Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-12

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rice or barley, or Of the shucks and stalks oS h
corn crop.'' AA ''a'A' VI
ne o1ii was passed and sent to the House.
In the House the joint resolutions ON tho mo,
offered ON the day previous by Mr.. Goode .ofVa
were referred to select committee of five nh
! speaker announced the committee, as follows
Messrs. Clapp, of Mississippi; Goode, of "
Cnrry, q alabama Hartridge, of Gerogia am
Smith, of North Carolina
Mr.. Miles, froa, the Military Comn;t+ao 20
ported bill to increase the efficiency of the ar
my, by employing negroes, free and slave. ;n tn
army IN certain capaeitias, such as waeoners
: oo -, and nurses and attendants at the hospi
ta!s, &c. The bill was ordered to be printed
and placed on the calendar
The bill proposing to conScribe and put int O tn,
military service Maryianders and other citizens
OF the United States, and foreigners, was taker
up.
Mr.. Clapp, of Mississippi, moved to recommi
the bill, with Instructions that the committee re-
port new biz, allowing to foreigners a resopa.
bic tins to quit the ConfeSeracy,
/ Mr.. Chlitoh moved, as an amendment. that the
commlttee, IN the eveut OF the bill being recon-
mltted, be instructed to report bill providing
also, that all foreigners who do not leav4 tho
country within the time prescribed be made to
| go into the army.
Pending the further consideration of the sub.
ject, the House, on motion, went into the secret
m fQQ
on the Currency.
NOTE SECRET SEssIoNs.-W When the re mort
of the Select Committee on the Currency was
made to the House, a motion was made to con-
slider tie report in open session. The House re-
fnsed-ayes "a, noes A. The following IS the
vote, the obligation of secresy having been re-
moved by the House. It is interesting, as show
ing the views of that body on the policy and
propreity of secret sessions:
AYEs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Boyee, Bridg-
ers, Clopton, Curry, Davidson Farrow, Foote.
Gather, Gray, Hilton, Jones, Menees, Perkins.
Read. Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Sta
pies, Smith of North Carolina, villere, sWclch--
"a.
NoEs-Messrs. Ashe, Atkins Boteler. II.
W. Bruce, E. NJ. Bruce, Burnett, Chamhliss.
Chiffon, Ciapp, Conrad, Conrow, pargan, Dejar-
nette, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gardenhier
Garland, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge
Heiskell, Holcombe, Johnson, Kenan of Geor-
gia, kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis,
Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Mcdowell, Mclean,
Miles, Moore, Preston, Rails, Strickland, Swan,
Trippe, Vest. Wilcox, Wright of Texas-44
son of Ark, submitted the following resolu-
tion:
RESOLVED, That the Committee of Military
Affairs inquire into the expediency of an act to
reform the system of enrollments, and par rticu-
larly of an act to fix some limitation ppop the
pointed or assigned to positions of enrolling
officers, and to prescribe by whom to be select
ed, assigned, and to limit the length of time du-
ring which any such officer shall be allowed to
serve over one and the same district, county or
beat, and establish some rule or regulation by
which an inspector of enrolling districts may be
appointed for separate States or sections, and reg
ulations by which such enrolling officers shall be
restricted In the number of men placed In their
prov ost guard.
Mr.. johnson submitted some remarks in ex-
p,anation and support of the above resolution.
Mr.. Phelan, Of Miss, introduced bill to sus-
pend the writ of hobeas corpus in all cases invoiv
ing the right of the Government to require mill
tary service from all persons who have furnished
substitutes in the army of the Confederate
States.
On motion of Mr.. Burnett, the bill vas trans
ferred to the secret calendar.
/ The Senate then resolved into secret legisla-
tive session.
In the House, the bill reported from the Mil
tary Committee to regulate future exemptions
and repeating those at present existing, was ta-
Ken up.
1t was discussed by Miles, fS. c., and Foote,
,f Tennessee, the latter offered the following
RESOLVED, That the present Commissary Gen.
eral, whatever may be the honesty of his inten- |
lions or his claims to kindly regard as patri- |
otic citizen, has, by MS general course of pro-
ceeding whilst in the occupancy of his present |
official position by his overharsh and oppress-
i've mode of putting in exercise the power COM
mitted to him by the multiplied and fagrant a.
buses of official authority ON the part Of those
in his employment and by the admitted failure
of the department over which he presides, to pro-
vide our gallant and noble armies with adequate
supplies OF wholesome and nutritious food, for
feised the confidence alike of Congress and the
country as pubic officer, and his longer con
tinuance in the station which he now occupies
would be alike obstructive of the comfort and |
strength of our armies and the quiet and re-
pose of our people.
Mr. Funsten, of Va, submitted bill to pro-
vide for disabled officers, On-commlssioned of
fcers, musicians, privates and seamen, which |
was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Singleton, of Miss, submitted bill for |
the relief of tax payers in certain cases. Re-
ferred.
The House then went into secret session to |
consider the Report of the Special Committee on |
the Currency.
In the Senate on Thursday, the 7th, two bills |
were introduced and referred to the Committee
Of the Judiciary, looking to the confscaton of
the property of persons who flee from the Con-
federacy to avoid military service in the armies
of the Confederate States. Mr.. Johnson. of Ar
KANSAS presented a report recommending the
employment of official reporters in the Senate
A Communication from the Secretary of State of
the Provisional Government of Kentucky was
read informing the Senate of the reelection as
Senator of Hen. VIM. f.. Simms. The Senate
went :nto secret session to resume the considera
tion of the bill extending The conscription act
In the House, but little of interest done
before going into secret session to consider the
report of the Special Committee on the Currency.
rhe bill to appropriate $100, 900 for the and
benefit of the Cherokee Indians was passed and
sent forthwith to the Senate for action.
A message was received from the President
stating his approval of the bill to put an end to
substitution in the army.
The bill to conscribe persons claiming to be
citizens of the United States, &C., was taken up
and debated without arriving at a conclusion.
In the Senate on Friday, the 9th, the Presi-
dent laid before that body communication from
Gov. Brown, Of Ca, covering copy of resolu-
tions adopted by the Legislature OF Ga, express
ing a determination to prosecute the war with
vigor The communication and accompanying
documents we're ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Sparrow, the Senate resolv-
ed itself into secret legislative session.
When the doors were reopened the Senate ad
journed.
The House was called to order at IL O'Clock
by the Speaker.
The speaker announced the appointment OF
the following committees Committee to inquire
into outrages committed by the enemy in N orth
Carolina-Messrs. Smith of N. c., Holcombe
of Va, Smith of Ala, I'll. w. Brucs of Ky,
and Reli of Mo-: Committee, authorized by Mr..