Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14
SATURDAY, FrB. 10, 1865.

SATURDAY, FrB. 10, 1865
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at IL O'Clock.
Hon. r. It. HUNTER, Of Virginia, in Tia
Chair.
Mr.. DoRrcH, Of N. o, ttfossd the lcGowiu.
resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee On Mihsy
Affairs be inBtruc.e to inquire into the rrt--
Fritty Of providing law that supcrnnmf.!.
rs officers and Gficors Of the invalid c.fia
sbsll be a,signsd to the Command Of comra,
MES Of Junior reserves.
Mr.. uUNrxR presented thA petition .. t.l.-
pioyscs in tho Treasury Department Lre'.s
81 increase Of salary.
Bill to change the. time Of holding elections
| for representatives in tho CongissH Of ias
| Confederate Status from the State VI Missor':,
was road third time and passed.
Bill to exempt from military service s.''itd
artiz,ns and mechanics was, on motion OF NJ.
SPARROW, postponed till Monday, when II a..
b, considered il connection with TIE i: ."se
exepptiGc amendment.
b. entitled IAN not 10 regulate the b,.a:-
ress. of consumption" was then tab =. - ri
considered By sections.
Sir. MAxwELL, Of Flariia, ssw 70 mss l..
the passage Of I'LL watch, m the ia,. ssl>
.ion, abolished tho Bureau Of Consumption
md, in tho FIRST, n2pcintcd othcr1 L. f:rr.'I."
| .he sane lntor. Better let the Law rts:ll 3;
| it ir at present.
dr. SPARROW raid there was no lev crsa
ting tbs Bureau Of OOnscriptioL. |. had bee.
created 10y tpeoiel order from Tho hjatsn,
and inspector Generals Office. li.oInsidcrI!
tas present BIZ necessary aad wiss one. aaG
| bio honed il would lie the ylca.ure d. The : u
ste t, pass it.
Mr.. WATSON moved u strike cut iii ale:
the cascing cluuee, and offered in lea t5er.2i
a lengthy bill lsgaiiz!ng tic pTesdnt Ccn:c:if;
Bureau and EarolIing Oi;cs7s. If, :Hrvca
| that tina further consideration It tho L.!t D. ,
roB p2n!d and tbs sner dmsat prirtsl.
Tho bill offered - tie Ssnsto. ,r'ra si!5~
sissippi il tho on- p,epsrtd Nv I'll. M".o-s:y
Committee in the lI,use
Mr.. BURNETT spcke IN crpos:'oa 10 G!e
amendment proposed by the Seust,r fi1,a Mi..
sicsippi. Daring the rass SUMMER he eterr..t
in a little village where there Was a CAM o.
instruction, o inLjor, ihrIe captain. M: M
usual number Of guards, ard during !le t.--o
lie wss in that village not une recrui. Ig-f:l
through that camp. lie hoped the 81 w1,.li
not bs postponed. Hc desiisd to f~. :: be
como q law.
MIR. SPARROW hoped tao bul wou!l net IS
postponed. lie wanted to got rid Of he pr.:eac
system-there wss too much eIcumi0cGLi,u
and rcd taps ho cited ons oass in which H.,
| discharge Of miller ircm Camp Leo WAS or-
derod by the chief Of the buiaSE, sd II wis
| ten days before tho G:tsr fyr tIis rs!e..e
reached Camp Leo.
The motion to postpone was agreed 10. SAD
| tue srnendm mont ordered ~ printed.
Mr.. BusHErr. Of Kentucky. by leave, iaiYG.
duo.d tbs following which wa oidsfod 10 IT,
printed:
A bill to abolish tho cfics of al ofica:s -
gagged in disohargirg the dusiss q: "7..,ss
marshal, except within tie lines .: al aiay
in tn. field.
The Congress Of the Confederate Sa,:3 ot
America do enact, That the Office CT al d.
cers now engaged in peifJ.min., the catles !
proves! marshal, outside the liuss OF on e:ET
IN The fad be, ard The Same 10 Lsreby IA,
isiei: Pfo7iisi iha: ail 1ffaefs T!,o ~.
| have bern disabled and assigned to the {;
charge tf these duties shSl not loaa 60.
commissions, tu: may 10 assigned TO On 2,
duties. .a4
$40. . That all tffo;rs wEoss tEaas =
abolished by thia ac', shall have tho r!gii g,
within thirty days to volunteer in s1y 4; d sie,
tho sersico ftor, their respective Suites. "a
o. motion OF Mr.. WIoF.LL, tho Stnsss IL ..1'
resolved itself iat0 secret session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Hru.s was opened with pfSysr 81 IL
o'clock by Rsv. Dr.. DaEosn.
