Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-13

Staaaiag COEIzittsss
| On FinaaOe.-Riss, Rapson and Brsvn.
| On Ord aaness-RzWson. Brown and Fowler
% s,rests-Broun Taylor snd wslE
On wells Psnps, sta.--JOnes. 6uiiAtl ard Crawford
ouLsmps ana Gss--Galast, Jonas and waskias
On karket-CrsWford. Wells and Fowler
oe Fire DspSrtmen,-TaylOF. Fowler aus 1a,laft.
On Ps!es--weils Use and Fowler.
On osaetsry-- watkins, Bawson and Crawford.
On Public -Balldings and drounds--Brown, Rec AM
Watkins.
On Fsz-Rice, RaHson and 8sswn.
On Relief-TaylOE R,wsOa, crHEfard. Rlss Aa'
Fowler.
The Csunsil tbsn adiszfIsa.
H G HobCoKBE. clerk
CsNEEDERArE STATES C0EaREss
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, JAEusry 6.--The Senate asE
called . order By Aif. Haatsr. Of Virginia, and
opened with prayer By Rsg. DR. Minnegsr5de
0a motion Of Mr. Johngsn, Of Arkansas. the
EilitsrY Committee were directed TO inquire into
the expectancy Of sB act 70 reform the system
Of enrolment, and particularly Of an act to 6x
some Limitation upon the elas5 CT persons ar Of
fcsFs who may be appointed or assigned to DO
Eitions'0f enrolling sfiicerB, and to prescribe By
WlQEu 70 DC s1icE-eA OF AhalN anu 10 uLNlt
tho length of lime during which sYsry such
ofhcsr shall be allowed to servo over ono and
the same district, county or seai, snd to eslsb-
lish some rule OF rsgulatiBa BY which an inspee-
sOT Of enrolling districts nay be appointed foT
ssFaT8te States or sections, sRd regulations by
which such enrolling Cficer shall be restricted
ia the Number of msn placed sn tholr provost
guard. Adopted.
Er. Clark, OF Missouiy called tbs attention Of
the Military eommities te the fact that COM
muRicsii0n IN this morEi5g's E4sRircF asserted
that q number Of citizens Of Aisseari had
claimed exemption ss eiiiEens of Maryland,
which hsd been allowed. 20 desired the ffsm-
ing bill to prevent such frauds in fIi.uro-ons
that would rssch the perpetrators Of ,ths frauds
spokan sE
Mr. spsTE0R asid that the bin nsw before tLe
Military COMMITTEES (5he special order Of The
day wouid remedy tho eviB sought 70 be 10
dressed by Mr. Jehnssn's resolution Of ala oiry
relative to provost gaards. Il was understood
that tie bill alluded 70 would ba transferred to
th8SecTet calsBdsr
Mr. Pnelsn, Ct Mississippi, inLroduee5 bill
to suspend the writ Of hs5ess corpus in ali cagcs
involving the right OF tho Government to re-
quira military service from all persons who
have furnished substitutes in the amy Of the
Confederate STATES.
On melton Of Gr. Burnett the hill was tfans-
feTrsd TO the sserss calendar.
The Senate, on motion, tten went into secret
sesBioni and eontiRued so till uOsr 4 o'clock.
HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVE
The House met st' 'l2 O'Clock, and vas opened
With prayer by the Rov. DR.. Read Of the Pres
byieTiGn Church.
Tho bill ia relation 20 exemptions, reported
from The COMMITTEES on Military AfAirs on Mon
day, being ths first business IL. order, Il was
tESsn ~.
Mr. Miles, of S. c., Uoyed to make Verbal
amendment 30 Rs to cause the bin to apply, with
gut ambiguity, 20 persons liable to military ser
yies He then -zP ,sinad the purposes and scope
Of the BILL Bis position upon tic subject bsd,
It Fss dae to himself - state, been miGuader.
stood. His sentiments expressed here, daring
the lsst session Ss well as tho present, Wosld
certainly show & a. he WIS not Of that extreme
and radical opinion which would plscs every
body ia the serves. Hs had siWsys said that
nothing Wos mere Wild than the idea OF putting
evaFy maR into the army who could stAgguF I'M
der mnskst, and especially when it was id
nitted that We could scarcely ICED, clothe and
arm those we H0W had ia the heid aud he
thought il was q Misunderstanding Of the scope
of the bill 10 assume thst 10 eject would be the
levy ss masse.
