Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-15

P,.-rsbafs. "a hs.hss Sylvia, va taken up,
NJ naticn ii Mr. X r-is7. ard, using x plcined
bY HIN, WA ras. ed.
EELEF OF FAMILIES OF s3LbTEas &C.
Senate ILL for the reics of me nsrdr :ani-
leo Of saIcrs and soldiers residing m,ti.in the
| lines or poHsr of'tie eacInT, was taken MP -
/ rne bill provides Ger the raising OF 81 900 900
as a relief fuad.
The bill was referred to Inc Committee on
Finance.
Seve.al other S"na:e bill: mer> read end
rafrrrsi t. appropriate c,:-sn1i5t"ts.
| Mr. BROOKE trGln the Committee for Courts
Of Justice. reported bill amending and re-
enacting In &c: passed. Iarci 20, 1861, euti-
ulci "An &c. u amend The 18th section Of
charter 100 If the Cv:e Of Virginia. Edition
Of 1860.
! MIR. BouLDIY, from The Committee on FL
nance. repnrted a bill rcfunding TO Peter
Eogleman par. OF (. license tax paid Fy him.
Mr.. BUroRD, from the Committee ~ Banks
reported bill authorizing the transfer of the
Bank Of Pi:iaylrenia from Chatham to Dan
vile; y tlli a:mendiug ard Te-enactng Section
3, chapter Sc, Ct the Code: and t. iii! amend
ing and re-enaetips section 10 chapter 81, OF
tho Code.
RgsoLurIo Hs.
TIE following resolutions were Cif,red
adopted, and referred 10 appropriate commit
| tees:
Bg Mr.. KEILgY-On the cxpcdcncy Of in
creasing the caplFal sio-k Of the Bank Of Ps
! terLburg 70 iva millions OF collars.
BIZ Mr.. PE.DLEToN-TGat tho Committee
fer Court- or Justice inquire into and repor:
70 this ii 1usa whether I'll" present session Of
the Genera. Assembly IS or is not the scss!Cn
at which. by :he Confederate Constitution, an
election is required to be held Cor tie election
of Senator TO represent the State Of S:--
ginia in the Confederate Congress.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
The following joint resolution was reported
back from the Committee on Military Affairs:
Resolved, by the Uc,.e:al Assembly OF Viz
c'ui&f That, in the rpici1R9 Of Ills General
Assembly, the canscrptien &c: of lie Crnfed-
crate States shculi, urlnr existing ci-cum-
stances, only embrace with II its provisions the
! nGle bndied men batw Ell tnc agss cE e:;'.'ecn
AM f,rSy-five years AVID the r,mai2;ng male
! population, capable q! r:,iirning military
duty, should be c.gaa!n d by the S;a.c us
reserve force for home defence.
| Mr.. 7. S. HAYWOOD moced to amend By
adding the words, "and that tne Governor be
requested TO communicate this resolution to
oar Senators and Representatives, III the Com
felerare Safes Congress-"
The amendment was agreed to.
| The resolution ~as discussed ar eono length.
Mr. DhYsRLE moved that the resolution DO
indefinitely postponed lie thought it unne-
cassary tn instruct cur delegates il COusrcss;
| he desired that the hands Of our representa-
| tivcs should not be tied. We had already
passed TOO many resolutions Of ina ructiGn.-
| The resolution was imnolitic, and he should
yora against it.
Mr.. RICHARDSON thought = reorg IMITATION
of the mil tn ri the Safe was 81 the utmo.t
importance. Had the militia been properly
organized prior to the latc raid by Averili, not
nro man ni k;s command would hare escaped
! He Thought the r solution was measure of
| wisdom IF this resolution ia not nd pied the
duty Of organizing an auxiliary force would
be i!1p1.cd upon Congress. Which, then, is
| he.t-fur us 10 orr luize the militia f. home
de'cnce or leave j. TO tho Confederate Govern
meat 10 cali qua the Old men and the boys as
thew should deem proper.
Mr.. DEANE chiectei to the resolution be-
cause. if intended f,r anything it may c@m-
nit gentlemen in some way which would
trammel them in future legi-lation on this
| subject He Was in favor of an organiga-
t m If the IN itia, and hoped the Committeeo on
Military Atf.irs would very soon bring for
Sard - proper MEASURE for the consideration
Of the llruse.
! Mr. PReTLow was opposed 10 thp rosolu
tina. TIE Confederate authorities had called
the substitute men ana tie I'd men from
their hrmGs. ard tbs. he thought, was carry
ing The n,at er entirely 100 t:r. Two-th!rjs
Of IT, 50 Cnngrcs. men were condemned men,
and their place. would son he filed by Tiers
who would, d. .ntcS1, discharge their 5ntirs
nloYn wisely and more salts ;ac'nrlv - the
;eo,le. II ia. Legislature desired to hand us
over, body ard srnl, to the enemy, they were
Oh tie proper ROAD to do it. Let us n It follow
the example Of Congress Of putting all the old
men and bays into the army. He had heard,
200. that they were considering eyen tho pro
priety Of putting the old maids into the army.
lie. hopei that the resolution would sleep the
s!ssp Of dea.h, and that the question would
not again e mentioned in this House.
Mr. II. S HAYWOOD said the resolution did
not eommi.'us any scheme Whatever. He
gaa opp sei TO the consumption act being ez-
.nnd, d above the are Of 4j or below the age If
| Is, |. had been said that NJ mbcrs Oe Con-
gross wers n condemned se,. The same might
very soon be remarked, with equal propris'y.
+ many o. tho melI 5c-s Of this House. He
du! not tb:rk, buwcre.. there Was any dis
sraaa in h:tng defeated. Many Of the beat
men had ut times failed ti receive the votes OF
4 III ,iorit7 nftheir constituents
The question was iur'hcr discussed by
N"ssrs. RICHARDSON, PsErLcw, MAhyE, and
others.
NJ. PENDLEToS called the previous ques
ton.
TIC question, on indrfiai'sly os.pouing lie
hilI was then taken, anl decided in Tie afr
,na'ive-ayes Gl'; nocslS.
On motion OF Mr.. Cox, the II use adj turned
Nessrs. JAMES i. WILSON, WV Vi. Nc
KIHssY and Mr. Rust are detained from tier
seats in the House by indispOsition.
"TnE PRINTING PSEss-1rs IIisroaY AND