Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-31
CNNfENliasl'a STATES C6EGhs2gS
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fIloAy, JAN. q, 1865.

| SENATE.
| III. S.na:e was called to ordsr at Q o'':ln2k
~, Il. ii. i. lluNTER in the Chair
PRAYER By tho Rsv. Dr.. EIrrdHs, 81 The
B.ptist Church.
4 resolution OF thanks to Brigadi.r Genera
| John 9. Williams and The Gfti ,srs and mnn
anIer his command, Cor their yic;o!y nj Sat
Wills, Virgoia, was Tassed.
! Ijuss bill, with Ssnat, amendments, to
increase the eff ,isno7 Of tho cu1slr7, Vas
~ Ell tek.n o and considered.
! Mr.. GRAHAM ,houaht the change proposed
/ insxroGieDt $. this tina
Ms. WAraoH favored tic House bill. lie
thought tLs government aud moi tho mar
/ should own tho horses.
Dir. CArsIT1H regarded the ill 0s 1hs Of
| IT., moss important yet introduced into Can
| ,resa, and, Ss tho Sunate WAS not IS full rs il
probably might b., hs assisted Or the
| nos.ronhlrert o! further consideration a. leas:
for day
Mr.. Sparrow Was opposad to any delay.
lie Yesterday eayc 1oioe that h. would call
up-he bill today, and il tile bill ia 10 DO
parsed j.. bsuuld hs done q. once.
Mr.. YE,T oppnssd tho bill in tho lGwor
| IIousa. and should certainly postpone It h.r..
MIR. BusarrT favored tho bill, and Should
vote ioT it. In his onirion, if VS. are to Inv.
| any soften, it SHOULD ba imme iiaie. rs hopsd
the I'LL would not TO postponed.
Mr. CAPIRroH was opposed 10 the hill nssa
| the hill ayd the goverhmsnt assu,nes debt
| Ct about Cue hundred millions d"ilars and
docs not in Che least innrca.e tho efficiency oil
tha. nrrn of tie services. lie, howsYtr, Wcu!d
| withdraw his molou 10 postpone.
The bill Was then rlsosd upon ita p'asags,
srd j ,cjsd i. Sal .iErlaa!,+c, al ioFis"h: +,
AYrs.--MssIrs. Brown, Barnett, DOstoh,
Garland, Haynes. Henry, Waldo p. j h son,
Maxwell. Oldham, StmIn.s, Sparrow, Wais'n
and Wigfalt-l3.
Noxs,-M.ssrs. Baker, GspsrIon, Graham,
Simms, Vestand Walisr-G.
81 tbs bill vas passed.
Mr.. WiGriLL offered The following rs:olu-
iion:
Resolved, Thai the Committee On Military
4 fairs be instrn1tsd to report u bill repeating
all Laws authorizing iyrTTsssraenis CT properly
for tho use Of tbs army, except by military
officers ia cass of absolute military necessity,
srd proridiag for iha immediate ASCERTAIN
nsnt Of The precise anouas oil oil property N
The paessasion os private individuals, xh;o;:
osn be used for tho support Of our armies. ard
TOR too pro rata appropriation o! nuoh portion
of tho ehnie as rnsy rs necesaryto the public
uss, or paying market prices.
Mr. WIorALL oacko at soD,s length in or
p!aIstion sid support of the resolution. IL
snid tass it Was necessary that Cur army
should be fed-recesaary that confidence
should b. res'or.d--nec.ossry that tho guns
at him: shosld be, ss we'll as those OF tho
eaepy, sriksd; nrd therefore he intr:duesd
this so'utI9H. lie believed that the hearts
Of The people Of this country w.ra in this
sruggis, and they only ask TIM. T0ur Java
sbaIi be enforced Wih equality aid jastasss.
l. lis opinion, there Was 10 Virginia to-day,
provisions enough 10 suppor. the army. if it
could be four d; but tie people in this State,
o. we'll 90 in others, had it hid away. Ths
imp,e,sing egsnts of the country had imposed
upon the people end trsmplsd their interests