The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-15
Conversational.

,ro,aedtnrs of the two Houses Of Con.
:, men sszion yesterday, were not r..
liable tor any degree Of practical legisla.
A GOOD deal OF talking was done In
~ sr.,saes of Congress, but beyond that
.r.ot advised of anything that may be
'.,,,l.d as really advantageous to che vel.
~ Of the country.
:, he ssHsss, Mr.. PalEAH, Of Miss, pre-
ss.d bill prohibiting the planting OF cot.
~ serinS the year lSS2. allowing tor each
~,,sr euly three acres LOT each laeorer, and
T.. vAish not mere than i've bales Of 600
-. .sca Of said inboreYs shall be produced.
~. rsnalty for violation Is proposed 70 be
= a. sne snd rot LEES than IL months imprf.
.,nsrs and forfeiture of the crop.
N, DISCUSSION on this bill took wide
,.,r and assumed some Of the phases Of q
srilir debate on the bill Of hr. BRowN, OF
IS, On Wednesday.
b, Hnl, Of Ga, spoke at length. he said
AL The bill proposed TO destroy the produo.
,yrcuon Of slavery, the very thing our enc.
rls mos. desire. Dor greea, he urged, could
"a 20 every thing. We might as we'll think
!, nakine laws 70 force peo pie 70 be sober
n. covers Of the Congress were mlsunder.
.CM ours was . Confederate Constitution
,ia dslegated powers to the Congress, and
,ur. bat lae sovereignty of the Stat could
,.Ntsys. DE tnplored Senators 10 leave this
.:sar OF producing cotton to the people
asnslyes.
fss Hoase Of Representatives yesterday con.
sunsd nearly the " hole Of the time OF their
5psp session in the consideration Of the Sen
,sun regulating the pay and mileage Of
rsubsrs and went into secret session with
"a, oomlIg 70 vote upon the question. The
snsndmsnts OF .red to the varioas sec tions OF
tas bill we're almost inRu msrable, and the
,eeshes made upon these more numerous
sull. and In character from sedate to ludic-
rous. lis 10 little TN for tunats, we think, that
nsnbers should. at this period OF the session.
.ld In this hour Of the country's peril, devote
themselves TO legislation pertaining TO their
ava confsrt and convenience, rather than to
the mighty issues which, to an outsider,
seem 70 demand their consideration. There
Is rule fixing the pay Of members at IS per
tsy, which ought, in our Judgmsat, to sat-
ay them until matters of greater import
sIs, than their individual pay have received
their attention. This Ia only an opinion,
however, but one in which large majority
Of he people Of the country Will doubtless
concur.
Wssee no particular obieet ton to the Senate
bill report ted by the Committee on Paw and
MNssz>, which allows - 900 per annum as
the ooGpensatton Of members but the time
couaned In efforts to reduce that sum is
more valua able than the rstrenchmen.s pro-
psd. The proposition OF MIR. Smith OF
Norh Carolina. fixing the sum Of 5000 as
he pay Of mem bsrs of Congress, but making
iinapplicaels TO the members Of the present
ssdy, Was q severe test Of the disinterested-
Las Of members, and one which they were
rot prepared fully to meet. The pro position
VS. voted down by ayes -, noes 50. tn.
Members were unwilling to fix the pay o
aeir successors at % 600, whilst they were
compelled to serve at Is per day. Some, nc
toubt, voted against this proposition because
hey believed the compensation too large.
The discussion on the bill took a wide range
with political and individual economy, and
ZONE other matters foreign to both of thesa
subjects, and entirely irrelevant to the bill
aEd2 confederation,
ii one stage OF the proceedings, q motion
was made TO recommtt the bill TO the commit
~, with Instructions to report bill nxtn
ne pay 1t - per day. and 70 sen0 per mile
for mileage. To this motion BAR. Foote offered
N amendment to instruct the committee to
report kill 70 abolish the pay OF members OF
congress during the war, or to equall1e 1t
Vim the pay OF privatee in our army. Upon
mis- motion, Mr.. Garnet called for the ayes
nd noes, and the vets being taken resulted
lyee u nses s.
ar. Trippe, Of Georgia, opposed any In
cease OF pay, and bought the passags OF the
Aoats bill would be the most damaging legis-
alton Of which the House could be guilty.
Asasts. Foster. of Ala smith, OF va.
opposed to the provisions of the Senate bill
sIinS the pay at %, 900. Mr. Singleton, OF
h,s- was In favor Of fixing the pay at q, 800,
Md thought that amount sufficient. Messrs.
Eiss, OF 3. O., ane Foote, OF Tenn, favored
500, as being no more than fair com pen
aaoh. Under q motion to 90 into secret
seion the bill Was laid over, and the House,
AN o'clock, went into secret session.
Before the bill alluded 70 was taken M,
~. Uhllton, OF Ala. presente Dill 70 make
treasury notes Issued by the OonSsderate
sAee lawful tender in the payment OF
aeoa. and thu bill was referred TO the } udi-
GARY Committee.
NJ. Olapp, OF Mics introduced q resoln-
aSa that the COMMITTEE on Claims, inquire
. ~aN iskislation, II any, II necessary, TO Sc
saae Ns pay Of deceased soldiers, which was
'eeifsd 70 the COMMITTEE on Military Affairs
IL. elaslsion, of Miss. offered resolution
uocuns the Uommtstee on Military Hairs
s.nqaIe into the expediency OF allowing
'asir pay.