Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-19
;,aSFEnEgaTE. STiTEs siGik1hss
rvr.u,y. FkBRGAkr IRA, 1851.
SENATE.

ton Of the vcsc Rejecting the bill providing
for tho sending back 10 Trans-Mississipp, I'll
troops, if exchanged troops. from TINT sec'''h'
The motion WIS entered. p,
Proceedings Of thu 37th n. Z. Regiment
re-epl;s,ius Tor he war. were presented" ny
sN,t on the f,o: CT the Senate was ten
| te-ad Gen. Bragg. II.
House bill authorizing the payment oi mule
NJ. and salary to members ct the recoEo Con-
grsss. vas PASSED. ,
Adverse reporta Were made on the tlii re
ia,ivr il trading with the enemy; m!l aa:nHfi-
sag district Courts to award "rits vi "E"au "a
u.ys IN certain CAGES. and House bill to iacil''
r,.e tho naym.nt OF deceased soldiers claims.
| Til. bills we're placed upon the calendar.
House bill authorizing the impressn'cnt Of
| meat. under certain circumstances, was I"hen
| up aud passed. 49,
| House Joint resolution Of thanks to tue
| Surry I.;ght Artillery, tor re'enhstins ior Tie
war, was coacur.cd II. ~
luSe ioiut resolution declaring that ue-
.,;!eI soldiers, doing clerical duty Ill h!ci'
mnni, snail he entitled, ton Il limited peI9o,
u The Increased ccmpersaslcn authorized w
:. recent act, WIS conclrrcd III.
H.us, i.int resolution Of thanks 70 Me-
G.wu,'s i:rjg-ie, The Pedec Artillery, ana
PAaguc's Artillery Battalion. for ro'cn!'SthS'
-. re concurrrd in.
House an, to Senate bill, amending
r,,. az, REGULATING iusluughs and discharges to
soldiers in hospitals, was concurreo IN.
Senate Lili limiting and defining the Term Oh
Office OF tie Secretaries IL the Cl!iet EaeIu>
tive Departments ~as, OH motion: lalu on Tic
table.
House bill amending tho act putting an emu
:. The exemption Of pers"iS who nave hereto
lore furnished substitutes. was ala Oh inc
td'lO.
4 vas ;u;:mated that the Military Commit
~, would soon report "A hhii covering Tue S"''
let mast,r ut this bill.
SAr.:e biIl rspcniin; tts ict authorizing
~. prc-iirnt - confer tcuipnraiy RINK ana
! ,.mmaud To-? ~scryire with volunteer troops
nn officers q! Tho Confederate army, MSS Ia
ken no Tor consideration.
Mr. H'lGr.LL said that Tie bill introduced
hv hin. in l,ali. which IL was proposed 70
! rcneai ~ this act. vas designed I" give 10 the
hon rays soldiers Of the C0nteieFacy cn3!-
! m.r.isTs who had received the benefit OF an
| education ~ q military acai5my-thc Object
..:sS 10 give tho rre.ercncc to those from
! Wc.J Post. Whatever good ih:.i II was
| !; rel blight lie gained by the passage Of the
| h!i naG b.en RAPED. Three years Of exEe
ri.ncc in acsnal warfare hal taught those who
| b.a 10: hal the advantage Of = military edit
cation u o. the peers and equals, IN all the
| essential requisites Of 4 commander, OF any
| gho hud graduated at West Point or any
| wi,c:c else. lr WIS unjust, III this dny, 10
kssp 40 the distinction between equally morl-
| toriors officers. who hal happened IT, haze
CONE fy5m tho ranks Of civil lie, aud those
! who had burned the nrt O: war in barracks.
iie-ides. by the bill which it was proposed to
| repeal. this President cunid, at any time, dis
Lace Ice, Beauregard or johnston, and place
ia their stead IL 2i lieutenant, cpntcrring on
| tho latter temporary raak for that purpose
lie WIS M. willing that he should DO this
without the advice and eonsent Of tho Senate.
| f~isastsr hal betailcn our arms in consequence
Of the uc;;,n q ttr President in appointing
,ncomle;cn; pi!icers TO COMMAND our armies.
lie va, no.. despite n huge share CT respect
iJr his personal honor, willing 70 trust his
Judgment. Had he (Mr. WIGYALLI had the
appointment OF commanders, one OF cur ar
mics would net have been surrendered and
anutboT routed. :,
Mr., SPARROW wag % the opinion that II
the bill was pussed it would tend TO dlsorga-
nizs the army. Whether this bill was passed
or not, the President had the powsr to change
the commanders VI our ulmy.
