Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-07
CONGKEsS
ng TIE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
THURSDAY March III, 1864.
SENATE.

THURSDAY. March 6.h, 1864.
SENATE.
The Senate met at II o'clock, N. Prayer by RsV. j.
A. Duncan, OF the Methodist Church
COMBINATION or NMBEKs OF CONGRESS.
Mr. BARSWELL Of South Carolina, from the Con-
mi zee on Finance presented bill 10 regulate the COM
peasaton OF memb OF Congress The bill prescribed
that each Senator and Representative should receive
a. 5Oo per year. ald mileage 1t the rate OF twenty cents
p.r NILE the President pro ten. OF the Senate, when
acting as such receive me pay Of the Vice President
and the Speaker OF the House to receive double the
nav OF a9y otter member OF that body.
Mr. B said that the bill substantially the same as
thai in force in the old Congress Of the United States,
the main difr,Lp ce being a reduction 10 the pay Of
members from So 900 TO a. 500.
Mr. OLDHAM of TeIS, moved to amend the bill by
striking out 81 500" aud Inserting - ,OCO" earned
ayes H. noes ~
ont the section which provides for the deduction from
the monthly pay OF any member the amount oil COM
Dsusarion due Tor each days absence.
After remarks by several members, for and ASains'
the amendment proposed,
Mr.. BARNTELL moved to amend the section by
adding the word. "Sithous leave" This motion "As
agreed TO, and the bill Vas then p1ss'd.
coNPENsArI3E or OFFICERS or THE SENATE.
Mr. BARWNELL, from the Committee Of FiIalcc, also
presented bill TO regulate the compensation OF oh ers
oC the Senate NJ B. said that the amounts were re
ported 10 blank as the committee unable to sg7ee
uoou the respective He would after the reading
OF the bill on his individual responsibility move 10 n
tho bl.1ks The bill hiving bsen read the blanks, on
motion Of Mr.. BARN ILL, Nerh s'eraHy me- ~ io
Iowa: -
Secretary a. 800 per annum; Assistant Secretary ST.,
O0o two Clerk, 1880 each Ssrgean+at Arm' - 600
D,orkeepsr 500 Assistant DoOrkeeper 81 200 each
payable quarterly, IN advance, ard Page q per c'm
MESSAGE YScN TAX PRisIDKSr
,cssag, In ,sriop f.cn his EKCelieIcy, the Pre5.-
dent By bis Private Seoro'ary, vas reos.yec
On notion tho Senate resolved itself Into executive
sessioa.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House assembled a. II o'clock. Prayer b. The
Rev D.. Ford, OF Kentucky.
NJ DAVIS Of MIS-, ross TO personal explanation,
vhisr by unanimous coGscn. he parmittfd 70 make
Ia the report Of the proceedings OF yesterday in the
Examiner OF this mornng, he represented as say
ing:
Gems for al losses, such as would be sustained
Instead OF seNug that, he (Mr. said 6I'c'ly the
opoose, b, ~ be advocated the bill, reported BY
tSs Mtly Committee, in all its provisions. he stated
that he urderstood taat resolution accompanied the
hill which would be reported from the CON nittee or
Military All airs, instrucOg the Committee on the ia
dietary TO irqure into the eIp2darcy Of reporting bl
10 proviIe compensation TO the Of any cotton
baeco A., that may bs destroyed. He advocated the bill
reported by the committee and voted for 1t in every
fcrm aud t5a he scp) osed was su lien: to convey tIr
impression tha; be VS. in fayor OF allowing comPensA
ton.
then proceeded vi h.
Ma ROYSToN, of Ala presented several memorials
from ci gems of that State the sutct Of postal sf
f,s, which we're referred to the Committee on P0sOf
Il ,es and Post Roads.
Also Joint resolution to the CO ct that The Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives,, and the Pe.iden: o
the Senate adjourn their respective Houses on hond'y
the 3ls; dGy of March at II o'clock, n.
On motion of Mr.. KENAER, Of III, the resolution
sls laid upon tie tab!e FOR The Pre'cnt.
HoUR OF MEETING
M,.GLRTRELL Of Ga submitted resolution .hs
tho House should meet al IL O'clock until otherwise or
dered.
NJ GARTRELL said that he Il red that resolution 81
l suggestion OF the Judiciary CoGn tiee TIC bu'iues
Of hs and other committed has scCunnitd to such al
,,spt that il il impossible Cor them TO dsctatge then
duties within tho trno uog allowed Toe CON aitteet
meet conveniently before 10 oc1Ck Shich leaves
bu one hour for the c)ntidera9r CT important oles
t;ons IT'S object Of the resolution ia not delay, but
really facilitate tao consideration OF important bus
acss before this body.
Mr. GARRETT laid he would Ike 10 know from the
re ,lsm4l why the Committee Oh the judiciary cannot
me, at 10 tn, morning. we'll as the Committee on
Military ifirs AID the Commute, OF Ways aud MEANS
Mr. GARTRELL said that the Co nmittee on the Ju
dietary has q. times met at o'clock That committee
was ling TO meet at early an hour as any Other
comm;.tcs bu. be msn.siled that the time no" let'
fir The commte 70 act altogether insuihcisnt IN
view of TIE amount OF bus;neFs before them.
Mr. NILES sad that wAsn frs! the subj ,ct was intro
duced 20 the House of fixing the hour of meeting at
o'clock he (Nr. NJ opposed 1t. The subject was not
then disposed Of but was suits quenty taken up Snd
sdop.ed wbI, he b,ent on committee. II he had
bean present he should have opposed il.
He would ssy tina: msetng ia committee everv day
at o',lock. and then coming to the House at and
sitting there unti s. laer, with the neoes
slty sometimes Of meeting at night besides attending
to department bu'ness Which cluno. be avoided, and
busots, correspondence was labor than he thought
sny man unless a man in rob health, could endure
Heinz could not do it, He was not Ia deicsts health
70 be sure but ha thought taa. tho usefulness OF man