Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-20
EoUsF OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TIE House stsonblsd at noon pursuant to a. ouFn
asnt--,hs SPsAKss in Ghs CHAIR. Payer by the R-T
DaFgs E. Of lue Mex o lis. Church Uf this city.
A cJu uuGios.ion wss laid bsiors the House by lh
FI4E,E from ne Secretary OF the Treasury, Soroerp
Tag Daldl AID Go-es paid into We Treasury under TIT
jsqIesIrst0n Law.
PIAOE 6IGOTIGFloss.
% 1lhalshed JHhnyss, under . suspension Of tn
les, wa the resolutions Of Mr.. TURHIR, Of Mort
G.Tlhas, looking 20 peace to which Ar, BAEEsDAIE,
g. "a red substitute % FflSy, snd IN lieu II bot
4 winch 81 Nom allen OF Va, of red series OF roso
lone sauF az, came ny, Srd Nc hoAULLES haV
1g Lhe Jor, moved thst all resolutions IL IsstoI
os referred TO The Committee on Foreign Affairs
.hicn motion Prevailed. -
Kr. FUhslEN, oil Va, moved a suspension Of th'
ruea, in order be ghG CHER the fol wing Iesou
ton:
RESOLVED, That ell bills, resolutions and mouonl
OuoniBg negotiations for pes CO. that may hereafter b.
ubmiIs0d this House. shall DO referred to the Dom.
ni;tse FoFsgu Afar', without debs,s.
Mr.. BALDWIN, OF Va, rose TO point OF ordeI
md desire 70 know II the special order for the morn
Dg hour,
TEE CoETIGoATIoH Bill,
lid not hsvs pIsosdsu,s al other business. TIE
OHIIS sustaining the point the shove ball Wss tsksl
up and,
Me-. hUsSELL, Of Va. fsTlng the DOR, said:
We ere al Naf The MEASURE bofors ui Is designed
20 enlo!oe a military DUTY and DsliRsrent right.
tims of var. But the arguments against IL hsv,
oesr morally drawn from principles which preVs
,uly IN timo peace, /: lie TIT that gentlemen bsV
iisoa std questions o. domieil, of oil zsnsLip and
.liensgs But the right 70 leave ONES &c uaty Whio
u uatrammsled In peace, s limited by the pinoipl
tast lie eTp-e sed By learned Amer Gan jar theIe
rests upon every 81 jet or eUzon moral obligation
40. to abandon his country in a TINE of war witEol
he Z press saro.on OF the government" This obnIi
cation enters il veTal lUleS regulating belgersn
-,qhts Il hiss extraordinary force In theosss Of q
country threatened With tubjugstion and Of cltiS
actually called uTOa By Law 60 serve IN suob war
The frequent violation Of that duty has become a.
evil Of alarming magnitude smopg as and unless ar.
r.atsd It nay be fatal Besides the loss of military
,sivica due iron many F,oreaIt oft IONS they With
dsaE from or defence considerable amount of tFt 1
sls sad they may transfer beta ssITcs aud treasure
20 the enemy. ne evil requires efsoiual FsmedJ
rhs remedy uaat b stringent sad severe to prevent
evasion aud sseaTs ObsdisnOs. No Gfh lent rsneiy
hss teen proposed except this bill ! 4
Itbas been ielisd that Nc have ooass.tuholsl pJE
AZ 10 enact this measure. Kirst, 1t is aid thGtWe
osuaot su hOrzs sale OF the property Of hoy slsT
enemy, aud pIt.calaIlf Of lsad 10 State. But t6i
objection has been set st By decisions Of several
ds,r e,cou Is of the Confederate ales affirming The
sifsy OF our present stquesrlhon Laws. : = (. 81
Toe GIT TO eonAIcSte property Of alien enemies Is
70 lllgersnt right belonging, uader the laws Of ne
lions, to every power when At war. Undsrour sJs- i
ssm CT government u Is 70 De enforced, ike ohe. i
oelliger. Ms Fglts, BY the Confederate goVlFnmen
,h'eh ls charged By the nIi; uon with che duty
,Ondue ing war. These Ioin's we're approved in o.
cell known case by the Supreme Court Of the Unitec
5 Ates. The right to sequsstrats and sell iseJe
cearer than the right 70 toldscate. i
Stree coEh cation the tile Of property In thG
loVsrnme0t, pOilssl o. ction mag b. urged gslnst
sOnGsealCn Of ahds IN the States by the Oonfedera
GIysrnmsIt Blu: such objection is apple ableto.
sale which, by jutie al proceeding, transfers tnI
10 from 81 llisn 60 eitiE'n. IL will rot be prs
sad,d that no judicial sails OF properly 10 State Q.
% sutbOFx d b. the Confedsrate Government, and
.,ass aiiosl sales are incident g.. right OF wa
which ths Confederate Government IL to enforce Il
RI', ssoohdy, I! l. alleged that the property to BE-
q1sssrstsd ana sold .5sE this bill will 6slo-g { 4
c zns All not 60 sh5a sEsmss snd that ne hsTsiIo
constitutional p3#sE to treat CT L Ds ~ Ssa ensD'f
Tais otjsoiou assumes thBs those prisons not ohl ]
1sFs bssn oiz3ns bct that they viii remain OF NJ
SSsn the bill ,akss 'es u2on thsr property; sndif
otEsTs Of u'ss rssjents IN the ooafedsTs s tes
.lth ush they v u thsH be In soma other eoultry.-
After tssiF a. pssthss, their residence Only b
obstructive AID it Is With this constructive Tesidepe
Bat We bs7s to deal Tnls The parsons are ACTUALLY
1us Of cur territory and beyond our Jurisdiction. II
Is claimed that altar departure, which Is criminal