Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-17
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1861.
SENATE.


The Senate met ut II o'clock, and WAS called
t. order by Mr. HUNTER, "f Virginia, Psesi-
dcrt pro tsmP"rs.
Mr.. MllcHELL, Of Arkansas, introduced Z
bill TO authorize the appointment Of additionoi
military sto-ckecpcrs. Eeier!ed.
Mr.. GRAHAM. Of North Carolina, introduced
:, %iil 80 prov,dc rha: the bonds and cert!h
,ataa mentioned in tho see nd section OF tho
..lct to reduce the currency &c, be rccclva'
Die N rayneut Of ali government dues which
.Eai! have occurred prior 20 the LIT uG Jan0a-
ry, 1863. cxcep5 export and import Duties
kelcrred.
Also. BIZ % amend The oct to levy a,it!-
rion.i ,axe. rlr The common defence and sup
1nyt Il lie government. R1ierrcd.
Nlr. SrAERow, T., M tie Military Committee,
rcr,rte lac IL" h.!l 10 authorize the appoint
. n,:nt i .u rG3,gn =: each lat:alioD ct lnfar-
! trv. Passed
Mr.. SgNaEa, Cf louisiana, ntrc duccd u bill
20 provide .,,r the Immediate payment to tnc
family Of General StafrId, u Louisiana, de>
ceased, of r!:e amount OF ~ due him at the
time Of .,is death. Passed.
Ga molten, the Senate resolved into sccret
| session, and 50 remained until near 3 O'Clock.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
; INDIAN FUNDS
MIR. sexton. Of Texas, reported back from
| the Committee e Ways and Means, witt, =
slight amendment, II use bill to provide ior
| the funding Of certain Treasury notes held liy
certain Indian tIites.
Mr. SlyroN ead the course was recon-
mendcd nv the Commissioner Of Indian At
fairs 3 nd tn" Secretary Of War.
Tbs anierdm"r; .sas adopted, and tho b.!!
was passed.
THAEK- To- GENERAL 'RREsT.
Sir. Miles, from iho Military Committee.
| reported, with substitute, & joint resolution
Of cordial ,bauk- 10 Maj. Gen. n. B. Forrest,
and tue ofi.ors and m"u under his command,
fy' their late brilliant anl succeFsfui campaign
in KcaSncgy, Tennessee AID North alssis'
s;ri.i. The committee recommended the pas
sage Of the resolution.
Aif. FooTE said he preferred the original
rcaoluri9a 10 he one reported by the commit
tie. Why Ias it that ,noy bad changed the
nhr,scalory If the resolution? The origina;
nlacod General n B. Forrest among the most
rcnowncn military chirttains of the age !;
and why strike It GU? Did the Military
Cnnnnittec think him unworthy Of place
rm,ag the great ones Of thu earthf If not,
!, wh~ change the resolution why no. adopt
the original:
/ MIR. MILES said lie regretted that the re-
marks o. the gentleman should 90 forth 20
; .ne country, a. tacy would create the lmprcs-
son that the Military Committee wereunw'-
ling to award to General Forrest the meed OF
praise which was iue him. The cimmlree
!, had framed such resolutions as had beeH vote d
10 Generals Lee, S:cnewail Jackson 81
, Bcau-cga7d. il was rot best to discriminate
I and give ole more praise than another. Ve-
neral Forrest wa- worthy of all that the Gil
yinal accorded him. tu: il was best TO have
them in accordance with the resolutions gene
rally drawn up il such cases.
Mr.. Swan, Of Tennessee; said that ne, as "
e member of the Military Committee from
Tennessee, had been requested 70 consult vi
= Mr.. Murray the mover # the resolution. and
: that Gentleman expressed himself as beinf
e satisfied with the action Of the committee.
n Mr.. MURRAY, of Tennessee, said he hac
& moved rhe resolution, and when spoken =
ironcerning the resolution of the Committee
:. ne suepoEed it was in ACCORDANCE with 81
y established rule, and had therefore aoqu!e'ee'i
f. Lie, however, preferred the original resolution
>, Mr.. Oar. Of Mississippi, moved to mocii
" the resolution, go as TO conform to the reso!n
4 ,ions adotset by tie House il reference
s. :. A"-ai 5;Irgan. .,
20 :ir. MILES said he would vote for th
=. anrrdment.'
The resolution, ss amended, was agreed t
er On motion of Mr.. CHl XsERs, of Mss, Il
Hou5e resolved itsel! into secret session. o