Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
C0NHEDARtEM SzATES CoAG,.t;Ss,
tn C0NGREsS-2D SESSION
WsDs.sDAY, F.g2uALr |, lSGi.
SENATE


A bill to be entitled AZ act to amend 81 sot to
establish :be judicial COURTS OF the GGnftda-
rate States OF America.
The Congress Of tho Con tedsrate S!G.es OF
America do enact, That tic judges OF the
district courts shall hGvo power tu lfscs Irits
of mandamns in casc1 warranted by the rrin-
oiplos and ussges OF law to poucLs Eold!ng
tthce uodet tie authority OF tha COHfe6eiatO
States.
MIR. SEuxss, Of La, rr3acn:cd the petition
Of Power Low II Co., asking for tbs issno o!
| dupiicGtcs OF csI ta;n bonts destroyed, which
was referred 10 tho Committee on Ulaims.
Ar. HAYNES, from tdo Judiciary COMMITTEE
reported tho following bill, which was r,at &
third time and passsG:
An &C. to proVite for tbs appointment Of IS
Solicitor o! tha War D.Tnstment.
The Congress Of ths Confederate, States Of
America do ernos, Thnt tbs President DO sid
Sice and consent of the Sepate, to nppo:ns,
for tho War Department, Ha officer 60 be cailsd
the Solicitor Of The War Department, = 30 she'll
be o person learned in tie law, ard wilo shall
perform such 3uties as may baaseisrs3 ~ him
by tbs Secretary of War, and shall receive the
Sans c0In psDss:ion which May DO p7nriIedSy
: 4
| . 1hst this acL st:.! cIpro upon ;ho ar
minsh"a vi thu rr1sSEs W!i with tho Gnltt:t
SLates.
MIR. BURNgrT, e. m lhs Cu;Hra;ttss On Mil
tary Affairs, rcpoIssd ba,k S,a.,nt. !;.l. 10 pra-
| vid. for the employment If Tres T:rr7:l .,ri
! siGv's 10 work 1Ul ior':i;Ss,urs. Gn.i - r.-
FRA other labor oinEe2;ed ". Il, s5 ,ia.e o. :!
the cOun.ry, wish mum AI0us aE'snimsnt1 r-2
| T0sed ly .he House, connect Wh:lh tic S.;,..;:
have agreed &C, ani others lii.y d;s. troeJ H.
Mr.. Oar moved tina. to iii bo !a:i nn the
| table, anh :to smsi:dmoits ordered - he
pr,u!ed. This mcSion WAS agyesd u.
Oa motion Of Mr.. SEnxE'. tao CuAIA 80
pointed Messrs. Orr AMI O,ihsm to IL, .hs
vacsEoies in the Finance. G+r,m:t.,c, cgc.siuH.
I'd hy .ns hbEsnce o: M.ss.s. i;arane'l AL
Janies;n.
Mr.. NI0FALL sass nos;no Ia: thfre ws.c
mary impGr:an: bills bc!:re tho Military
Curamittse and tlas .i,sra w,s u v.,:s!icJ ia ihr
COMMITTEES, cacssirnai by the ab,epcs oi Mr.
JDuN'3N. o! Eisaau!i, which ls:: il tquAl!y
di7iasd; he ttIrrpfor. esksd that tna va,arcr
b temporarily fill'i.
Oa moticE, the CHAIR sppoin,:d Nj. HAG
LAND, Of Aisaasas, TO G.i Ism sao.noy raoa,
stoned by tne absence of Mr. J1nssoa.
SsnR.o "bill to abolish The ffic.s CT csr!an
Quartormarters and Uam.ni!sssics, sal ia pre-
vido 'cr ta. srroi~tra-us Of B9h!"., Aasl,;a ..
said depa: tinents," 1.;a then tGken no.
Mr. BURNETT egnlAint its cfi.css, sad
spoko VI .ome length :" a;?;,"rt Of tho :rI.-~-
lilo vsusursd the assertion ;ha! :h:.a wsn no.
Q county Gent, n darns or tiro.s roa.l
that did not have ito past quartetms7ssr nm
i:s conmisssry, with all Their Various dspsu-
dsnts and suborlinaiss.. Pass this Lii, and hs
believed that 20 600 additional m.a roud lie
placed iI the ii sid
mr. GARLAND WAS p!easst VITA t:s bill sud
! ezpsgted ~ supper: IL. Eu. 10 Gerir7i 20 csii
; tho attention Of the communities = mo s:clni
s,Gtion, which provides !hl. oEe'tor.sh ''rhaiI
L5 dropped in two months yfttr th. pa.aase ii
this ect, on.foGrih in four iarllshP rn2 &! ra'!
! i. six mGnSi., and OJe icac.ir within two
y,ars." ln his urini)n, taey tLGuli 1e easAi.
ii.i. so that specific provision should hs su,Is
which should bo dropped tr.s hni which
! last.
