Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-12
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Fsn. 9TH, 1904.
SENATE.

rhe Senate assembled at II O'Clock a. NJ.
,,d wes called to order by Mr.. HUNTER, Of
Virginia. .
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, introduced :;
! ,ill relating t, the appointment OF q Generat
! and Lieutenant General, which, after expla-
! natory rem srks By Mr.. JOHNSON. was referred
10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
The bill provides that the President, when
in his discretion it shall lie deemed necessary
| and proper, may sppnint one General To COM
| ,nand the Trans. NJ ;ssissippi Department. ny
and with the advice and consent OF tho Sc
nate" Authority to appoint Lieut.. Generals
10 the same locality in the PROVISIONAL Amy
Of the Confederate Safes, 'ior the comm inds
If any one Of the military departments o. the
| rranS.Mis-issirpi," is given hy the bill.
J.. Mr.. ORs, of South Carolina, presented tie
memorial of the ladies employs: IN the Irea'
sury Note Division L: Columbia, 5. e, pray
Jog for an increase of salaries.
Ths paper was referred to the Comunttce OH
Finance.
The bill to amend an act entitled "An "a:
! TO punish Drunkenness in the army" approved
April 81, 1862, introduced by Mr. PnE-.N
! January oS:h, vas reported On ;avorai:J ~
! he Military Committee.
! A message from the House was received,
! notifying the Senate uf tue approval oi bills
! organizing a treasury note bureau: autuori-
F; ziLe the President 10 assign judges NJ military
! courts from one court TO au"ther AMI ut
/ resolutions Of thanks to the l0:d N.ssSslr!i
regiment. :.
Sir. WIoFALl. BY lcl9e, introduced a bill =
he entitled 'aa ttt - authorize tho Pre,litnt
- confer temporary rank and comIn"at 10:
services with volunteer troops on OH .er. IL
the Confederate army, approved May Il, ht.
The bill repaals tie above reeited act. fs'
ported iavorabiy firm ! majority OF the mill
tary Committee.
Sir. SrARR)w, from the Military Commit
tee. reported hack favurab:y the Bill resa:a-
! ting the increased rank CT tho corps Of eng!-
nccrs, and the hill u repeat the act to auth
rice the President to confer temporary raHh
and command. for service with volunteer
troops On officers Of the Confederate army.--
ine DILL was pIovvI .p- tho o~l--a"-
Mr.. SEMxEs presented the memorial OF EeS'
commissioned officers and prlvntes, detailed
and acting ~ clerks in the Executive Depart
ments, asking an increase of COMPENSATION
The memorial was referred TO the Finance
Committee. ~
MI. MARROW, from the Cnnm!.teao on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back H,use bill 10 a.
low commissioned officers Of the army rations ::
and the House bill. 70 authorize the President
20 establish additional military courts
Placed on the caleLdar.
M. WIerALL inquired Of the chairman Of
the Finance Committee what had become Of
the bill iptro ucci hT him year ago, rT"vid-
ing for the issue Of ratioDs # tobacco To tie
army. lie had opposed an iocrea:a Of re
pay of soldiers. believing that i cool! 20
nothing moro than On appropriation Tor the
i,nned. of suffers, hue lie hal always fn"rrIh
giving The troops the %rations, clothing AMI
comforts to which thev were entitled.
DIR. SCENES said it was known to the Sc
are that he had recently assumed command
Of the Committee spoken Of. lie had not seen
the bill, AID did not know anything ab2us il.
II. would ask the Secretary to hun. it un.
Mr.. WlerALL hoped that the bill would
he delivered to the committee TO when
i, belonged, and that i, would receive its Cod
sideration.
Tie Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the order OF the day-the ball 10 lmit lhn
Term Of Office Of tho chief officer Of each Of The
Executive Departments.
Mr.. JoussoN. of ARK, rho introduced the
bill several weeks since, delivered O lengthy
argument in favor Of the passage OF the bill
Concluding, the Senate went into secret scs-
ion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at II 4 NJ. and was
opsned with prayer by Rev. DR.. M~innegerolc,
of the Episcopal Church.
INNATE BILLS.
The SPEAKER laid boforo the House rAr'ain
Senate bills, which were read by t!tie and re
terrel to the appropriate committees.
GEEERAL STAFF OF THE ARMY.
Mr.. PREsroN, Of Va, entered o motion to
H. Il
vide for and organize the general staff of the
army, was indefinitely postponed.
CLAIMS.
The resolutions for the relief of Mary Z.
Morgan, John. McCowa aud >amuel McCown,
reported from the Committee on Claims, came
up as unfinished business.
Mr.. CLApp, of Miss, said that the class OF
claims referredsto were provided for in the
report Of the committee which he WAS about
to present, and the resolutions wore accord.
iagly. on h'r motion, laid on the table.
The various claims referred to The commit
toe, ana embraced in their report, are divided
into classes, and arranged under the follow-
ing heads, viz:
/. For property taken or destroyed by the
public enemy.
II. For property destroyed by cur forces as
q hh3HNh' uCCC-oitYb ioSh "ASA
Fancy of the enemy, or to prevent it from fail
ing into their hands, or for property w%antonly
or unnecessarily injured or destroyed by per-
sons connected with the military scrsicc u! :ha
Confederate States.
III. For property taken by the Government
for public use, or taken and used by the Con.
federate troops without the authority of the
Government
The report of the committee refers lastly TO
! that class of cases where property has been
| purchased or impressed for the use of the
Confederate Government, and when informal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or other vouchers have
been executed by tho Government officials. or
In consequence Of the death OF the nliceT coI>
cerned iii the impressnent Of such property.
or his removal To- a distant locality, the owner
has been unable " obtain any receipt or
voucher at all.
The committee Do not deny that any PROV
Sion by Congress for tie payment Of claims
of this character would open a door 70 abuse,
still they thought it better to 7or to
guard against said abuse than to subject TIE
Government to the charge of injustice by
avoiding, upon . nero teehnicaGty, the pay
ment of claims Justly due meritorious citizens
of the Confederate States. The committee, !
therefore, thought it proper to report a gene
raj bill, which they asked might be passed.
Mr.. CLAP, on the part of the committee,
reported back sundry memorials, and asked to