Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-12-27
IoNFRpRRATE STATES CONGRESS-.
t2D CONGRESS. 20 SESSION.
!, SATURDAY, DxcIxRlR24, 1854.
SENATE;
TIL, Ssnate was notlt session to-day.
trnrrcr no pVpREaENTA1e1 YES

!; TIL, Ssnats was notifn session to-day.
!, HoUsEOE REPRESENTATIVES.
J The House met; at ..ths uaual hour-5taa
SrsAKsR 10, tbs ;Cksir. Prayer by the rev.
DE- oggstt. ~ ;;,;, 49,; ,,3
s. .Mr:S. NJ. LllcH cffsted rs.olntlona ga i
.o!aripg that tho writ Of habsss Sorraso ugas nos
10 sbs Suspended, except in exttsMy eases'
where AAe public safety impetau.eiy aenaau
cd is;sahat the people sIe annea = Elsas
struggle for liberty and that no eA'gSno5 eA,s's
iustifSipg its Suspension:
Ths ayes and noes were dsmanosu.
4 The roll Was called, and tho vote fsoofasu
a.loiloTD:
Ans -Msssts Anderson, Atkins, Ayr, Bid
win, Boyle, Branch, Clopton. ColYsr. c1uikshnuk
DarIen. Eehols Fanow, Foster, Gather, Gar
land sHunly, Herbert, Holden, Lalnpkin. Lsstur
Mnrslan, Msnees. Misa. Simpson, J. NJ. Smith
~. 5sE. Smith, Smith of Ala, Smith Of n u.
Wick liam and Whitherspoon-3l.
Noss-Messrs. Aiken, Barksdalo, bascon
Blsnfor3. Il. NJ Bruce. II. W. Bruce, Chiffon
Chti.insll, Cark, Clasky,; Conrad, Conrow
Dickinson, Daproe, Elliott, Ewing, Enns,en
Gholaon. Goods, Hsrtridge, Hatcher, hoill ss
johnson, KeebIe, Kenner, Lyon. Macnen, no.
o, Perkins, Pagh. Sexton. shewmsae' Snsso
Swsn, Triplstt, Vest Villete, ~eisn' "hhe'
Z.
my. 0aITnrR, of North Carolina, offered
rssblntion looking to tho establishments OF y
milisarS court in Western North carolina
Adopted. -,
MI. ;Sr1fa ,0f North Osrolins, submittsi
rasoMii6n nsEius information. of the Pleslaeni
assto tiiS,instsuStions given By the commisSa.
~ General 10 the agents Of that department
engaged ID procuring supplies from the eoun
lies east Of ths ChowAn river, by exchanging
cotton, tobacco, a., for bacon. DO, and o. t.
Md ousRiitiss Of supplies 80 obtained.
Also that The Military Committee enquire
whsshsrip symsnts are made to !hs army D.
monthly, aS required BY law, and II not, why
Also; ss 70 what rstions Of aour, meal ant
sorghum are issued TO tho troops, and whether
any;sddisionsl lsgis lation il needed.
Also, resolution requiring that the snce'
proossas Of the tax lavisd for tho increased psy
osths army be applied intha way.
All OF which we're adopted.
Mr. Arrz, offs; O., submitted tho toileIInE
| resolution:
| 1nesolvsd, Tbs. The Ps.sf ent be 4spsa!!i;'
" requested, if GOT iuconph ibls with ths pub
lie interest, 10 intorm this tIouss, whether o
| not the Secretary Of War, or any other otdos
OF the Executive Government, has sFsr grant
Cd permits, passports or safe conduotto one o
moro youths Of che Confederate seates, VIII
ware about to attain the ago that would ftn
der them liable to CONSUMPTION or niihtaf.
service, to 20 beyond tho limita of this Con
federacy; aud If any 5outh CT youths OF u
age designated, have bsen or are about to b
suffer e ito depart the Oonfsdsracy, to inforr
this House of the reasons for their being par
n.it:sd to 90 abroad. Adopted.
| The morning hour having expired, Ia
House proceeded to pass upon the amsndmsn
proposed BY the COMMITTEES Of the Whole
tbs bill for reducing and rsdseming the cur
renoY. The alnsndmsnt in tho Sd ssotion re
duoing tho vslus Of cotton to rs cents, oor'
to 81, and wheat to 81, wsre disagreed to-
The other amendments were agreed to, AM
the bill vas snerosssd and ordered to be rsa
q third tims.
Mr. C,u5xsY, Of Tenn, introduced a reso
lution that when the House adjourn that
adjourn to meet On Wednesday, the 2Ssh
December, which was agreed to.
BIZ. CLARKE, of Mo-, bill to organize an
arm the militia Of the Confederate States TO
1.-THE purpose Of supprsssing Instructions an
/ rspsIling iayssions. deferred ~ the Commit
1 teo on Military Affairs.
Dir. BALDWIN, bill to secure furloughs 70
.siuk and wounded oficsfs. referred 10 III
/ MadTosl Committee.
Sundry resolutions Ct Inquiry, and severe
| bills were introduced. an4appfopriatsi9 70
] fe.rad. Tbs House thai adjourned.
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