Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-06
CoNEEDERArR STATES CoaGREss.
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CONERDERATR sTAEEB CoaGREss.
SENATE
FRTDAE, January % l664.-'Fhs SenE,e met at y
oelocK H., snd lmnedisieiy after went Into secret
session.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at II a'ciock, was opened will
prayer by tie Rev Dr Ryisnd.
Leave Of absence for ths rensineeF Of the session
was granted 8r Read. Of Rsziuekv Whn WAS call d
away by important busnessi i'ays OF sbssner was
3 50 granted Mr. Collier. Of VI Fiuis eAile
home by ID Feveie Hlne Of his ia'her and saw wa
also efant-d SIR weD well OF North Cgrol,ns, wlIe
was called away By inpo art business.
Mr BHfksdsle, of aissssipp introduced the Follow
ing ras0 uii0us
Rssel8sa That the fuudaias,tai principles Of oul
Goysrin ut H. thai e derived s righiful pow rs frt
the the g5vernei and that IT'S legislative oe
parment s essen ally the agent by which The Will Of
he people Is expressed sud Is r,sponsbsso 70 them ioF
Resolosd Thst the practice holding secret sesslonE
By such espOpsihy is 10 measure, destroys
is az eucTo chmeni on this Pfi cpeiio os ioeralee
only unnu groundR u HHtrelne pl'iie necessary, .,
hid 5e T. therefore fRgfhsHoTg ycs0tosd, That ~
measures designed 10 iarreHse tbs strength aud EN-
cheney OF arriv and 70 perfect iis or anl1sneh
having no rufersnee whatever 10 plans nf csmpa gns
or military operations in ths Held but having pr%cil'
cl connection with the vital ineresi Of the country,
shoud BE- diseuas5d. mafured and passed in ope ses
sion to prevent abuseE snd 70 cABek EisgortrnTnent
sIr Bsrksdzle said hat not hs purpose TO dis
these resolutions, They asssTIed plain and inois
pu able principles, which hs aPpTebeuded the HoEfe
bad IN some measure departed uom. His purpute was
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jaei and tor that purpose ne n2ved their Immediate
consideration.
Mr. 'one. OF Tennessee. moved that tbsresolutious
be laid on he fsoe.
The yeas and nays being demanded thedensDd was
not suEisined, only ten members risirg
The resolutions were then tsbled,by an oysTwheirn'
ing vote.
NJ Smith. Of North Carolina, askea suspension Of
be ru-s to ensbia him to ntrotacs billIO give In.
creased oonpe sati0n 10 The non commissioned officers
snd pTivsteE IN the military service Of te Confederate
St-tes The bill provides cOuOie the pse eut pay 70
the said non commissions officers and pFvatea.
Tbs vote upon . suspension Of he rules was taken
by yess and nays, ana resulted in hH sdoption-yeas
The 'bII was then taken up.
Mr Chsmbss, Of Virginia, said that be would like
foT the gentleman TO reflect for msnlen upon what
yould be the effect Of that bill If it passed by
Congress. S1BPose al The boys between fifteen and
eighteen, and all the old between iorty Eve and
htt vs yssTz Of age put into the army, AZ mad
been proposed, the annual gxlsnses Of the Govern
Weud be increased 20 $50 CO1099, and We would
have an army Of fifteen hundred thousand men 20 ppy
There we're IN The CuufederReY between the ages
Of eighteen and fpTtyhge, eleven hundred thousand
men and four hundred itouasnd under aud over those
ages capable Of bearing Imagine the increased
cxpense sil the former brought directly in
The service 10 say nothing Of tie two latter classes
He moved that the bill be reerTtd to the COMMITTEES
Military Affairs
Mr. Boyce Of South Carolina. agreed that the SOL
should be we'll paid thought his was not thR
way to reach that obec. The soldiers were nut we'll
paid low it true, and II because Of the depre-
citation of tae currency L was the object Of this Con-
in fact to that 0f specie; at least the currency raid
by the Government. IL highly important that he
soldlers, and ali The employees OF the Government
should recetve-and tn were ne hrst entitled to re-
eove-hereased compensation for teir services ana
he hoped that he obec ould be reached by Congress
/ in it, action enh nciDg tbs va.uB Of the currency
/ The motion TO refer Wss then adopted
o mott Of MT Gray, Of Texas, his motion to g.
consider me voia by which he House passed tbe bill
fixing the time OF meeting Of the next oagrsss was ia
ken mp and the yeas and nays Ing demanded snd
sustained 1t was SO voted upon and iosyezs 30 mayo
43
/ Mr. Smith Of North Carolina offered resolution In
quirug into the epeGencF OF ncr ssug the raions for
/ pateatsi hospitals. which was agreed 10.
