Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-24
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MorpAy, April II, 1863,

| The CHAIR announced tho first busincsa IT
| order to t,s the unfinished business Of FRI
| day. hing bill reported by NJ. Wight. o,
Gn, from tho Committee OH tho Medical Do
| usrtment cplitlsd SD act 10 regulate the
granting of furlcuga5 in hos pitals.'
| Mr.. GIAEu, If ia, had submitted substl-
tuls for the whole bill.
lie desired t, Es the law persmp:o1y as
to The granting Of lufloughs 'and discharges
by the surgeons III the hospitals, without the
| certificate being sen. to tho commanding Gill;
Ger of the army. Tbnro we're mon in the HOG
t,i,als who were dying he3ante they conld not
get home to their families snd have their
carn. Men could not recover rapidly in tho
hospitals, closely coniino an they a'e. Men
| h tl died here While their CcttIt ates OF dig
charge or furlough aere heiuts TIE Medical
Director, or the C'nIuandng General. Tho
Commanding General could know nothing
&C Inc condition Of The psuenta, and were
rot capable .of judging rs 10 WHEELER they
should hav. a discharge ora furlo'lsh. Ibe
men who hal! watched over these alck sol
hi.,s y ere the only proper nc3 to know what
course should ba taken, ntd the Ill ,Itcr should
t,e leh t, ,reru for decision and actior. Men
| canno. now be discharged or lurlouEhed IN
Richmond. There WIS no excuse Tor thls.---
The moment soldier was capable OF return
inc 10 the army, the conscrpt hill wou'd
place him N Ito army again, whether iUr-
| touched or discharged. llo did not consider
| 10. bill Of tho committee as going far enc ush
lie wished To- say, however, that if he c"uio
mt get h,o own hill passed, he would 60 for
snother: but he wanted tho matter IS We'll
| regulated ss possible. For Gods fake let
something he done to save tho soldiers in he
hospitals from dying, when A more announce
mea, to them Of removal homo would al
mos, send back to tie cheek tho el3w of
hfsth- ,n,,,a- how
mpcb he might drtfsr in regard tc tho bill
of The gentleman. no most certainly second
ed hin remarks relative t0 tho r"ttnti OF
sick ard wounded men in hctpitsls. lie knew
OF men who sd been in tho hospitals f"r
twelve months, and whnm The u'gsorg dc.
Glazed would never be ii: FOE Service. Yet,
they wore H., her allowed to go home nor
discharged, although they were of no use TO
the Government. aud kept in the hospitals at
great expense. II was limo tina. Congress
was beginning 10 act FIR itself. Every thing
it enacted was lefs to be carried out by The
President, tina Secretary Of War, Surgeon
General, or sGmeh, dy else. Under the pre-
sent systen. tic Government WAS RuhJec:td
to enormous expense, and WIS Of good to no
one.
Mr.. WKIeIr: Of Gs., viniicsted the medical
branch Of tho service. They we're mei bred
TO theis profes ,lor: and Yet their decisions
wc.e subjected to the caprice and supervision
Of military men, who were sltogrthor igno-
rant of tho matters i'll Question. The bill aud
the substitute were worry much tho saEle.--
Tho latter only went the more into detail.
Mr.. MsSgEs, Of Tenn moved t, amend the
original bill 60 far AZ to reqnire tho house
surgeon in every hospital to Gca zach patient
under bis chaIge eyoty day.
MIR. RAILS, Ct Ala, cAlI,d attention ~ :he
fact that the opinion Of TIA Senate on these
matlers waa known u bo III oppoRiIioE to
taking out of tho bands Of tbs military tho
privilege ofgrnnting fnrl"ugha and discharges
The bill should Do adopted, which MAS least
obnoXicns to the Sena,e.
The amendment of Mr.. MsSkE. wan adopt
ed, IN tho bill was paassd as amended.
prlRrggMAsTrE AND CoMMlssARY DEL .RT-
MtNIs.
Mr.. tnIrnX, ci Ala, from the Committee
on tho = larternastnr and Gdu,n'lsSary DE
partlnsnts, to whoia YVES referred NeA.ie
bill fixing the bends Of quartO'mas'e7a a''l
comnssxrics, rcpo,ts,, back the sauIs, " tt
an amendment by tina committee.
| Mr.. Huron, CT Fla, fired an amendment
| requiring each quartermnstor and cohmlFsa:y
to give i'll schedule of his property, and any
| ono giving in d falsa schedule shall ba dbenied
gnilLy of false sweating
| On motion Of Mr.. Cu.MsLIss, Of Va, the
bill and amendment were laid on Tho table.
| Mr. S.xrns, IF TaYaa fror, the same com
! mittee, reported bill 10 punish fraud III tho
| Ooartcrmkstor Il and Gu,nm9sary DepsTt-
u.enls, and to prevent the obtaining OF trans
portstIoD on false pretenccs, with Senate
amendment
| Tie House, mC"n The recommendation CT
thu Committees, uasgreri to tie S,nhtc amend
| ueni.
| NJ. S,XroH, from tho Ucmmitiee on Qusr-
| termasters AMI UommsSsry Dephrto.onir,
| reported bill to regulate Communication tr
transportation to officers ia tGe military ser
| vice + the UOnier.rst: Sts'ej
| The bill requires lhe certificate upon honor
Of tho officer that he has actually tr.vslsd
! the distance f1r which he claIma commn!a-
ton, and thst nc could MT obtain trahspo.-
tation in kind.
The bill was tax en- up and passed.
| Mr.. CHuToH, FROM tho same committee,
reported n bill TO amend an act relative 10
prisoners Of VAT.
Tits BIZ: makes it the duty OF the Secretary
cf War 10 give instructions to ia" Commls-
ssry General to provide f,y tho sustcnancn
OF prisoners of war.
the bill was passed.
4 4 rlf
committee, made adverse reports on sunfTy
uiemoriss and bills relative to the payment
70, horses lost in servics.
Mr.. CnlLTor, from tho committee to whom
was ,ef.,rod tie tonr contric! Of MeshIs
nsxslI, Cfershsw 4 Co., mcde report
which was OF dtrsd to- b. printed.
The report and d-po .itinns occupy ever s1
hundred PAGES cf manuscript matter.
Sundry other bills wrre reported by Msss:s
MARSHALL, S,xroS and Chiffon, from the fur
lher c0nhiaer attn Of which tho committee
were discharged.
Mt. CHIrcr, from tho ssmc committee. re
ported adversely on n resolution relative tf
allowing transportation, free OF charge, FOL
the remains Of deceased soldiers.
The committee reported that the object
the resolution was worthy one, but It wa
impossibls to comply with Tho dcsiree on &C
count Of tho want OF hi itsry transportation
Mr.. CLARK. Of Ga, from the Committee OF
! the Olarte,master and Oom "issary Depart
ments, reported hil-to prohibit the impro
Der employment Of sslors and soldiers, y I'll
an amendment by way CT a substitute. TIN
bill was passed.
oKDHAnCg AND ORDNANCE sroREs.
| Mr.. RorrLtR Of Va from the COMMITTEE
on Ordnance AID Ordnance Stores, reported
bill to authorize tho appointment Of mill
tsry store keepers in tho service Of The Oon
federate States. Passed
| Also a bill to authorize tho Secretary {
, the Navy to erect s1le-hcuses lur Ordnance
Stores Passed.
Also bill for ibo appointment OF super
intendcnt Of laboratories. Pasted.
III. E.,suAn nf i from the samh commit