Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14
CDNsHDaRaTk STaTES CONGRESS-.
10 C:uNOEEsS-2o SESSION.
FRlDAY, FiB. III, 1865.


FglDiY, FiB. 10, 1865.
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES.
Tho uou,o niet Mt tho ususl Eour, the
Speaker in !ta Chair.
Prayer by tho R:y. d. Dllos1, Of the Me-
:bodi5t Church.
Tao II uss re- umol confederation Of the
rca@iu,ien tEsie1 by Mr. OAKLAND. Of A:kan-
san, prnVi1iDg that uuI grss--tlis Senate con-
nnrrinE--wji uJj urn sine die oil Monday,
Fohruhr: 20.;,.
hir CLurrcN. Gf Alabama, n.0ved to amsnd
the :e-u!uti.n b. Inserting Saturday, tho 25ih,
f.r Mnndav ;hr 20 h tf February, as proposed.
Nj. II. W BRGcg moved 70 Law tho Whole
matter on tie table. Ljst-nyes %. noes ~.
Mr. 1IILTos, of Florida. moved to insert IN
lieu Of tho ooh, Tuesday, the eS.h. Adopted
ays IL, noes 90.
The question recurring en- tho resolution
ns smenu.t. it Tan adopted ~ Tho following
v.ts-syol 43, toes Is.
Under suspension OF The lulea Mr.. BoYCs
reported back from lh, Nasnl Committee
Senate jciit revolution Of t,shk5 10 jain Ian
cat;e5, ~ Laacas4ir,, EnSnGd. "H'nsr II tic
yacht Deerhound, for orsioes ,endered to
Alhlnrns. after to sinking ii Tint v:stel by
the Il rhisnce IN tho British channul.
The reen.ati4n pae,.d without dsa.htinG
yuiIe
Mr.. Lynn, ri Alabama. from the Committee
Of Ways a. Means. reported Il joint resoiu
tnn antair IE'fhe trana:tr Of c@ria,n funds
IN tbs qaarr:1riaa:fr gansiIr1 drparimcnt.-
Parsed.
Mr.. R4rR:naIs. 81 Mrs, i.trtdu3st ,hs
following bill:
Ghs Congress- Of III, q ils,!srnts Ssstss Ct
4" erica do enact, Tia: ia urdar to provide
additional fordts ~ Icle! invasion, maintain
tho rightfuI p9sstssiun Of tie U inftdara:e
S.ntes, seour. their lndcncnJcnc,, AMI p.:sslvs
their irslltu.lonu, tho Pres dent lie, aud no ia
hereby, nuth0r Esd 10 aAE aah Gct cp. trUm tina
OWNERS OF s!a,es tie aeIv.cts Of suoh Lumbsr
of hbla bctis;l negro men, a. he msg deem
csPsd.sn:, daring ihs var, 10 perform military
fstYica in wEa!cTer CAPACITY the djneIai IN.
Uhiof may a:sc..
Hsc. . TSal trs PE:a.dtn: 30 auth 1riIsd to
orr a::z, lie aid tln7,s into COMPANIES, bas,
ta;i3ns. r:Gimcnss a"d h!iyadea, undsr such
rulsd std reg g's:i1ns We the Secretary OF War
r,a: p7asrrln:, md TO &c Commanded by such
CHI taro ~ lie Presi ;cRt may appoint.
500 3 Thst While enl,.oyei IN tho s6rv!C~
tls caG s'nTG, sla.I ra5s:,5 tho same IR,iora,
GlOihine ind o:aaaf.ntibn ga arr nl ,Nsd II
the aos arpiorai February II, 1861. Sud !;,e
acts 8Elan!a;Iy thsrsto, TO inorsase tho
,ffici:raj Ct thc ARMY hy tho employment Of
free Negroes nn:: sia7ss in nert.in Capacities"
aud the compensation allowed Shall 10 r,ajo
to tho owner or 10 thu tlGge, Ls Tho oWper may
direct.
&c., / Tbs! nothin, il this act shall be
construed to authorize change in the re alton
which the ,sid alavss shsl bssr towards thei.
0ansrs, 81 property, e1;sp. Ivy eo2ssas Of th"
Statss in which they mag resile, aai X, rur-
LulIce Of the :awa thbrnjf.