Tho Speaker laid belOrc the House H:aa
sage from tho President, Transmitting ',:. rrs
mate from the SsoressrJ of the Treasury fol
additional apr OPERATIONS for the Navy Dsrar,.
| meat. Referred to tho Finance Cjinmi..ec
snd ordered to be printed
| Also, message from the Pfeeids; tia-s-
mia;ng from the Secretary Of War, in IT.
sponao to resolution, list Of quartcr1,rs,
! Gers n eseis.ant q srtern1ss!ers now il ca
vice, indicating tLs rank Of each, AMI tac duty
| in WHOA each is employed. Lsid eli tts
| Is bio AMI ordered to ba printed.
Alro ono transmitting one from to Pos.
mailer General, giving tho nun,bs: Of nal
o0Titr!c: rs ant persona exempted for csrrvirg
ihs mails on routes lees than fifty mills. IA
lsuglh Tabled AID ordered to be lrn!cu.
Also, q message from tha Presittnt ccr.r-
copies If tho reports OF Gsneruis Tag,
Pric. md Mserudsr, with tn. report Of U:n.
E kirby Smith appended, CT their mi..ta47
operations in tho Trans Mississippi, i:?ai.
,nsns during tho last eighteen months. r.
| t:rrsI 10 he Committee On Military Aaen,
Mr.. Chiffon, Of Alabama moved t. appo,e.
| a committee to consist Of one from ecch S:etc
on tn, co 3ddct Of tho war, to fis during d.
rsc.ss Of Congress. REJECTED.
Mr. MAcnES, OF Ky, from the CouEzi!a:
Oh Qcl.;ernlastrr and Oommiasa!y DrrGt:-
nlents, mad. q report in relation 20 tbs pr
chass of wheat By ia Commits :ry Da7a,:-
m.nt during the months OF July ard Aug,;t
last, whom $50 and $40 were rsid ger bTslsi.
Included in tho report oftao U.mmi;c. w:!e
the names Of tho following reraol,s. MO
had received $40 bushel for their Shrat
OIL. f. Contains, ". F. Lewis, K. P. Arcr,r,
JAS NJ. Taylor, Mrs. L IL Wood. W. S. NJ:
RE, A. C. Page, r. q. Tstum, W. Is. Ssa-
ard, F. e Books, Mrs. S. k Winsfoo, j "
Har., J. HHrrison, R. Phnuss. Mrs. l. G. Az
lon, T. Hart, DR.. VT. WalkIr. Mrs. Q. NJ.
Miller, Thop. Boiling, Jas. Cali, esta,s Il Ja..n
Allen, b. uunsen, W. Isrris. j. NJ. Tess,
Mr5. A. Watson, +. P Hobscn. DR.. w. z.
Trent, JAS A. Seddcn, Jas. NJ. Moryon, s. 7.
Hancock, A. s. McCaul, r Skipwth.
Pending tic consideration OF the ,ep3:'. a.;
morning hour having expi'ei, and .le li3u.1
proceeded to consider the Ta1 Bill.
Mr.. RU SILL. OF Va, s:.id that wss evident
that in lie present condition tbs Haus5 cnurd
ooms to no confusion On tbs TsI BIZ; 10
therefore msved that ths Cjnnit:te q tie
Whole risa md rec mmeni thar tha b:l sd
smendm ontr be referred to Sioa 81 G1i,1i: =.
tee Of one from each State.
The motion was agreed to-Jsas SO. rass
The SPsAksR announced the following IS
the special COMMITTEES to colriier tie qu,.I!2a
tf putting negroes 10 Tho srmJ:
Mtssrs. Bsrk,Isl., Msrsbhll. Gh,!:1a, Hart
:dg, Mtl.s, Smith u N. c.. RGdgs.s, Gray,
Bsts9r, 5n.ad, Atkins, rnrten, D,sE 'n32G.
Mr.. SEXTON, Of Te1ss, intro lucol Il bill 90 .
provide tor too rslisf of rgrtmsstsra HhD ta:s .
been robbed o! postage stamp. By the snsnj.
Referred to the PJhtal Committee.
Mr.. BELL, Of Georgia, rt,redr By l.ate.
resolution t, c,pstrao tho act OF June l4,h,
1864, increaaing tho c3mpensa:i6n OF cestsi-
officers of the government: Keitr?ei.
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