Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21
cONREDERATE STATES CONGRESS-
10 OONGRESS-2p SESSION.
MONDAY, En-. 20, 1865.
SENATE,

SENATE.
The Senate was called 10 order at IL O'Clock
H., Hoo. Il. NJ. T. uUHrlR, If Va, in tn
chair.
Prayer by the Rsv. Dr.. Psts,kin, of tn,
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. GARLAND offered Point resolution, DON
.truir tho aos Of 3lst May, 1864. to provide
for the appointment Of Disturbing clerk OIL
che War Department, which was referred t
the Finance Committee.
Mr. BURslrr, fl ON tho Committee on Mil
tary A fairs, reported back "b,ll declaring
certain persons liable to duty in the ressry.
forces of tie respective States" was road q
third time tnd passed"
Bill to make appropriations for the support
of tho Government Of the Confederate States
Of America, from tho l't day Of Jalulry L
III. 30lh day Of june, 1865, was then taken ur
and passed.
Nj. SAnnEs, Of La, tfsrsd bill to b en-
titled an aot 20 amend the l3 b section Of N
sot entitled an act to reduce the currency and
authoriz, new issue Of notes and bends
which WAS referred to the Committee on Fl
nance.
Joint resolution for tho relief of tho lega
representatives Of John r. Caldwell, was Their
taken up snd passed.
J.iut resolution for ,shs relisf Of Jsmsl
Sykes was s'so passed.
Bili TO xbolish tho ofioe of oil officers en-
gagged in discbsrging the duties Of proves,
Inarshal-, except within tho lines of an army
in tho fold, was then read third time and
passed. 1t reads
The Congress of tho Confederate States o.
America do enact, That the Office of oil lffi'
GERS now engaged 10 performing tho duties o.
provost marshal, outside the lines Of an army
10 the field, be and tho Same is hereby abol
shed: Provided, That Ill officers who may
have BEEN disabled and assigned TO tho die
charge Of these duties, shall not lose theil
commissions, but may bs assigned to Other
duties.
SEo Q That all ofiosre whose offices ar,
abolished by this Act, shall have the righ
within thirty days, to volunteer in any arm, o.
tho service from their respective States.
Mr.. uENRY, Of Tennessee, by leave, intro.
doced a bill changing the time for ths ssssm-
bling OF Congress at its next regular session
which was read and referred.
On milton, tho Senate thsn resolved itself
into ascrst session, for tho purpose Of CON
sidsring the negro bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL O'Clock. Prayer BY
Rsv. Mr.. Ps!erkin.
Tho Ssnats's amendments 10 the bill Of thai
body amended by the House 10 regulate, fol
limited period, the salaries Of civil employees,
of the governments, were ooncurrsd in.
The following rsso ution was introduced by
Mr.. BLANI ,RD, of Georgia:
Resolved, That, during the remainder oil
this hession, no member shall speak moro than
Ouoe nor longer than ton minutes on any
quss ion, except by the unanimous consent oil
tho II ,uss.
Mr. AsDER ON. Of Georgia, asked losve Of
absence for Mr.. BsLL. Of Gsorgis, who va.
suffering from the sffscts of an old wound
and otherwise indisposed. Granted.
Under suspension of the roles, Mr.. LYON,
Of Alabama, reported from the Committee on
WAYS and Means bill smendatory of the
"aoi to reduce the currency and suthoriz, the
REISSUE Of notes and binds" 90 ss to make
certificates of iadobNdaess hereafter issued
receivable in payment of taxes.
The bill passed.
The HOUSE .hen resumed the consideration
of the bill to regulate the business Of con-
sas-s
Mr.. RoaERs continued his argument in favor
Of the substitute and against tho Senate bill.
He thought the State earolliog cHlosrs, and
not the authorities oonnso'ed with the Con
script Bureau, are culpabls for tho Ion e.
eon,on Of the oo0soiipt Law.
The nambsr Of msa plso,d in service
through tho agency Of the bureau 10 much
lager than ID cIsimtd by the committee.
Tao substitute of Mr. Rooms WAS lost. and
he Senate bill pssssd-ysss SO, nsyslS
Tue following is the bill ~ passed:
I The Congress of the Confederate States Of
america do enact, That for che purpose of con.
ucting the business of conScripiion. there shall
. assigned to each State by the President .
lsneral officer, who ahall report 10 the Secretary
War through an Assistant Adjotant General,
} be assigned in the Office of the Adjutsnt and /!