Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-17
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FRIDAY, May 18th, lSG4.
. SENATE.

The Senate met g. l2 o'rcck, Mr. !ir"TEH.
Of Va, in the Char. Prayer by Rev. nr.
Duncan, of the NJ. +. Church.
Mr.. WALLER submitted tire following se5n-
luton, which was agreed TO
Resolved, That the Pres;4cmt Of ,hc Coz
federate States IL requested Ia inl"rl: the
Senate what steps, if any, have iccn ,akcn in
execution Of tho "act to enable .hc Prsa:icn:
Of the Confederate States to prov:d. til" ricana
of military transportation ny The construction
of o railroad between Blue Mount, in the
State Of Alabama. and Rome, in the Slate OE
Georgia." approved 0st~ber q, lSG2; and
what progress, Il any, has beer made I: wares
the complexion Of said railroad; and ta"t he
lie further requested TO co,nmunicntc t? ;h9
Senate copies CT any contcaca mace in pur-
suarc, Of said act; and whar, if any, portion
of tho amount appropriated by said act has
been issued aud applied ~ therein pro-
vided.
Mr.. WALScR submitted resolution IN
Btrueting the Committee en Military ANairs
to inquire frs. into tic cSpediercy" further
legislation, With tho view tp -ccurc the return
to their proper commands, Of dtserlcrs from
the infantry who have enlisted and who are
now serving in thn cavalry: and, second, 81
limiting Ivy law the time for which soldiers
shall bc permitted t. serve in the cavalry, a.d
Of providing that or inc expiration Ui such
peri.d, they shall lie assigned TO service IN
the infantry, ard their places supplied hy
those who have served u similar period in thc
ifnntry.
Mr.. BRows presented q resolution Of the
Srato Of Mississippi in relation 70 the recent
act of Congress suspeHding The rTivi!es" o.
the writ Of Habeas corpus. which was ieii
on the tab.o and ordered to be priatcd.
Also, q resolution Of the same. asking tie
passage cf law relieving the citizens of c4r-
tain portions OF lEat State, whose property
bal iecr destroyed by raids Of the pnchi
enemy, from the pavment of iha lax ~ KIND.
Laid on the table and ordered TO be printed.
Also, I. resolution uf tee s;!m", asking tie
passage of law reducing the al rdIorHm tex
0c five per. ce:it upon property ard credit 10
two and one-haif per cent, and 10 extc ID the
time Of tho payment Of said taxes to the Is;
of N"vcmber, 1861. instead Of tho lst of
jane, 1861 I..d on the tab!o an ordered
to be printed.
alr WlcPALL. of Texas ia:roducr! the io;-
lowing, which was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs
The Congress Of tie Confederate States do
cDact, That the officers Of tie General Staff
for the army OF the Confederate States sh; II
not be assignablo 10 command or the perform.
ance Of duty except in their own departments
respectively.
Mr. OLDHAM, o. Texas, Introduced Till to
establish bureau of foreign supplies, which
was read and referred TO Tho Committee on
Comm cree.
Mr.. CArEEToN, Of Virginia, offered reso-
luton, which Was agreed to. ins.rrctnS tho
Committee on Military Affairs 10 inquire into
tie expedieucy of so amending the law au-
;hcrizing the appointment Of cnsigns in the
army .s to authorize the appointment of sucn
officers to battalioiis Of Infantry.
Mr.. BARSwELT.. Of South Carolina, from the
Committee on Finance, reported = bill to
! amend the act to "rcdure the currency, ard
! TO autblrizs new issue ut Totes and bonds, ~
which .Sas ordered to be printed.
Mr.. WATSON, of MisS;ssppi, introLnced Il
bill to SECURE the promps printing OF the laws
of the Confederate Statce, which WAS read
/ three times, and passed
/ Mr.. WATECS aiso made report iroD tie
Committee IN Printing ou the resolution ~
: recting inquiry ss to the cause oi '..!Af u.
| executing the publ; printing.
| \ number OF House bills wir:c !c..i .nC
appropriately referred.
! Mr.. CApEkroH, Of Virginia. ;;bn0nnced ta'
{ death Of the lamcnted Mai0: General j. +. .
Stuart, aud stat d that bis :ur@raI would TAXI
; place at five &C eck, from 81. james Church
; Mr.. Oar submitted r6solu;oD. which va:
agreed to- that the Senate attend Gen. Stu
| arts obsequ!eS in u body.
Or motion of Mr.. JoDHsoN. Of Arkansas
! the Scrctc took rccesa unit! hGlf-past four.
AT haif-past four o'clock, tho Senate con
'veoed, and soon thereafter, on motion OF Nj
! JoussoN, of Ark, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House of Representatives met aT
; O'Clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev
/: DR.. Moore, CT. the lsr Presbyterian Church.
i FUNERAL OF x4J. GEN. STUART.
| The SPEAKER made the following announce
ment:
II am requested to inform this House ths
the funeral Gi tnt late Major General j. E. Il
| Stuart will take place from ST. "aInes' Ghurc
this evening al o'clock,
/ Mr.. GooDE, Of Va, introduced the fil VI
ing: -,
tion lust given, the members {: .be House {
REPRESENTATIVES viii attend the funeral Of tb
|! late General Stuart i'll Il bodJ-unan'mousi
adop'ed.
NAVAL CAPTURE.
Mr.. HOLIDAY, Of Va. presented the mem
rial Of Messrs Barley i Maxwell, ask ng con
yer sation for prisone rs caItrr.d and vesEe
DESTROYED. Referred to the Naval Commute
GIN. JAcKsoN's sTATrE.
The SPEAKER laid before the lloufc 4 mem
rial from S. Bassett French, Treasurer ot Il
fund for the statue ctGeneral :;:JGeTall Jacl
son, praying exemption from taxation and g
pert duty-8 certain amount Ct cotton si:
ncrioed for the above fund. Referred TO Il
Finance Committee.
| HORSES IMPRESSED.
Mr.. CHILroN, of Ala, introduced . bill
REQUIRE the payment of horses impressed
Msicr General Wheeler b7 orders OF the Ge
commanding the army in Tennessee, ard
I. REQUIRE an account q the proceeds ot fu'
: horses when turned "'1 20 the !rco?s.
. Mr.. Chiffon r-:ad The referHc2 10 t
:, Committee on : aims, and asked an carry +
i port on the Jsct.
, CONFEDERATE PRISONERS.
= Mr.. CHRlsIAN, Of Kentucky, introdu .el t
following:
Resolved, That the Committee Oh Militia
Affairs be instructed to inquire wha. furtt
legislation is necessary to protec: ConiedcT;
prisoners 'at Point Lockout from the inhu n
ard brutal treatment to which they ore
" pcsed.
: Mr. CHR1svAN sent up to the Clerks ce'
n be read, letter from IN otficer confined
9 Point Lookout, in which wGs detailed tic 9,
4 :ering Of our prisoners there, and stating Il
n Msjor Peyton had been killed for mer
If telling . white sergeant that he was 1T to
le sociate with negroes; and 8 private Coufe
? rate soldier had teen sh": shea ne Fas
CT weak to walk away from HIS tent. as he
ut ordered to do by the negro guard.