
War BIO required to cause the Offices aud places;
nnw filled by parsons liGble to military duty to
10 filled hs radidly rs ss msy 30 by con patent
persons who are not llsb!e to such military
daty, reported Aesinst the passage of the
bill, on sho ground that ths Sd elausa Of the
u section uf srtiels 81 Of the Consultation
pro7i'ies thAL the einployern reiesrsl to could
only he rrr.UYei foT iucsiaeity, diaE onasty,
&C., aad tGat CLngr rass could not rsmoye them
except by aholishiog tho offices. Tho eoip-
mittes furihsr stated that many Of the class
Of oiicsrs rofsrfed to lsvo served the Coy
erhuient in their present position ever since
it bad been established, snd had acquired =
knowlsdss of their duties aend al efficiency
which was not sttainh5le e1caft by tic,o and
attention, and That il ths tal passed tbs RAY
vic. might greatly suffor thereby.
Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, the suthor of
tte bill. in speaking in it's defence, SAID that
although the appointing power with rsisr-
eucs TO thsss carks sud civil employees,
Uorgress, nevertheless, had tho tight 10 pre-
saIibo their qualifications for cffice Is inu:n
~ az to require sn examining board to test
tho fitness of n HiIrsson Of the Rvlny. Il. did
not aappoas the cnnllci,tss meant to say that
thsse- pats" 10 place Tsre .a>cucs from Con
greasshal legiasion. Tia report was laid
on tho table.
7fiE ESESRrIoh SILL
wss taken up, the pending motion hcing Gns
nadeby MIR. PHsLAE, to lay the bill on tho
table. The discussion On tho Hoyers.er
CLAUSE" wasresumed and protrsctsd until pat
three o'clock p. NJ. Mr.. JOHNSON, of Gsorgis,
opened tho debate IN an Argument in favor Of
the clause under discussion. he WIS followed
by Mr.. BURNETT, Of Kentucky, who contend
cd that enough overaeers above the couscrirt
age could be found to mlns gs the negrocd..
Mr.. PnELAN made tho concluding argument:
in q lengthy speech, in opposition to
the exemption of oversssrs, on the ground
that lit was unnecessary, impolitic, unjust and
prtjudicial 10 the public interests.
Mr.. TANcEY obtained the floor, but gave
way for motiun, which prevailed, to 60 into
seoret session.
Tbs Sonata adjourned ovsr until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL o'clock. Prayer by
Raw. DR.. BuRRows.
Mr.. G,grKELI, OF Ga, introduced rssolu-
his caruand--which vas referred to Tho
Committee on hilitary Affsira.
"Resolged, Ttnt the thanks nf Lnngress,
and the country ara due TO Gen. John IL.
Morgan, and tbs officers and me- under his CON-
msnd, for tho msny heroic md gallnnt deeds
performed by them since the communcem.nt
OF ttia whr, but more especially are they On
tiLiad to The love snd gratitude Of their coun-
trymea for the magnificent feat accomplished
by them in October last. whereby Middle
Tennessee wss preserved to thia Government.
Marching in forty-eight honrs 10 milss,
fighting battle, capturing aud lsrolinG ssv-
sr.l hundred prisoners, within the ecaD7'n o
hrss s,d sftsrwards destroying seventy mlIss
of railroad, thereby preventing The Eedofal
Genera! Rucll from concentrating his fureeG
in Tennrssee, until Gen. Bragg had with
drawn hi. army from Kentucky, and pre-
pared to meet him q. Muriresabnro', and for
their recent raid Into Kentucky, when they
narchsd through country aTarmiDE with
enemien, and after capturing many priaonsfa,
destroyed abuut sixty mileS Of the Louisyills
Rsilrosd TO within eighteen miles Of thu Loois
vile amt Nashville Railroad, to within
sighieen miles af Louisville; this being ti,s,
road by which the eremy's supplies ncces-
sary for the support Of tho army Of Rosen-
cranz, hsd bsen, prior to its destruction,
transported. =
HEGRoIs T4EEN la ARMS.
Mr.. McDowEIl, of n. o., offered roEalu-
ton that the Co,n,Ditie. on tho Judiciary bo
instructed IL Inquire into tbs expsdiSnrr OF
reporting bill pr6sid,ng for tho salo al aIl
nsgrces taken in arris against The Ouniade-
ra1a States, tho p'ocesds to he divided
smong the t'ncps nngagsl in lneir c.rtnTa.
Adopted.
CrUcTAW Vii ONTfE fEss.
MIR. JonEs, Delegate from the OhoctsE' Ter
ritory, introduced memorial relative 10 The
raising of volunteer troops in tlls. portion of
the country.
tpJouFNsD OVER
Nj. GsnraEIL, OF Ga, moved u:st wien
lhs House adjourn, it adjourn to ,uset On
Mondsy next. :.
Mr.. Josss, of Tsnn.-t csll the ayes nnd
noes. We ought to stay snl attend TO cur
buElness.
The motion WAS sgSsed to-ysss Al. nays
So.
Mr.. JONES (ii his sesp---if Hs would I'd
JOUR-, never TO meet aay mora, baiieve II
would pc bstter for ihs country.