Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-15

cerning resolutions Of the Georgia Legislature
expressing DISSEMINATION 70 prosecute tie wal
With the utmost Eigcr. The Communication and
documents weFe ordered to be printed.
0n motion Ct Mr.. spsrrev, the sensse 70
solved into secret session, Gud, the doOE being
roopsned, adjourned.
HOUSE or REPREsEHTATIYEs.
The HouEs vas called is order ct II o'clock
By the Speaker.
The Speaker snuOanccd The GppoinsESnt oi
tie follewiue committees: Cemnisiee 10 iaQuire
into ou.rsgss committed b. lbs enemy ia Moth
Ca-0lina-MsssTs. Sniih, Of North Caroline;
BsleoHhe, cf ViTgiHisi Smith, OF Alsbsmsi II
". Bruce, Ct Kentucky, and Bel, os Missouri.
CommiItee, authorised By hr. Foets's Tesolu-
eiou, to inquire irtO IL charge Of corruption
against msmber Of the H5uSs-EisssFs Lyons,
of Yrginisi MoQuseu, Of Souih Csroiinas and
AtB, Ne. of Tennessee.
The House then took u2 for consideration, s.
n Unfinished b1sineEs, tie biA fepcItod from the
Military csmmi5tse repeating existing and regU-
iatlng future exemptions.
Mr.. Welcb, Of Mississippi, said iba,, aB the
cAaifraaa OF the committee was sbssut he
moved 10 pospoEe the consideration Of ths BILL
70 some future Gay.
Mr. Foots signified his ia!sahou 70 HoVa Gn
amendment TO The bib by Sinking Gus Gll Eflsr
saIded this measure s. s most dangerous 0ne,
ard he wenld oppose i a. he wea!d the srnies
Of TIE enemy.
Nj Hilton Of Flor;ds, said be lheggAt tie
fact slated By tho gaHtlemsn iEom Mississippi,
to vita shs sbsencs Of the ChsirnaE Of lhe
Committee On Military Afsirs was good gc1-
sol, Ter ihe temporary peasyoEeE5nt o. tae b1l
Bot as regards the oaReuacsrasEt Of the gar
tlsmsa fr1m Tennessee, OK F05te) thai when
i,H cons .dsTa,i0n should be TesBmed be would
move to strike cut al after The eusctiBg clause
sud shsn propose it's Tecgmmi .ment, he would
state that be thought the reailemsB, who had
s.s,si thai hs he'd never voted l0T En exsmp-
6on bill rsssed By this Hsusa, who took s1-
espson 20 the eca0u Of tia committee, instead
Of proposing 70 TolsT TIE mattey back Ls should
hiulcslf frame sud pTssenA bill. Hs doGbtsd
rrsetheIsths gentleman .uia fTs1as bill which
in sll is details, would be acceptable even to
himself AiaI events, sae Iuztsgr could be rs
well deal. win Il the H6Cse ss il committee.
Il the gentleman would draR q oil he would
promise him biz cooperation IN pert 'CtiEg IT,
Ar GarisHd, Of Arkansas, opposed tbs no
tior of iha eentIeEssn from Mississippi. Hs
Thought It due TO the Military Ccmnittee that
this bill s:lculd be tsken up AID perfected lie
certainly thought Of the number Cf g-HslsEon
composing he Military CoHni!tee tdsi al least
bill throuRk, even in the absence Gt the chair
man.
Nj Singleton OF Mississippi regretted the Rb-
souee Of ths chairman Of tbs Military Commit
tee, but entirely c0ncEUed n tho views s1-
pressed ky the gentlemen rom AIksnEss He
could see re necessity for po>.PoBing it.
This question g-ss called On ths motion Of Mr..
Weleh, aud he House ref1se.ate psstpone.
Ar Singleton, of Mississippi, offered an
synendmsnt 10 the bin, to come IN after tie
FCrd goYeInnsnJs, ia the SIKH ire, to exempt
pbysicisrs who have pTaciiced their Professions
Eve yesrs previous TO tie llth Day Of October,
1852, AID E,iuiItsTs Of She gos2el who we're in
The rsgulsr exercise cf taeiI calling St the time
above u.sniioHsd.