Mr.. BU.NATr sa;d ha: th. mcs! eficitn.
| would bs lorgss. rst-iLei in offcS,
Mr.. JouSBoE, OF Mo.. thought il wo "ctu
going to take auY action in regard 70 ioa3sn--
ing tho army, it should la djne a; oEGc. lilo
favored tho bill. 1t s.rrck an tfftctise blow in
| tho right direction; bns no was Opp0nsi -
| giving oDo-frut.h Of the nu.abtr two Year,,
and he therefore ovci tasifiko 0ui tho words
| "two yssrs," in tho rccjni reeIion," saa TO
! insert "are ysGr."
rhs v9to being tsken, ;hs notloa Wan
| lost.
Mr. SINS. Of Ky, believed lhss 2j god.
tlfociiVo hc.in,ar inen oouli t5pp'I C,T. L,sh
army with en- abundaacs Of rroyiso.s tia
had 10 o,i.i! OF noati!i,! {, .hln4 men s2nlten
Of in :he bill; he beloved thog ven I DO OF
moro service VITA b2youe. il tbeir hands
| than ac;ing ss c,lrmisaar,eH ara quar:rrLhas
| t.rs ut inpots and c2oss roScs.
A second motion to itc-ea,s tbs timn sl-
| Lived fer dropl ing s!e5s CiGcoTs VAS l1:l
Mr.. SRHaEs. o: Ii . t:.en addressed tho Hs-
nate Rt sors length in opposit;on 20 TIC hji.
II. did no: object to tho rsiornl, bi. Ls did 0"L
think it 2elaecicd the evil,
Mr.. BUaNlTT dill nc: syupa:hizs with this
wholesale dsuuoia::o2 Ct Quav!e!maaters Ans;
! ulrarn:esaries. Sons Cf them 10 kncT - >,
msn OF intsgrity and warti,,. .bu. he was nos
| k2alating iur qusrtermaH::Ia cr c3mEi.s%H-
| ries. Us dsomsd g. r:sjor!!y Of th:m u.tls.s
a.d rnn .c.ssary in !hsir present posit'on, IA!
10 w.ntod 20 plnos them whr7; t::"J w"n!d
do the State soraa ssryica.'
Af:sr suns discussion, ti,s biz Was pascal N
| HE following form:
A Bill to bs entitled "hn oct {, nhhiin!, thc
riIioe Of certain luartoImaaiera shd .Asnla
tant Q,arte.Dastsrs aad Coralnis,ariee a';,!
Assistant Oor,missatie-, AID 10 p'6vids lJf
the appointment Ct bo,dsI agents IN es:1
Dspartm snts.
Sec Tbs Congress OF the ranf1d;rtss
Ssste, OF Ans los 10 enact, That the ofiso ci
all Qlartc7innsters sod Assistant Qisrtn:m:"-
| tsrs AID Comm;as.;i,a nr.i 4 ssistalt C2rau'iI~
sariss, on duty at post acd tsPota. t&osa er'
gagged in purchasing ard imPFet sing orPlins,
und those engaged in coiieG;ag tl.a t.a IA
kind. bs and the stms sro EersbI e6oliHhe:
Sec. .. Tkc 0!lioees hnl;iu2 ti:sss Gsaes shall
| 10 drernsd from tho servco IL the toIhT.rE
,aacner: O.lt fuu,.:!s III iT1 mn:I;hi Ia air
nsspsge nf tais aut, una-:ouFLh "a 'gu: in't:thh
| nns fourtk in tx mln la, End one '1us:E
within txc yesr.: nt1Y,ri,i, HAT t!ic,r p'.nra
uanncs nn0uc. b. iiii.d, sa hereinafter prnr:e";.
SEQ. g. Tha. nothing i'll THE all al'l!l aifir
| io ouarter,nass,ra and q, i1nl!sSafie5 Whl HSs
now on duty with srm,.a in t'e field. IT ~
| alioe-: n3!; on iuty ~ :!ta ritJ Ji aic'nHfd
in tho tf;,s Oh the OisftsrMas:7s EtnsrH:
and Co.nH,issary Ga.pi al, 81: 20 oI!ic:sS aheVh
the ngh .! Forty ii'e ysS's, or W5o ha"s he'a
! Iisa!,rd ia tie nrrq,nt ur I6dla.a;! Il: n :'T
duty ii the ti=:i.
Sc i! Tbs: ii. Prsid y. shsil arEoiHs "a
many ngsn!H, wh' shall execute :oa'l. Ta2S'''s
TO the Confederate S:atts, with nuti3!. ~ ss'n
ri,y i,r the f<ithful Performance OF thor du;?.
viii such psnslsy ss sss!i he rrescriHsi Iy
tha Secretary u: VA, s.. !aay b neces'srJ :"
tho efficiency CT THIS. departments. sn! that
!he;r comrsnsa'ion phall rot skee> ihs! '!"*
rsii aEartcrr:autr.a end com.ntsar::a t"T STA
ia. cu.i.s: provided, ssid ac-nis shsI! he
.pooins.d t. M psraons sh''"o hsagt q fdEtj
fiyo years, OF fr,m po;::G1G ::@o haSc a0a t'7'
abel in the seryic, or found unGs l.: d":J IN
tho tie,i.
Sc 5. Tt,. all nfSisra Hha.s iffin:5 aTe
abolished s..d who sbsll b. @roF2:d I'ou, 'b'
ps;vica by sto prorisicns Of tbi: sci thel; has
tho right /, yclu5;,tr, within thirty dRgn, u