Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-28


EoRsss or cANALRzsIEE AED TOBACCO Fo2
4 SOLDIERS GENERALLY-
T. Mr. CspsEton, Of Virginia, presented the fol-
lowing joint resolution Of The General Assembly
Of Virginia: 81 50
Thai, in tbe opinion Of this General Assem-
bly,, the Congress- Of the Confederate States
shoEla. as ss0n Is practicable, Esovide By law
foE ibs increase Of the eonpensation allowed to
eavalTymsn for the use Of their horses in ser
vice, and that they should be paid the actual
value Of thar horses vixen such horses are lost
10 service, whether killed 10 sexual battle, OF
lost from sny OF the casualties peeuliarly incl
dent to their eIapeynent IN said service, as con-
tTadistinguished from ordinary service and use,
| if the officer ia command of the company viii
certify that such loss was not the result Of neg-
hgssee On the part Of ths owneri and shoul3
aiss provide for the issue Of YstiSns and sehse-
60 to the non-commissisEad officers and privAies
and single Tasions 70 commissioned.
RssoISsd. That eepy of these resoluiiens be
1 furnished t-,ars Senators and Representatives
in CongreBs.
Agreed to December Is, 1858.
| Ths resolutions #efs ordered to be printed
PASSPORTS FOR SENATOR'S AED MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE. .
Mr. GspeFton, frsm ths Judiciary eommitses,
reported bssk, with sn amendment, the bill te
protect Senators and Representatives 10 Con-
gresa frem annoyance when travelling in the
| Ceafe5erats States.
Tho bill, as amsnded, wss passed. The fol-
lewing is the BILL;
Tbs Congress Of the Confederate States ef
hnsriss do sHast, FAai it shall be the duty sf
the Secretary Of the Confederate States to fur
nish sithout application each Senator snS Rsp.
resentstivs in Congress certificate ilndsr seal,
setting fsrth the efioal character ef suck Sena-
tor og Representative, snd such csrti&oate when
exhibited, shall entite the Porssn to whom Il is
issued to travel, without ether evidence Of any
kind in all parts of the Confedsrsts States, ex-
sePt that it Ehall not eatitle him to visit an
Arny or vOSsel-of-wAT agGinHt the orders Of the
eemmsnding oEieer thereof.
The bill to organize forces te serve during
the war was taken up, and, on motioA Of NT.
Sparrow, Of Loaisians, its further consideration
PoStpoHea.
Ga nstioa Of Mr. Sparrow the Senate sd-
jsarEed.
HOUSE eF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr Hilsen from the Military Conmii.ss, to
Nben, was referred the bill making all persons
liable 70 4ilitsry service who are naw exempt
tbersfrsm by reIssR Of having fsrnshed sub !
stitstes, reported the following.
bill TO bs eAilsd Act to amend The law in relation
20 su5s;ituiesi
WHEREAS, Through frauds perpesra!sd on |
the esvernnsnts under ths clause Of the Ae; sp
proved April is, 1882, which grsRled the privi- |
lsge that persons not liable to military duty |
night be received for these who weFe, our |
arEaies have been deprived OF the services Of ]
men necessary for the public defense There. |
fore,
Soetiae /. Tks CoHgTsIs 81 tbs coxfsdsrSts
Stats DO enset, That IL sil eases where sHbsti- |
tEtss, received under the provisions Of the above
Cor any othsTs Law, have deserted, or shall here
Rftar DESERT the obligation Of the prinsipal shall
revive upon the desertiOn OF the substitute being
established and sttests1 under regulations to be /
prescribed By the Secretary Of War.
See In al eases where : substitute has /
proved UnGt for the discharge of the ordinary /
duties Of soldier, by reason Of physical or |
menAl incapaeity, existing at the time he was /
received es 9 substitute, the obligation Of the |
principal shall Tsyiye upon such incspacity being /
established sHd Ettested under regulations TO be |
prescribed BY ihe Secretary of War
See s. In all eases where q man, who Is q I
substitute would be liable 20 enrichment fer nil |
itsTy seryies under existing or future laws, if be
were not already IN the srBy, the principal Is I
hereby dsslAred to be subject TO such o4Tell- |
meRt. t1
The bill was ordered to be printed, and viii |
csme up to-day (Tuesday) foT consideration.
