Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21
CONfEDERATk STATES CONGRESS.
e.. CUHGRESS-.lc SESSION J
SAruno.Y. FID. Is. 1865.
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SATuHosf, rkD. 10, louo',
SENATE
Tht Senate wsa called IL Crdsr st IL n'alock,
H., Hon. r. ST. Il. liUkTEa, VI Virginia, IL
th- CEa;7
PRAYER Ly the Rev. DE-. Ga.sw lod. Of tho
EniscDrai church.
Mr. " .Tsos, Of Miss. offered q bill to be
| entitled IN act II relation ~ the printing and
| bindruS IN psu,phls: form of the nots. reso!u
tons and troaiicd adopted al .Soh session ot
Congress-.
Mr.. Vfsr. Ct Mo cE.r:d the following bill
which wno referred 10 the Committse on Mill.
tarY Affair:
The Congress OF The CInfed,rate States Of
| America 10 enact, Tha. oil whito male resi-
dents cr 'hc Confederate States between tho
agss Of l. and lS and is and so years who
shall on g. cunt rf tho ctcnpati1u. OF their
| ueiaI rirces of feridshIo Sy .a-:?nhl;c sps>
my, or from nt!,cr isasona DO temporarily re-
siding ir other States than their own, shsll
| 10 rut .ct to enrolment and service in the
| Reserve lnrces of Tho State Of which thsy may
| be temporary r.riisnts at tho time Of the pas :
sage Of this act.
Mr.. CArrRroH OF Va presen'ol a series of
resointions passed hy tho officers and men OF
Crrse's Btiyude, which wore ordered 10 be
Irirt,d.
Mr.. WIGrALL, from the Com mittss on Mill
TRY Af.i,s, reported hack adversely House
| tli to amend tbs net to provide tobacco for the
amy.
Mc. WIdFALL, from the tame Committee,
| r,por:oi bsnk, with Ieoo,nm endation that it
pas HOUSE b.ll to se.ure tho moro efficient
transportation of troops, munitit ns Of and
tho 0 ntraot OF Telegraph companies. Ths ILL
war passed. il pa,ss all railroads and te!e-
grsrh companies under the i'm Lcists. charge
| Of the Secretary nf War.
Mr. WGrlLL. from ths ssrGe Committee
also departed rex hill to provide Tor promo
tiun 1T iii3trs in c:Itain oases,' which was
passed.
MIR WIGraLL sis) reported back documents
in r.lxipn 10 the inferior qusliiy OF tobacco
distributed to the srmy, snl moved that &C.
lee: committee be appointed to investigate the
uhsrrsa contained in said documents. Agreed
Mr. SEHHIa, frCm The FinsLc. Committee,
r,portsi lack, with snendmsata, Eouss sp-
preparation bill, which after aome ttls dis
nussion, wa, On motion Of Mr.. BROWN, post.
po,.sd III! Mo3,jnJ.
Oa mnscn Of Mr.. PusRETT, bill to ode
mipish tho number Of etemp,ions ond details" "
was thsn tsktn up, read third time and
rasssd.
A BILL to diminish ihs nurnosr Of Exemptions
.sLd Doial5.
The Compress Of The Confederate Statos of
America 20 suaut, That 20 much Of the "act
20 organ 2' forces tn serve during the war"
approved February il, 1864. Bs sx,mpts ono
person as uYerssor or azrcultursl,st on each
iaIm or plantation upon whioh there were, at
-ptclfis ii,Des ff.aen be- bodied field hands,
between thu a,,s Vi sixteen ent filty, upon
certain conditions, is hereby repealed: Pro-
silcd, Taat exemptions OF persons over 45
Yesfs Ct lg.n,sy ke granted under The pro-
vi."as # the act aforesaid. And ssid per-
r1ls shall be liable ii military service, upon
III eSiiia:inI OF the time for which they
re?uf.h exemption ny ressvn Of HsT:Es exc
vu'sa huIdz Tor one yesr from the date
thAIeul
Ser. .. No exemption or detail tbsll bs
er.r..d tY Tho Prtsiien. or Stcetsry OF War,
hY 1ir.nc of t,!i ao., t1oept Of persons law
fu!Iy tcpgr.ci by board of surgeons as una
ble t. gel LINN Dntiye .civiG6 in the feld per
snns over HE age Ut forty years and Of labor
trs er'vnn,. iusrhsniIs and PERSONS OF scion
tih. ri - ,,nJIn, o.! hv or ~6rting for tho Con.
lsiu. aIo or S:Ite u6ScfiiinoIit, and shown by
rrvper is-tlinon, {, 10 tuch laborsrs, artisans.
Ihe ,ha,ias CT r<rsjrs CT scientific rkill, and
with Tho sanie exceptions all exempt )ns snd
d,ta,;n heretofore granted ly ,he President or
Sc cay ri W-r, b; virtue Of said act. ale
.:,ieLy rerrket.
Sec 3. Jha. a.! rki;lsd sr!i9ans snl mo-
Ghsnlrr VIM Are engaged i'll the employment
of too G1EsraIn-nl u Tho Ccnfederst, States,
.1e hsrsby exemp, from all military service,
auriry tho time they are 90 emplnYsd: Pro
viet PefBnna whtse setviuss. labor VI skill
may ba mo!e ustiuly smflnYsi icr the public
good d; kclno than in lL. field, TO be deter
nin.4 ly The Secre aIy of War, on tie zorn
teatimaHy 1t disinteresttd witnesBts, undsr
such .uite Ind ieeulstlnEs a5 be may prs-
soiiLe, AID The nAmer OF all psr,obs 10 tx
pied nr d.tsiIsh. together with lhs reason
Tor the tstal Btail be submitted 10 CGnStsss
at tho bs2ihniGg 1T each s, ZION.
On motion Of Mr. BUREATT, the S.na:e then
Went into ceorst session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The noass va. orecea With prayer at ii
n'c'dsk ly R:VM: Shaver.
The -pclihi order f1r the mornir1 hour,
being The bill for tho feismptiun OF notes Ct
Tho cd ,uiue aad binds Ut the Uonlsdsrats
Sta.6s how in the hands IF oartsin Indisn
tsih-s, Was taken up. and tho bill passed.
Mr. SixToa, Of Texas, from the Committee
Of Conference Oh the tisagroeing votes of the
tEo Houses, on the bill authorizing tho em.
plo5m.n. OF slaves and free Negroes on the
fortfostions and ether public works Of the
Confedera!e States, submitted q report, which
waa ccncnrred in by the House.
Tie bill, as amended by the Conference
Committee, pr6vdss that thtre shall bs no
ii,ed eoinrsnSatifn for The negroes 80 employ
ed. II aiso s1ampta irc,n i'm mprsssmsut, whsro
an 6wner lns lt.s than Eve male slaves and
t..rto sxo:uriYeiy employed in agriculture or
mechanical purauiSs
Oh motion ii Mr.. sraAD, CT Missouri, The
UJuse want in.o secret se.siUn on tho bill pro-
v;ding or tho employment Of negroes ss col
ditfr.
Ga mo.ion. sdj urred.
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