Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30
Yrps.spA7, Janasry 70. Id62.
SENATE. o..

The Selate met at u clock, Il.
Hon, R.M. T. UusTEs, cf Virgins, u: la
Obsir.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Pstask'r, d too
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. YANcEY, II Ais, Introduce" i'iti TO
reorranize the medical corps OF the Con'eder-
:: ats States Navy. EtforIed to Tho Comm 'ttao
IN Naval atisirs.
sslzusH OF COTTON F1a PUBIC usE.
Mr.. PR.L,H introduced bill far the coz
demna.iou 70 1ublic use IF all he cotton with
ia tho confederate States. The bill provides
TINT ali cotton now within he limits OF Inc
! Confederate States, except that used iGr hnCe
consunption, or to be manufactured WITHIN
shs Uorfederney, Bhsll 6e seized Or 'ha E"T.
!: e,rnrnsnt Esd appropriated to th" Inij uaebt oi
/ me cxpenseR OF the wsr, too rs-;Ics o~o!'
/ tne COTTON to recrive ffte:', ccu:s Per !:f unj
! for ihe cEDa, To be riii il; bonds. A@S;D -
: ing 10 defeat Tho operation q TIC a" D. sell
, irr or secrctipg tho cotton, 10 30 c'ESiceftA
, rs felsDy, ard the offender 10 be tcCd 90"
! Thousand dollars, and Il be iIDptisn-: q hot
! ~sa than OF, year, ani the iar'sir! - 'c7
! cotton For aeiiIrr ar at.errFtin= = Gil c
| t,;n t, a citizen Of to" Uniie6 S1@;c'. - i'r
sx.t,=iyg the same where L may D" cb'a;a"h
| by ths enemy, the party 70 thsnd:rr, = ha
; ,,ui!ty Of misy-isvn CT treason, ard ~ Fusirr
! death. The Pr Hidtnt 70. IssGo proc'rma-
| don recurring all holder e Cation to de!Iccr
! he rau," to sptt'tisd agents. n'd Auy persia
! to:u.ang &c comply with the ORDER to 10 gull
! # felony, srd {" no fined enc Thousand dol
! .;r:', n.i he inapTison%d one y"ar, wi.h :
forfeiture Of his cotton. Authorizes inl'!G.-
! ry commanders above the ra::k of "r.uisI
To destroy cation Is dagger OF }ail:rg lac The
| hands o; Ito sn :uy, tGe enid coaoa IL hs
! osid for by tho government in 0o:idd bo""laG
/ intcrsst f,nm tbe dufn.cf its destrG cIiO-.--
! Prch,:.iis, the expiration cotton heyo d
The limits tf tho CoEiedsvacy. except by ger
III sion Of tho p5e,i lent, under pa1rlty Of
death to The .iieiGer, tbs cuDfscction Of the
Gotten, as well IS the lnea.s Of land n water
carriage By which it ia attempted to be trans
ported.
The bill, OF motion Of Mr. PBrLE,'w&s
referred to Spccisl Comm :ft.e If Elk Ent'n-
hses. ..-...
Mr.. SKINNER, OF Ls., introduced bill ALL
thorizing the Comptroller Of the Treasury
The privilege Of obtaining the legal advice VI
the Attorney General. Referred TO the Ju-
dietary Committee -
| Mr. SEaMes aho introduced bill to repasi
lie 45lh and 46th sections of an act OF the
! Provisional Congress-, entitled al act TO e.rab-
! liah Judicial Courts IN the Confederate S'at<*
vi America
Mr. HssRY, Of Tent, said be ~.9 7"ry
unwilling 10 ent:r ln:o rho ci9caRe!on q L
|, quea:ian 60 iauU:rtant AG tina: contested with
TIE bill just Introduced, without further cx
animation &C it, ,lIa npprchcn:.td the other
| :oepIb, 81 The Senate we-e in like situa-
iiou, win tho exception, perhaps, OF the
! Senator from Texas, Or. Nisfa.,i whose
!niod s:cmod to have oeen running Cn tho
SUBJECT for " long :iue.
| ~ general. consent tho bill vas passed
! uyor ioturmatls-
! Mr.. HAYszs, Of Tenn, c.ef ed z RESOLUTION
:nStrucsing the Judiciary Committee to Ia
| Quira into tbs expectancy OF reporting Oil
30 the Serato 10 Icgu)tte by law the seizure
and iuprcss.nent OF private property for the
,,so of the armies Of tbs Confluence Stst"s,
9n the bGsis Of pien ':,:om!tted in Connection
! with the reso.utirr.
| Mr.. HAYNES s:i!, o. Offering tce resolution,
;hst tho question OF pruSijiEg by law Some
equitable agstom % imprsssmert dymonded
the imuIcdi, se o. rs Iteration Of the Senate. by
reason az ID. e;.seacioa suEgr8:cd IL tha 10
camnvn2s,;on OF the Secretary. of Wsr, tn
the subject, in his ieccrr message 20 Congress.
