The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-29

conference.
asking the concurrence Of the senate In a
Joint resolution for the adjournment Of on
gees Ga The nrst Monday Ia April.
HOUSE OF RtPREsENrATIs
FRIDAY, March %, lS6a
Houss met at twelve o'ciook K. and was open
e.. vt prayer by Rev. M. KxPLaR. Journal
Of yes .erdav read.
lr. Korsrex, Of ARK cfsrsd = resolutions
tSAt the House adjJurn on Monday, the I'm
day Of April. The resolution was adopted.
4 motion was made to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution was adopted. Upon
this motion the eyes and noes were called,
and the OF II ksing sustained, The vote was 50
taken, ana resulted as follows: Ayes 81 noes
IS. Sc the moion to reconAder Was lost.
|, NJ. MookB, Of Ky, moved suspension OF
the rule eQairing me cail Of the States. 90 a.
to enable tas committees TO make reports
The notion was not asreed -.
M. DAVIS, of Miss, offered Q reeoi utioR that
We en- thts Congress atjourns, Is adjourn to
meet on the first Monday In } Qly next, unlees
sooner con vened by the Presidens Mr.. DAVIS
sub omitted ONE remsrks in advocacy OF the
gress meeting 1T tho time ceeignated.
Mt EoorE, OF Tenn, ,llsd the question,
aud the resolution YVES greed to.
Mr.. ssrra. ef N. u offered a resolution re-
QuestinG the Presidept 10 forntsh tbs House
with a copy Of the export o; the Battle Of
Gse,he! IL June last. agreed to.
Ear. kxIpSls offered tee following reIolu {.
tiod:
Psse.ced, That tho COMMITTEES ON Military
Affairs be Instructed 10 inquire into the II
pedisEoy Of authorizing, by ~bli or other
vie, the conan tat!on Of rationa In whcla
i'll part by priva es aad nOn. com nnissionsd
oticsIs ia the service Of the Confederate
Statxs.
MI. EoYcs prssen ted memorial on p stal
Affairs. Referred to the Com Mtttea on Post
Ohices aud flst- Roads.
Mr.. FooTa, OF Tenn, presented q pream BILE
aud resolutions, declsratory Of the purpOe-
OF this Government &c prosscu the war, and
to sustain the President Ia HE calls for men
and money; and q - to exact fall ind, m ii y
for me pasE and security for the failure
Mr.. KEENAN,, Of Georgia, moved that the
resolunons be lid upon the table and printed
4greed 70.
r.r. RALLs osiled for 3 reco inside Grafton 0!
the vote yinS the resolutions on The table,
ihs House refr Fed TO IeccL slider
Mr. Herbert, OF TexeS, Ia :roduced bill e
aa.horixs the Secretary OF " al to rec eve to
the sectice Of tAe Uoi federate States q regi.
msIt Of volunteers for tPs protection OF ,ne
frontier OF Texas, AMI ASKED g scspansion oil
the rules, with q view to place the Till upon
its passage.
Mr. Ez!iH, Of n e., moved that the bill Re
refer rst L, the Con u1its. on Milt airy I. fAirs
ana, sfteT so:ne disc assiOn, the bill wss go la
f.-;e
Ar RGss1LL, OF Va su omitted l7tnt rsso-
luton 20 authorize tbs State OF Virginia to
pay nsr Quota OF the .S3r tax upon the terms
priscri bed 10 th "a n section Of the act levy.
ing the same Al any ftms when the prop Dr.
lists SHALL be furnished Referred to III Con-.
misLac OF Ways ana Aeans
nr BALDWI1, u Va euhmitted u memo.
rial Of nob.. u &cCluye, asking ray fnr a
slave lost in the Public service Referred TO
the Com mi ttee on Olaims
NJ. RAILS offered q rssoI tion that N snd
after Monday next, this House viii, no Id
.,4o n ,Hn m I'm n folo n n
Mr. DAVIS. Of Miss, moved 70 amend BY
adding, and after thai time no rev bills will
ee recs.vsd TOR con sideration.
