Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-16
NUMBER 115.
The q ies;on was then taken, and the motion OF Mr..
Mort Jn was agreed TO.

The q ies;on then taken, and the motion OF Mr.
Mort Jn wss agreed to-
PRESENTATION oF CLAIM.
NJ OInrad OF Louisiana, on leave presented the claim
Of II. Garley, which was referred TO the Committee
camL
PROVISION THE INDIANS.
0n motion Of Mr.. Ochiltree, Of Texas he following
resolution adopted
RssoiBed IN The C.ngresS Of the CDnfedirate States ~
Ains icc, That the Committee lndian Affairs be in
stucted inquire into and report upon the propreiy Of
this Government akiug cogtzlnce Of and making pro-
vision for the Indins located upon the situate
in the ate Of Texas which under the control Of
the late United States aud that they report upon the
same at the earliest date, by bill or othersi1c.
CARE or TIE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Mr.. Shcrter, Of Alabama from the Committee Pub
lie Buildings, reported the following resoluiion, which
was adopted:
Rs,oiDed That the Secretary of the Treasury be aa-
thor and directed to employ sufficient Lglt watch
guard the Executive building also, that he BE- directed
report nae5 of appropriations which may be found
need nj 10 deay the expenses Of the same and also
pay for the gas lights in the Executive Building
ADDITIONS To COMMITTEES
On moiion of Mr. Birnwcl of South Carolina tho
President authorized to add another mbcr the
Committee on Finance.
oa motion OF Ms Stephens OF Georgia, the President
was authorized to add anoth,r member ec TO the Com
mi.tee on the judiciary and the Committee on Military
AifliIs.
PArISIs AND THE TENT oFFICr
Mr.. Brooke Cf Mississippi, from the Committee on
Patents, ported to be entitled "An ac TO eaLh
Patent Ollie, aud TO provide for the gantiig aud is
suIuce Of patents TOR and useful discoveries iuven-
tons Improvements and designs; :" which read twice
by its title and ordeed be placed the public calen
dir.
And thn tie Congress proceeded.to sit with closed
doOrs
The following Acts passed in secre, session yes
tefday aud afterwards made pl bc
Az ACT RAISE An ADDITIONAL FORCE TO sEIyE DURING
THE WAR
The Congress Of the OJntederdte States Of hmericd do
enact That in addcn to the volunteer force authorized
to be raised u1der existing laws the PresieEt be- and
be is hereby auhorz d. TO acccp. the services Of your
teers who may C.r their services without rgd to tho
place OF eli tment either cIvalry mounted rAemen,
artillery or infantry, in such proportion a. he may dem
expeient, to serve tor and during the existing var
less sooner discharged.
SsC =. Tha, the volunteers so Offering their services
may be accepted by the President iH companies, to bo
organized by Tim into squidrons bat;aaus regn uts.
The eSdn shall appoint all field aud staff officers but
the company officers shall be elected by tie
pcs ng the company, and If accepted the officers elect
ed shall b. C. mIniseoLed by the President
SIC .. u tt trfhsr eH7c'ed That any vaca1.ies oc-
curing ia ,hc ranks Of the several companies mustered
servc, under the provision of thi, Act may &c .
ed by volunteers accepted under tbs rules Of such cO-
pancs and any vacancies occurring in Tho officers of
such compsni,s, sall be file b. elections dance
with the same rules.
SIC 4. Except herein differently prov ded the vol
unte,r force, hereby authorized raised shll "a
regards be- s" ct 10 and organized IN accordance with
the Provisions Of "An Act To provide Tor The public de-
f.Lcg aud a other acts for The government OF the
nj Of the Confederate States.
AN ACT 10 ANESD AS ACT vEs1TXG CERTAIN POWERS IN
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, APPROVED NARCE Ia. 1851
SIC. J. Tie CoHgress ~ Ne CoHr,d6Td'c States Of
Amfrea Do rnac, That the provisions OF ",n Aos vet
ing cert.l in the Postnaer-GeDeral" approved
hnrOh 10 1851 be ended hat be be aud hereby
s authJriz d. and after a day 10 be named ~ him,
in fEoeamaion to be ssaed by him for ia! purTose,
10 take the entire charge and direction ii the Postal
Service OF the Confederate States.
SIC. .. And be Il further enacted That the Posmas-
ter-GegeDil be, and be hereby s authorized aud en-
powered 10 annul 10 discontinue or cgttii
the service and pay on them when he shl de IN i. i'd
yis.be dispense Eth the service in whole OF Ia part
or to place higher or different grade OF service tie
route when the public interests shall require such d
continuance or crta.meui for any other cause, be al
ovi cne mcu'hs extra pay on the amount OF s,Eio
Cd WITH IN tg Oi oil. dana TO toe cOu'r1c;or
Sc j. Ind be u fTthcr enacted That the railroads
n the Confederate States be- aud they hereby d.
ylded into three claseT on lhe following basis viz TIE
great through lines connecting important pO nts AID
carrying heAyy rs 10 De- class nuHi,er Oct-compl.t.d
road, oonnee iag !ess important pCn ? but Car ying
heavy mails for cal distribi ion tc class uunler
tsoand roads ON which less mportan. mails con-
yeyed short branch roads ami such uGn bed ryade es
do NOT carry great mail', important points
ssal be- class number thrc'.
SIC dHG be II f,rihcr eaGcicd Thai 10 contracts
made with RrA lrosd Compauies for carving ,be nah
day schedules b. agreed cn tie Pos master
General may alloy them compensation rot exceeding
tie iooRiug rates. viz: On st-cls - roads one hun
dred a. ty dollars per mil secord class roads one
hundred dollars PER mile; Cad tirl.cass rca > i3y
dollars per mil the AMOUNT of compensation 10 b. de-
ermned 10y The appearance and yaGe OF the service 10
be per.ormgt PloU'dd That Il one hall OF the service
aBy railroad is requtd to ba performed in the night
,me sba b. Law fol ioF the Postmaster 2nrrA TO nav
twenty-five per cent in add ton the above named
maximum rates Of paw: Pyogided ttutAer, That the
agents, messengers, and other ay,ug employees OF
the Potoce Department sh9n pass tree Of charge over
such roads respectively AID tins shall take aud
be Of force alter ~ ps-s3ge
A RESOLUTION IS RgGAGD 10 MILITARY nPESDIIUREs Br
THE sTArE oF s0UIH CtroLINA
Hesoirfl That The expenditure made by the State Of
Su Carolina lor the paw and na,Ger nce Of the troops
employ e H he defence OF Charleston ba bor uader tho
command Of Brigadier General BeauregiId were H.
leEled 10 hc provided for hy an Act Making sp-
pJoprsons for the support OF three thousand men for
Weys months, 10 be called iuo service at Charleston
soah Carolina under the third fourth sections of au
act of Colgess To rSse provisional forces Tor the Con-
federate States Of Amenca and os other turl aid
that the amount OF such expenditures be audited by Io
proper officer Of the Treasury DeplrtmsH and that the
amount hch shall b. found due b. paid tie State of
South Carolina, for tho appropriation made by the act
aforesaid