Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-23

due deceased soldiers ST present pursu3a IN tn9
Treasury Department, and Whetbsr addihonsi
legislation Is necessary to secure the speedy
setflensn. Of such claims
Mr. 9cRae, Of Mississippi, introduced bill
to provide for exemptions from military service
This bill is similar to that before reported
from the military COMMITTEES. Repeats all pssl
laws, and gives to the Secretary Of War, unde'
the Presidents advlce, the power Of exemption
and detail.
FRIDAY, February 10 -Senats-Afr. Baker, d
Florida. iniroaHeed bill to amend the I0sh sec
ton of the judiciary act, By giving the district
courts jurisdisti0n concurrent Wiih the Ststs
courts Of SANS over $500 il cases whele sucs
Jurisdiction can be enteIfained. Referred to the
committee on sbs Judiciary
Mr. WigsN, Of Texas, introduced the follow
ing bin, which Was referred to sac military com.
mitsee
Section / The Congress Of ths Confederate
States Go enaet That each company Of helo
artillery shall consist Of ons captain, four leu
tensn.s, two staff seTgssnis, SIX Hergeanis,
twelve corporals, two buglsrs, six srtiheers,
ffty-two drivers, and seventy cannonieIs.
The bill was, on motion, referred to tue mill
tary committee.
Mr. On, of South Carolina, submitted The fol-
loving, which vas agreed TO
ReSOEUed That the committee of finance be
instructed to inquire what practical plan can be
adopted by Congress to secure the iHdersenent
by the several srates Jointly or seTeraly, Of tie
bonds Of the Confederate States hereafter % be
issued to the amount Of two huadred Bli4ons
OF dollars
House Mr. Mcdowell, of North Carolina,
offered resolution instrueting the committee on
the judiciary to inquire into the expsdieney Of
reporting bin providing for the sale of al ne
Aair fhn
States, the proceeds to be divided amozg the
troops engaged in their capture. Agreed TO-
The impTessment bill passed in the following
forn:
Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate
States do enact Any officer Of the Confederate
States, commanding q military district or de-
partment, may authorize the impTessment, by
an officer Of a grade not lower than captain,
under special order, Of property other than
the property of State Of the Confederate States.
for the use of the army or other necessary mill
tary purpose, by order in writing, whenever he
is satisfied that the Same cannot be procured in
due time except by impressmsnt
Section 2 Where slaves are required to labor
on fortifcatians or other public works, the i'm
pressment shall be made 10 accordance with the
law of the State where tbey are employed in
the absence Of such law in sccordanee with rules
and regulations not inconsistent With she pro-
visions Of this act TO be prescribed from time to
time by ths Secretary Of Wsr Provided, no
impressment of slaves shall ba made where they
can be hired at the usual market rates.
Section 3 In no instance shall any individual
be deprived, By impressment, of the andunt of
provisions required for the comfortable support
Of bis family. nor except under circumstances
Of extreme urgency, to be declared in ths ordsr
of the eomBaadiug general, shall any indiTid-
ual be deprived Of the grain, forage, slaves or
other property necessary fer the use of his plan
taion
Sec A In all cases Of impressmsnt Just COM
pensation shall be made for the property seized
whether the absolute ownership OF temporary
use or hire only thereof is demanded If the
owner and the impressing officer cannot agree
upon the amount Of such Compensation. it shall
be ascertsined and determined By The Judgment
Of three loyal aud disinterestsd .freeholders of
the city, county or parish in which the Impress
ment is msde--one to be selected by the ssvnsr,
one by the impressiAg officer and the third to
be chosen by these two. The persons thus
selected, after taking an cath to sppraise the
property impressed fairly and impaFtislly, which
oath tbs impressinE officer is authorized to
administer, shall proceed 20 ASSES the full valHe
Of compensation for its temporary uss or Eire,
where that only is required; and also to deter
mine upon the application of the impres5ing Of
feer, which application is to be made only in ex-
tTeme cases, what amount of provision would
furnish liberal supp0rs for the family of the
owner. And is shall be tbs duty of such PER
sons TO make out q certificate to be signed BY all
the parties, in which the valuations hersiu pro.
vided for shall Be declared, and the properly i'm
pressed. whore its temporary use q hire only is
demanded, described with snch minutsuess As to
Identify it, and 10 deliver one copy thereof to the
ownsr, and one 20 the impressine officer
Sec. s. Where property has been impressed
for temporary use or hire and is lost or destroy.
ed without the default Of toe owner, the Coufsd-
erate States shall psy the full value thereof. as
sseertsined under the provisions of this act If
such property, whsn returned, has, in The opini
on Of the owner been injured whilst in the pub
lie use, the sm1uut of damage thereby sustain
Cd shall be determined in tho manner prescribed
in the fourth section of this act the officer re-
turning the property, being authorized to act on
behalf of the Confederate States, and upon
such inquiry, the eersifeste of tbs value of
the property when originally impressed, shall
be received as conclusive evidence thereof
Sec 8. ANY officer of tho Confederate States
lmpressIng property, IN violation Of the Brovis-
ions Of this act, shall be liable to such punish
ment as the military court of the district or de.
psFtmeat 70 which be belongs may in its dis
cretson iufict, unless compliance with the re-
quireneuts thereof -be prevented BY the owner
Of the property or by the public enemy. And
IN the latter event tbs imprsssing officer shall
DO lisble TO the penalties Of this section, unless
he shall cause the property seized to be Appraised
in the manner p0ined oul in this set, as soon ss
practicable, or if this be impossible BY reason Of
the occupation Of the enemy, then by spprsiss-
ment in the city, csaEty or parish most con-
yienent to that in which the property was i'm
pressd.