Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-31

atticls |. nljtiuu s. ely.s Il CcuR;asa "a
p3wsr "to lay and collect duties, i'm.
plsta and eYc;ses fir the reveiius 1ecete.i IL
p,y ,ha dsbts provide for the oumnoa dslotoc
aud carry on The government tf tho Conf.da
rate States: bus NJ b3un,;ss Raall 10 grant..
FROM .ho Treasury; nor shall nEy dn:ies ~
sSx 81 on impor:atioas from foreign ra.:ans b.
laid 10 promote or fostsr any branch of III
dus:ry; rnl NIL da!iol, impos!s aud t2aiGn,
shGll hs uaiiorm throughout tho Cohlslsrats
States"
1t is true that the payment of postas. is no!
properly t.x, but compensation for ser'io:
rondercd; yet it would eosresly be ingsIuout
to deoy that 80 to regulate therssss Of poa:ag.
nc to produce an o1:oss of recstpts over eI-
ponsss Of carrying mail matter iGr cn, class
ar:d TO uso This excees in order to car:y frss oi
coat the mail matter for another c!as., would
stto7g'y contlie: with tbs just equality OF
privileges and tnr!hsns which the Rbops c..e1
clsuoes woro designed to feourt.
| lesrSs to h' compelled to oljtoi 10 utss
euro derissi by CongreHs for tho ,btnelis OF
feIiaf hf the army but with my convictions 90
tbs subject, il Is not poasiblu to apprevs the
act now before ms. ,TEfrshsaN D.yu.
RiCHuoNp, Va, Jan. 25 1865.
Mr. BAKER, of Fla. ssased that II, intro ,ucs
tho bin ana Supported it hy hs vote sad thas sr.
| ter carefully reading ia, vst9 IA ses,ss Of Tie
President, DO wss candid 20 SAY thas lo saw no:ll.
| iDg tl.sro to oause him to Withdraw his SUD :
port from the bill. lls believed tbs bill por.
:tc!iy constitutional. The bill vas ra,sti to
| facilitate the transrortatin II of newspapers to
soldiers in the fold, and not 80 nuah for toe
purpose Of saving postage. The Poet Otfco
WAS now s.lf rus!ainin6 irc.itutinn, and Tho
| Cjnm,ttea en- PI.t Gfiiots aud Pyst l;,css
| dssmti this but q poor privilege to hs brave
stldiera who sro tsttliEg Tor Gur libert;cs. For
this rcssOn the bill wGs reported bJ TIE Cam
mites. II. could rot vote 10 srsssin tho veto
Of tbs President.
Ms. SHINES, Gi Ii. dife,sd fra,n !hd T'7ssi.
dert ca lie constitutional quit!ian, aid a:.ouhi
! tlsrsfors vote for ths b,ll.
| Mfr. BRows should .ustain III. vsta.
MIR. GARLAND Gould nos vote 10 ei,rla:n tho
set', ard sreua'l a: soHis lsnS:a ii sso~ ti.-t
tha bill Was strictly constitutional. II, re.
gardcd the hill simply az one Increasing ti5
compensate n allowed soldiers,
| Dir. OLDHAM stated that hi, mir: wal very
ol.ar as 10 tbs constitutional question, srd
therefore 8 could n3t Yo!a 20 aus;sin It's vato.
flo did not hela1s that tllis inssaa.e wouii
t,attasc tbs receiris hoow tho Expenditures
ana To therefore giouid vets 10. the BILL
| Mir. WIGF.LL. said it wss n veil khnHn fao!
that tbs rns: Qit,s Department. wsa carried
On OF n much loTsr 6gEro Than il Glhers lie
taken for simply nething, TO keep nut Of the a.
my. And as the soldiers had to give up some
| OF their omradss who wore detailed to carry
iha maiia. ha Haa in favor IF lsitn5 !!;erl
ksTs their papers. tfsa Of p5stagc. inasmuch
1 "a k1ux. - l.. -.
is70' q fair dealing sncng NJ sn. sad thsrefors
sh, I'D rata to hsTe p'fais Tls!l.d thai6 .T:Ti
tsllows fre, Ct pastsa5.
Mr. GsAG.u said that If ihs President IN
t5adtd 10 veto ovarT MEASURE, Tlioh, il II
.usmls, oi this Congress, wonld hsve ress,,tl
is dzsprr67a, than .l.s prari9oa Ct this C,n
Ereaa Tas limited indeed. The soiiiorr in tht
tisld rsaeivad tut q pit;scos for ths arGucut
ani Noble duties they were Reforming far
tasir country, end tho poor privilege granted
them by this bin Sonld r.oaiyo bis cordial
cnpIost. s. far es The Post 0f!ic. Department
| vse con1IIned, that was q minor question; j,
the expenditures Eo little beyond thu re-
t.sia,s, w'ty borrow Il l:ttic, or raisc the ratss
At postage. Ha .aw nothing un1onstitutiDn3!