Mr.. LYoSs moved that the resolution. and
the amendment be laid on tbs table. No.
ton agreed 10.
aar MILES, from the Committee on MIL.
tary A6tir<, asxed the unanimous cor sent Of
the House to report from that committee the
following bills:
A hill makipg spI ropriattoas Tor the relief
Of our prisoners taken at Forts Donelson
and Henry. Report received and commit.
tee discharged from Its further considerg-
ton.
Also, memorial tToIa q Gu. Dur q cen, re 5.
ported bacK and commit ee discharged.
Also, q bill in reference to the public de.
fences, placing heavy artillery comp nies
ON the same footing with taoss u Ing ut erCi.
Iery; which was taken up and naessi
Also. bill 10 prom Ote the "a ,isncy OF the
metiesi cspa r.ment of the army, which
provides for the az poiniment oftWo Asst t.
an. surgeon Generals, With the rank and
allowance Of Lieutenant Colonel Of Cavalry;
also, ten medical directors to act as fnspec-
tors. The bill was discussed at some length,
when an imma.eltal amendment Was pro.
poeed and Gdop,ed, and tbs bill read y third
time anu passed By vote of-ayes a. noes
Is
The following Message fren tbs President
was then read, AID referred to the Mill tar y
COMMITTEE:
To the Seaass and HoHse Of Representatives Of Ml
Confederate States:
The operation of the various laws now In
force tor raising arIAies. hiss tsd the
necessl y for reform. The frt Qusnt changes
and amendments which have been made,
have rendefeo the system SO compiled ed as
TO maze IT. often quite difhcuit to dsterm inc
what the Ia " really Is, and to what extent
prior amendment t. are modifl.d BY more recent
IL gista ion.
Th. re Is also embarrassm ent from con f1ic,
between STATE and Cocfs0srate leSisia ton -
mo"y of purpose aad cordially OF feeling
,Shich las continued TO exist between mysei I
and the Execa lives Of the several States; q nd
It 10 10 this cA0se that our success In keeping
nd. auate FORCES la the field " 10 be aitri-
bQpd.
These reasons would suface for Inviting
your earuest attention 10 the necessity o!
some mpie and general system far exsrcis.
ing the power OF raising armies, which Is
vested In ths Congress BY the U3nstitutiOn
Bat there f. a1other and more i'm ror - t
consideration. The vast preparations made
by the enemy for q com binsd ASSAULT at hume.
rous points on our from tier and Seaboard have
produced the result that might have been
expec.ed They have animated the people
with spirit Of resistance 60 ger eral, 30 reko.
luA and so self sacrificing, that 1t requires
rathsr 10 be r galesed than 10 be sti n ula,sd.
The right Of The state 70 demand, and tn Q
duty Of each 81 tzsa 70 render, military. SER
nee, need only 10 BE- stass d to De admitted
II 10 not, however, wise or judicioas policy
to plsce III GO i've service that Dor zion OF the
sos cs of people which experience has sho wa
70 be necessary rs reserve. Youths under
ths ego Of - years req uire further tnstrac, ion
msa Of InAtursd- experience are needed for
IN maintaining order anu coed government III
home, aud IN supervising prepare: 1o,s for
rendering efneient tina armies In The field
These Two ci.ssss constitute the ArOper re-
serve for HON. defence. fet dy to bs called out
In cese OF emergency, aud I, bs kept in the
held only while the emergency exists mt In
osds, to maintain this reserve intact it IL
necessary that in great war like that In
which we are nos engaged, ALI pc, sons Of In.
ter mediate ages rot ie&slly exempt for good
On use, shouid pay heir debt OF military ser.
vice 10 The country that the burthers should
NOT fail exclusively on tne most ardent and
patriotic.
/ therefore recommend the passage of q
law de clar,ng that all peis3ps rosiding With.
Of eigh teen aud thirty i've years, and right
fully subject to military duty, shall b. held
10 he In the military service OF The O0af01eY.
49, p~iA - RI.