Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-12

Mr. C,,n.p moved q reconsiieration g: ne
b;Il ond o,ll.d tho yeas and. nays thereon.
,vbicb wrrs ordered. AID resnlted neSisFe'S'
as follows: o.:a-,r, rb;,ton.
n,,rt Clonton, Conrad, Curry, Dsrean, Tar
,rsII Hartridqc, Hilton, Ingram. johnson
I.ndsr. Lswis, Moo ,een, Pdgh, r ala, smith
81 As STRICKLAND, VillerA, and Weleh-22
Noss-Mcsrs. Boil. B,teIcr. Hpyee. IL W..
Bruce, Chambliss. Chrisman. Collier, Con
row, Davidson, Driarnett, Eiiott. Ewing far-
row. Foster, Garland, Gouie. Gray, II leomh'
Jones, KEENAN, Of n. C, Lyon, Machea, Mat
tin, McRae, Miller, :MunncrlYnn, rrestohs
Russell. sexton, Simpson. Singleton, Smith oil
n c., Staples, Vest, and I7. Speakef-9h
Az Act to provide for the payment Of horses
kiI. ID, captured, lost or permanently disa-
bIed in the Confederate States service
Section |. The CougIe s Of the Conieierate
! States of America do epa,t, That any regular
or volunteer, field, staff or other commissioned
officer, or mcun,cd volunteer, ranger, cavalry
or mounted militia, engaged in tho military
service Of the Coaiedcratc States since the Isl
! day Of February. one thousand eight hun1feo
AID pixty one, who has OF shall sustain dam
ago, without any Iau,s CT negligence on bis
nlrt, whilst ia the rcgu!araHd proper olsen .rRe
| of his duty, by The loss Of a h rise killed IN Dat
| lie. o. which having been wounded IN oil,ie
has Since died. or become pernan"u.lY disAbi q
by eaid wound, or being 80 wound d. shall have
been or shall he CONSEQUENTLY al Indonei by or,
| der OF hs imme'lia'e Commanding cheer ana
LOST, or who shall sustain dam .ge by the 1888 OF N
horse by au una, oldable accident or cap ure' or
BY abandonment By order Of bis Immediate Cum
msud ne eticer. or because the rider: or owner
was dismounted or separated from his no'ss
by order of his ia :-r; aud on duty IN ths neto
! o: station deta-hed from hi, b r5s or by me 1913
of the usual and nee ssary' eqalppase, IN eo ahsIi
auence of the loss Of his horse as aforesaid, snaii
be allowed aud paid che value Thereon, when
shall be asc .rtain:d by sstlf sctory evidence
| upder rules and regulations furnished Dy tue
| Secretary OF War, according to tbs appraisea value
at lho time of the loss 1t said htrse.
S 2. BE il further enao'ed. inst horseh ga"
bled il ACTON, or by other casusltios OF service .
whilst the suldi,r is in the regular and proper
discharge Of his duty. shall be turned OVER 70
TIL qrar,ermsster of his post, regiment, orlGaae
or dil .ior. rs the case may be, to be 500 Tor
lie ben.li. Of the Con,ed crate StsIes and their
owners shall be allowed co npeu,stlon ir them
according TO their appraised value, under the
iu:es prescribed As Aforesaid.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee. entered p motion 10
RECONSIDER the vote by which the House con-
| CURED in tbs last aneniment of the Senate to
| the general appropriation bill.
1xPREssxENT or NEAT.
Mr.. GooDE. of Va, called up the bill to III
thor 70 the ilnpressuent OF meat 10r the use
| of the army under certain circumstances
The bill provides that, whenever the Presl-
| dent shall declare that public exIgencies rem
| der it necessary, impressment; OF meat, Tor tie
use IF the army, may be made from any sup
plies the. may exist in the country, under The
cxurcss condition that Just compensation shall
be afforded to the owner Of the meat taken OF
Impressed.
The supply Of any person ia MT to be re-
duced to below one half of the quantity usual
" aliowed.Ior the support Of his family.
Mr.. GooDE said il was nov simply a ques'
ton rs - whether the army or the people
at home should BIO put upon short iatlons .
meat. The army, rho men who had to under
O, hardships and toll, must have meat, u
they could not endure the fatigues of tn
march. The people, he believed, would will
inglv agree 10 this, in order that their lndc
pendcncc night BE- guined.
MIR. BALDWIN, OF Va, denounced the sys
EN- Of imprrs.nent5 altogether 1t was huE
enough to 20 into the barns and g7anaries, bu
{. 70 into the smokeheuscs Was out OF al
question and beyond endurance.
Mr.. RALLs, Of Ala, said that tho tax II
kind would scon come in, and it would obYi
alto al! necessity fr such q bill. lie moved it
.udcti ni:e pcstp,ncment.
Mr.. FosrEs said he should like to offer al
amendment, that in leu nf this meat, Con
grc.s should give tho couasrSa sound curreL'
CT. Ruled out Of ordrr.
Mr.. CHAABLIss, Of Va, said that there wa
no danger Of the people .Hrnmhiog. L.
them rumble. LIST ia se 1t home suffer
rsther Than tbs army. We must make sacri
ices Oh sacrifce, and this was but one Of thu
few which We ought to make.
The bill was passed.
EXECUTIVE CONCENTRATIONS.
The Chair laid before the II ,use q message
From the President. transmitting estimate
frG:, the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Chair also laid before th House q Sen
arc 6ill establishing cer:ain POST rlusea there
in named, with certain amendments by tn
Senate, which amendments wsro concCrrcd i:
by the House.
JOINT resolution Of tie Senate, rendering To-
;han rs Of Congress ~ the tl,t Virginia III
i.rfgrv and 9th Virginia cRra.rr, ter r~e-esllis'
I inv IL. The war. The llousc t5nk up ant
pl.scd thnjoint resolution.
The House t,ok up the Till fixing Inc salar.
Of certain officers OF tho Treasury, which IN,
Senate had returned with an amendment
striking out tho run named as tho salary
$ l,5GUl and leaving tho amount Of salary Il
b. fixed ny tie Secretary Of The Treasury.-
This House disagreed to the aluandaient Of th'
Senate.
Mr.. CnAxBpss introduced Il resolution re
q~uesiirs the President to CON- muGicatc tn thu
House the correspondence Of Gen. Pcl"hertor
sorcerring the siege, d, fence and fal! OF 'icks
nurg. Agreed to.
A bill for the relief tax payers in certain
cusas, Was taken up AID passed.
The House has passed. q bill fixing the pa
Of oticers Of tho Navy in certain cases.
Mr.. SWAN. of Tenn, offered d resolution
which was adopted. providing for the distri
button tf the Presidents Message throughou
tho army.
On motion tf Mr.. PUoH, of Alabama
~. tJn,,, -,-oloa5 itJc If into aecrat easgiOD