Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-03
raw for seats, which occupied the tina Of
be House until half-past one o'clock.

draw for seats, which occupied the tins OF
the House until half-past one o'clock.
ADJOURNED OYER.
AR. DAkGlN, of Ala. submitted priyl
legged resolution:
Resolved, That when this House adjourn,
it adjourn to NEE. ut II O'Clock, on Monday
neSt.
the resolution was sdopted-yeas Al: nays
81.
EXEMPTION KILL.
Hr Mills called for the order OF the day
Mr. FoorE moved to postpone it in order
TO 60 on with the call Of States. Lost-ayes,
30; noes, 80.
The House accordingly resolved itself into
tho Committee OF tia Whole, on the Exeup-
ton Bill.
(Mr. CuGnT of Ala, in the chair.)
'Tha measure under discussion, was the
! arbbtituts Of Sir. Russell, Of Va. for the pro
viao oil Mr. GAGTRrII, OF Ga. The subatitnio
Of MIR. KrasELL, WAS Al follows: Unless the
substitute Laa deserted, shall desert, or lnsy
otherwise bocomc iiAbls to military duty"
Mr.. RusssLL took the ground that The
cimple fact that a contract had been made by
the Legislative hoay Of tho Confederate Cav
eminent did not imply that tho contract
should not BIT sbro.A,ed by The Legislative
power when necessities Of the country re-
quired it.
Mr. BAIDwls, of Va said he would admit
that the Government had the power to cali
cut syery body, hut it was admitted on all
eldan that there were certain circumstances
Under which the principal was Tot 6cGeunta-
bio for tie loss uf tho substitute 10 the Gov
crnnont--such rs tho death Of the substitute
| by being killed, OF dying of disease, or dis.
abled by renson Of wOunds. What difference
can there he between the death Of O suhsti.
tutu or his deGortiOn, go far az the power OF
thu principal over him il concerned? lie hiss
no power u 60 into the lines and look after
the subiscL Of hin substitution. Tina Govern
nlsnt wan responsible for tho deHertion Of the
substitute; and W hat responsibility conh rest
! on the principal, any ,""rp Than on Ina Gov
| erlmeut, for tho lin or death Of tho EubHti
Luin
Mr.. K,:isEIL acid no preferred the persons
who now Ind Substitutes, for they woro ahler
bodied and better nbie to perform military
.ju.y than those over IS ycnrs OF age. AZ
tie beginmng Of thia ,car ths rich nud tie
p,,.r stood sida by sio in tho ranks, and it
wus matter Of Southern pride that no who
i.nastnd OF Z lnng line Of ancestry fought i'll
the Same limo and Oh the samu footing ga he
who Ead m iluairious inthur. And when
The x.althy onea procured substitute By
, rcnaun rr their money, it created di&satslsc-
! ton to y very great d'grcc, and therefore lie
; advocated particularly the taking oI thns',
who hal procured substitutes trinre calling
nut of the confcriptH lietw=rn IS and Is yeas:'
Of ST..
Slr. Lyuys Wat millHrg 10 adopt su"n Il
measure shnn great public ez'g=ncT should
arise, but could not advocate il now.
4 itar SONS further discussion III which Mr..
! KrS.n, of Ga, fInroN, of Fla, sud Fn"rr, vi
| Tenn, participated,
MIR. tIARrRrLI, l.: c"p.ert, ni3a.fisi his
,.roriso 50 ~ to reni: "PrnTided furth.r,
| That aGy paT-vn "r r:rsans wLc, have fiji;
rishcd substitutes 10 r1cordaa:s viii: order,
| heretofore i$sdaI u thu SecrstaEy of Wsr
snl vino is cil2 Il "f the Confederate atHte:i
and under the nse e ipry-iire ye;svs shall ~
cyG.ny. nntl Cnn:st.s siisil dreIu il ccan1ar :
/ 10 ell Them into tho public service.
Mr. Powell then offered the foil5 ~ins q II
substitute for tho ?rln!" al ilT. HERTsEII =
amen rEant:
And provided farther, That ;in pcrson :aAi
!,e onrolrl aha htl substitute IN the army,
lurniShci in nrcordaucc with nrdaIs heretr-
fore isnurd i,y the Secretary OF War, un!a4!
SAT-. suhalitutu has d.. serted. Hbail dr!u'i ~
! :ii.rrwigr hcc0mn iiahlc I" military .ih,.
Sir. BALDwIa, OF firguia, demanded d III
yision &c the question, which val agreed To,
AMI the vnte u,e ken on tho mart of tne
amendment down to the word "Or," altar the
,rcrla "sbail irae:t," which was a1"ptci--
%yas A, nays 25.
Tia latter port;rn wa!,;h'" nAol!eA with
! ,,ut DIVISION
Tn, COMMITTEE then rnru, AMI then ll'"re AL
i,rl...e1 Ia lii Il clock, Monday.