,n ihia biz, 'cnd should shereioss vote FOR ii.
! Tis illI5.iol boiDg .hsl The bill Ja:H, no:
| Hit.ioiAhdIoE Luo OlyVSsuHo VI taS feS'"Tns
/. S.s determined in ths affirmative, a- i'll
i,Is:
YRAs-Mcssrs. Bikar. Capestaa. Garlsn.i,
utahan. Haynes, iIm-y. Ma1wsll. 0ithsm
H,mmss, Snlms, W.iker, Wa,oon. Wtgfs.l--
Is
| NArs.-MsBsrs. Brown, E4ra0lt. plrcA.
Sparrow.
a. On m ,tion Of Mr.. W.rs>s. tho Ssna., then
wont into ssofot session, AMI whon the doors
were opened. al burned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at III o'al5ck. Prayer hy
R.v. DR. RurroTa. Of tho Baptist Church
Mr. ANp.as N, Of Ga, anked iehvs OF ub.
ssno. for biz colleague, Mr. su.wM.r., VIC
was called home by The proximity Of Inc pub
lie enemy to his family. Giansd
Mr.. HaNLr, Of Ark, asked aal obtained
sis,ippi, from hnt sftsr the 18Th OF Fshl usry
nsxt.
Mr.. LYON, of Ala, moved postponsm.nt
Of ehe spscial ord.r to take Up th6 currency
b il, uni t., consider the Senate amtRinen..
LOST.
The II ,u.o .aoii resumed tha ln.,s"ioia.i";;
If the epenial I'll der, being Tho bill to rrosae
ilr ta,s employmtns of free rogroas ard slavae
10 work upon furitioatlops and perform other
lsho, c9nsi eoted with tho deseao,s Of tho o1iin
ssY.
1hs House, after considering in ssor,t ht5-
sian The questioa cf putting in an anendm1n;, :,
providing said slavss shall not be armed AID
uyed GO soldiers" again brought the bill into
open session, and rtieotsd tie amendment
Mr.. UoLvlR moved 10 strike ont in tho lEll
seo:oa ihs words, "if said slaves ARD employed
4 =. "a n m a.
ahauical pursuits"
TIC amendment WAS asreei to---y8as 30,
nays 2l
Oa motion Ct Mr. BALDWIN, tie 4th ssasi0n
was so anisnGed es to specify that when e Per
son has lesB than Ave male slaves none Of theDa
silpll be impressed.
An amendment was proposed by Mr.. SHETz
HAEz. cf Ga. nrd adjp!ed, rtquiring the i'm
| resements 10 bs made aocOrdirg to the imu
pt4ssment laws 1f och March, 1863.
Ga motion Of MIR. MrLKs, On the pat OF tic
Military Uommittse, a Ssh ssetion wss inserted
and Rn S;h .eo,;on added TO The bill.
Tns Senate bill was finally raastd, vii,
various amendments:
Tas hl''' a. yhkis Fla vias.sK.=tEss; of
soss and perisfm 5ssf sTa Iabt IS ssonnectsi w'tb
tae defences Of tho country.
Section |. Whersas, tho efficiency Of tt.
army i, &. timta greatly diminished By ths
withdrawal from the ranks of Go!dinra to PSF
form labor and duties which eau IS we'll ha
done By free negroes and alay.s,
Tho Congress- 9f the Confederate Sia.ss Of
AlneEiaa Do .nsc.., That all free mels nagroeS,
h.tnesn tbs ages cf eighteen and fifty psaIs,
eha!l b held liable to perform any ishor or
discharge any duties With tho army, III in
canasatian with tho military d:f.rco' Of The
clantIy, suas, us working up9a fars:hcs!ionn,
prcdu,.ng snl prsp,rins materials ct 'Ta'',
huilling and repairing roads and bridges. tnd
.laing nthor work uGualiY dons By cnginee'
tfoaps and ponton;c7s, Gcting as caoF,, tesl
stcrs, GtsTsrts e5d waissTa-;n military keeF''
tsio u o!htr ike laAar. cr similar eus;ss
,4ie, s.lay ba required CT prescribed b. The
5e,rsta1J ol War Or IN. gsnsTal commanding
Tbs Ira: 1-AiisEissipri Department, rom tiS,c