Mr.. Murs OF s. e.. ntjo':o to !hs sec5Ed
rsntire Of thu bill; wtersopon
The SPE.KFR arnauna<a lh3 question to be,
III III tbs BIZ! lie rti.c:oi?
NJ. lIARraIDir 81 GsUrs'a, 'allai for s.e
?ens snrnsya, w!.ij's b'lns nd raj, the vote
,tond rs follows:
sahk. Dsr5sn, D-JirTete, Fuller, Uariara,
G.olaan. G:ln,sr, Llmnkn, j. Z. Lich, j.
NJ. Leach McMai!en, Miles, Miller, Ramsey,
S.xton, Smith Of Ai.hams Smith OF North
C.rn",s, Wickhsm; Withe,sf3,n, nr. Speak
NAYs-Msa5rs. Aiken, Audorsan, Barksda'r,
Batson, Bali Bland ort, BoyO.. Bradley, Ii.
W. Bruce, C,rrol, Chambers, Chiffon, Clark.
OIop'on, Gu H., Conrad Conrow, Dickinson,
Dupre, Ewing, Fsrrow, Foster, Funston,
Gaithsr, Goodf, ray, Hsrtridgo. Hatcher, Hill
ton, Holden, Holiday, Johnston, Kseble,
Lyon, Macfe1, Msrshsll, M.ns,s, Moore, Orr,
Perkins, Pug,, Rsai, RogeEs. Russell, Simp-
aon, J NJ. Sa.itA, w. L. Saith, Snea3. STs.,
Trip e.. Vil!c:s, Welsh 50.
50 tho House refused to r.joot the bill.
NJ. RARR ,E.Lr moved that tho bill bs 70.
ferre.i 10 s,l;ct c;mmittee Of one frGm sG,i
st.'s A!,sr what had bssn Baid By the
Chairman o. the hillary Oornmittcs (Mr.
MrLEs) it wns e7;dent that h. hal rejudgsd
the qIes.oa. All he (Mr BY dseirsd WAS
q fair investigation Of the bill, and suoh a 70
post az ita III srits and tho demands Ct The
country absolutely required He did not d.,
sire TO enter uron .ts DISCUSSION now, bp.
would say tha hs had introduced the bill un.
dsr ro!emn congi5:io, Ct du.y 10 his conn
Try. 1t laisel no irritating issues /, pro.
vd.i Simply that the Ie,id.nt should .c1spt
tho s,rsie.s &C alsvea, to be usel az tho Gene
raj in Chief General Lse. might direct, in
ofdor TO say. Gu. cane. Nor does h. propo..
t. inr.rfsie witt, the relation o. master and
slave That QUESTION was loft by the bill
Where i: properly tslorgq-.o The owaerg Ct
slaves, by tiis cona-ht o. ths States and in
% snaacs Of tic lsws thereof. Are gentls-
m.n unEi!liog t. let ths people h.yo the priv
ilsg. Of Contributing thar slave. "a fr:5-will
0ff,rng TO a:i IN r.PrIIng the savage foe, who
is tho o3um"n enemy Of bath rassr The
till provides nothing more.
Nj. RoGEr., Of Fla move TO refer the bill
10 tbs Military Couiu;ttee. Last.
The I,l.i,a II Dir. BaIKsDaIs to refer i: 10
q sslecs ajnmi.tee, We. agreed 10.
Mr.. CHAMBERS, Of Mi4s, introduced bill
b proyid. me,ns to cary on The Wa. t9ad ~
il. tile, mi, % hi. motion, 1t VAS iaid en- tho
table and ordered to be printed.
Ga motion Of NJ HILros, the lloHse asrstd
10 ,sk. recess toby frum 2 o''inck n5sil S
P ~, By ;hs foldsng .a:a-- "a b, nsJs
II.
The ofdsr e tic ,;45 Vac item taken up in
COMMITTEES CT tie Whc!s-Mr. cLoPToS, Of
Ala, in the Chair-7iz:
The bill ia lay additional taxes, cs,'r which
zaa considered until 3 o'clock, wiihnus the
Committee coming to aay resolution"
The House then tcok recess rnt'i 8 Z. ID.