Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-03
CONGRESS
OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AHERIt

SENATE
The Senate met at twelve O'Clock, n Prayer by Rev.
o. 8 Dosgett, Of the Methodist Church.
Mr.. OLDHAM, of Texas, presented bill 10 pay the
ccers aud prvates Of The companies OF Captains Hun
ter and Black of the 1,t Regiment Of Texas Volunteers
Referred to the Committee on Military Afdrs.
DIP:sIroRIKs OF THE TREASURY.
Mr.. BARNWELL, of South Oazoliua, from the Com.
mee OF Finance presented bill TO Increase the num-
Der of repositories of the public treasury, s such points
may be fixed upon by the Secretary Of the Treasury
The bill was passed
Mr.. SPARROW, of South Cart lima, from the Commit.
for keeping all Of the Confederate States In the
hands Of elective men. The bill was passed.
MICRO rEAxsrKRs
Mr.. WIGFLLL, Of Texas from the same committee,
reported adversely upon the proposition for the employ
msnt Of negro Transfers 10 the army.
PAY CT DECEASED SOLDIERS.
The bill to provide for the payment Of afrearsges OF
deceased soldiers to their families was taken up, scuss
ed, and amended Pending the further consideration OF
tho bill the Senate went into secret session, and soon
after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met q. IL o'clock Prayer BY the Rev. Dr..
Moore.
kEuovAL TO THK HALL OF Tx HoUss OF DELkGArn.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
addressed 20 lin by the SPsAKER of the House OF Dele
gates Of Virginia rendering the House OF Representa-
lives the use II the Hall OF the House Of Delegates
NJ. CURRY, of Ala moved tha. the House take
rec =, for five minutes, at the expiration OF which time
ne House would assemble in the Hall OF tho House oil
DlsgIies.
Nj. PERKINS moved to amend, by saying that when
the House adj to-day, adjourn TO meet to-morro"
IN the Hall OF the House OF Delegates.
The amendment Was rejected.
TIE quesOnIhaviDg been put upon the original resoiu'
Tne House thereupou adjourned to the Hall Of the
House Of Delegates
Aer lapse Of the ave minutes recess, the SPEAKER
called the House to order, whereupon
Mr. DAVIS of Miss, remarked that the Hall was very
cold and moved that the House again return to the Hall
from which they tad just come.
The motion was lost
Mr.. DAVIS then moved that the House proceed to
raS for seats by putting the names Of each member in
a hSt the member whose name is drawn to select DIS
seat
ar HOLT Of Ga, moved 70 amend the motion BY
Du.-ins the names OF the eererA States in ba, tie
nCm.e from the STATE drawn, 70 seize! thsH seas %
Mr. CURRY, Of Ala, moved to l,y the whole subject
upon the table,
The motion was agreed 70.
pErrxcx or TAR rs1Ls rRoyrIrE.
Mr. HERBERT, Of Texas moved 10 suspend toe rules
req i S:stcs 10 be cssd for resolutions bills, re-
Dor g. With Visw 70 take up and consider the bill
% author = the Secretary Of War to receive into the
..rvice of the Confederate States regiment organized
FOR the defence Of The Texas frontier.
The motion was rejected.
CALL or STATES.
The cal ef sI-s-- eViu'rUus DIS, 49, being the
business in order
II. JONES, of Tenn, moved TO suspend the rule re-
curing the call OF SAFES for resolutions, bills, & with
a view 20 resume the call OF committees for reports.
The motion agreed 20.
The Speaker slated that when The call OF committees
was progressing on yesterday, the Committee on ways
ADD Meas was reached and bill to admit duty free
all Imports e1cep! such may como from tie United
States WAS reported BY Mr. Girne;, from that commit
te, which was the pending question.
The House proceeded 70 the consideration OF this BILL
and discussed It at sone ieuEt1.
Tn the course Of the discussion Mr. PERKINS, OF Ia,
in reply to a question from Mr.. TRIPLE OF Ga, stated
on the authority of the Secretary CT the Treasury, that
The amount of revenue from Imports from July last to
the Adj unmen Of the Provisional Congress- Was about
equal 10 the expenditure for its collection.
NJ CLOPr0N, Of Ala, offered substitute to the ei-
Eec. that all laws nov Ia force for the collection OF i'm
no Il daty upon all goods, wares and merchaudI., be
suspended except in regard 10 goods imported from the
Uui 81 States.
M. RUSSELL, Of Va, oT,red the following as an
Amendment 20 the amendment:
THAT no duty shall be collected upon any goods,
wares CT merchsndz imported into any port or place OF
the COME ierste States which shall be q. the time bio
add or declared oy the enemy to be bockAd d durag
the present va unless the be imported from the
United States
M. GARRETT called the previous question.
The call not usHined.
NJ JONES of Tenns ssee, cal the question, which was
up,n the amendment 10 the amendment
The question WAS orjered aud the amendment 70 tue
amendment r'jected.
". JONES called the question upon the amendment
of red by NJ CLoProS to tho original bill
The cal was sustained and the question being put, II
was dec d ID in the negative
.,;op tben REQUIRED upon ordering the bill 70
be ssed and upon that Mr. JONES called the CUES
tom which was ordered and the question being put,
was dec d 10 tho affirmative.
The bill was then read a third time, ard the q1es
ton upon ,s p's.age bsug taken by yeas and nays re-
.ultad-yess 67-usys 10.
So the bill P's'ed.
Mr. KESNSR. OF La, from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported back Senate bill relative TO the es-
Inmates Of .he several Heads Of Departments, with re-
communication to the House to take up for consider
sti,l and plsi it. :,
Toe olestcl being put upon the third resdFg OF tbs
Bill. Il was agreed 20 and the bill raJsed.
REvIrrixG DUTY on RAIL ROAD IRON.
NJ, KENNER, from the came Committee, reported
hill 20 remi, the duy on rail road irol sufien: to com
ole,e the Alabama aad Mississippi River Rail Road, with
. recommendation from the Committee that i: lie now
oon'tered and ssed.
TIE Hcu'e having refused TO place upon tie caen
dr. |, vas ordered to be engrossej, read third time
4 a prs'cd.
EMPLOYMENT or ADDITIONAL CLERKS IN THE TREASURY DIX
PAAIskSr.
W. KENNER also reported from the same Committee
bill TO auttoiGs the employment Of additional clerks
a. the cce Of the Treasurer and Asstan! Treasurer
and a.ked 90 behalf Of the Committee that IL be taken
up and considered Al this time.
Mr X produced a letter from tho Secretary OF tho
re.,ury. showing the necessity for the additional ole'
ol force caltd for.
NJ, FOSTER. OF Ala, moved to am nd the bill by
eubodyrg in Il provso that supJ'c' 10 military
du.y 8 all he appointed under the bill
Mr.. MOORE, OF Ky, called the question, which w;s
ord red, aud the amendment was rel cIed.
The bill 6xed tho salary Of the Clerks at 81 500 year
each.
Mr.. RAWLS, Of Ala, moved to amend by striking out
81 500 aud inserting al 600 He said he saw no reason
40 bso. MA shnud receys llrger salary than the