Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-26
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I Eii...:. IAHuthI -. 1904.
SENATE

| trir... JANUARY -. 1904.
SENATE
The :;eunte vas called to order at II oclock,
I N, by Mr.. HUNTER, If Va. and opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Langherne, Of the NJ. E,
! Church.
Mr., Oss asked leave TO rrescut tie .redea-
:ials of uon. Eli. 6. Read. appointed Sons.tO:
n tae Confederate States C0ngres. By Ihu
Governor # North Carolina, in pace Of Hon.
G.o. Davis, resigned The credentials being
read the oath was administered by Mr.. HIS
TER, anu t:e nav Senator took his se:.!.
q message from tho House informed tLa
Senate TIM. the President had signed the bill
providing for holding elections for Represent
atycs IN tho Congress of the Confederate
STATES tor the State of Missouri, and also thai
the House had passed bills tor the relief oi
the taxpayers in certain eases, and auth1r!-
2ing the issue oI certificates for interest or Tie
; SIS, 00o. 600 loan
Mr.. PaEL.N, by leave introduced bill to
ansnd The act providing for general courts
marital IL tho array. Read twice and referred
to the Military Committee.
MIR. JEaSlsoN, of Alabama, presented tie
memorial Of John B. Read, a citizen OF ,he
Stare of Alabama and town OF Tuscaloosa, in
reference to compensation for the use OF tbs
'Rcnd she'll % the army and navy Of the
Confederate States.
Mr.. SPARROW introduced bill to DO enti
tied "a bill 10 punish abscnes from the army.
Rad twice and referred TO the Committee Gil
Military Affairs.
Tine bill provides that any officer or s0.d;2:
ab7ennng himself without leave for thirty
etays snail ha eOnsidered aud treated 80 Ii dc
scrter.
Dir. >P42n9w, iram the Committee on ill
itacy htfaiys, t. whom was.referred Il bill &c
fix the rank, pay and allowances Of adjusant-
Of regiments and independent. battalions, re-
ported the samc back, with 4 Recommendation
chat i. DO LOT pass. Laid on the In lie.
Mr.. SrAREoH Introduced . bill to increase
.lie compensation of thc Commissioner o!
Parents, which rrcFidss .h&t, from AMI after
Is, JANUARY, 1861, he shall be paid S4lno
salary ont OF tho patent fund. Read and re-
ie.rcd.
NJ. PurLiy, by learc, introduced bill 10
20 aa,it!eG IN act 10 confer adiitanal powers
ap4a cuu.is-mariial aad military courts
,9:ich Va read ard referred 20 to Military
1op!fGictcc.
iir. CLAY. of Ma, offered :. resolution,
.:hicn vas agreed e., that the Scrgcant-af.
Arms OF inc Senate pay Patrick Kean 500
Ju; 0f tie contingent fund, for experimenting
The printing and reading and correcting the
lvoy: sheets Of the testimony taken before
Il. Joint committee to investigate the nanage-
! negt of he :ifai"s Of the navy under its pre-
scr head.
Iac b;il 10 prohibit dealing in the paper
ccrrcney Of tie enemy, commonly called
s:ecr,,acke.j c,mirg up in regular orjor, VI;
! i -eyssal ~ Iessrs. CLARKE, HILL, pnaLAN
..,:I OLDHAM, and passed. We append Il copy
# the bill:
/ SIC. !. Taa Congress CT the Confederate
. ;; .:r@ oi America do enact, Taa. 10 broker,
! u4r Eer u dealer IN exchange, or person con
,"ruet IL trade rs Il merchant, or vCrder d
rnaTcaariiac Of any description. or any other
! 9rrsnm, shaii buy, sell, tukc, circulate, Ut in
! i.iiy manner lIadc in any paper currency q:
I ne United STATES Provided, That th; pur-
chase oi no-5agc stamps shall not be cons''
c-.,i Il violation Of this act.
