Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-08
9ncno Enquirer,
WEDNESDAY MORNING JAN. 6, 1861
s0Esi.pERiTE STATES CONGRESS-.
Tuesday, JANUARY 9TH, 1864.
SENATE

SENAGE.
The Senate was called to order BY Mr..
IlvSTEa, uf Virginia, and opened with prayer
Ly ka1. Dr.. Minncgerodc.
|. WIS announced to the Senate that Mr..
HAYNES Of Tenn, was detained by indisroei-
zion Al !.ynchburg.
Mr SEaNEs from the Finance Committee.
reported bill to declare the meaning and
intcH. ci the llth section Of the act to lay
taxes i0- ire common defence, &C., which was
pt.sci.
Inc bill declares that the farmer or plan
ter is nj required TO pay to the Government
o: barley, o: o: the shueks or stalks of his corn
crop.
Nj srARgow, from the Committee on Mill
1arv At.rs, reported back the memorial of
II. ". ll.Iiard. relative to the Fire Brigade Of
Augusta Ca, and moved that the committee
De discharged from the further consideration
Of tie same which motion was agreed to.
a. Sr,Rsow said that the COMMITTEE ap>
,rogc! lie ooicct of the I.el.orialiS5, Int that
tie saii.,: was exclusively under the control
of tEg Exacu
V. orAF5ow also reported back the House
OH t, prevent dasertions fran, tho army, with
:. rar. rnaHfstjgn taat It 'lo pass. The bill
YTas !1a9a1 upoD the calendar.
NJ. nIL', of Ga, from tie Judiciary Com.
mi,f.e rcrortoi back, ~ th g -acrmmcnlatio:,
ihG. !: pass, bill to amend the Gct 10 pro
vide iJr ton a. hen ica.:;.n OF Gcrtain claims
a. siast the Governments. Tie bill was placed
rr1' the GALE da-
Ef>nLITicS OF THANKS tn MAJOR foS soRCK
Mr. CLAY, Of AlSbs nia, from tbs Military Com
Mite, reported tho ;l'i,0Tiug preamble and res
oiu:ioaa. with recommendation that they pass.
They werc read aud unanimously adopted, viz :
Whoreas. Major Hcros Won Borck. Adjutsrt
aGd Inspector General of the cavalry corps CT The
army of Northern Virgin:a, having le!t his own
caTu'ry - assist in securing the independence of
cl'S :s.d, By lis personal gasntry in tue fs!d
hasin: wyn the admiration of his comrades. as
well as e: il commanding general, all Of wnou
deep a;..p h ze vith him in his present suffer-
!rg, .:oa: wou~ds received in battle; therefore,
Hso'.l by h" Congress of lbe Confederate
ST. u A,norirs, That the thanks OF Congress
axe tG". aud the same are hereby tendcr.d. to
Major Vol: Rnrck for his sslt.saerif;cing dnvo-
J:voicn 10 our Confederacy aud for his distiu>
rui,dei services in support Of cUr cause.
Resolved, That q copy OF these resolutions re
transmitted 10 Major Won Borck by the President
of the Confederate States.
Mr HILL. f,om the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported back adversely the hill to prevent specu-
iation, boarding and extcrtion and moved that
Il ha laid on the table. Agreed 10.
Mr. MAXWELL, o! Florida moved that .ha bill
ls printed, and said he Should aok tina. it be
considered ut an early dav.
idr SEMMEs thought the bill provided for the
EsseSs;reu; of stsI, ard tho Senate had no rigt.
H. originate q tax measure.
I'is motion to print was agreed to.
On mo!ion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, the
FDancc Committee were instructed to erGuiic
iA.o tie eHrsIiercy of repesling that clause Of
+l. ish thrit n
essgor shall be over the age OF forty live.
Sir MAXWELL, by leave. introduced a bill au,
tholiziuy the issue of certain bonds for payment
10 tho Aisbama and Florida Railroad Company.
Referred to Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr.. ORR, Of South Carolina, the
Seuat2 resolved into secret sssion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho House me; at II O'CLOCK.
NJ ilLEs, of S. c., from the Committee on
Military Affairs. reported q bill to increase
the efficiency Of the army by the employment
Of free negroes and slaves in certain capacities,
which was placed on the calendar apd or
dersd /, be printed.
The bill under discussion on Saturday,
which, he'd been 80 amended as to censcribe
all foreigners who shall be in the Confederate
States on the 1st of February next was taken
up iur continued consideration. The question
WIS o; tho reference Of the bill.
Mr.. CLArr, OF Miss., submitted on amend
ment giving to all resident foreigners pe5iod
Of sixty days to quit the ContedIracy or be
subject to military duty in cases OF local inva
SION or siege; and to all who have come into
the C0nfeder&cy during the war Tho same no.
tee, Or the alternative of coI.&ctIpiion into tho
regniAr service.
r.
question, and onS upor which Congress
should particularly avoid pracipitaucy. 1t
was tgua that FOREIGN nations had "snubbed'
u Ggt wc owed something to ourselves
Although We had no national existence
abroad. we bad citizens abroad, and very i'm
pa-:aur interests involved, and should be care
tal in ii! legislation that might affect those
Interests. His amendment would accord with
the we'll saSt}ed nriaaple os International law
t"a; !oye;ga rasilen.s are liable t, military scr
vice il 6. IS c;!oca! invasion and siege, Snd it
wss e:;de'': ,t!.a, tho military authorities
could ae2lare'in what local invssion con.
s!s;ei; whether Safe or o city The latter
p':i OF hisaEacndnlent would apply especially
T. i"'.tcea nua refugees from tho United
Na'",. Tie far warning given to refugees
$"n!d tres Congress from the charge Cf n yio-
iatoT Of laws of hospitality, and thus leave
'ae way clear Tor n!l, as they might elect, to
4",. the country or remain and fight for it.
Nr CnAnBLIss, of Virginia, in favoring the
reference. OF the bill, had but one obiec. in
Sis", and that was to give those who were
arSc:sd hyita little longer opportunity to
MAKE their arrangements for leaving the
sSonn'Ty He admitted that international
"a" Prescribed no such power, but .his ma
elon was unknown, and unrecosnized, except
% mers bsligeEent power, and therefore the
90" oi nations could not strictly spply with