Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-02


clothing from tie Ga tern ss 10 DIP nent' sAa
taken % for consid-,st on.
Mr. MAchEN, Of H., NOV ,me'i the s'eoad
section BY aid pg 'Proeidsd ire eli er a rns 10 pur
c. aseehal evs certificate hon a. the ar COS
are ecessary or his use, and case shall
than per arndm bs allowed 20 be 30 ur ma "a
by any officer" Agvedfo
Mr. MILES, of O, m we'd TO amend by acdi 8,
PROVIDED farther" Tia, ,lhDg contained 10 tb =
section shall be construed depriving commiss onsd
officers of the privilege they nov enjoy of purchasing
subsster ce stores from the CommsssTy Department
Mr. CURRY. Of Aa, moved the following is y
substitute fer Mr.. Mills smeLdment:
aProvidtd further, Th & the privilege Of purchasing
shall only apply to oc, &C uay serving in the held"
TIE amerdmen. was los.--Ye.s %, nays4s.
Tae gu sion then recurrd on the amendment Of NJ.
Mills, VIII CD was adopted. :,
The bill was then ordered to third reading and
passed
The foIlowng is the bill as perfected:
,Srcros Tile Congress of the Confederate States
of America do enact That 0m aud alter tie passage
OF this ac, all oonmssioued officers OF the armies OF
tie Confederate States shall be entitled to raons IN
lowed by Law to prvates, and shall draw apd receive
the under tuch Ieguat ons as may be prescribed
| by the Secre airy OF War.
"SEc BE il further enacted That all commissioned
officers OF OF the Confederate States thall DO
allowed 10 purchase clothing from any quartermaser at
TIE price which IL cost the Government, all expenses
included Provided, Tnat 10 Qaar,ermast,r shall be
allowed t, sell t, any edicer my cething or cloth
for clothing which Is would be porer TO issue TO
pr,vates uitl all prvstes entitled to receive tho
same shall have Teen first supplied; Provided,
tie officer tfering t. purchase sbai give his GER
d6cate honor that the articles are necessary for bis
own USE and in no shall more than one suit per
mum be allo ed tdbe purchased by any officer;
PROVIDED further, That no ng contained in this sec
ton shall De c,nstiu a. deprving commissioned Off
GERS Of the privilege they enjoy Of purchasing sub.
si.t.nce stores from the Oommissary Department.
Sec 8. Be IL further enacted, That this act shall be
and continue of force only during the pre;ert war;"
cosscRIPrIoH or FREE NEGROES AND IxPAIssNKsr OF
| SLAVES FOR IHE WAR.
On motion Of ME-. NILES the bill entitled can Act
to inc the efficiency of the army by The employ
men OF free uegoes ana slaves in certain capacities"
Af.er the Offering and adoption OF various ameLd-
mens and proyisos, by mcnbtrs, the bill was perfect
| cd and passed in the following form:
"Whsreas, The efficiency of the army Is greatly di.
minished by the wihd avail from toe ranks Of able
Bodied soldiers eel as to msers aud in various other
capacities in which free negroes AID slaves might be
advantageou.ly employed therefore,
| "sec L. The Congress Of Ms Confederate States Of
America do enact 1h It all male free negroes, not in
GLIDING those who free urder the Treaty Of Paris,
of 1903 or the Teay with Spain OF 1872 ri dent In
the Cont dera;e States seween the ages Of eighteen
aud ty years. shall be held liable to perform such du
ties with tie army, in connection with the military
Il
tifcaions in Cover ment works for the production
| or preparation OF ma eria Of war, or in military
| hospitals the Secretary Of War may from time
to time presc ibe and while engaged in the perform
auce of such duties th, receive rstons and clothing
aud compensation at the Of eleven dollars month,
under such rules and regulations the ead Secretary
of War may establish PROVIDED That the Secretary of
War, with the approval Of the President may exempt
from the oee ions OF this act such free negroes the
interests Of the country may require should be exempt
Lad h faf hnk aunt0 ia
| of justice, equity, or nee, siiy.
"Sec. g. BE IL further enacted That the Secretary Of
War Is hereby horiz u enpoy for duties sim lar
those indieated in the preceding section OF this act
al miny male slaves, not to exceed 10000, az, in
| bis judgment the wants of.the servics may require,
furnishing them While employed with proper rations
aud clothing und rules aud regulations 10 be esab-
lshed by him, and paying to the owners OF said slaves
wages at the rate OF eleven dollars per month for their
use aud service and in the event Of the los Of any
slaves while employed BY the act Of the enemy, or
by escape 10 the enemy, or by deah iractsd by the
| enemy or by disease eoprsc ed while in any service
required Of sd slaves then the owners of the same
shall be entitled TO receive the full value OF such slaves,
to be ascertained ty agreement, by appraisemeit
under the laws regulating Improvements at the tine, 10
be paid under such rules and regulations as the
| ,gIy Of War may establish.
'SEc BE IL further enacted That VIXEN the Seors.
taTy of War shall unable procure tie servic Of
slaves in any military department in suti; numbers
Il
conditions set forth in the preceding sec on then he ia
hereby authorized to impress heservces ola many mae
slaves net to exceed 20 600, may be equired from
me 20 time 6ischTge the duties nicaed In the first
section OF this act according to the laws regulating the
mpressment OF slaves in other Cases Provided That
slaves S, impressed shall, While employed receive the
lens end clotbiog in kind and q1suiy slaves
regularly hired from their owner, in the Of
their los, shall be paid for in the manner acd uI
der the rules established by the said impressmeM
laaue sdaI fkn han knnn ala
slaves between the ages Of Is and 80 pears, he sha
not be impress ID without the consent Of the owner.
'SEo A. Belt further enacted, That impressments of
slaves shall TAR practicable, be made in counties
and Districts the produc of which least avail
bic for the uze OF the army, os remote from facilities
for trsnsportao; and shall be apportoned as nearly
practicable among the owners, according to numbers Of
aoori hands: Provided That in making the impress
Inent lot more in every Ave male slaves, be-
we Tho sges Of Gig een and fer y-6ye years stall te
t.ken from any owner: Providsd further, That free
regrces shall be first impr seee snd there should be
deficiency il shall be supplied BY the mpressment of
slaves accord ng 10 tho foregoing p oyisiors."
THANKS TO RE ENLISTED TROOPS
The joint resolution OF thai Ks to the Louana troops
in the Army OF Tennessee for re-enlstng paeeed
u animously; also sint resolution thanks the
North Carol ~h) have r-enited far the
Ga motion of Ar. BRIDGERS, the House took re-
cess until bali past o'clock, P. NJ.
WHAT GEs. EEADE PROMISES Darng bis late visit
to Philadelphia General Meade made speech to the
convaeecent soldiers and "LOyal League in which ts
said:
81 have just come from the army, where your old
comrades in re-sntDg, thus expressing their
determination to keep the Ut I'll this unnatural
unhoy and justflb rebellion is crwhed (chees), and
also expess the ceterm nation no. TO their eff
forts until the glorious old fsg aud Constitution is
coguzed from one end Of the continent to the other.
(Cheers) avn glad to see that you will soon be able
to Ieoin your comrades in the field. am obliged 10