Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-24

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From the Richmond Wing.
Confederate States COngresS.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 1864.
Mr.. Simms, of KY, offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to-:
Resolved, That the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expedienGy of entering into some proper
and satisfactory arrangements with the
military authorities of the United States,
whereby the tobacco ration allowed by the
act of Congress may be forwarded to such
OF the soldiers of our army as may be held
ss prisoners of war by the enemy, and that
they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Sparrow, of La, introduced the fol-
| lowing resolution, which was agreed to.
ReSoLted, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire what
legislation, if any, is necessary to provide
for the sequestrAtion of the property of all
persons who, being liable to military duty,
have left or may hereafter leave the Con-
federacy without the saction ef the Confed-
crate authorities.
Mr.. Sparrow also introduced the follow.
lowing resolution, which was agreed to:
Rssoloed, That the Committee on Milli-
taty Affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expediency OF extending the time with.
in which it is now provided that the act
entitled ian Act for the establishment and
payment of claims for certain description
of property taken or Informally impressed
for the use of the army" shall cease and
determine.
Mr.. Orr introduced the following reso.
luton. which was agreed to:
PaooIua1 That tho Gnmmiffna Mill
tary Affairs be instructed to inquire
whether the late order, No. n, of Adju-
taut and Inspector Generals Department,
revokiug the details of all men between
the ages of le and 45, requires any modi-
ication by legislation to preserve the pro.
ducing and industrial interests of the
country.
Mr.. Orr said that on reading the Presi-
dents Message his attention had been
called to what seemed to him mistake,
which had been made BY the President in
relation to the exemption laws. The Pres
ident states that tall telegraph operators,
workmen in mines, professors, teachers,
engineers, editors, and employees of news
papers, journeymen printers, shoemakers
and tanners, blacksmiths, millers, physi-
clans and the numerous other classes mem
toned in the laws, ca mot in the nature
of things be equally necessary in their sew
eral professions. Mr.. Orr contended that
the frst clause of the military bill, passed
on the seventeenth day of February, 1864,
repealed all existing clauses in relation to
| exemptions, and every shoemaker, tanner,
30, was liable to military service; all class.
es were liable to conscription except three:
ministers of religion, printers and super.
iutendents of schools aud colleges. Con-
gress placed the power of detail in the
hands of the War Department, and wherev-
or exemptions have been given they have
been given under the authority of the
Secretary of War! And yet we find that
the President states that other numerous
classes are exempted. Now, who are
those who have been so exempt,
ed Overeeers and ministers of reli.
gion are exempted. Does the Pres
ident mean them2 If so, he had
| just as we'll enumerate them. he (Mr.
Orr) was opposed to placing in the hands
of any man the power to say whether this
| Baptist minister or that Presbyterian
should preach the gospel. Ministers of
religion had been exempted in all ages
and countries, and he looked npon it as a
wise and judicious measure. he was equally
opposed to interfering with the liberty OF
the presto saying who should preach
to us or who should edit newspaper.-
Such power he would not give to any man
Hewas opposed to limiting the present list
of exemptions. One of the present classes
now exempted is the professors in lunatic
asylums: that cannot be one OF the "nu-
merous classes referred to by the Presi.
dent. The next class is apothecariesj
there may be one or two in each town in
the Confederscy; but these cannot be done
without Physicians must be exempt
Congress has provided that the President
and employees of railroads shall be ex-
Tempt, provided that the number OF persons
exempted on each road shall not exceed
one for each mile of road in operation
| Can any system better than this be devils
ed, of exemptiug one person for each mile
of road in use Ts throw upon Congress
additional duty on this subject was not
just. Congress had passed the act OF lTth
February, 1854, under the provisions OF
emptions to such overseers or planters as
he may think beneficial to the public SER
vice. Under this law dstsils have been
given to many, and he (Mr. Orr)7 did not
think that any detail had been granted
which ought not to have been granted. They
had been granted under a system pre-
suribed aud ordered by the Secretary
Notwithstanding this the Secretary has, by
one fell swoop, revoked every detail. And
what istthe RESULT I eau only speak for
my secli6n. In the lower portion of South
Carolina the rice crop has just been har-
vested The planters have been called to
the field. and fhe widows are left without
any means of complying with what the law
requires, furnishing the 100 Pounds OF
meat, &c. It is true an arrangement had
been agreed upon by which certain
amount of rice was substituted for the beei
4 and bacon. But this order No. ~ OF the
u Secretary, this sweeping revocation OF de.
tatIs came at very critical period-and
BY it, possibly three fOurtbs of our CROP
lWill be lost. Is not that bad poliCyf IL
the upper portion of South Carolina small
farmers have been detailed, and the people
i in those districts will be able to subsis
j. for year; but if the execution Of the or
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