Il vested the head of the War Department
who n was 70 be supposed, being constantly
aud thor0ngbIy informed of fbe operations, the
necessities and tbs condition Of the army and
the country, could beat deterpins what vas ss-
sential-wilb the discretion Of granting details
for all purposes necessary 10 the good 0t he
common 068so The object was not to PIT an
cad 70 mining, ana lilling, and making cannon,
aud all the various empioyusnts recognized as
esseatAl TO the interests Of the country. In q
war OF this character, when ve did not Eaow to
what leDgth.it would be pr0tTaeted, re should
not suddenly hRTl men into the field without be
lag shls 20 clo.lo snd feed them, OF PUk musket
and kAll into their shspds and nothing 10 this
bill luoked forward 10 such al even. TIE OBJ
iect Of the bill wa 10 correct 5rreIs so glaripg
thss lhe subject OF exemptions was brought be-
fors Congress At every session ior revision. ThiI
bill saS not the scheme Of committee nor Of
an individual, nor Of this House bgs il was
produced By the overwhelming sentiment Of the
army and the country, which continually
hrcaght to oer atieniiOn tks gre sent abuses 10
the existing exemption lsE asd which We could
not disFegsrd. There was not osnbeT as tia
g9ngTess who did net know OF mary dronss and
sbls- bodied men 81 heIns who had escaped By
sreepiDg through lo9p.helss furnished By he
present exemption bill.
This law tine e4isllng lsw3 provides foF ez.
enpsions By catalogue. Theirs were tanners
and milsIs, and 30 forth. And the reaRlt vas
that brood Of each slsss produced Toe growth
Of their respective eA.lings vas stimulated, the
warts Of the country were not met but
nssn vcra induced, by lie special privilege Of
an ext "a l5tioD " egssts these ag0cations, and
thns swell skeiT Hu2hers and escape The array
There we're actually moEs milleTs now in exis:
teuce than would be necessary TO supply the
next geseTstion. Every man gAo could dig
hole and put ie q eGEple Of hide, called HIM
I H. ea.
selves with a iittle hand-tuTniDZ grind stone,
claimed exemptions 70 RiileT5 asd while mary
Of Cur men in sbe sTmY EeYe sh0elesg to-day,
thars WeIo . gress many who called themselves
shoemakers, comfortably clothed ana athems,
sAd who did net make two pair Of 8hses
month. Bot there wore as great abuses 10 Other
things. This ..ai8g Of exemptions has been
tried again Eld sgeip. pne oseh time It had
proven 8 signal failure. No msInbeY e0ald deny
that at every session Of Congress the exemption
laws Of The preceding one was fsiure
GF. DIpTe, OF Lsaisiana, inquired if The Beet
Ia VS. passed By this Congress BED rot proved
fsilurss--tbo ii.. lrasssneRt lagg, for insiancs.
Mr. Niles said that the remark was cOneet,
but, ss in the case Of the iusI ressnlent Law,
amendment was the only resort. IF hs Osnld bo
convinced that We could not amend ths prssG
exemption lAg, hs should be willing 90 st ths
subject alone altogether But 70 CONS to the OBJ
iset Of the bill. Il was proposed 70 invest 5
Executive with very large discretion. Sc VAS
s0t 10 favor Of 7Fa9ting exclusive psWsr .
President, 70 whom he Ecesrded perfect ct
ism and integrity Of purpose, but hs d1 nk
that he was entirely too fond Of poEer. 1Hers
Wss great deal said st the last session about
military dasnotism, bHt IN rsgAE3 &C thaf, what,
evsi the aessosisn Of slr. Dsvis ieigat BE, no
had that abidiHg taith In the love Of liberty Of
The people, such thaFoagh knowledge Of their