Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-06
C0ErgDEgATG STATES CONGRESS
TUEsDay, Nay ,. ISL.
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j uo OSnhlc met hl - C'f'I'
of Va, in the Chair. -
PRAYER bv Re;. j. J. Bur-owa. os tho First
Baptist Church.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tho President announced tho ordar OF the
dav to be ths election Of the regular standing
committees Of the Senate.
MIR. JonssoN, of AK suggested that, TO
save time, the vote had better BIO taken on i1ut
committees at once. ,
Objection being made to the proposed
course, it was resolved to proceed IN the usual
mode.
The election resulted as t1l'ows:
On Foreign 46airs-J4mes L Orr, W..
Johnson. W. Il olmms, A len /. E"prrton,
On Finances -Robt. W. BnTnw.I: kobt'
NJ. T. Hunter, Robt. Johnson, j., VIM.
Graham.
On Commerce WINS Oldham, Augustus
:, Maxwell, YIN. T. DJrtah, Landon Z
HAYNES. bert W. Walker.
On Military affairs -EI. Sparrow Ions
T. Wigfali, uustaTus A. Henry hoporl w.
johnson, II. c Burnett.
On NaraI affairs Albert U. brown Jas
VI. Baker, Winiam E. Sinm5, II. F.John5on'
YIN. A. Graham.
On ,Judiciayu.--Bcrjamin II. Hi. Landon
C.siluyDe5, hsD0IE W '"N
| Sen,mps. j. w. c. Walton.
On Indian AHairS.-Robert ". johnson OF
Ark, w. S. O.Gham, W. P. johnson of Mo ,
A. T. Caperton. mn
On Post Offices and Post Roads.-T. b.
Mitchell. Landon Q. Haynes, W. oIdhau'
james NJ. Baker, Robert Jemi5nn, j.
On Public Lands james u. Baker, u.
\. Henry, Robs. w. Johnson.
On Putents.-Augustus f. Maxwell, Lam
Ion c Haynes, Bar amin II. Hill.
On CluimS-IIenry G. Burnett, James vi
Baker. ". P. johnson of Mo
Or 7sJrifories.-Louis T. Wigfall. Albert
G.. Brown, O. 3. Mitchell, R. ". Barnwell.
On 4ccounts.-A. I. C"rorton.. W. L.
Dortch, VIM. E. Simme.
On P,inting-J. ". G. Watson, j. L Orr,
L. G. Haynes. -
Enrollment and Representative. I.
Dortch, A. E. Maxwell. A. L Caperton.
A list CT the standing committees was Or
dered to lie printed for the u.o Of the Senn,e'
On motion Of Mr.. ORRp tho report OF the
Secretary of the Navy was referred to the
Committee on that subject hal OF the S.cre-
sary of the Treasury 70 the Finance COMMITTEE;
Secretary Of War 70 the Committee on Nina
ry Affairs; the report of the Postmaster Ten,
eral TO the Committee on Pos: Roads, nc, ana
tina. of the Attorney General to gu
Judiciary. -.
| tiopsl copies Of the Presidont's mc->a-c va
ordered 70 be printed for the Il % Of the Senate
The Presidents message was appropriately
referred. =,
On motion OF Mr.. SPARROW, tho Senate I'D.
iourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met OF y o'clock, and was opcGeG
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Duncan.
QUALIFICATIONS CT MEMBERS.
Mr.. ATKINS, of Tenn. presented Mr.. JAS
MCCULLoH, member eject iron The State o
Tenh., who took the oath of Office.
Mr.. RUSSELL introduced Me5srs. DAVID
FU.srEs and SAMUEL \. MILLER. mcmhsr'
elect OF the Stale Of Virginia, who also t0cs
the oath Of Office.
Mr.. Huron presented tbs credentials !:
Mr.. ST.. GEORGE RoDGgKs, ~ho took ,ha cath
to support tho Constitution Of Tie Confederate
States.
W. R. ". C,BD, OF ALs.
mir. Chiffon, of Ala, offered tie following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, reports ara il circulation, an
havo found their way into tho public prints,
~imrugning the loyalty of the Hon. WILLIAM
Sen r. W. COBB, member elect to this llJuse
from the 81 Congressional District OF the
State Of Alabama, and tending to chow that
he is in G implicitly with and giving aid ard
comfort to the enemies Of the Conf. d"ra:e
States, and il, therefore, unfit /" he the Rep
reseatatiye Of o loyal roHsii iuCacy; therefore,
.RrsJlved, That q committee CT tiSe member
be appointed by the Speaker TO inquire into
such reports and TO Collect and r"port TIE
testimony Of said member anc TO repoTt the
same to this House, with such rec"mmcndu-
zion as tine said committee may seem fTIpnr.
Mr.. Cu1LFoS stated that, in tfeTirg tie
resolution of inquiry "a tn the conduct OF Mr.
Cobb, he desired t state that he had-no per
s,nal knowledge of anything wrong %cnnrect' d
with him. lie Vas influenced malcly n Of,
fsring the resolution By IL lcrter be lad read
in the Richmond Examiner" Of yrst.rd: ~
morning, ever tho signature Of Car e!n Ben
Lane Fusey, n gentleman wth whcm ne va
acuuainted, and WHOM be- kew 10 lie Il gal
liant officer and T. tuthinl naa. The etaie
ments contained in tina. ~l"tt'-, which mem
Q ) have no Doubt red, make it emincntly
proper that this enquiry should h= had. MIR.
CHIFFON hoped it might Iurn out that the
conduct complained Of could be explained hy
the member and reconcile! with loyalty toour
cause; but if it could noC, while he should
deeply regret toe expulsion Of q member from
this House, he wvul never consent that treas
son should find d lurking place within this
hal. ana he shoald promptly vote for his ex-
~,uisiou. The enquiry proposed was due alike
20 the mcmher, to Congress and to the couE"
trv. and 10 hoped the resolution would pass.
MIR. FooTE did not oppose the resolution,
but you'd so almond ~ to instruct tho COM
mi;tec TO notify Mr.. Co.'s of tho invcsiiga-
ton, and that they have power 10 send for per
sons and papers. Agreed to.
Mr.. GAaLA.p opposed the resolution. Mr.
Com was not Il member of this II ,use. lie
had not appeared here to be qualified as a
member. When he did appear. thcn it would
be time to ~inaueuratc proceedings Of inquiry
in relation to him. lie thought the revolution
ought to be laid on the table.
Mr.. j. T. LeAcH seconded the views Of Mr..
GARLAND.
The resolution was passod--ycas SO, nays6
n4BEAs CORPUS.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Alabama, introduced q bill
providing for the repeal Of the act suspondine
tho writ of habeaS. corpus.
TAX Law.
Mr.. Pucn, of Alabama, offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That tho Committee On WAYS
and Means be instructed to inquire into :he
sxpediency of 30 amending tho "Act to levy
additional taxes for the common defence and
support Of the Government" passed at the
last session of Congress, as to provide
l. That the 1.-THE produced in 1861, and not
ishe t;the of 1863. is 70 ne credited ~ the tve
Der cent tax levied CD property employed in
agriculture.
9. Tnat the fire per cent. tax levied on pro
perty employed IN agriculture is not 90 be CD,
lected until the value Of tho 1.-THE to DO de-
Quoted therefroui il assessed.
). That the tax upon pr2tits made hysci:ing
anything enumerated in ;bo fonrh section Of
! said aot, between the l1th Of February is"'
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