THE uMPREssMEzF Law.
The follswing bill, reported by Mr. Gartfsll |
from tha judiciary. eemmittss, on zpTessmsnts, |
was taken up for consldeIston:
"A bl 70 BE entitled Act to amend an Act entitled
an Act to regzlsts izprsssmsnfs,' approved March |
approved April R7th 1903.
section The CoAgrsss Of TIE Confederate /
States Of AsAsrieG Dc sRGst, That SO much Of /
the above TeOited act as authorisss the eeRmis- /
sioreTs s,1Eointed by the President Of the Con-
fsdsrste States and tho governors Of the differ
Al ,-,.l e.
erty impressed, be, AID the same is hereby, re-
pesled.
Sec. 2 Th2i, IL ell eases where property is
impressed for the uEe of the srHy or navy, or
for other public use Rnder said. set, the same
shall hs paid fox ct the tine Of said Impress
meRt, according to the valuation sseertained and
determined hy legal and disinterested citizens
Of ;hs ely, county or parish in which the in
pressHaeat nsy he made, in The manner asd ac-
ciling to the regulations provided in the frst,
ssesnd and third sections of the above reeitea
act
Sec. 8 Whenever the officer making the in
pressnient OF property, ander the act hereby
amended, shSl believe that the sppTEisemept is
fair and lust. be shall eBeerss his approval upon
tAs certificate Of appTaissneHt, aHd mako pay.
uaent seoordinglyi but If be shsil believe that
II s net fair and just then be shall refuse 10 ay
ureye. sps eEderse the reasons Of his refusal en
fhp GeFTEaskf, dlG buAu nave blS VI I
real from the decision Of she appraisers BY re-
porting the ease IS ;he ssmnissieEers appointed
rndsz said act TO whIch tsis Is an sEendment,
for thsir decision, Whese judgnsRt shall be
fnel sn1 IN tbs meant time the property shall be
held hy tbs efaeeT inpTessing the same, who
shsll give = receipt tneEefsT to tho owrer.
Rec. A. Tbs asiA commissioners shall have
mower 70 summsa and examine Witnesses, TO
sTahle them 70 fs the Fslus of tho property i'm
..IA - -, x,-lv.a ,f he
a fle tins and plses Of the izpfessMeat, and
fte sole duty of said commissioners shall heresf,
sy h 10 AZ the valEe Of She property in cases OF
snaass aud ali their other duties are hereby
sshep sway, and when the commissioners shall
bsvs AIRED ihs vaius Of ths property in cases of
spsaaI, they shall furhish the owpsr and i'm
srsssinz exicer with statement sf such value,
which shall be pIid for accordingly.
Sac 8. That said commissioners shall be
twsya Ifsissfuly 70 discharge Rll their duties
undsr this s& sed the aet 70 which shis is an
sueDdneRt.
gSs 6. Be il fxrsksy sHaetsd, Thet she ast
srasn5stoTy Of the above Teeiied act, approved
April 9th, 1863, be, snd the Same is hereby 70
pssled.
Mr. Garsrell advocated toe passage Of ths bill
He reviewed Iss provisions, and Sreges parallel
5esween them and those Of the original ssi.
He said that The whole principle Of the bill was,
that whenever the GegeFnme1s shall Impress the /
property Of an individual is rhsil Fsy abe owner
s fair and jHst compensation; co nPensssier
fair and jsst at the tine Of the imPressmeat |
The eommoA courts Of the eoSntry held ths TO /
be only Just where orc party aDpropristes the
propertr Of another, and this was ell the bill |
provided fog.
M Fosts ssiS shstithsppsnOd ths ssksr day, |
vsore perhaps, by aDcidsnt than etherwiss, that
- had the ksaor o. Erss bringing TO the public
ve,v the iulEgzsd state Of public soshag il GONE
of the S.sses sf tbs Confederaey Ia eOHEectisa |
r;th tba inyEassmtslt Get and the decision Of ths
srgroune eonrt OF Georgia, declaring csriain
rertior ef the act to be Unconstitutional lie
noyv rose merely TO sly thet hs haa examined