Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-24
sUNEEDERATE sTaTEs CDNGK isSSS,
In CCNGEE!5SS---2D sEIsIOE.)
Fe1psr, JAsuGxr Gosh, 1865.
SENATE.

SENATE.
This Senate ~aa called TO 0rd5r at iwsiss
o'clock, NJ, Vios Tfoaidsut STEFaRsa iu the
Chair.
prsysr h7 this Rs7. d.. Raid, az lt5 Pres
hytsrian Church.
h.c. SruuE., from iis OnInh,iit!a Oh ri.
i.anae, reported bill extending tho ;urisdia4
lion oil the state Cnllentor Of mississippi o7sr
Easssrn Louisiana, which wss e3neidernd aud
passed.
Mr.. Ssuuss also reported baeE: with amsnd-
men!, House bill to aushcriLs thesalnhiiykmen t
oil an Office Of deposit in connection Tilii tie
ir.a.urT.
rhs amcndmsn. was agrssi to aai the bill
pR.a:d.
NJ. SPARROW, from ina Oont,,ittso 1M Mill
tsrY Aaairs, reported tho following till. which
Wa. passed:
a Bill. to amend tho ACT sntitiad "An oct to
organize f0rcss 20 servs during Ns War,"
approved 18th February, 1861.
The Cangrsas Of tho Confederate Stccs Of
Aine-!ca DO enact, That 20 much Of the sch
r.c.lon Of said act NJ provides tiat tho psr-
a0nA. mentioned therein shall not lie vequre ed
70 perform military ssfvias not nf the Stats IN
which they reside, bs suspended until the "a
Monday sltsr tbs mtriins Of ths No.: hssaion
IF Congress.
Chs consideration Of Senate biz 20 "psosids
ioT the reorganization .of companies, battsl-.
iona and regiments in oer.sin caucE" was then
rsauniat. The bill UaS considered iiy SECTIONS
and amended IN various particulars. WrrOn tnt
OGAIa sisted that The question would be upon
engrossing and ordering tho bill to third
reading. w .,,1 .,, a. j..
AZ NJ oRksn tpok Al. 6 s1.nl1,
snd inserting "usy."
Nj. GRAuAu, of North 0sFolira. wan opposed
10 tho proposed amendment lie thrnghs tho
will of Congress- end hot Of esnasals a,ionld
prevail. II necessary to pnss a lsT ID should
!,s an imperative Law.
Mr.. BuaNarr. Of Iisntuoky, then a,i,lr.fs.ii
the Ycna!e at some lengsk. Tho heaal5 bill
WIGS not exactly what hS wanted; hit be would
vote for il because il was tho best uifesei.- lilo
WAS ia favor of irn.ncfliats organisation, Bit
no desired 10 Hsa saOa bill passsd as would
rssch tho large nunlbor Of officers appointed
m coIanisSaries, qaasserHiasttra, assistants,
It$i.. whcr tbs Rres Of country was not SO cir
transcribed sB 81 present Tie believed th:re
wnsa abundance Of provisions in tho country 70
feed en- army even larger than ours, which
could be procured If THO prap.r officers vera
appoihteH !or thst purpose. w. EMO neiieVeS
this! tboro were men enough il the South to
Whit. an army superior to 0rant'p, if the o6n-
ras,I,s !uw was properly aud rigidly enicraei.
III .e,, in t.;s hand ar.per fnrni=bsd him By
til. s5nHUriIt officer Of this olsy, in which il
wDo shown that l52. 900 man bad bean handiaa
by the. officers Of shat bureau, aud of this
ra.nlor, hut Il, 900 had been ssnt to the front.
He siao alluded to tue large number Of ratu
who hold certificates of Disability, and said,
shse according to the findings Of the various
medical haasds, ours was the most unhealthy
oountfy on ths face of Coos earth. lie
thou sht Che exemption lay onsht 10 be raelasa,
arI was In fsyar Of taking away thu d;scre-
,icnary power given to tho Pfssidons and tbs
Secretary of Wsrc
Mr.. WIorALL Was sorry to s:e, IN the part
Of l.aators, such fsvsiish anxiety ia put
Insn in the army. In his cpiniuA that was
no. ths way to render 80 sria5 efficient. Ths
aanbsr of muskstsbssring mea III so army
s;! moi co6a,ituts its effectiveness. The gen
llsman from Kentucky (Mr: B } sllndsa to
tho exemptions granted BY Congress- and the
Secretary Of War and the President. Upon
thia subject 10 desired to say . few wosds.-I