Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
COMMENSURATE STATES c0sGztsSa:'ss
f2p CuNGRESS.--2D SESSION.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81, 1851.
SENATE.


...... SENATE.
The Senate wa. called 10 nrder ct IL o'oi2oH
NJ. Hon. Mr. GRAueM, Cs N9f:a u2rHii',s' ~
ths Chair" :c'''t go AZ '!.i.' o. go
PRAYER By Rev. Ds. Minneapolis, Of The
Epi.copal Church.
Arnesssge Was rsssived By the Senate, -
nouncing thst the House had dlsssTsoo &c ~,
of tho Ssnats 70 'hs '!2i:Ito.'aa''Hi
bill, and asked conference OF conElitscos te-
lecssd fur tha: purpose.
Mr, WIor.Ll moysd s,at shs Sanase !r'sls:
on its amendments, ard tbs: IS o.: Ar a>7Nh'
A COMMITTEES . oon:tr y!.th ,Ec coI'aiGct n;>
pointsd by tho Houss,
The sno,tOE ~a7 Geces&' ~, aEI Va: t%asl
piNT appcints! &estra. Sparrow, li:nrj a!:l
VssL too conaiit;ss en- tie part ct thn H"hesr.
Tia unfinished tusiasss, osiag A0uas bsi!
to pro.id. for sequss:rGti1g tie. property q
persona Liable to military service. WAC nave
departed or shall depart from tko Oonssl e!at'
States without psrnlission, Tas tasa s'Ses'
Mr.. GARLAND addressed tie Ssnsto il cup
port Of tbs bill, in a comprei.tne!ro Rpsseh OF
about an hours duration, and citsd ma'iy gu
shoritie, and referred 70 num,ro1e illIs'ra
tons to sustain the principles conla!ne: -
the messurs. Ia hi, opinion Coner5ss hsa E
perf.ct right 80 declare daEeH:Sr 81 arer
enemy. That clause u: tbs CoHsSisu!:?r 7sst-
ing in Congress the power t. declare var. a'Sc
gsve power to pass this bill, AM i. seqNts-
trsts tho property OF these who haze das;sfdiy
deserted tho place OF their pnti1ity n tie t:Hu'
of trial and need. Such Luz, il Ia c;r;T''->
wars cuilyr 0f prritive cris1Emtiv. ~: T.
dsried Tho rigat If any nian 10 ;xpa!:!r'5 I'm
s.lf in 8 tias of.Tsr, without ti.e c"nasns o.
tie govern snt, and quoted NAY cuthcrI'l
in supper. Of this opinion.
Mr. SHINES was compelled, Oh CONSTITUTIONS
grounds, to vote against the ill. na NOT o':it
deemed tho bill unconstitutional, bit iasxio
dent. In his opinion, the bill VIA airnpl; {
quasi bill of etrainder, which the Congress
had 10 power to pass. The bill only app!:st
to particular c.ays--tho,e whc hl5a l.f: 'ht
Conftd,rste S:n.es-erd did ti2t spy to e.
hundreds, who are hiding aTGy II tie r<.r,'9
ncoks and corners, and tbuo sscsp!cg Ut !l:af,
service.
Pending tao consideration cl the bill, -:
HILL, OF Ga, moved that the t:snat= yts.iT:
Itself into ssosss legisistiss sessio1.
Al tie suggestion cf Mr.. szunss, The 20
ton Was Withdrawn, wncn tha. gna:!'nan u
fsr,d the following. which va aeTosd 70:
Resolved, That ,h~ SsS1e;..rr Il ina Ssfat
be objected to present to me !asG"cns7 Gtcc
raj, 10 be filed in tho PtHs;iiasnt II Jnsta'
the aot entitled "an act 20 Gu:borze neasps
pera to be mailed to S.ll!e:c f'na Of plsiscc,
together with the certificates q l!:e Sscretar,
o! .he ScEa.a sui .ho Ciork o: the Hhuss q
Representatives, showing thai ;h:ss:d uct va:
passed by voto cf .To-Lti.ds Of both House!
of Congress, after the Objections Of the Pea
dan! OF the Confederate S'a:es tharsto hst
been received, and after s., Reconsideration 9
tho said get by both II uses cf CQ1CrcS: J;
accordance with the Constitution.
The Ssnats then resolved itss'f i2!3 s.9:s;
legislative session, and, eh'r s shor. s'nsA tiH'
sptn., ths DOCKS .sc. oFeasd, an: 81: Senat:
resumed the consideration CT Tbs Srqnsbir;'
ton bill.
