Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21
CGIFEDERATE gTiTEg CONGRESS
10 CONCEESS-2o SESSION.
FaIo.Y, FEB IT, 1865.
SENATE.

SENATE
Tin S,rate was called to order at II o:1look
NJ il1n. K. Al. T. lIuHTsR, Ct Virginia, in tho
eh,,r.
Prayer by the Ror. Mr.. 0atcTood,ot tho
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. JOuN.oH, Of Georgia, presented series
Ct resolutions passed by the several ueofgls
regiments in BsnniDy's brigade, which Were
ordered to DO printed. ,.,.
Hr. W1oF.LL from the Committee On Mill
tsry 4 flair, reported Tho following bill, which
was read third time and passed:
The Congress cf the Confederate States OF
America do ensct, That n shall bs competent
for tho Secretary of War 10 negotiate WIN
the Govssn0rs or other authorizes OF the ILL
fsrent States Of toe COnfsderscy, When ne
deems tho ssmo to he cIpedient, for any num-
Der Of 81 .Tes 10 servo with tbs armies In Tho
ti,Id, Ut Tor service in any Of Tho buteauX "l
supply. OF IL. posia, or h3spitas, or for FORTH
Gallons and mining, undsr ary oI 'h' laws Vi
Tho Cent. derste States, or u engage their ns>
,isanos to execute tho laws Of Ms CJnti dsfs.
cy rentiva to the impre -sment Of Slaves. and
TO make slrh contracts or engagements us
NAV 10 nsosss.Iy i,r Forwarding an adequate
supply ti sls's labor iur Ell ruch fu'
poses. ,,,
Mr.. WIGFaLI. also reported bnIk tie bill Tor
III, further organization Of tho field artillery
# the u. Moderate States, which WAS parsed.
Sir. W!oF.LL. from til, sa,ns e3mmitto'
then reported hack, with amendments to s9ch,
hill ito exempt from military service skilled
srtz,ns aid msohHntcg," ard bill to di
minish tho rumbor Of txcmTtIGns ana ae'
| taia.'
| The :EieTt.n eEts we're reported.
o motion Of MIR. Oar, the o"1sidora!ion o.!
the bill 30 diminish tbs lumber ct eEemr.
, tiuhs and details" wLs postponed uaiii to-.
morrow, a:d tito lmendInent ordered to b.,
! prinlaj.
Mr. Oar mazda The snms motion In regard 10
tho bi Ito sxemp. skilled arizana and mo.
| cheoi0a." List.
| Tho Senate tLen proceeded to consider the
bill, Vi Ii tho amendments proposed by the
O ,nmit,e. On Military Affair.". The original
bill r.ads:
"A BILL to Exempt fr;m Military S,rVich
Skilled Africans and Mechanics:
Tho O,ngre.s OF the Confederate S!a'n Of
America do enact. That all skilled art;zlre
and mechanics, who arc engaged in the en-
ploJmtn! CT tbs gorernmcn: If the Cun:cds-
rate Safes, are hereby exempt from all mill
tury SERVER, during tho t.;no they ars 80
employed"
Tho Mlii;arJ Committee propose to nmsnd,
first, by inserting af:.r the word, Z" States " in
the third linz, "or in tho public workshops Of
sny Ct thu StatoP."
Mr. ORaHAr proposed to amend tho amend
msnt by inserting sfser The word "Ststet"
"or in factories working f,r the States g.
st.
The QUESTION being taken upon the amend
msns proposed by tho Military Committee, it
WAS d;tsrminsd in the affirmative.
TITO second amendment, prop0s'd by The
Committee on Military Affairs, in tho fprm Of
on additional ssction, Was then taken up.
