Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-13
Confederate states Congress-
SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

1 SIN y
| FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 1853. Z
/ The Senate met at IL o'clock M--hf' hoN'Ah
i of Va, in the chair.
| Mr. GARLAND, OF Ark, introduced bhi pro
vdng that it is the true intent aud meaning o' 'n'
fourth paragraph of the fifth section OF tue tax ~
kind act that the reduction on the assessment u ''
propertv therein mentioned is not limited TO lahds
and real estate but applies to all other property
of the use Of which the owner has been Temporarily
| deprived, and which necessary for agricuitu'
| raj purposes. Referred to the Committee on r.
\ nance. tn.
| Mr.. SPARROW from the Military Committee,
reported bill providing for the appointment, III
| the Quartermaster Generals Department, OF two
| Assistant QuartermaSters General, each WIN inc
| rank, pay aud allowance ola Colonel OF cavalry
and two Assistant Commissioners General, eacI WIN
rank pay and allowances Ola Colonel OF cavalry
Passed.
House bill sppropratng $4,000 to pay claims III
the recruiting service 81 the Confederate States was
passed.
Mr.. WIGFALL presented some papers on the
subject OF the quality OF the tobacco furnished tue
army as ratiOnS, requesting that the same oe re-
terred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion, bv Mr.. GARLAND, House resolution
providing for the adjournment of Congress on the
2Sth instant was taken up and, after long discus
sion was lost by tie vote.
Mr.. MAXWELL, of Fla, entered resolution 10
reconsider the vote.
Mr.. OLDHAM, OF Texas, introduced tue follow
ing which was referred to the Military Committee.
"A bill TO provide for rasng two hundred thousand ne
- Tho t.,,r,ss Of the Confederate Statesof Ameri-
ca do enact That the President OF the Confederate States
e aud he is hereby authorized to receive into the military
service any number of negro troops NOT 10 eNceeu TWO
hundred thousand. .
Seq That the President be, and he is, authorized to
assign officers already appointed or make appointments
OF officers raise aud command said troops ana the
same when raised shall be organized as provided under
|aNi
So s. That no negro slave shall be received into the
service without the written consent OF his owner ana I'M
den such regulations as may he prescribed py e 7eCe
tary OF War 20 carry into effect tins act
Sec That II is hereby declared that Congress does not
hereby change the social political status OF
the slave population OF the states hut leaves tue same
under the Jurisdiction and control OF the States TO which
Senate bill TO amend the law imposing regula
tons ON the foreign commerce OF the Oohie3sIae
States was taken up, and, on motion, by Mr.. WAT
SON, of Mississippi, was transferred to the secret
calendar,
Senate bill TO provide supplies for the army, and
to prescribe the mode OF making impresSmentsi was
taken up and, after discussion, postponed till Mon
The following Senate bill was considered and
passed:
"a bill to amend an act entitled An act TO pre-
vent the procuring, aiding and assisting persons
to desert from the army OF the Confederate
States, and for other purposes, approved Jan
uary 81 1864. -.
"Tie Congress OF tie Confederate States Of 4meri-
ca do enact That in all prosecutions for aiding or
assisting any deSerter from the army TO eVade MS
proper commander, or to prevent his arrest TO be
returned to the service, or knowingly conceang or
harboring any such deserter, under the provisions
of an act to prevent the procuring, aiding and as
Sisiug persons to desert from the army Ot the Con
federate States and for other purposes, approved
January It, 1864; when the fact is proved that the
person aided or assisted, concealed, or harbored}
| -I.l.l, trf ba milf nrV
Confederate States general representation that
such soldier or officer is deserter shall be taken
as prima tdcie evidence of the fast of desertion.'
House bill to diminish the number of exemptions
and details was taken up. The first section, reyoking
the Snegro Ian Sc Of the exemption law was passed
with an amendment. THE amendment provides that
persons over forty-fve may be exempted under tue
provisions Of that clause.
Tie second section was then considered and
amended aud, pending motion to strike out the
whole section the bill was postponed till Monday
On motion, by Mr.. OLDHAM the Senate resolved
int session,