Af,er Some little dieGussion, t.io bill ~:
placed upon !:s passage Sn& deo,dfd u th'
afltmssiro-aTes IL. noes lis follows:
ArEs-Mess-s 3 .kSr, B'oTa, Blrn$St, a.
per.on, D5rtoh, Gs.lsad, Hang, Hi, J?:c'
soa CT Mo-, Sims of Ky, Vsa* aa1 Wi?'a!-.
l2. -
NAYs-Moss:s. Graham. iiaTHes, ia swe.l,
O,dh,r1 Selnm.s Of L., Wake. and Watson
u.
Tue bill roads es ioll1wa:
A Bill to pcJ7ida for sequss .rstinS n. t!r~
party of persons liable 20 miiissry s&;Yce.
who have departed, or s5a!; dspsrS f"n:n y;
Confederate S:s go, without 3:rmis:!an
SEQ. l. The C5ne:sss OF tao GhncderA!i
Safes Of America do enact, Thst j! Gag psI
sou shall voluntarily depart froEl tao consci
crate States, without the permission Ct sAs
Pre,idens, OF Of the general Office cImmand
log the Trass.Mi.si:sippi Department. CT 81
On officer by one Of them aushorizodso gfan:
sush permission, and if any .1oa rs1aoa, t.:
tho Sine Of sach departure, shall bs liah'e &
military service, scdori!n2 20 tSa ilws Il; til
O,cfedcrcte Sia,e., hss.ell. IRON tie tin. o.
his departure b. treated, 6: .:s PURPOSES ni
this act, hs an alien enemy, ana his property
shall DO liable to sequestra7i0o, in like MAJ
TOT as tho properly Of otaer alien eusm;es.-.
But all proceedings for the seques.r"'ion o.
his property shall o,sse, end he shell ossss
to bs treated as an alien c2omy By rsas9a 81
such depart1re, if, du-!ns sh7 present war,
md before a dooreo Of ssqeeetrat;on fhsll b
pronounced against bis properly, he rts'l ra-
turn and enter upon the psr:"raiaa9: o: rn:E
tsry services according 20 lsH. Bat THIS &C!
shall not apply TO pcraoas who. 81 ths t'mn .!
their departure, phail bona fla reside mi:aia
tho lines Of tie easmY, or in part OF inc
ConfedcracT 10 tho military occupation OF the
enemy. :. :.
Sec. 2. If any p,rson t, ghou III, p-e,e i:nS
uso.ion applies, shall Voluntarily; ard withoas
sach permission, 70 within tho military lines
of tho enemy, and remain there n0rs tiish
sixty days, no shall be presumed to haYe 90
parted from the Confederate Safes within TIE
of this aos.
Soc. 8. IF any p.rson has kors,o;9Tc yHsnn.
tsriiy, a1d without suoh psrn1inaon. depsr'e1
from tho Confederate States, Of gone With
this military lines of tho ENEMY, tor this pur
pose Of avoiding military services, bsiAS st tht
time liabls to military service according to law
or being now liabls to military ser7io:
according to Law, such pezaon shall b;
also treated az an alien enemy, and hi
properly shall be- lisbie to seqocs'raticn
seco,ding to all this preceding psavioi7hs
un.ess such person shall rosura AID sntci
upon military serrio, according sc Law
within six months af;ec the passage Il sh,t
ao..
SEQ. 4 All grams, n0aV6ya7ra, Bai;E, g!!:'
and transfers OF property hereafter made b.
any person who shaii be limbs to rs'i:!asi
servics ct the tims Of making the sains, an:
whose property shalt bcccns iiabls to s'qnes'
trst;oa under this act, and al hons GDd in
cumbrances hereafter crcatedoE ii's rrorscy
when 10 lis liable to military ~s-sioa, ehail b;
void rs against the cain Of teqn.esFs;ion g
Tho vote BY *hi,h 1sas rel .>tod I?ous. tia;o:
resolution ''oorsru;cg w act q Jn1rFrF go
1864, Increasing tho c0mpenua!iou of c.r:aii'
ofic,r. sad employers Of tho Eav,ron,cas,"
was, on mction; r.consi3eScd, and then raad
the third Tina snd passed.
Tho resolution declares that il was t:,o il.
.sntion Of Congress, ia passing tn: ncs on:itlei
IAN sct to o,ntipus in force ind smerd II.
provisions Of An &C! approved Jsnusry sob,
1864, inotsasipg tie compensation of certain
employees 10 Richmond, to include tee medi:
cal rurveyo,'a Office, transportsli,e fi:r: and
such other tfiSes in tAe CITY Of Richmond as
have been established b7 thu said. sxsoo!ise
and Legislative departmental
Ga motioa Of Mr. HAYsra, t:sc Ssn.t: :t,ca