Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-06

truths contained in tho charges made IN
the resolutions. lie believed thore were
great many quartermssters ana comm'asa-
lies making opportunity Of their positions to
create private fortunes. Men whom We
knew to be utterly worthless snd bankrupt
before this war commenced, can now boast
of a princsly independence, acquired whllst
holding these Offices, by sFsculations, know
inc, as they did, that the statute forbiis any
employee Of the Government using his ONCE
directly or indirectly, for private benefit;
The resolutions were referred to the tcl1-
nitteu on Military Affairs
FLORIDA RESOLUTIONS.
Tho President laid before the Senate COLI
mnnication from his Excellency, tho Governor
of Florida, Transmitting the following reaoln-
ti0na:
Whereas. the State Of Georgia has, IN
sn;,it Of srr,pathy, pledged herself BY 1880
Intiops solcmnly adopted by hsr Legislature,
TO cooperate with ner slstef States OF t.o
Confederecy in the Impending sttugsle 'oa
our l;yes and liberties, and to this end to
contribute all the means at her command 10
the supper. of the common cause. There
fore, be It
Resolved By tie Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of tic State of Florida IN Gene-
raj Assembly convened, That it IS the sense
Of this Legislature that Florida, one OF inc
FIRST States to secede from tho old Union, ~ih
be the last to lay down its arms, and IN tLo
impending struggle will stand by her sister
States 10 tho last man and tho last mushet'
until prace is established on the basis oil
separate nationality, and the Independence OF
the Confederate States is Internationally &C
know ledged by the United States. -.
Be- it further resolved, That copy CT ssld
reuort and resolutions be transmitted 10 the
President of tho Confederate States, and also
to the Governor Of each and to the Congress
Of the Confederate States.
PATENTS.
Mr.. maxwell, of Florida, from CGihm'ttea
On Patents. reported bill relating t. appeals
from tn decision of the Commissioner OF
Futeut5.
/. .ap, hereafter in all CAGES OF appeal
fiovn the decision Of the Comm lsSi"ner OF
Patents, touching the grant OF patent,
the appellant shall, before the appeal III Gent
tip, state in writing his GROUNDS and reasons
for sad appesl, aud file the saihe with said
Ccmn,i, sinner; and the Commissioner hhall
ssrd Up the asid statement along with the
other papers in the case. PasHed.
Mr.. Maxwell, also from the Same Comnis-
tee. reported bill to authorize the Commla-
Silt Ct Patents 70 expend $500 in tbs rur-
chase &c q l!baIy for his office. Passed.
TarsrFREMe COURT BILL,
Being tho unfinished business was taken Up,
and tha argument on it resumed. The de-
bsts was carried on by Ae5sra. MAXWELL, 81
Florida R.kswsIt Of South Carolina, and
OLDHAM, Of Texas.
Mr. Hull. Of Georg.p, obtained tho floor,
and will continue the debate Tomorrow, 10
which time tho further consider Hticn Of the
Eill wss postponed.
THE TsASsPohIArluS or OOPS.
Mr. OLDHAM, on leave, csllud W House
bill to grant transportation to troops who v"l-
! unteered fer the war.
On motor. to refer tbs hill TO the Commit
tee on Military Af.irs, debate sprung up, III
which ilr. WlGFALL opposed the entire systeh'
of granting transportation to furloughed eoi-
d;crs. lie believed tho Government waa on
ttlcui t. tbs military service of ovsry able
bodied citizen of the country % lnucn az to
that amount of his property necOrsa:y
for the emergency when war was upon us
aud our liberties about 10 be Destroyed
| The grant was q nero favor-not right
and it was practice unknown to tho militia
ry service Of any othor country. If the Gov
eminent paid tho travelling expenses OF d SOL
der who desired to take trip for his Pleas
IRE, why no. pay hiu hotel and other bills -
Mr.. ". concluded by paying compliment to
the men who had volunteered for the war,
and expressed desire that iavors might be
shown them in preference to all others.
RI
furloughs, az veil as 70 thst of Transports
tiop. There wsrs nov, he said, from twenty
five to Thirty Thousand men absent ftom Gen.
Rragg's army On furloughs, and how many
from. Con. Lee' 8 Amy it would be hard 10 tell.
One half OF the army was alvsye ntioat, III he
might he permitted to use tho terIn,) on the
railroads. He could sympsthIzs with the
soldier who had been long weary month";
from his fsmily, but this was one OF the
necessary hardships incident to war
He (Mr. H. had been from his homo long
while and did not know when he would be
able to gee it agsiu. Wsr is nc holiday al
fair. TIC Boomer VIC mako up our nird6 to
turn our backs on hons, to look only to tbs
trout land where the tayonsts glitter, the coon.
| OF will we get throug h the war.
The bill was referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL NJ. Prayer by Rev
DR.. Brown, of tho Presbyterian church.
Tho SprAEEs presentc: 10 the House COM
muuicalion from the Governor OF Florids,
enclosing a resolution Of tho Legislature VI
that State, in which it was Resolved, That it il
the ssnse Of the Legislature that Florida, one
Of the first StateB to secede from the old
union, will be one Of tie last to lag down its
arms; and in tho impending struggle will
stand By her astur States to the last Iasn and
the last rpusket, until peace ia established on
the basis of q separate nationality altd the
independence Of the Confederate States un-
copditicnaly acknowledged by Tue United
States.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The sprciAl order, the Appropriation Gil,
was postponed until to-morrow.
GEN. LOWELL.
The frat businees in orde- ,,al the cub
iect lsid over on yesterday in relation To the
fall of New Orleans.
Mr.. BAREaDALE, with tho consent Of the
House, modified his resolution so as to call
for the correspondence between Gen. Lowell
and tho War Department"
Mr.. kEaNEa. Of La, moved tho following
amendment, which wss accepted by Mr.
RAREsDiIE'
"Also copies Of all correspondence between
the President, or the Secretaries Of War and
Navy snd the Governor OF Louisiana, On the
samo subject"
The amendment was accepted, and the res
olu,ion adopted.
GAMBLING IN THE ARMY.
M. CLhrP, of Miss, introduced reeolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Military
Affairs &c inquire into the propriety and ne
cesEitY Of legihsting to oupprsas tbs vice of
gambling il the army. lie did not, hs said,
move this resolution altogether at his Own
instance, but at the earnest suggestion Of dis-
tinsuished officers in the army, who said that