Mr. BOyce Of South Carolina offered 70 % ution rs
On sting the President TO in the Horse Ths her any
officers OF tbs regular provisional srny or navv OF
in tue civil service APPOINTED daring the exis eucs 0
/ the Provisional Government and confirmed by the
Provisional Congress, are now holding efies without
having been nominated and confirmed BY the Senate
under th pei naaueni Constitution, sId II The
/ o. said officers
Mr sw a. Of Tennessee moved to lay the resolution
/ upon the isble, upon Which,
Mr. Miles OF South Caraiius, demanded the yeas and
nays, which being sustained, the WIS 70 takan
and resulted in the resolution being tabled by yess 80
nays 20.
vide uniform compensation tle mechanics aud labor
efs employed bv tla various executive departments
which was referred to the committee on Military AZ
/ faira
GIr Niles aso introduced bin TO establish de-
psrneut Of inspection and censOrship TO- the army,
which WIS ref rred TO tbs anne commit
The bill sIab-h~s In the army \ depoi of ihspee.
ton and censorship which transferred all the
ties Of specton bel ngug he adiiiant and
uspectosgenesis department, or to any depart
nt-lt OF Office The department. shall DO under che
command Of an ms ector grneial, svih rank. pay
Of general The department. shall be charged with the
duty OF scogefins exposing, prosecuting and bring
ing 20 punishment al oilencss snd ina enfits on
the part Of cldcers of le army Of ~he.eTer depart
ment orrank aud OF reel thsi ne discipline aud 9c-
lies Of he nant ined. It shsil DO OF II
standing duties Of the igpreDr general 80 CONNIE
from time o time s. ch modihg anOus and amendments
of lac rlft .
my will, Ia HI iudgrtleIi, improve it's dscip ne
and fdeieneY Tbs lice Of the iusp. ctcr general
4 shalt be th- seat q G''veruiEeni.
Mr. Hsi-keiL Of TgnneEes offered a resolution,
which Was ado red requesting t.e President 70 iuturn
the House WHISTLER the re.ort ot the operations Of the
I for under G-'l. John 3 Williams, at Bue spring
Henderson and estwn Tepne see, is in the office Of
She aaiutaui neral an 10 not tef he have suc steps
taken may secars he forwarding of tue roUort.
Mr. Fout-. Of feane=-ee ode ed "A resolution, which
wss laid over r tTO days der the Tul, deeiaiing
That al legislative busiHeEs in the House hR be here
after Ia open session except such relates 70 TIE
movements Of armies and diploma ie concerns sHG
that no secret session ala bsuaer occur except upon
vote Of twolhirds OF the members present in favor
/ thereof
Mr. Po0te offered resolution that tho committee on
snlIisry ffars be instructed &C bring in bill doub Ing
the pay Of non commissioned fceTs and soldiers AID
/ addressed the House warmly on the subject.
MFR Garland Of Ar ansss moved 20 amend the res0.
luton by further instrucng ihe committee TO inquire
into the exps eney Of paying the soldiers in the
vics gold and silver, "aud report by bill otherwise
/ The amendment was adopted. The resolution wa,
/ then rrir cted.
] Sir Fooe Introduced resolution which was adopted
referring ceriai papers from officers in the army urg
ing THAI the power 10 reoosauizs thelr commands bs
/ let with the troops in the isnl, to the Committee OF
/ Military Afia
nr BALDWIN. Of rBRia, oAbrsd a resolution request
ing the President to farnish the House with she dOeu
ments in relation TO the iriaFnnd conviction Of W J.
Kaufman, sstsd by order OF Gen. limb den. aud th
habeaa corpus under which his execution prevent
ed and all facts relation trRl snd he reless
from tue execution OF the ssntence passed upon him
The rCsoluiion agreed io
Mr.. AIRING of North CarOlina offered resolution
to Instruct The committee % whom .refered tn
bill Increasing the pay OF soldiers 10 bring in bill il
creasng thn pay Of aissoned officers and pri
Yates 10 $40 per month. Lost-yeRs g nays 81.
Mr. Cl pton OF AlRhGms. introduced Joint reEolJ
ton Of thanks to Battles brigade Of Alsbamians fl
their noble example In re enisying for the war Tn
resolution unanimously adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. GRTtrs, OF Georgia, the HouE
went Into stcret session.