Mr. Staples, Of Virginie, who 7Fss entitled to
tie hoer, moved 70 Te-c5mrnit the bill and
Lusndnents 10 tie Military committee, and
said that tho committee, at the last session OF
Corr-e.B. reported bill Sln,ilsr to sha ore now
under consideration. i MSS rejected IN th9
House bT decisive Yots. Let as earnestly
hops that this bin may share the same fate. He
had votsd against lhe proposition then, aad
there was nothing in tEe condition Of the ,eoun-
Try, OF in the reasoning OF The korora5le gentle
man from Ssuth Carolina AT. hiles) that
would induce him to change tas opinion then
entertained. lie MT. S;spiss) argued at scn-
Wax could not perfoua tbs duties this bill
would ip7poss Upon HIM thai he (the secEsiary)
would BE- eo0psiisd TO delegate the power 70
innumeTsbio boards sld agents, dispersed
thTougSca. the colntTy; that these boards
would open new soUres5 CT patronage and
power; hist they would be exposed to al the
temptations Of personal, political and family
iuhusncs, 10 fraud, eorTupsions and bribery
creating, by their Gseisions, dissatisfaction
among the people AID cisccEteEt il tie army.
10 Insisted thst the expense Of an uBivcTss,
COZ scriU.i0u wouIs bs enormous; that 10 man
could esgiraale ihs injury inflicted upon all the
iudrshis, interests 81 ths country By the sudden
sterpare Of so rnAny esl ings s1d pursuits Eo.a
ihs Secretary OF War shall determine WHO gbsL
b, ds.sile5, and for what purpose. TIE honor
able gentleman from South Carolina says that
Congress- cazrss agree upon 2 ball Toe gen
tlsmaa Is mistaken. Il may require tine, bu.
an setgGl vote will always test tie sense 0i the
House upon GBY proposition for exemption.
TIE gsraa process Ct reasoning Wogld lead rs
70 oolrnit e the President tie whole subject Ct
taxation and currency UpOn that question
ere Eidsr dlffsTescfs Of opinion than arg cther
IN tie whole EHrge Of political eeouoDy--dit-
foTar0es rs to principle and differences a. to
detail
Bat. sir, these dimeultiss do not relieve Cau-
vrsss from the oblisadoR ct maturing such
xsezaTss Of finance a5 he necessities 81 Tho
country demand. The whole E1blsci o. SSn-
scriplion and exemption belongs 70 C9nsTossi
ard 70 Congress alone. It IS a legislative poTeT,
= legislative discretion, ana legislative cblsa'
Gon. Congress must declare var, Congress
IrHst rsise-Srraies, Congress mass deseT8jne Eho
srs TO bs exempt from miissTy service For ne
pgoBsg exercise cl shis Ius. she members sE5
responsible 70 ihsjT eonsd uents, 70 tie eoupJy,
snd 70 posteFity. WHo 30 capable Of dlschsrg,
ing this trust as ths men upon this door ncsf
from the peopo, end familiar vita al then
wants. fheir necessities, ard TIE diversified n
/ t,1ests Of az extensive ceunuyi Why, sir, B'
/ are sent here for sis purpose; and when 3,
/ achrowlsdEe ourselves incapable Of pescImirs
/ tbs Legislative duty, re shoGld resign or sesh
] and 20 bsek Snd so lei oUr constituents.
THIS bill clothes ahs President with the DOW
4 srs of an sutserat. 1t invests min Ws.h prerog
| stivss before which those Of Napoleon sick int
| insiep;6canee Pass this bill, and nc man ca
uuYfue q Hnecksnical occupation, no man pTsc
| lice medicine publish DeTEPspsr,.or ascen'
he pulpit snd proclaim the iidings OF the goa
! pei without GrsWiiEg to the fs0;stool of PoTe
/ aud bumbly GskiDc peTIniSsIol iroin en olrrlF1
tent Executive. Pass this Dill, ARd then CON
nsnoss sde scramble for Executive fsv0r Al
petrousQe We shall have he War Depsytm6n
tna tn Executive msnsion belssgueTsd b. 81
inHumefable thrcng Of suPplisnts nHd bess Il
for 'the Thrift that follows tsSniug." Asnber
Of Congress will be expected 10 sTaL the hes
of ppBlcsnss We bkal be 5eer, hst in hand
/ eroTdi1g Ghe Ents Tooras CT The War Department
and the avenues shat lead 80 she Executive O.
fee, humbIy asking for the detail Of ; shoe
maker, OF tanner, or HiniEsce q ihe gospel, 10
I euf constituents. he wcUid not vote TO expos
bis constituents to influences se dsm0raiiHine
H He would not subject himself TO The loss Of tia
manly Independence 50 necessary to represent
siive Of tao psspie in bis whole intercourse vii
lie Executive dePs-t nsnt= ct tae S97sInmen
lie would not ssy that az eaaox,s ID member C
"a obncxious editor might not prove as scecesi
ful n ihsir applications as one Eho 6asGs IN u
bssrs AZ Executive favor But this may
sd. There will be constant temptation |
s.voritisra, 70 abuse, and, in some Instances, 1