Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-05
oOHFRDERATE Stains CONGRESS.
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relative to the righ. Of the soldiers OF thai si'
70 select their own Ulcers, wsre presented bJ
ldr. Hill, and referred to the COMMITTEES on Mill
taTy Affairs.
Leave ST absence Was granted z5t. sPa1ov
| Of L9uisianE, detained fTon his scat by sick
ness.
Resolutions Of the Mississippi Legislature
relative to Substitutes, ETC., we're presented BY
| Mr Phelan and referred.
! Mr.. Phelan, by leave, introduced bill to pro
/ vide for suditng and paying certain claims o.
! the Stata Of Mississippi. Referred to the judi
ciary eaUEsittec
NJ. Hal Fesorted back, from the Judiciary
committee, House bill amending the eat relative
70 impressMenis, with amendments, which ware
ordered TO be printed.
Tho Judiciary committee we're discharged
frsn the further consideration OF bill azd rsEc-
lutions relative ts impTessmsnt.
Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, reported House bill 70
provide for Aiiing vacancies in CongTsss IN GER
tsin Iadisn nations, which, on being read, was
passed.
Tks Senate bill Is repeal the act regulating
the desTaetisn sf prsPerty ander military ne
easily, etc, was taken up sad psSsed-ayes 81,
nssa :.
Tie Senate resumed the consideration of
House bill, designed TO end iheEexempEon from
military servics Of these whs have heretofore
provided themselves with substitutes. The
question pending before the Senate WAS ths
snendment offered by Mr. Maxwell, of Florida,
excluding from the operation Of the act sHy
Person nav actually employed IN the eultiVs-
tioB, OK IN experimenting the cultivation Of 8
farm or 9 plantation, uRless his substitute has
deserted, or is between eighteen Snd tCrty-hve
years Of sga," etc
Dir. Clark, of Missouri, said he did not wish
the bill 70 be encambsTsd With Il IS amendmsns;
- all - f-nornrrakad IN kHa
smption bill
Mr. Hill, of Georgia, advocated its aiOp ion
eontsnding that the productive interests of the
country were endangered by the course Of
legislation is filing Up the rSRks Of ths srmy.
The prevailing vics was RbssRseeism. Hs had
seen every grade Of CficeT travelling through
Georgia on fEe horses, when they should
have been ct their posts Oar army was slao
materially, sRi, il gone instances, fatally de-
pieted By the number Of men taken to gusrd
military posts, 1ct as prev5ss uarshsls' guard,
etc
BIr. Clark said Congress had passed the law
authorizing the employment Of substitutes. He
had no hostility against those who did employ
substitutes Wits proper motives. The privilege
Of substitution had produced discontsnt, and
that, dessgtfon On tie part Of ths soldiers. He
Wss against q privileged elSss-evsTy mans
shoHlder should be put to the wheel. Il was
not harder 30 put people in the army who had
substitutes thsu to compel to remain soldiers
whese tines had expired. He thought Congress
desired to put the country on 3 WAT-footiag, and
rsgaiIe frem every one csPaole military ser
vice Afsrward suitable discrimiBstiens could
be made IN fsvar Of those engaged in agTicul-
tuTEl pursuits.
Mr. CapsTton, Of Virginia, said he deeRsd Mr..
Msxwells proposition iHspproPTia.s, The sab
ises will have to be scted on al this session.
The exem2 2si0n Of those " c had procured sub
sfituteg Was rs1hsT privilege and favor than
contract The Government viii make no con
tract which deprives itself Of tho power to pro-
tscs its cilizaas There was no limitation to the
liability of a ci izen to render military selgics.
de supported the bill because be believed thai
the time had low arrived VIXEN Congress sheuld
demand service Of all It's passage would do
mach to irspiril the army.
A motion by Mr.. Orr, Of South Corolins, that
the Senate 20 into executive session, (ou sdndTy
messages Tetd from the PreSiient,) was defeat
ed-yeas s, noes 10.