Mr.. SsMXEs said he forr'aw that q l4nS
,iebasc would srriog up on shis bill. That
/ .iiern were other matters Of pTtSsing irapoT--
cameo, Demanding immediate attention, and
INST, with a view of testing the sense of mom-
Dcrs, he would move that tue Senate resolve
| into secret ser sion.
The motion IVES carried.
Senate bills authorizing the creditors OF the
| government to receive their dues in eight per
cont. bonds, md for the relief of Captain W.
! ". Payne, OF Georgia, were indefinitely post
poned. j..
Senate bill prescribing the qualifications OF
State Collector WAS taken up aid passed
Said OF acr muy be within the conscript age.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called 70 order at IL o'clock
:. VI.
RES lICTIo>S Of THANKS.
Mr.. OAIrHEG, uf j.. g., introduced n reSolu-
;ion of-tlanks IL tie officers and mea Of the
9TH North Carolina Regiment for their Patri-
oti-ln il re-cnlisting fur the war. Adopted.
DrrAIEsD SOLDIERS.
Mr.. LYoxs, oc Va, introduced a resolution
! explanatory of the act eatitled ian act to lay
Law taxes for the common defence and to carry
ca the war" Approved April q, 1868.
Tire resolution provides that the daily wages
| If detailed eoldicrs and other employees Of
the Government shali no, be liable TO taxation,
,.,puuh hey may amount IN the aggregate to
me thousand dollars per annam.
, The resolution was adopted.
SpEAkER's PAGE.
Mr.. LY..,:p, Of Va. also introduced Is reso-
| lntion authorizing Tic Speaker to employ q
oare. at :. salary of one taCu;and dollars per
annun.
The resolution was aiop:ed.
|. RnCrE AGENTS.
NJ. ATKINS entered q motion to reconsider
the hill by which the House puA.cd 4 bill TO
| increase the salaries OF the route agents und
spccial agents OF thu postal service. The
Postmaster General did not desire that the
s~alarie. of the route agents should DO in
creased.
PAY or THE sotnTcRs.
Mr.. FcsIEa, Of Ala introduced u resolution
iastructing the military committee to report
nroa tho bill requiring the ~inerense Of the pay
Of the officers, nnn-commissiOncd officers and
rrivatc4of tho Confederate army.
He moved Is suspension Of the rules, IN Or
der 20 allow it's consideration by the House,
ard called the yeas and nays.
The rules were suspended by the following
vote:
YrAs.-Messrs. Arlington, Ashe, Atkins,
Rarksdalc, Boteler, Ii. W. Bruce, Chonbliss.
Chrisnan, Clopson, Collier, Curry, Davidson,
De Jarnetf, Elliott, Farrow, Foster, Flnsten,
Gather, Garland, Gartrell, Goods, Graham
Gray, ~lIauly, lIartrilge. Holder, Ingram,
Johnson, kenan Of N. G., Lander, Lyons,
Macheu, Mcdowell, Mclean, McRae, Miller,
Moore, Munnerlynn. Preston, Pugh, RUSSELL,
Sexton, Simpson, Singleton. Smith of Ala
Smith, of y. G., Staples, Strickland, Vcst-
10.
N.Ys.-MeSsrs. Conrow, Dupre, Jones,
Miles, Rails.
Mr.. Foster snid he was, he must say, very
mach surprised that, in response to two reso-
buttons, the Military Committee he'd made no
report whatever. This Honse had increased
tho nav Of the clerks in MI the departments Of