Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-02


SENATE.
The Senate met at IL o'clock, NM. HUNTER, Of
Va President pro tsps in the Chair-.hs vIcE PRlsI
DESr being necessarily absent Prayer By the Rev. Dr.
Dossett, Of the Methodist Church.
MINERAL RESOURCES CT THE SOUTH.
On motion Of Mr.. HILL, Of Ga, the Committee on
Military Af4rs vas instructed to consider and report
what Legislation s ,qaired to develop the mineral re-
81 urces of the Ccnederscy to render them more
efficient in the prosecution Of the war, etc.
NATIONAL FOUNDRY.
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES. Of Tenn, the same Con,
miee was instructed inquire into the expectancy OF
establishing . foundry for cannon and mandatory oil
small arms a, the city OF KloIvile, Tenn, and Of aP
propriAting $500. 900 10 each object
TIE coNscRPrIoS scHENE
Mr.. WIGFALL, of Texas. from tie Committee on
Military rs presented bill 10 rass an army for The
Coufedera States and to make regulations Tor the gov
ernment thereof.
read unit he Senate bad decided whether ii would con-
slider il in open or secret session.
On motion Of Mr. BARNWELL, the Senate then went
into secret legislative session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at II O'clock pursuant to adjournment
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Moore.
SUSPENSION OF TIE RULE
M JONES, Of Tenn, novel to suspend the rule re-
a1irrg call of States fer resolutions bills, - In or
der ths, committees msy have opportunity 10 report
The motion was sgr6ei 10.
THE BATTLE DIrHEL.
The SPEAKER laid before the House comnunica-
,r rom TIE Secretary War transmitting the fepcr
of the ba.tls OF Be bel OF jane asst csl-d for oy
resolution of the House adopted few days ago.
Ca motion ofSdr NILES, the reports were laid upon
the table aud ordered to be Printst.
CALL oT COMMITTEES REroHrs.
The SPEAKER sid that when the csl for reports Of
the committees was las; made the Committee On Ru's
had been reached and resolution bad been reported
frcm that Committee by the gentleman iron La, M
P.sKISs whicu was nov the pending question.
Tns resolution proposed the appointment OF CON-
mittee on War aud Ordnance.
Mr.. PERKINS moved TO lay the resolution on the
table sutjsCt 10 call
TIE nOion was sgrecd to.
IKIvk ABSKSCI.
On motion of Mr.. BURNETT, of Ky, leave Of absence
vas granted to Mr. CHRIsSAS, who was called home ~
; ,kae4s in his family.
rHE NrERscsAroKIEs ID GENIAL JOHNSTON.
Er MOORE. of XIV, moved 10 reconsider The vote by
" len the solution CE.rCd by Mr. Focrs on Yesterday,
calling upon the Secretary Cf War through the President
for copies Of the responses 10 nterroglores touching
the disaster, al Forte Henry and Doneson furnished BY
General A. s Johnston T. the War Department.
The motion 20 re-co- slider Was lost
AhANbAANI " INA ANhAS
Mr.. SMITH, Of n. U, from the Committee on Rules,
reported resolution 10 the Il, c. that no bill or joint
resolution shall be put upon its passage tIcep, BY vote
OF twC- thirds OF the mtmo,rs present until the same
shall De printed and disTou:ed.
The rs luton was laid for Two days under the
rule re qlDg DAYS uoGce TO be given upon motion
10 change any Of the standing rules
FuRCaAsE a. COTTON By Tax ssvERANESr
Mr. HOLT, of &C.. from Tue Committee on Ways and
-, IA mi
the prosecution OF ihs by the purchase Of cotton,
aud ked in conformity With the instructions OF ma
ory OF the committee that the bill be printed and made
he spe iai order for Friday next.
Toe question was put on the motion 10 print aud II
uas decided 10 the affirmative.
The gu ,sjon then REQUIRED on the r1otion 10 mako
the oil the special order for Friday and il dJcd d
in the negative tvo,thirds voting in favor Of the
motion.
TIE bill vas then placed upon the cslendar.
AsoLIsHISG IMPORT DUrIEs
Mr.. GARRETT, from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported substitute for series Of bills in re-
gard 70 the payment Of duties on imports which
The bill reported by the Committee is "a bill to admit
imports duty free except such may be imported IRON
the Uoited States OF Amer,ci."
M. GARRETT, in accordance With the instructions
OF the Committee moved 10 put the bill upon its pas,
sage.
The question Vas pu, upon ordering the bill 10 be
place upou the cl.nlar which the FIST motion in
order.
TIE House refused to place il upon the calendar.
TIE qI,s:ion then required upon ordering the bin to
be eugrOs-ed.
Mr. LYONS called for secre. session. remarkipg that
he desired to dsus the bill snd that some obsefva io
which he Intended submit uh reference to it would be
more appropriate il secret than in open session.
The hour of one, however, having arrived, which was
tke time fEsd for the consideration Of the cortestrd
.,A
son johnson, for the third district OF Arkansas kr
LYONS Withdrew the call for secret session.
MEsAGI TRoN rHK PRESIDENT.
Before The House entered upon the consideration Of
the spscill order the Speaker laid before the House
c5mmun cation from the President transmitting CON-
munioaoa from the Secretary OF War, with the report
Of General WISE dSed February 2ls', Of tho battle Of
R-ancka Hand which referred to the Special Com
m ttee Oh ID Roanoke Isl4Gd disaster.
Also communication from the Presid mt with letter
ron the Secretary o. the treasury, covering estimates
for I'D ioral assistant clerks in TIA. pAr;ment which
were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
THE c1STEsrED ELECTION CASH.
On motion of Mr. SETH, oil n. c., the contested
election case Just referred TO taken up.
In tee cou,ss Ct its discussion,
Mr. HOLT, OF Ga, from the Committee of Conference
on the bill providing for the payment o. srelrsges dus
to members Of the Provisional Congress who mem.
bers Of the present Congress, made report The r6-
pot rccommt nds that the House rec5ds from its die
agree meut % the Senate ameldmn which was to etrke
out a rr1v,so embodied by the House in the bi as
origis,ly sgreed to- that no member should DO entitled
70 receive constructive mileage.
TIE report was agreed to.
The consideration OF the contested election h,n
resumed and continued up torhe hour Of adjournment.
USIossHov little &c those persons appreciate the
difficulties they oovet who sigh for the restoration OF the
T,,or Wonld Union of force irsteAd of consent be
the old Uuiong Or would il moi rather DO simply tie
subsection Of the South TO the North He mus; bs
blind in deed who Dies not this. The Union, rs o.
uel.shsd BY our fathers is no more-ita very germ
Of e1'setcs 'is tWics dead and pucked 10 by The
roofs" The luuders OF fraternsl strife have shattered
the magn fcsDt fabric from turret to foundation
peee, fu separation CD; have even'uled in volun-
tlrI r.nninn hn. lhnl blood has been splt. the