New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-05

-, .-;,bout reading, to the Committee on hiin'aiy
fh,rs me ~ south Carolina presented commu-
MI: "Tn suern Dr. j. NJ. Fitch Of South Carolina, III
S"b ba said inquiries were made OF him IN references
- tbs law OF patents. 1t appears that ne hsu taken
t tyro psentsoDe In Telal9n 10 tortaoe Iencee Snu
AZ" o,ber Improvement in surgical Instruments ne
that ooyeat shall be entered in favor Of his
ne,snts do not, said Mr. Wi hers, know what is
T. 10 be done with the communication, but presume
n will best promote the object Of the apph ant oy
oy;no ia reference to the Committee Patents.
The communication not read, but referred to the
Committee suggested
Mr.. Wall OF Texas offered communication from
Mr James C.. Harris, citizen OF Texas, wllcbl WIN
out reading was referred TO the Committee on lndian
Mr. Wilson Of Mississippi reported as duly epgroSsed
an set in relation to public printing -, .,o,
Mr.. ChesDut Of South Carolina then mo'eu th"'
Congress go iutO secret session. ....;,,, 0,,d
The following act was passed in secre session, and
the eecTesy removed;
AN ACT raise for the support o. me
AmsnS "a Of me conSedeyoe States enact That
ts President Of the Ste be aud he here agbSI
led at any time within twelve months after the P.sage OF This
eIoeeans o. 30 much thereof in bis opinion the
esence Of the public service sy require to Dc % % M %
cvernment sG or the defense the Confederate states
The sscFf;a S ssp, S Of the GGsdse
20 be prepared certificates Of stock or bonds in such sums @
ssd 90 be signed by The Register esaIy and sealed
s the sea q the dSs. :aG :. bs zoe sIpon Sa ot s
say Of Septsmbsr ext the interest bcTesp 'hs be
rssuy and ssCb other ps,e the sccrry Of the ITesu
may designate And 70 The bonds nis6 sI. os & Sb
shsli accrue which coupons may be signed oy ocsI 70 DC
e b Of the ssts. pledged for the DUE
Ssymen the Pncp, aud interest q the ,ae oe saa Pona
gepsmbsr next the COnfedese pay portion
oths bcsd or Stock pRoH gss Of 1b pse ceas or
bonds 70 paid and the time and place snd em
and ae the time appointed no iurLe interest snS Do pu
SIC e. iRs certificates stock and bonds shall be Issued in
such form and determined oy ihe
Secretary Of the Treasury and be assigned OF
Be- for 50; he sna report to Congress AZ
s.s session statement IN detai Of his
rate the loans sy have been made and all expenses
From and after the first day August 1851 there shs
b. levied collected aDtpaid duty Of oneeishh o. one Per
cent pound all cotton IN The raw state Sn We
s aSe Of tere aud ncpe Of the provided
f0r In this and the Secretary u the lessuy Is hereby & %
aect the provisions this sectOn PToridd heTst pe Ie
ss5, 'ed gd h the sc%IG the export duty o.
oottOn Prorded also That wsr the debt ard Interest On
a. G fund provided for that purpose shall be adequate TO that
end the saia export duty shall cease and determine
The annexed act was also passed In secret session,
and the secrecy removed:
GN ACT to ruiss provOns forces for the Confederate States
of Amorics, and for other puposesl
g.coy l. The Coa9,sss he CONFEDERATE States Of A@rricG
10 enact that enable the Government Of taS OonisGss &
I'd war and 70 provide public the President be-
n5 harebv directed coLtII OF al
tsry operations State having references 70 eonne
ZION with questions between lle stil oteses Va y"
powers foreign to them b.,h-
tboy5ad 10 receive the several states the s bnd NUM-
fjous of which been acquired from the Inhe ets
and which ere nov Gsens and Of the
Md States Gil and muuons which they may
ere 20 tu over and mske ohsIgesbe 70 this OoTenu
g. BE IL fuytey eEacted That the President DC slthor
Of this Government snch
oyy In tha service be rendered. or W no
NAV volunteer by Of their State in such ne
y require for any time not less than twelve months uheS'
discharged -
csved their officers by companies eSitsh9ns OF esiehc
kpd when received shall form part OF te Pfovons Aihy
OF the Confederate States according 70 the terms OF the 5
sd consent Congress such general officer or ooe fI 'hd
hlycAs. "a NAV 70 for the service
Ssc further sHIefed That said ofees WAen TeoeIVe9
Onto Of tbs Government sh nave the same pay
-, service or for the Confederate states Ld sbA
Be subiect 10 the rules and government
n FLAG FOR THE so U1HERN NCONFEDERACY.
Ho he Editor Of Gs n. Y. 7ri5sDe.
Sir: What a foolish pother about flag for the
sorthern Confectionery! The matter lies in a nutshell
Away with your peicans and rattletnskes! The peh-
can 70 DO sure is not 70 bad because it bears strong
resemblance 70 goose and the rattesnake, being
syenemous beast" is suitable enough for South Caro-
Eha But for the Cotton Confederacy, the suggestion
SA6e by somebody in the Southern Congress, the
Aber day. Of approaching near possible the stars
And stripes lie clearly judciOus This Is obviously best
Done by tearing the flag vertically, aud taxing all the
ysfpes to themselves. Stripes are for the backs Of
poIe and rogue,, and MY very properly, therefore,