Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19
gosrEDE;:aTE STATES CONGRESS-.
raIpAr. JA,uArT l.. 1884
SENATE,

Prayer ~ ft' MI LA t'''l.'''' q WIG va
f. Church.
Mr.. lllIl from the CVmmlltct Oh Judiciary,
to whom WAS referred thu bill TO regulate
tao sul4rie. of til. Judges Of the District
G,urt. at the Confederate S:l!ds reported II
! w,tiIUui amendment.
Mr.. l'uEL,N. from :iie Committee N Jna"h>
ary. reported i bill declaring persons OWING
mi!lt-rv dervi1c - the Confederate s'G'eS'
anu wiIr naHk t. a,oij such sersiee by rem"'-
ing hcvnri thc cr,rri and jurisdiction OK
said States alien enemies. gni suiGscuhS
their pro:mrty 10 c,HiiaGatiDn. The pi!l vas
roni tw!,. ana rr!crsl to b. printed!
Mr.. CArEHraN, from the Same committee
wh3 were Instructed bya resolution ri me
) nate t" inquire ;n4 r!!c subject, reiorted i;
| ;p!nt Resolution in relation to tho salaries o.
| tho .juiges OF the District Courts Of The Con
! feder;t!r States for the State Of Virginia. ne
/ resolution Was tw!rc read AM rricrel u De
| painted.
Tie llsuss bill granting special copyright t."
| " j. !.ardee AMI ). II. Go.tzai, for H;Tdee
Rihs and lrf'un;ry tactics, was taken UP md
! having been rend = third time Oh ySsie! DAY
v.n1 paIse and seat 10 tbs House.
On nio'i1n ut Mr.. SPARROW the Senate wen
| into secret session
Alter the doors were opened, u message was
received from the Hous, of Representatives. III"
nouncirg tie passage OF Z bill authorizing chap
| alDs. III certain Cases, ~ draw forage Tor cIc
! horse aud that the President had approved
and s;gne,i The bill continuing the increased pay
Of tine I:'r,ks '.ni employees III the r.ricna de-
! partnui;S G.! ilIc Government. until Otherwise
| ordered by Cong:cIJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Iiousc was opencG with prayer at ]
O'clock. by the Re-. DR.. Edwards.
| Mr. CuILrJS, Of Ala, introduced 4 bill to
or.ar.ila The field artillery of The Confederate
States. Referred to CguInittee on Mi iyart
! .sN.irs.
Mr.. GA.LASp, Of Ark. introduced bill
| .,r th,. rc:efur Gea W. Davis, IL mail cou
:rct0ruf chr sale u. ATr.a,..G-, wGJ lost some
$1,000 worth II his u"n property :" setH:e
r:Iat II tho Confederate States. Referred -
! Committee N Ciams.
| Mr. llrLTus. ut Fla, oii,raI II ras2'm,i,n
| t!Iat hereafter ,a Home take recess 1T half
na.t l!..cr, and meet r,,ain daily at Elk o'clock
! =. ~
| 4 n,r.h a,.i f..la;n,i. SIR. ilnro. sail
! iur ills Congress To rct,!. az ~u:k re!orc
| il. ..I !: Wa cg.l9m5 ,ha,, =: tno Ir sent
r:i.". we could NOT yH";o:m i n I'm: time -
| Fac ;niy Inconvenience Ut :u":5ing ar six
v'rotk would be- tee l,SS Il our suppero
mhit.. could well l.: nii ria,, from the late
nJur at witch muHhrr" sa"e ally dined
Mr. BALDWIN, oi Va. ngp,,el the re!''ln-
t:"n. Past experiences, il "t' The dN'ihern.i"l
iNl,., vt;. winch i" i..ti h"rn ,0mnar,".
! a.l,s!iai h,in l'al "rG:.L ,r.-i"h" "'r" 's.i-
urHGt:a.h., llr rnN devoted t.: W. * i:'m g
20 jrijr- 20 tlri- i!oLsr. II iahlrs On rvm!rti-
tcc~. ana t. rrrgcslorGtnre connected wi;h
til" ;rtrrcifs y. III cor titucncy.
'Fhe ,c;.s li.h nays being UEierej. the rcs"~
luti,n was az, PIE! -yea5 IS; nays %.
Sir. STArLEs, Gr Va, presented 4 memorial
81 Brisa,lier Gen. Tuchlnuu, Gs General Of the
Poiish Brigade. Ordered 70 be printed and
referred u Cc,nmittee OH Claims
NJ CLArr, Of VI ssis=ipri, from the special
committee " V u2l the subjcc. was Frierro!.
yy consent OF the House, reported back, with
amendments, a bill to provide for wounded
and Disabled officers, soldiers and seamcn. III
asyium 70 b3 called inc Veteran SrlIicrs'
Home" which wa, n,a.cd on the calendar and
made The special order for Monday next.
Air NlLLERt, Of La offered Il resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the President
; to furnish tie House With a copy OF the pro.
ceeiags If the Court Of Inquiry iii the case
OF Gen. Mansfield Lowell.
Mr. WELSH, Of Miss, introduced bill to
crf rec more completely the act oi July,
1853. in reference to placing in the service all
llIe-b0d,cl men in the t,'lartormaster aE!
C1mmissary Departments. whose places mish;
be filled by nrn-cunscripts. MIR. WELSH
stated inas he had learned from tho Adiutnnt
Generals n!hao that the number Of such per
s,as now in these two Departments, whose
.ia,cs could ice filled hy persons not sui sct 10
mli,4ry duty with facility, wcuId n:-Gc a
iarscr corps than any .r;my corra in tue Sr.
7ice Referred to Tic C4,a,iittcH eu Ii!,:4'y
Affairs
Mr.. SMITH Of X. G, Introduced the follow
in bill:
Ma ac, amenl;,t,fs .: tie a:t entitled IAN
act t. put in rr"I g the exemption from
military service OF tily5a vino have hrr"to-
fore furnished substitutes" Approved Jaa.
9Th, lcGi
The Consross Ct tic Confederate States DO
nn,s,t, That h" provisions of the above recitc'i
act stall rr.t NJ ply 10 producers, who, "m and
prcvi.u- "a IT,, l*t DAY rf Jununry, 1851.
we're 81, s.lsci, c.iicr hy their own hla:.ual
! !ni,f, ~ experimenting The labor OF or!.crs,
in rli.in., food G,r the Subsistence Of InHn.
MIR. SuIru spoke Of the Importance Of
making this pro.sI,a in the law. Is WAS
40; certainty the r"7p",e OF congress I"
hrG"k up tao 7ystch OF SUBSISTENCE "neh
breaking NJ tI"t oi Tn'it'tutc'; anu ye' ~.
10" a. IL r1""d n9uiu w. ,"u.J h =" In,
a5Fcu''"r!., roS'ui:co y. NV .o"n'.y, L os' ,'t
".af'hs VIII pcGu'''F S',tt'J ui'o., 'n' s"
7s's'', r ~ .'.n'i' at IN 800
RI" Viii w,. referred &, Inc Committee on
Military AFiirs.
Mr.. MILES, Of s. c., offered resolution,
.bi.h wa: aiontcd, requesting the President
to nomp.nnica;n 10 the House the number Of
onic,rg Of different yrales dropped or retired
g,r,,, car, ;.o uuJcr The net 10 RID the army o!
;,.n''-,n, ;,,,..n,I,.t.n- and disabled officers.
NJ. r'vn,,r q fired . rn,,lu-i,n