Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-18
HOU:E OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THANKSGIVING DAY.
Mr.. CURRY, Of Ala, moved that when the House ad-
journ, Il AZ ourn to meet on Friday next.
Mr.. LYONS, of Va, offered the following;
= "The President having recommended that the lSh
day OF this month DO get apart as day OF Thanksgiving
Almighty Goa for the victories which have blessed our
SIms: therefore,
Rssov,d That this House, sJmplthiziDg fully and cor
daily with the Prssjent in the motives ahch prompted
hat Recommendation, will comply vita, aad that when
this House Acj lurn, il al jurn TO meet Friday the
l9.h day Of tGis month" Agreed 10.
HOUR oY MEETING.
Mr. GARNET moved tha: hereafter the regular
hour OF meeting be II A. N. Agreed 10.
IIIcUrlvE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a oomnunica-
ton from the Secretary OF the Treasury, enclosing
statement from the Auditor OF the Treasury setting firth
the best plan for facilitating the payment oil soldiers
claims. Referred TO the Committee o. the Judiciary.
nHosIALs.
The SPEAKER introduced memorial from officers
OF the navy in reference 10 promotions in the navy Re
ferred TO the Committee on Naval Af.irs
Also, the memorial OF O. w. Saunders, who had made
improvement in Shells which had been used by tie
Confederate Government, asking pay for the same Re
ferrtd
Also, a memorial in reference to the seqlestration
law. Referred to the Committee Oh the JueiciaIy.
CAPTURED sKGRoIs.
Resolved, Tea: the President be respectfully request
ed 10 inform the house what disposition is made oil
soes captured by our army, sud whether any special
order has been issued in order 10 facilitate restoration to
tbeir owners. Agreed to.
CAVALRY EQUIPNESTs
NJ. RUSSELL, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported bill to amend act TO provide payment for
horses purchased by Col A W. Mcdonald io The army
approved August !, 1861. Passed.
HAgrAs CoRPua.
"a motion of Mr.. RUSSELL, the bill authorizing the
sue pension OF the w!g II kbsas corpus made the
special order after tho present speea orders have been
disposed OF.
SUPREME COURT
Nj. LYONS, Of Va, offered the following resolution :
"Resolsed, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed to report bill tor the establishment Of
Supreme Court.
Nj. DAVIS moved 10 lay OIL tho table. l.lst.
TIE resolution agreed 10.
o. moacn Of hi. JONES, ito cal of States vas sus
pended aud the Rouse ordered the call OF committees.
CONSISTED lLEcTroS.
Mr. SMITH, of n. O., moved report from The CON-
miitee on El.e ions In ,feenqa the contested ec
lion between hessrs Johnson and Garland OF the Stale
OF Aikansas
cs0Es or THs DAT.
Too order Of the day the Transcription bli-#ss then
taken up.
The p,evio1a erection having been ordered tic vcts
vas taken upcn lae proNiso oil Air. CHEsIAS Of Ky 10
the lat SIC ION Of the bill.
Provided shat tie President 20 authorized 10 Sue
pend the execution CT the which this ~ snend-
rcut authorized u4dsr the special provision or pfovi
siOns Of said act IL any o.a!y wrero he believes such
suspension viii promote the pal goo5; that IN eucn To-
cey and during said susgene;on the fr sdert ID eu-
thoEed receive troops lao the service o. the Conied
crate States under II the acts passed by the Con
edesc Congress por 10 tic p1sGge OF the act to iur
thsr provide Tor tie public defence approved Apd lG,
ls69n
The amendment was agreed 10.
The question thee Irrsd upon the substitute OF
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mss, for the BILL which substitute eI.
tends the Oonscpt Act 10 embrace all persons between
the ages OF thirty five and forty five, and proIies that
these persors who have oioro been Ulcers in the
service shall b. allowed to furnish substitutes.
The substitute was ost-yeas %, nays 81.
The question REQUIRED on tho iolosing substitute OF
Mr. BOSNIAN Of 8. o., for the whole bill of the com
mi.tee:
Seer. l. The Congress OF the Confederate States Of
America do enact That the President be and he is hero
by author ID call upon the respective States Tor their
quotas each of 800 900 troops many thereof as the
President may admissible, to be composed Of oil
white male residence OF the Confederate atee not e
Faly exempted from military service, between the ages
Of So and as to serve for three years the war
sooner ended the field and company off ;ers to be
chosen az the State authorities may Direct
SIC. That these troops be organic d as soon as
practicable and when organised DO held In readiness
10 take the fold az moments notice, when called for
by the President and tina. till called into active