Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-21

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SEoosD sEAEoS- SsCOEO CONGRESS
SO eENAYE.
"a TuEsDLy DseF 20, 1854.
Rhs senate net q ID H., che VioS RHsiasps % Ne
OssiF.
On ,nOlloo Of Ne BABNWKLL, Of 9. O.. leave ef
abSendR wee granted to bic o9h0asuS. Ma Oah ell NE
iOsh dty - JRt0Oy DsxL
n, HARHWELI, from the C9mmiitss On naEes,
,sOrt hll IN relation 20 the NeeOunts tobe kept
ere frsssu Of saqBoatfsied estates. Hhiaa Was con
aSsr6d and pasOsf.
pFhs bill SusAeEAss che Secretary Of ths Treasury.
oat OF any monies Ia The Treasury not others appfo
priAtsd, 70 redeem end csnssl hetese No or,Ys 81
bonds o. Treasury isSs Ct tSO ContedeFate ssaes
wAlch have been 90 may b baFeasF FscoiVed U pay
moot FSSQue1tRSs propssty 10 seaotdaa % NJ aels
Of Congress n SuoA cGsse pr0Vidod
Nc SPARROW, from the Committee On Military
kRAiIs repOFt0d baSk, With % smer noni, 0 bill 10
Fspsal an not approved Juns L. 1854. entitled ~ eos
20 omend en- cot entitled an GoI 10 organise military
osuPts 20 attend che asmy Of the Confederate ia tea
Ia the bsld and 70 d. ens the powers Of ted Qourt
approVed October o. lssS, and tor other pm p'ses.
ne snsndmsnt EepOri.d BY the committee o %
follows; i1e. 1 -e'
"Ths Congress Of the Confederate States Of Ann
es do enact fast the psrson detailed or assigned 90
provost marshal or clerk OF military court unoet
az stir laws shall, II commlaiOnet cheer below
The RANK Of N JOE, or non-e0mmissionsd ofaesr or
private receive whilst 90 acting 90 provtst marshal
Or clerk, the pay and allowances Of captain OF cav
ahy," -.
I. Tas bin vas placed on the calendar.
Ga mOtion OF Ne HILL, the Senate resolved into
secret lsgislAelss ssssics. =
HOUSE OF EPREiEBFATIyEs. J.
The Hsuss mssAt the usual hOuf-ths sSlsKlE IN
Player 81 the Rev Ds psggsts. - -
I :1sOftb'snCa was granted 10 NJ Whhslsp,cn'
So = -. coming 'uP. to~its .,
.tF : gRE oObIL-OGlIoH lILEs q 81:
Tue previous question: uas called BY Ne ATKINH ot
Tenn. SbeEsppon she molten Of
Mr. hOJRE OF Kts 90 EseOunit the bill, casrsd
several Gays ago, vas lost
Oui she word "alSn ShsFsSeF 10 hppsafs IN fbs hLl
hs loot Of which 70 prsysnt the sale or the pro
party btQuesterEd uLdsr 10 IlOysonIl. was aiken ~
and passed. By the following vote--Ayes 81, noes
50.
Nj. sIMPSON, Of B O, sffsrsd An amendment to The
BIZ, making tns leSSg Of tine O'ntsdersey to escape
ID l,IsIy seIV.Gs misIemeenoF punishable with hus
Al I'M Fsor nedt Bad that proceedings ths be inst
IN I'd o. linrt hn BY noOS servcd at bis usual psce
Of fesd0ncs prsVlGus 10 his departure.
Mr. BALDWIN ntvsd 70 postpons The further con.
sdeIs io1 Of the bni TIL alter tne morning hour
Dust = "a
MrBLLDWlN then proceeded 10 address the Homo
ON the msria OF tne BIZ. Hs feared that In the gres;
Anxiety Of A to reach class OF ohander Justly most
obsoxl6us, hCans might be employed not jtstibed BY
The Constitution. HS Was impressed, on hrst read
ing Of the bill, with che iHcOugruilyIof d eiOg for
g. offsrcs Of abssrteeisu q greater penalty thar
could DO impos0d uldeF the Constitution, for the Of
Iencs of treason itself. hif urged, With bis usuA
ability, his otjscit 10 tie bill I'll she tz iration Of
tho morning hour.
Mr. OR, Of Ms, HOTed to postpone the caendaT
q CrSef that tho ,neing bill might De u,tPosea OIL
CArTier.
~ ORR moved q reconsideration Of tie
Tots by which the bill WGs ordered 60 q third reading
9Th view ~ SmsLd the fourth scion OF tho bi &c
a. " pTose. puchSEera, for valuable Consdsfs Op
Wthout n0tSe OF the iueation of;he parties 10 d. pant
from the CoLf5dsIacT. Mr. 0RR characterized thin
isatyrs OF the bill a. hIrsb, uDjusi aud inquitOus
she penRly woud AL act upon the criminal but upon
o russ as Innocent ANA loyal 90 any menbsr on the
door Of Congress- Il subversivs Of thoee mRpf OF
o,iacipss OF iuscs Whoh had bsen enforced 10 timet
VI psacs AID BY the courts Of the oivzd nations
Of the earth for 0shTuT!es.
The vote being taken By yeas aud Maya raultsd-
yeas So, nays ~. 30 the motion 10 reconsider uS
lost.
The bill was read he third Iius, and, bsipg apor
It, passage, Mr. CONRAD, Of La, called foE Tie Syss
and noss,
Toe call being GustA ned, the vote a. ordered re-
suted-ysas 46, nays "a. 80 the bill pisssd.
NJ IO0fE having sEuoa bic position upon che
COMMITTEE on Foreign AfAiTs The EPsIKsR sbpoln.es
ais ecl,eSEus, Mr. ATEIHs, 10 his place.
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr. CLoProH In TIE CHAIR, and Fesuned The aonsdsrs
ton OF the continued special ordsr--
ZEE cURRsHoT Bill.
NJ, e n. BRUCE, Of KY, having the fsoP, sdyo-
Gated the bill a. reported, with the exception that Ls
thouRht the recommendation OF the counties reduc.
lag prices val unWiss The limitation as 10 time for
t1e rsiemp ion as proposed, ID bts opinion instead
of Der ea ing persons OF limited meana would only &C.
erus 10 the advantage Of the rich.
FARR0V, Of s. o., while In favor Of the amend
lnsnt of Lis colleague, Mr. eiEP-oH, vas 10 the event
of its rejection, ready to VoSe for the bill He OF.
pressed the highest confidence in the ability and patrl
oth m Of the :creta ny Of tho Treasury.
o. motion OF Mr. GR0bS0N, Of Va, the committee
rose and the sPIIKER re.cceuped tho chair.
Msssra. DtJAaNIFfH, kuHuLLU and hoJLLLoN
sta ted that they WI uld have voted In favor of the
Ooufscatiou bill had they been present. M6ssrs
WIoKsAM and holiday would have voted In the hs.
gstve lad they been present.
The House, on motion, adjourned. g,