; Sec > Tha: any pcrs9n TioIat!a& the pro-
visions of this act shall 10 -ut. cce 70 i'C.iCt-
.1ent ard prosecution il the Confederate
GaG-1, b3Gcu !or the district wi:hin which IT, 0
oiE,.nue was committed, aud shall, upon cG;;-
vic,icn, forfeit the amount so bought, sold,
cirtuiatc6. or usci, or u sum equal thereto
and shall he moreover subject 20 a fine OF NOT
more than twenty thousand dollgra, nor less
,han five hundred, and be imprisoned net
! iesa r.ian three months, ncr more than three
7carr, 1t the discretion of said court and it
| .hal! rc he duty Of the judge Of the several
Confederate Courts to give this act specially
in Charge 10 the grand jury.
Soc. :; Thai this act shall not lie construed
81 apply to any person acting in behalf Of the
] .l,o I'd, r.
; spcain! authority from the President, or any
.. tie heads o. departments.
Tho following amendment, proposed by tho
, Jud c;arT CoLomittec, wGs ciGpred Insert
! ar;3T the :yorl 'norson" the words "cYe"u:
i ai,5in tie lines Of the enciny."
! RE ipliaw:as bill vas iakau up. ani, alter
/ {. irici discussion. was passed
! 4 Ril to provide for the investigation end
settlement Of the transactions and accounts.
/ 3! Quartcrmasters, C0nmis saries, Contrnc-
tar and other financial aed disbursing Off
+ c2rs, agents and employees Of the Contcde.
rnic States
Section |. The CongrcsJ CT tho Confederate
! States 81 America do eunct. That it shall lie
! r;,c duty OK the district attorneys Of tie Con
! :edcratc States. in their respective ii-rirtr,
aTd az s"un after the passage Of this &c. a.
Lay .e, 20 make inquiry into and investigate
tic conduct, ;ranGaG;lcns and accounts ot
! 2acii perEah who, during the existing wAr, has
acted or ahnil act IS quartermastor, commlasary
| eaT;r!rt.-, ar os'cr fnGnrial Or GisbursiTG
! 5iii:cr, sgaDt0r cinnl"yca q Tho C0Gieicra'e
| :,,a;cs: AID "hcH tic dis5rie. attorney shall
receive Credible Information, or ghail have
rca-on to believe. that any person, while 80
ACTING, has received, or directly or indirectly
mad. or rallied moro than the ealary allowed
:.:.n i,v laiv, or has failed to execute his con-
tract, or hss executed the same contrary 70 its
'tcun inaiti.ing for bus own profit. or wisf in
ten; Il, de!ra ID TAG Confederate States, it shall
nc ths duty Of such district attorney to insti>
,nte again't cTrry such person proceedings
70. accent and settlement in the District
! Court Of the district wherein such person re-
! adaa. or - acting. III wherein such transac-
flans occurred or freud was committed.
Sec 3 Such proceedings shall he in tho
rare 81 the Confederate States, and may be
Instituted on either the Law CT equity side Of the
court: shall nc conducted according to tne
! FIRMS prescribed in the several States for the
co duct q; SUITS a law or in equity. and shall
hc determined according to the principles q
law aod equIsy. One proceeding may on>
bracn all or any portion of the acts of the
party defendant; and the Investigation and
accounting shall extend TO every receipt ez
prndirurc, purchase, sale, trade, bargain,
agreement. ne: or transaction of such quar-
tcrmasfcr, corniris:ary, contractor, or other
oHiccr, aSe:t Or employee, Or in which nc was
dare; tl5 or indirectly Interested, or with which
he vas in any manner connected.
Sc: 3. For the prosecution and trial Of
cases under this act, the court shall be deemed
in session at MI times, and the frs. Monday
in each month shall be term for the return
Of tic various orders and Processes of the
cOurt, which may be required in the enforce
meat Of this act.
Sec T. The party defendant may be exam,
ined hy the district attorney IS witness by