The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-20
CONFEDERATE CoUo1xss.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Wsps ssDAs, Feb. 10. 1854 ,
The senate was sailed 70 order 81 II O'Clock
odist Oharch. rae joarnaI Of yesterday
was read.
Mr.; cLAy. Of Ala Mr. slsnsa. Of La; and
mr.: PnsLAh. Of Miss. appeared in their
uon was administered 70 each OF them.
ApPoIxTNInf or oLKRxs, ETC
On motion Of Mr.. OsH, Of $. y the eecrs.
tary was authorised r. appt int aa Assistsnt
Scrstary, . Journal CLERK, and Recording
On motion Of Mr.. HILL, Of Ga the Pre-.
sidsnt va. authorized TO appoint sutta-
BILE Page: master WV. H. TALnAs was ap.
On me- ton Of Mr.. OeR, of 8. T., IL WAe
Rssoised, That committee Of three soma
tors be appoint ted BY the President pro ten. to
draft and report standing rales and orders
Confederate States. and that they acs - joint
committee with such committee appointed
by the House Of Representatives 70 report
Joint rules and oftels for conducting business
between the two HOUSES.
BLncfIoH or sxaenANf.Ar.AAns.
On motion Of Mr.. CLARK Of Missouri, the
Senate proceeded to the election OF sergeant
Mr.. CLARK nominated Mr.. Lafayette H.
F,xhugh, OF Kentucky; and the rol being
called, MIR. Eitzhugh was unAnimo us.y
ele ted. The PEssIDsxr administered the
GA tn Of once, and Mr.. +. entered upon the
dischar, % OF his duties.
BILL IHTRoDUcBD.
Mr.. HIHRY, OF Tenn, by leave introduced
a bill to legaliz, the organization OF certain
volunteer com pnnies In Tennessee. enlisted
time.
The vorRs ron PREsIDHHr AND VICE PRDsIDHHT.
A message from the House OF Representa-.
tives, by their CLERK, was received !, Informing
Of ho nj nf n
and OF the adoption BY rnat body OF reso-
luton inviti ng the Senete TO meet the House
in the Hall Of the House OF Represen tati yes
TO day, at ! O'Clock, TO count the votes for
President and Vice President OF the Confed.
crate States
On motion of Mr.. ORR, Of 8. o.,
Ordered. That m essa&e be sent 10 tho House
of Representatives informing thu, body that
the Sen ate will Join the House q count the
votes for President and Vice President.
The message was communicated BY Mr..
J ohn Bell Bigger, reading clerk pro tenn.
On motion OF hr OH,
Orde,ed. That the Senate VIII move in pro.
csssion at O. CLOCK r. NJ. 70 tho Hall Of the
House of Representatives,, preceded by the
President pro TEN. OF the Senate, attended by
the CLERK and Sergeant. ut Arms, and that
the Senate return to their CHAMBER after the
votes for President and Eice.President shall
have been counted.
sub euuently, another message from the
House was received, informing tho Senate
on its part, to suparintend the counting OF
the said votes.
The PaRsIpkNr appointed Messrs. ORR and
SPARROW tells.s on the part OF the Senate.
COMMITTEE TO WAIT rPoN TIE PkIsIDRNr.
A message fioIn the House was also re-
ceived informing the Senate OF the adoption
of resoln ion TOR the appointment of q COM
mittee of three, to act In conjunction with
such COMMITTEES as may be appointed on the
part of the Senate, to wait upon the Presi.
dent OF the Confederate States and inform
him that Congress 10 organized and ready to
receive any communication he may be pleased
to make.
The resolution was concurred In, and
Messrs. CLARK and BARswHL were an.
no anced by the President as the committee
on the part Of the senate.
The hour of / O'Clock having arrived, the
Senate proceeded In the manner prescri bed
py the resolution adopted, TO the Hail Of the
House Of Representatives,. After an absence
of about forty minutes, the Senate returned
On motion " MIR. BARNwELL, of 8. a.,
Ordered, that joint committee be appointed
to wait pom the President and Vice Prssi-
dent and inform them of their election.
The President Announced Messrs. Barn.
we'll and Davis as said committee. The res.
olution was then Communicated 10 the hOnse
On motion OF MIR. Barnwe |, the senate adj
iOurned.