Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SATURDAY, NJ rich lst 1862.
The House met at ii o'clock Prayer by the Rev. Dr..
Ford, Of Kentucky.
The Journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
The SPEAKER submitted the following oommuDica-
ton from the President:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
February 81 ID, 1852.
To The Speaker of the House of RsprsssH tativss:
In response to the resolution of the ous Of Repr
senta;ves Of the l9h nsL asking for The report OF
Major General Thos J. Jackson, respect ing the recent
operations Of the division under his cinmlnd in the
Valley District OF Virginia" also, The report OF Col
George Law, Inspector General Of the Department Of
Northern Virginia, as 70 the condition OF the command
In the Valley District"
have to state that upon eKamnL ion OF the files OF
the War Department, It appears that 10 such report
fom M,r General Jackson tina, iled for has reach
cd that Department and that the reprt of Col Lay
m,de without actual inspection his part Of the army
At Romney then under the command of General LoTing,
and only gives in relation TO It, such information as be
received from officers at Winchester.
The usual and generally necessary practice is to con
sider Inspecton reports COZ fiG nAl. 1t would ire
olently happen that the 5ubiesti Of such reports
S3u'd ueedessly wound The feelr gs OF officers and
wotli pronoe discord aud hearti'urnings among the
roops The instance forms no exc ption to the general
rs and il is believed that the pub ic Interest would re-
csye de trment from the commun cation OF the report
which is called for. Justice to the parties concerned
would REQUIRE that much should be communicated
than the report, II II were suomltteo.
JEFFERSON DAVIS
On motion Of Mr.. GARDENHIEli, the communication
was laid on the table.
The SPEAKER alio submitted the following cOmmu-
n'ca ion from tho President:
Executive DEPARTMENT
Fsbr dary "a, 1862. I
To TIE Sneaker of the House o. I2epresentGtireS
In response to the resolution OF the Houss Of Repre-
reutAtyes reuut sing the Pre- dent TO furnish the
port of Col Walter II. Jenner, OF the battle OF Lees
ourg have to state that copy OF General Evans re-
mort of that battle with all the accompanying papers, in
cudilg the report Of Col w alter H. Jennifer, sent
with the report of the Secretary Of in December
last TO the Congress- and it is supposed that the notice
of that fact will be accepted by you satisfactory
compliance with the resolution described.
JEFYxRsoS DAVIS.
Mr. BOCOCK (Mr KENNER, of La, in the chair
moved to lay the commune Iten on the table The nc
ton agreed to.
Mr. BoCOCK, from the Special Committee on Rules,
submitted report which tliecommittee desired him TO
move to lay on the table aud have printed.
Mr. P00TE desired TO know how long it would take
to have the report it very important III order
10 facilitate the business Of the House, that this report
no aid be acted upon.
Mr.. BOCOCK thought they would probably be printed
By Monday.
The motion to lay on tIe table and print agreed
Mr. BocoCK again resimed the chair.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Miss saii that when the House ad.
onFned Thursday, secret bessiOn,
lie desired TO know whether Il proper that the srgu.
meut should progress 10 secret session He supposed
h would probably be the desire of the House that be
should continue his remarks in secret session.
The SPEAKER, understanding the gentleman from
l{sssippi to have made motion to 60 into secret ses-
a., asked il the motion was seconded, when
M PERKINS, of La. rose TO a question OF order
As he (Nr. P) understood. the gentleman from MIS-
ss,ipp (Hr DIvis) did not make motion to go into
He INT maintained that in regular order OF bust.
.ss the States should first be called for bills, resou-
tons ., before proceeding with the unfinished busi
ness or motion go uto secret session could b en-
tertained.
The SPEAKER stated tina. motion to go into secret
session was one of high privilege, and could be enter
tanned at any time.
Mr.. DAVIS of Miss. said he did make motion to 60
into sscret session He only desired 70 know whether,
,hs House having been in secret session when he was
nrocoedng with his remarks Thursday, 1t would now
Ia nroner for him to his remarks IN open session.
TIE SPEAKER said that the proper course to pursue
was rs, 70 dispose Of the morning business fore en-
,snv uno, tie consideration OF the Unfinished business
M. FOoTE suggested that the sutj,ct under con-
alteration VT not in the opinion Of the gentleman
from Mississippi (hr. Dlvis he mr. could infer,
vbch REQUIRED to be considered 10 secret session. 10
this state Of the case upt necessary to 60 into
secret AZ Is, n The gentleman himself vas, Of course,
\. Al oompeent TO Judge whether or not bic remarks