Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-05

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';j;,.rI lntv. He ~o,,I sraS tGcIn - i,:@
,;,.Ii w,ere thew ,.uii .u.;.u the: ret .'.;.'.
lie ws,.ted ah;c hoiir! ,n.u u be SHEi.;',,,'-
al hy ,l,,>e who lad hecn crippii"i - Tue
| service, %c., DC.
Nr. CL,xK, Of Missouri. nivocated IT, mas,
sacc :.c bill. aya;i-.. rv;.,yns Why 1t si.'"Id
| become q law.
NJ. I,,wh having conc.nIcl, Mr.. bo%1Ih'
crN. C.. sad .here Was new 'ly!"" on t!e
f..n.it.r,'s ,iie surcrv messages from the
! Executive, which r,qa.rsi e"nil. rGN9h IN
.,,e; session. % his :n"li1n, TIE doors were
; ,.,s.i IN the outside FuShe.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
! III, House met q: l.. o'clnck. and was
opened witt. prayer - tie Rev. hf. M'nnege>
rode. =.
; Mr.. PERKINS. Of Ia, from the Committee
On WAYS aud Means, reported back the Senate
! Till to sutaorize the appointment Of Thlrd
! Aul;tur oc the Treasury. with the recammel-
dation that il 2ass Tho bill authorizes tac
rr.s;,ien. TO appoint. with the concurrence oil
the Ser;.te, an auditor for the Post Oihce De
r.c,meat, who shall! be called the Third Al.
i;tor Of the Treasury, and receive salary OF
! \: nii, ser aurum. The bill was advanced 70
! is th;ri reading aAd pnsse!.
; Also IL bill. originating with the COMMITTEE
authorizing the canGe.Iat:.a OF cc::ala |on-
| fcJeruscs States bonus, aI5 the subsltntlcn Oh
! others for them. I've bonds Of ialii!o' Dol
lars each, at eight per cent. per annun. having
feen issued il October, ls6.", 10 the May De-
art,ncnt, for tic purchase OF naval arnht'
! ucnt, &c. abroad and the sar-o nelnS unso!i,
| j. il desired that they be cancelled anu ne"
advanced 20 lis third reading and passed.
Also q bill to authorize the appointment CT an
| Assis.an. Secretary If the Treasury, fer tie
Gcn,rtmeats west Of Tic Mississippi. whi>h
was amended 80 ~ to make the salary S1,"V9
Yer annum. and passed. 4 Dill, in relation to
Gates on imports. was reported bat.; ny the
committee, with tho Recommendation 1;:at II
lie On the table. and that they he discourage
! y,o;u the iurt.,er consideration OF ~ sa.nc'
| which was agreed ~
i Mr.. Gs!H.a, Of Texas, from :": AN"
committee, reported back tie bill aniro,
,ria.irs $i0o,G10 to the Chcco&ae tribe OF
Indians, with the request that it BE- referred
10 the Committee on Indian AIaiTs. Mt
GRAHAM said that the romnii'tee We're OF
.ninicn that the ill should pas. bat that al
nrcsef,. there WAS no law authorizing such
aorropriaticns. and tic proper method 10 bf
.;iouttd in the matter was for the COMMITTEE
10 report IL bill - that effect for passage. anf
then obtain an estimate from the Secretary Q
the Treasury. and make TIC necessary a;?Eo'
priation. ..
!! MIR. GRAHAM also reported back from, IN
,s.ae Committee bill amc;! !asory OF the &c
Il, relation u the receipt Of counterfeit irca-
j >lsy na;es so n 10 embrace pnsrra,t"rs un1e
!: the nror;si"ns OF that &C., which WIS 30
iy.nceI 70 its ,!,i-d reading. tGd passed.
Mr.. SWAN. Of Tennessee, from the i''-a:iit
|! ,.a on Military AT.iTs, reported barE val
the Recommendation that it pas, u b!l! = rr"
ride for putting izto the service on ard a'ic,
.Mav |. 1864. al! persons in the Confederate
Safes claiming to be citizens of my o; IL,
, ::a:cs or territories Vi the United SiGt"-, bu
living to the President the power 10 eIcmp
, auch Is in his iudgmen: he r.cIp deem proper
| Mr.. BALDWIN,, IF Virginia. moved to STR
rut that clu0se giTin, tie President au;H"fi
v 10 exempt.