The ScUalur !cen KentuckT tj:r. SluMsl
hsd Introduced resolutions which, On their
f,cc. see:aod to teny the i:scht O: t!n Impress
mcns Of private property. lie Or. HAYSgs)
nsvsr questioned this right; Re only desired
10 Bee some system devised T5ich won:d
tA.ow p,oper restrictions around the Impress
| iaZ o!E:sT, IL prnvont such hegrsnt outrss"a
| on ,;ivatn property ng we're low of:cn y
| patIatcj, because o; -the-sDaence Of 1rch 6ys.
tcm- In may Cases the property Of priyste
c7:zcns saA neizet md paid fur by the t;acer
masking Lo seizure, and The citizen waIlt he
ooupelod to Purchase tho same tpcrie3 OF
property taken q! d5ublo the price lie received
lr c,m. rrsstio1. To reI1s5y ~. glazing
evils prc,sot;re from tho usnt Of wei
arranged plaj, Of it-prcss;,;cnt, he hS3 off, "a
| the resolution. .....
NJ. >!Msr,, o; Kentucky, said the Sap.to7
from Tenn., Mr.. HEsRY0 had certainly rois-
.iprchcud.d his passion. He EeTe- DOUBT!
ITO right of The Govsrnneas to se'zs md IA
= - private property for Tho bensd: Ct :"
say shea occaioa i'n2a2JIiTe!y dol9n1s4-
i: I'D h. ,oxer under ia tight OF cminen;
| iivmsin; 81: what ia ctatsuJcd for was III.
payment OF b JUS: Compensation Tor the p.opa'-
- seizsa. Ho sgread with the S=ns.or from
| Tnun, Or. UiYsis, but hs took jssue with
re Senator from Texn-. CIR. WIGTALD va"
! EGO 5rG the ri.h. rs inherent in tho Coz
,nhlnert AMI shat sny military cficeT, y tir
s6sents vt i.w, Ind TO right to make seiZc-e
Ct privsts property ioE tie benefit Of his
cen7and. Any im2ressneat Of private
PROPERTY for public use, without authority Of
Law, Vas null and void. He presumed no SeDA-
tar unu,d dOny The proposition.
| The resolutions e AZ referred.
A Mkmc.lAL Gr GEN. TecHsAs
! WA ia'1 bctG.e tho Sonata, and Ief-II CT &c
Committee en- Military Affairs.
| rAvy.
.ir. B.owv, from Cou7littno u, EaThl ~.
faitH, y,p5rted q bin to contiHCa GeAtacr and
oTt,.nsry seancn III ihe HeTrics OF tho C1n-
! ie.fs az States.
( The hi. psuvieiss inat Eeemon and orcins-
| TT GrsIueII now IN tho service, etweea the
usrs "a Is and IS years, and whose term Of
service shall expire before Tia end oftns W.T.,
shall bs ceutDaed il service for thrre years
from the cate Of their original enlistment, un-
! less thsrwar shal. have been sooaer ended. !
| Passed. .... ..., o..
| TtE srPkiMg COURT BILL,
he:uE the unfinished business of yeGter-
day was taken up The notion pending vas
the amendment offered by Mr. Gay, to -re-
pea, acc:ioas As ana &c CT IN at passed by
the Provisional Congress, to establish tho Jn-
cixl uaurt.s of the Confederate States. ,-
NJ. uA1, 81 -'iss sad his hopad Tho bill
organzias ihs Sgpssme Court would co con-
sider,d on its motifs, uniHeunbered ~ any
amendmsuts which did not directly relatc
! to it. = He desired the bill to DO passed, AID
cher l..o subject lnstser Of the amendment to
be conadered, # tho Sensto thought proper.
Mr.. WieFAL1, of Texas, said he would tavs
10 otj :c;ign to .he passage Of. thu i'iN inde-
| ....I Il &c tl., ..nnnA,r ent II i, MsS &