BIZ. PheIsn. Of Mississippi, said that If NJ
MsxHsll's amendment was adopted, It woold
sefeHt the cbiset CT the bill. He thought that
tna amendment should be modified in certain
cages, else fraudulent evasions scuid not be pre-
vented The lswH were eneHmbcred by too
many ''YheTesses'' and "Unesses." He thought
that the pending proposition, II carried, pro-
vife5 too great field Of inquiry foI enrolling
oficerg--naking tie law dficult of execution,
At least within Elk months 20 come. he cited
sundry quest cns which would have to be de-
eided by tie enrolling officer. which would Iea-
der hjs duties arjuous and difficult 20 be under
st9od. BE was 70 decide ia reference TO those
eaaloyed in guilty sting farms whether they were
feapsbls' Of so dMng. He wished the House
hill psssed without prgTIso CT amendment
NJ Maxwell! said that the evidence called for
by his amendment despite the criticism 70
which il had been gubjs tsd) was easily obtain
abb from the muster rolls OF the Amy. Th
smcpd nsnt xYas e1ly an effort to prevent an
evssion eff the law, while exempdDg a useful
class from ihe repeating act.
Mr. Wgisli vas of opinion that TIE bill
sheud pass without A8y amendment Il Was
iU8ortsIlt that every soldier now N the army
ssoRI6 rsmAis there Let incompetent officers
be -sraoved. bnt there sheuld be ne new slcc-
lions. Tkare vas 40 comparison betweea the
state of sfairs nsW sud thzt which existed IN
rs Than. if ee failed, We SILL Eoula have
bean under the protection Of one Of the best
governments in the world. Now to do 80, woGlA
entail On 1s poverty and slavery, YauEes pro-
vest maEshalB and negro guards No man WI
had soul could say be was prepared ter that.
he said that sPecu stion had brought on ne
uTeg7ut state of kfairs. The farmers OF the
C.rEsdersey had proved themselves infinitely
worse than the Dutch Jeas--nsneB synony-
mons with H.eAABess and greed OF gain-they
were extorsiosers sad specUlstors OF the WORST
kind They viii burn up their wheat rather
than sell il ior Ave aalsrs per bushel, and SEND
their own hssh aa5 blood willingly to the army
in preference to sending negro 10 Work on
the fort.6 atoms. Speculation bad been caused
BY ga inflated CHTTsRey. Ii was Incumbent on
Cengress 70 keep ell Of cur sodiers, nov in tbe
. ~ a a -a-,I haaIF AL Tgh1 aaaeDt.
The time might c9rre when those having sub
stitates would give ten times the AMOUNT they
psid for them to be known as enc Of their eOun-
tr7's defenders-When that iiue did come, in.
fR7nv would attach 90 the name not On the rolls.
Tho experiment of clothing and feeding the
army By the retention OF ''pstTistiep citzens At
home for that purpose hs5 utterly failed. be
/ was 10 isyer ef EoyelSinZ sltogeiher the pFlvl'
/ Lao g Of. exemption. he would oder "a substl-
/ ME for tho pending bill reported from The
| Committee en- Military Atfsirn, ssHos 3ena!or'
desiring that the new e0nsenPtion and the 70
Peal of substitute exemptions should be par
al the reuuest of Mr. Clark, Mr. wigfall de
clined 10 submit the motion be had indicated II
his last remarks.
The question being upon the pending amend
neRt, Mr. Msxwell's) was then had, and deei
dsd in the negative without division.
Inc gueSuoh recurring OA 0k, OSA4AoS A'S
don to repay q fair proportion OF any sam pai'
for subssitute, As proposed te withdraw 1t.
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, objected to th
withdrawal of the amendment, believing tia
lis incorporation in the bill would remove th
least cause OF complaint against the action {
Congress on the part Of these who had tui
, Rithed substitutes.
! The amendment was finally rejected By q
} vote.
The question recuuiSg upon the slbstis0i
3 offered by Ar. Orr, and being put, vas deie
7 mined ia the negA.ive--yess, .; EAys, 10
The enactiDg clause was amended by inseT
: tipg "AmeTica after the words the Cengrsl
a ef tho Confsdsrste States, and st king out u
! word therefore" before DC s1acG" The
!. 80 them advsnced to a third rsc ling, Al
q passed By the following vote;
Vtas -Messrs Brown, Ctpbrs0n, Clark, Cla
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