Tn, smendm. mt reads
Sec. 9 Thy Secretary Of War is authorized
10 detail suoh pers)ns IN may DO required by
public necessity, and hs shall make OIL. snd
r.pors 10 each meeting of C1ngrtEs dsscrp
tive lis: f all persons exempted or detailed
by him under existing laws.
| Nj. ORR spoke " til much warmth 10 oprn'
sitiuu 10 tho bill, even as amended. Lie
maintained that the Committee on Military
AG,irs had mol obsysd the Instructions Of tho
Senate ia regard t, this bill. All the amshd-
men's desired by The opponents o! the bill 10
diminish tho humber OF details and extmp"
TONS h sd Lecn hitched IN 10 tho bill eX-
empting "skillsd aftizans snd mechanics. -
That bsii he, is IL Senate bill, aud we have
40 --re.y that il will over scuoh bottom I'm
the ll3nse.
Mr.. BURNETT th,n nilr5sssi the Senate IN
faV;r Of tbs bill. H. wantei tho bill passed
with as few am, n 1ments as possible.
Without spcsing Of The bill, III, Senate On
motion Of Mr. OLDHAM. went into 6torst ses-
sion.
After q short time rpeHt therein I'll, doors
wers opened, and tn. Ssnste procsed,d tn
consider Senate bill to regulate, for limit d
period, tbs c; importation OF he oflofr5. ol5rks
and ca,r,ia7ees Ct the civil depar:me of tho
government in in, city OF Richmond, with
| Usu.e anendmtnta ih,roth, was thcn taken
up and passed. 1t prnvidas That no cl.sk
shall receive !ess than IS 500 per snDara.
On motion CT Mir BURNETT. the Senate than
adjlu,n'd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House IL t II o'clock. Payer ~ Rev.
Mr. Shaver.
Til. SPEAKER laid bailrn ii:e House s ICES,
ssqs from tho P,e.idone transmitting further
o,rr.spondence betwosn the Secretary ct the
Ns77 n tho Governor Of North Csro!ioG los
lativs To tho seizure Of coal from the stsamsr
A. D. Vance.
Retired 10 ths Naval Committee aud 5Eiir-
I'd 10 DO printed. .
Also a message from tie President trans
mit.ing information as to tho numbsr OF iron
fnrges and iurnao.a in the employment nf tho
Government, their caIecity sad the prics OF
tbs irCn delivered by euoi. Lad On ths tshl'
and o,deTai to be printed.
The iIcrs, then took up tho S'nate bill to
REGULATE tine bnsinsss Of conscription. The bill
nbolishe. tho Burcor Of Uonscripii,n.
| Mi. GooDE, Ct Va, the Chairman Of thu
snecial ocmmittse on tho subject, supported
| tho .:snAts bill, Jing that there was nsoes-
sity FIR rstorm to got rid of the cto'nsi rounds
of respectfully referred"
MIR. ROGERS Of Fiorids, tf:Tsd suts:i-
| stitotc for tho bill providing icr the orSanizs-
ton If ConscJiptioa Busenn.
IL said THAI Congr; SO had passed biz! alter
bill for oonsaripting mon for the Confederate
service, AMI hal mover provided any m scaine
~ fer carving out the laws. The War Do
nartn,nt had bssn Obliged to adopt some eys,
tam. end it had resulted in tho present Bureau
| of C inscription. j. was charged also witch
tho arducus AID irksome duty of returning
abssntess and destrssrs to the army. Hard
o,ses must arise in tbs execution Of the con-
script lave, erd NJ machinery could prevent
| il.
Pending tn, rsma7Es Of M. RcGzrs, tho
morning hour expired.
Mr.. RUSSELL uodsT suspsn'i,n OF tho
roIes. reported from th. special mmittoe OF
one from sroh State on ths tax Law, repcrttd
bill 10 provide for tho INN eiisto payment OF
the arrears due to ths srmy and navy.
Ordered to he printed and made tho speo'sl
order for Monday next after the morning
hou:, and tho continuing special order from
day To day until disposed Of
Also from the Same committee bill to pros
vid. means for the Support OF tho goTernmtn.
and Garry en- tho war. Made tho COMMUNAL
20 soial o.dor after the foregoing bill.
On motion Of Mr. II. W. -UcE, Of Ky,
the Hou.s rcaoI7sd itssif into s.crat session.
On motion, adj ,urne1.
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