The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-08
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS-
tlpJOURhED SESSfOsl
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8FNATE.
SATURDAY. Sept. 6sh, lsia
The Senate was not In session.
HOUSE eF REPRESENTATIVES.

SATURDAY Sept 9th, 1862.
House met at u O'Clock, and was opened will
prayer by Rev. Mr. SPRraa. Journal Of ysstsrda,
read
The SPEAKER announced the business of the
morning hour, viz The bill reported ty the chair
man Of the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means Mr.
KESNsR. Of La, entitled an ast TO authorize .h'
further issre Of treasury notes After some dis
cussion, the bill laid to he made the or~,
for the morning hoar Of Monday.
The CHAIR laid before the Honss q message from
several heads Of departments, In response to reso
lntlous Of inquiry. which were referred to appro
pirate committees, without action.
Mr.. BARKsDALE, Of Mlsa, submitted The follow
ing preamble and resolution
UAsrsas 1t Ia alleged in the official report of Mel
Gen. j. Bankheai Magruder. dated May 4th. 1863
that the army Of the Peninsula, from the 4th oi
April to the Sd of May inclusive. had neither cef
fee nor sugar. nor hard bread but subsistedon Hour
and salt meat In reduced quantities" and whereas
the statement isrspsated in the following language
of the said report, to wit: 1.-THE best drilled reRu-
lars the world has ever seen would have multi led
under CONTINUOUS service In the trenches for
twenty-nine days, exposed every moment to MUS
kerry aud Shells In water to their knees, without
fire. sugar or coffee, without stimulants, and with
an inadequate supply Of snpeooked four and salt
meat:" Therefore, be II
Res0ired, That the President be respectfully re.
quested to cause to be furnished to this body re.
port setting forth the quantity and description Of
provision supplies furnished to the Army Of the
Peninsula during the period above recited and the
quantity and description of said supplies which
were hand ct the time of the withdrawal of the
army from the Peninsula on the I'd Of May last
Mr. BARKSDALE remarked that il had become
customary of late to make accusations Of gross de
linQuencies against those charged with the
ment of the commiSsary and quartermaster depart
menta These accusations had been presented In the
form of communications through the public press
and had found repeated uttersnce without contra
diction on this floor; and now they had obtained
WaiOht raj nod ir1a
ocis! report Of distinguished General In the Con.
federate servce. These allegations are calculated
to impair the confidence of the army, and the coun
try generally, In the efficiency and fidelity of Off
GERS charged with important trusts and, to a more
or less degree to iaict injury not only upon those
officers but the common cause. II is due to them
therefore, but above all 1t is due 70 The country
that rigid scrutiny should be instituted into
charges, direct or implied Of this character They
shOud undergo the ordeal Of q searching In estign
tion. Not to advance an opinion at this time upon
the justice or injustice of these grave allegations
but under the influence Of this conviction he had
Offer ed his resolution.
The hour having arrived for the confederation of
the special order of the day being the bill to pro-
vide for the filling Zip of existing reg nents squad
rona, battalionS, and companies and increase thu
Provisional Army of the Confederate States Mr.
CLOPToN. Of Ala addressed the House in opposi-
tion to the Committees bill ss il stands, At the
conclusion of his remarks, the question was called
being upon the substitute of Mr. Gather of N c.,
tute differs from the committees bill, in that 1t an
thoriga1 the President, in bis discretion, to call
upon the several States for any number of troops
to setvs for the term of threa years, or the war.
In making such requision, the President shall take
into confederation the number Of troops from each
State already enlisted for tha at the time Of the
rsqusition, and shall, far practicable, eqnal
ize the same amongst the States, according to their
population. If ihe Governor of any
State shall refuse fail for DAYS, after any such
call shall have been made upon him by the Presi-
dent to comply with said requisiton. then all white
male citizens between the ages OF thirty five and
forty i've years. in such State are hereby made
subject in all RESPECTS to an Act entitled "Ap act
further toproyide for the public Defence appi owed
April iG, 1862, and the President il authorized 10
enforce said act against such persons.
Ga this substitute the vote WAS taken by ayes and
noes. with the following result Ayes q, noes 45
Mr. HOLT. of Ga, moved TO lay the blsef the
committee, and the several substitutes and amend
menis thereto. The table, but the motion did not
prevail.
On motion of Mr. KENNER, OF La the House
went into secret session.