Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-16


Mr.. GARrREL. said thatthere were hunurSo'
If soldiers with one arm and ono leg VINO "elo
fully competent to do this work, ana tnat No
had now il the departments enough OF WI
bodied young men, who hhd been skuta'ns
away in pigeon holes and strutting aDout ns
their casa ever since the commencement u ~
war while those men who have pefl'Inneu
their ,iu.ins IN the field and suffered tor 'n''
n,:.:ntiam, are in need of employment h
Mr. CLARK, of Ga. said that he was SUN
and tired of this talk, continualiy DrouSI. ar,
ahnut one armed End one legged soldiers pulns
alone it IS discharge the duties OF lho Cav.
irb>cme and responsible offices unoer ILL.,
arament. lie was aware that his el~ns.
was in line with the aforesaid class OF pe'soI'
h.. he'd Leen in the habit of hearing SUN
snecchcs from him. Must we contlnu'
rb.sr buncomGs ideas set forth by merlp5I',
whenever such questions ~ tac ohc u"'''
M ssent consideration are brought ny. u
Mr.. G,STRrLL desired III know IL MS - - ,
LEAGUE ir.,rIod f. irsiaulta tia. nc Az. "
male hi- motion iur buMcombs, md hot ioi Ih0
! public good?
NJ. CLARK raid that such speeches vert
rerCra:iy about BALI and half. ,su,
Mr.. GaRrxELL said that no one on Inns hyol
had maie more speeches of this sort uiia I"t
rcntlsman himself; as for himself, ne was ho'
in the habit of making any such appe"is'
Several vcices-Order order!
Tie question being taken on the amohuI
mcnt, Mr.. GARrKELL demanded tho yeas ahu
NAYS, which resulted afiirmatively, rs iI'io"s
YEAS-Messrs. Arlington. Atkins, b"fksl"le
Bell, Bridgers, II. W. Bruce, Chambers Cnani
bliss. Chiffon. Clapp, Clark: Cl0pton' Io Ga
Duprr. Ewing, Funston. Gather. Gartre'!, noous
Hilton. Ingran, Roman OF N. G., Lander SinEnTn
MrRap. MCQUEEN. Menoes, Preston, Pugh, Ralls
Strickland. Tiliere nnd Welch-a2
Massachusetts. Boyce. Conrad. CurryIDarsai
| Davidson, rmrow. Foster. Garland. Graham
Hanly. nmtridge. lio!csmb, johnson, Lewis
LYON, Lyons, Martin. Mcdowell, Miles. Miller
Murnerlymn, Perkins, Russell. Sexton. Sltnpson
smith of Ala, Staples, SWIM, Vest and Wright
Of rexes-G9.
Mr. Bounryor. Of tho Choctaw Territory
moved to aid to tho divisions, (which number
ono for cnnil State "aild the Indian Terrific
ric4." which was agreed To.
J PrnLing the consideration of tho bill. tho
House, on motion of Mr. CHAMBERS, OF Miss.
resolved itself into secret session.
The House having again resolved it'oli mt
open session
A message vas received from the President
announcing his having approved and signed i
bill authorizing the use of certificates OF int
res. en- the fifteen million loan.
NAVAL EXPLOITS.
The II use took up and passed i joint roso-
luton Of the Senate entitled joint resolution
Of thanks to JOHN Taylor Wood, Of the c. 5
Navy, and the officers aud men under his
command, for DARING and brilliant conduct ii
DESTROYING the vessels Of the enemy.
NORTH CAguliEA TRoors.
The House also passed unanimously a JOIN
resoIutiYn oF thanks to the 18th, 30;h and 9Th
North Carolina troops, tor their patriotism in
re-erlisting for the w;tr.
REruHTs or BATTLES.
a message was received from the President
transmitting 4 communication from the Sec.
rotary of War covering reports of Genera
| Bcaurcsud CONCERNING battles connected with
| the defence Of Charleston. Laidson the tnblc
and ordered to DC printed.
On motion IF Mr.. BoYcE, Of 5. g., the
| Ilouae took u recess until - o'clock P. NJ.