Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-31
S.rrGh,y, May -, I-GI.
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| SENATE.
! The S:nnto VIZ calle tlHI,l.r ii n',I",.h
[ hy Mr.. llrNTEr, 81 "a.
Prayer ly I:as. nr Minnr:rr".lr. "f tic T.
| f.. Church.
On motion Of Mr.. t,rEKro*. Of VA, tic
Committee ON Forcign Relations were IL
structed to inquire into the cxpehicncy Of re
guesting the President to make mn exposition,
through our Commissioners abr0a'l, t. the -.
rious Earopoan powers 10 wl;ri they mny !"
accredited, Of the violations Of the Iulcs oi
| civilized warfare and If the atrocities con
mittcd by the government and the armies %
the United States in tho prosecution OF hos
tilitics against the Confederate States ui
America.
The resolution was agreed to.
Alr SlARRow introduced - bill to bC cnti-
tied "An act to authorize tie !,,anulactnrc ii
spirituous liquors for the use Of the army and
hospitals. 1t authorizes the tJnmissary
General to mako contracts for the mianulac-
tura and Iistillatinn Of whi"key. brandy, mni
other alcoholic and spirituon1 liquors Tor the
USE above named, and that sail Contracts shall
authorize tho party having it u make the u
quor, 'any law or usage to The contrary moi
Hitllstandipg"
Referred 10 tic Committee Gn Military Af
fairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Maxwell, The GJmmittee
| on Commerce were discharged from the fur
ther consideration Of the bill to create Dc
partuent Of Foreign and Intclior Supplies
etc. - .~''
Mr. SPARROW. from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the bill tn furnish
| means Of transit across tho Mississippi river
for members of Congress rcsiding west oi
said river in going to and returning from Tic
Confederate States Congress-, With ancrd
ments proposed by the llora,. The n,nr?'
lnents were eoucprred in.
Mr.. HUI. from the judiciary Curn;nittr"
reported bill 10 regulate the selections ri
iurics in tho District G"urt, al the E1..!.'I':
rate States in. rcrt;.iIl cases, which w"s r:ad
three times md passed.
Mr.. HAYNES. from .he samc Committee, re
ported back House bill to amend an ac! oi
this Congress, entitled IAN act to provide iu;
; holding elections of representatives, in ''It
Congress Of the Confederate States IN !r'
State Of Tcnncrscc, which WIS read thrc,
times and passed.
Mr.. HILL, from tn: Cnm.ni,tcc nn the .I!.
dietary, reported back with amendments RE
| hill for tile payment Of Commissioners Az
pointed under the ..rt ontltiei Ian -: Ia An"
pend the privilege Of the writ Of '::'h.n ''''
pus," and 20 confer certain r0w"!'' nr"n "A.
commissioners. The Liil va ,i..r,rl tr l..
| printed.
Mr.. GKAuAM, (rGm the j Mn: C"lnml''"c ''il
| lm,iraaaiirnts, introduced :. hIl cni,t!,i ":.r
| act to provide riipli"4 l.r fh: army. IN" l.
ptrs,:rI.. !,o inoic Of nah :.::. iini,.'IIhsn
Drderc! tn he printed and pIancI "'r tl:r al
! rIrlhr.
Mr.. t:HamAs. tr"l:, the SANG ,'r,''ni;irr
also reported bill to he entitled '.n '.'i ~.
yiding tJr the establishment; and payment "
claims for property taken. or informally uJ
unwarrantably impressed Tor the msc ri th
Government" Read and placed "n the cal
cndar.
Mr.. CarGRroH introduced ill II an;an'
The several acts in relation t. . volnnter
/ navy IL allows iicrsons, resident foreigner
or Marylanders, 10 volunteer in said navy.
The Senate resolved into Executive si:sa"r
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called to 0rdcr hr IL
Speaker, ut ! o'clock. Prayer by Ra,. -
! letter, of The Bar.int chnv.l;.
! Mr. A. II. GARLAHD, Of Ark. 1rcm the in
! dietary Committee, made min'n:ty report u!
the subject Of tile repeal of tie law suspend
| ing the writ Of habeas corpus. Ordered I" b
! printed.
] Mr.. SINGLETON, Of hlississ Ipi. ohtainc
! leave Of absence for Ils colleague, MIR. B.RHs
DALE, ON account "f sickness.
! On motion nr Mir. !iivgs, ii IiI"inin, III
! House resolved itscll' into secret session, a't
having rc-opened immediately v :,'!ionrnaG.
| FROM TIE ARMY GF NORTIlER:
Virginia.
ASHLAND, May 2I.-Adviccs from thu ir1I
are thnt the enemy have reeroEsed the Nor'
Anna and ari pgain OH the move, in the dire
tion, it is supposed of our right. The cnCm
! are said to have made IA cAOrt this m1rnin
to burn the bridge over the NORTH Anna, c
the telegraph road, hut were lOilet. Ihsr
wns some diminishing this mVrnin%. 1d'
alsy some between ~ all l.. U'0ri: la
night.
6EC 0ND DEapATcH
ASHLAND, May 2r.-uur army IS m,6"n
rapidly On lines al'ur-t parallel WIN III
route which Grant i"lfowing Al ;"e.'
o'clock t lay, - :cavy force III "'H 'he."
appcared at 1salYrcr G. H.. and We're pressin
our cavalry lack at that r"Int. Two ahk'
nrisoners belonging 10 The ''!I c"+i'" have in
becn bI ought in. They SAY that their con
mand received or'lera yesterday !" march
tue White House.
!; FROM lANkEfDOM.
i SENA7oEtA, May o1th.-Sa,n. Aleiary h.
been arrested and brought to Cincinnati.
II The Chicago Times correspondent Of 81
18th says that the lnss in front o! I;esara !"
goo killed, 100 wounded and Ion missing
} Hooker was slightly wounded at I;Gsnrl, ~
. Fitzpatrick painfully, Mansob seriously, W!