Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-03

horizng the Secretary Of War to receive into the ser.
vice Of the Confedsats Sstes regiment Organised for
the protection Of the Tex" frontiers.
NJ GRAY, Of Texas, ofsred substitute for the bill,
which differed from Ii only in some uninpcrsans Parsc'
| ulars.
Mr.. DAVIS of Miss, efned substitute for the sub
stute authorizing the President TO receive this reg-
ept into the service Of the Confederate States % far
| as to pay and feed the same.
The question was taken on toe suosttu's ouefeo oJ
| Mr. DAVIS and it wss ri scted.
| Mr. MOORE. of Ky, moved to refer the bill and
amendment to Special COMMITTEES, to b conposed OF
the Texas delegation, a. to enable the members 70
| hsrmonzs upon some bill
The motion was rejected
The question then REQUIRED upon the substitute offered
| nv Mr.. GxIr and il was decided in the negative ,
The original bill was then ordered 10 be snsrosssd,
read third time and plseed.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. ASHE, Of N. @ moved to reconsider the vote BY
which the BILL authorizing the Secretary Of the Trea
ury TO appoirt seven additional clerks in the ee OF the
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer was passed to-day
Mr. ASHE stated that be voted for reduction OF the
salary OF these clerks from 1880 to $780, but since
then was informed that the Secretary OF the Treasury
pressed himself unable to procure competent men TO
charge theduties devolVing upon them, at the salary
| fixed. ($l2O0) Influenced by that information, be
moved 70 reconsider the vote by which the bill vas pass
ed in order that be nigh have opportunity OF voting
| for the $1,000 salary.
The SPEAKER stated that three votes Of recor slider
alton would bs necessary, In order to put the bill In
cor don to be amended 1.-THE House, however, would
regard the first test the other reconsideration
might be looked upon matters Of course.
The House refused 10 reconsider. s.r...-.
coxMusrcArros rRox rHs PRESIDENT
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the President transmitting letter from the Sec
retary OF the Navy containing information in response
to resolution Of the House, desiring to know whether
sny sd tonal suns OF money other than ara already
asked for necessary 70 secure successful prosecu'
/ ton Of the war. ......
The Secretary did not consider any further sppropra
tons necessary those already called TOR were granted
| Laid on the table.
| Toe SPEAKER also laid befors the House Q commu.
nicAtion from the President transmitting letter from
the Secretary of War; with the information sought Tor
BY the resolution OF the House adopted some time since
Ia relation to the disasters Forts Henry and Doneison
Also a communication from the President, transmit
ting copy of the official responses Of Gen. A 8. John
stoa 10 series of interrogstores addressed to him BY
the House. through the War Department. 10 relation to
the disasters Fort Henry and Fort Doneson, and the
| FIJI of Nashville.
Both Of these communications, With tho accompany
ug documents, referred TO the Committee on the
! Forts Henry and Dsnels,n Disasters.
| Toe SPEAKER laid before the House a communities
tcn from the Secretary OF the Navy accompanied by an
account Of the plan OF construction Of tle herrmAc and
the persons who rendered especial aid in designing aud
building her, called for by resolution Of tie Houe.
| TIE communication was, motion Of Mr.. CHAM
BLISS, laid upon the table and ordered to be printed
| LIGLLIzIsG THs ACTION DISTRICT ATToRsIEs, &c.
| Mr. HEISKEL Of Tenn, by unanimous consent, re-
ported from toe Ocm niites on the Judcisry bill TO le
ral I. the sots Of the D:tct At.orneys karsha and
Deputy Msrshas Of the State Of Tennessee, which wa:
ordered to be engroed read third time, end passed
On motion Of Mr.. LYONS, the House then sej 'urnsd