Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-13
WEDNESDAY, February ii. 1854.

Hose aSJoarnco.
WEDNESDAY, February IL. 1854.
SENATE.
The Senate nc. at u c'ci3ck, u. Hun x
u. I. HUNTER Ill tbs CoSiC.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. SEaLzYr Of tie B.ptis;
Chu-eh.
DIsTHlcr ATTORNEYS.
Aic. &AxuGL.-, Of Florida, submitted reso-
luton, which vss agreed to, instructing thu
Jahic;ary TO iaqpirs into ths expsdiency OF
no amending the lava relating TO the mileage
o. tho DisII:ct A-lvrueys Of the Uon1rdorate
Safes s. TO allow ml=agr fox ell aeoosss-
- travelling in going - End returning f.om
ccrrss on tho route most usually travelled
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee 90 Finance,
reported resclu ion Coz tho bsncdt Of Capt.
jain i. Djs-ul. Passed.
COTTON.
hit. paEL.N, from Sslec: Committee 20
wh,cn psa referred tho bill for tue apr :
y;;a.on for public uG1 Of all cotton within
lao Confederate States, sod providing &c" the
payment thereof, reported the aane with
FL amendment thereto in the form Of two nd
diticnai ssetona. Made tho special order 10.
Monday nsx..
Tue Ssu1to rtcn went into secret session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:
Tho Houss mt ct l2 o'clock.
VOTE ON the EXEMPTION BILL.
Mr.. CURkY, Of Alabama rcss to privilege
quOs,iou Tbs vyte IL tho Richmond en-
qu-os" ii this morning WAS, IN bis opinion
n'ifcrs.s from ;bat Of It's Journal Of the
Lous., ciItGr tho Tzge- OF tic Journal was
wrong.
The vote WAS read, and found 20 DO pro-
'per,y .sco-dcd n the Journal.
The Yots published was dons 90 by miS-
take. End wsa the vote upon the passage Of
!Le amendment 10 the exemption bill Of tie
M;!:tsry Committee relative TO tie exemption
% persons who have furnished substitutes.
sunless the substitute hss dossrted, shall de-
cert, or cthUTwi0c become liable TO military
duty"
TIE yoto referred to above upon the ndop-
tior ce tao substitute Of 6r. CoLLiEs IN lieu
.! -'a original biz, Eas "a follows:
ATE5-M,ssss. Arlington, Ache Att:irs, Baldwin
Bill, ErGScrs Burnett ChaTbltss Clapp, CIark, Col.
Der, Conrad, D rsao Davidson, Do Jsrnett, pupta,
Furrow. Foote Gsl;er Goods, Gray, H5cly HaTGidse,
Hocepha. Ly:uui ,Iaehen Ma.etslL Mcdowell Menees,
Perkins, Pcsoo, Rails Royston, Singleton, Smith Of
hla.,' Smith Of n. C., Staples, Strickland TRpPs.-
Tess-ao.
Eozs-E arKs5a!e. Bstsou, Il. r. Bruce Chambers.
Chiffon Chiismso, Cop:ou. Cosrow Crockett, Curry,
Ewing Eos.e. Freeman. Gascsuiicr, Gartrell Graham,
G!.co, Holt, johnson, Jobes, kenner, Lander, Lewis
Lyons, McRse Mcqueen, miles. sioc.e. Munnoriypn.
Pugh. lseod, 5exr n, Simpson, Tes. fillera, Wilcox
Wright of Ga, Wrisb, Ct TeCa.-Nay.-as.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
III. CHaMsLrss, Of Misc, said sone CT tEe
papera hGd reported linn IS being sir
i.Toe Of liborsl exemptions" Dc cid not
oay ns s7as ia favor OF either liberal or re-
7.rcted, but he wsa 10 favor OF list Of aN-
cnptjoas.
DUFF GhEES 0a FINANCE.
bir. iAnrszL, Ct Sc, introduced the me-
nc1iN OF Geaeral Daft G:eso, asking Iea7s
to present Certain papers On tt. subject o.
rlki-g Treasury notes T. legal tender. Tho
mcnorsl VAS rsterrad.
DC. GlRrEELL moved thu. treatise referred
t. DO printed for the cno Of the House.
Sir. JoEys moved thst the paper pc rcjsct-
ID. Los.-yeaa SO, oays45.
hr. CARTEL thsn modified his motion 10
% TO refer 20 iba Committee On Wnys and
Means, ard refer the motion to PRINT to
tho Comni.iso en- Printing.
Tho first motion was agreed to, but tho no
lion relative - 2sintins was lost-yeas Gl,
BAYS H..
cnrara MARITAL.
The Chair laid before .hs House a message
rom tie President, enclosing a TRANSMITS
sior, BY the Secretary Of Wr, of the find
uss Of Courts Martial in cases Of dsss7tiou
crd ahsauco without leavs.
EXEMPTION BILL.
Mr.. Mills moved TO reconsider tie motion
b. which tho House on yesterday voted
ioen the substitute Of liz. COLLIER. Of Va,
relative to exoInp:icc5.
MIR. MnEs sa;a bis otjact WIS 10 feconsidsr
II tie voses -itil 30 eou:5 sssin got vote
pon tie Bill OF he committee. Tie molten
% reconsider was srt5T.d.
On motion OF Mr.. Lyons, IF Va, The House
'esolvcd itsGlf into eccset segsi0p.
Ga motion. adjourned.
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