Some dissns>iom arising, Ir. VEST, of Mis-
.,uri. the originator Of the bill, sa:d i; was IN
;cude:! especially fey Mary'aniefs. He saw
~ reas Wig ,;ey Should 40: = into the ar
nv Us weli Us kcntuciianI aid Mrs0u:iHns
Tae bill was the same as taas naSseI at TN
last session bV both House. two days be'cr'
adjournment. but aid not 90 into effect, be-
,.ausc II did 10, rccci 90 the signature Of thu
President, who. he understood, did not sgr
i Lecausc'i. gave sixty days rotice. Th'
Exemption clause would set especially II
hose cases where citizen Of Maryland wa
Omitted to TIE Cunfel,racy in order u see :
wounded SOD, or something Of trat nature
.ni, also. III s0lne cuses where secret scr
Wee was employed.
Mr.. CovKAr. Of Louisiana, objected 10 -
hill bcrause i. vas in defiance Of all i"tar"%
;ioral usa.a. lie c2ntcndei that i th"ti
ras any citizen of tic United States ho:e, >,
hss a right 20 put hin out OF the country, o.
a prison, bat n1 more.
Mr.. MILEs-W0ulj we Tot have t:rc 4 :,"tt
nut him in the array if be declined to !2aY: In
country?
Mr.. CoxRap-We have Tie RICH. - l,;r. i!ii
IN prison, Or subject him - penalties nSuni e
l.a;:0us in the same circumstances. tie !!a'
nerer known single historical lnsra.co ct
rer.on bling forced into the crmv OF h"l!'
rarens because he was al alien cCcwy. y
s,lch law had ever been known.
Mr.. MILxs-Suprose We give TIA i..H2 ::
understand such n law
~. CoxRAp-Surposc. tren. sJ'Ac "arc ::
,omc IN after the LIT of May:
! :.
and must he p.enarei t, take ;te cvnstGncH'.r
Mr.. Conan contcndcd ;;i:. su5: :, u"
would. nevertheless, be contrary to rrcrr:"ty
i. md no such doctrine as that Of forciaga nal
;;,fight against his country and his conscienc
.auld be Sustained. r. the bill were passed
Inc little good it would do would lar from com
renzate for the odiul2 and injury done to n
, .Confed-rate cause.
NJ. Fuore had n objection 10 the looseDes
with which the bill wa4 framed. He iavore'
the object to be obtained. hu5 as the gentle
man from Missouri had explained it to april.
especially to Maryland, be won!d say thai ih'
State should not be considered as ''One OF IN
' United Statca." There we're men from III
North in our m;lst who should be br ught 1
he test intended by thi' bill If such q mc;
were II patriot, Lc would enter the array '7ha
callei upnn; il not. he wns Spy, ard ii al
y ,u:h were permitted TO remain here, tho
! presence would nec"ssitate al extent ara es
: pansiveness of vigilance beyond our capaci
lies lie woad inform the gentleman from
l.oui,i.ns that there rar: historical instance
E II putting such ,nea il the army, and he DC
l;evel, with O little iiue he could furnish iir
! sth nauy. The Federal Government wa
: itself employing this test upon orr own'un!ol
; ,unate citizens who have fallen into 1hci
hands.
Mr. CnNR..-Wil! the gentlemen pleas
mention an instance!
Mr. fooTs-Tbcy nrs doing i: ia fairy
, land
! Mr. CoSRAD-Does the gentleman p:eten
to say that Maryland is not enc Of the Unite
States?
Mr.. Fnors-Ycs, 7 am here - maintaiI
that positions it was a pars Of the platform
.npon which va. elected ny ms c;GS;,tnen,
IN Tennessee; and will light for i. Nary
lau.l is with us, it matiers not whether ~ nc
OF cnlvcctiou or nat she had n2 power t
ae, tGs WAS Is"ven,i by i'"r opnrr-f37a-