Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-27

make motion 70 pas by the psudag business for the
present, and then submit bis motion.
Mr.. CONRAD. have no doubt that the President
did intend 10 convey the meanRg iudcssd by the gen
teman from Tennessee (Ar. FooTr Nothing Is further
from me than intention to impute to the President
any intentional misrepresentation. have to
suppose that be was misnfomed upon the subject but
believe that every gentleman will agree with that
the clause have read bears the Interpretation that the
appropriations Necessary were not made. merely say
that that would be error for every appropriation that
has been estimated by the President or Secretary Of the
Navy has been granted.
have thought as my duty, as chairman of the Com.
mittee Naval Affairs to bring this question before the
body, and think that the explanation have made Is
DUE not only to this body and the late Provisional Con.
gres but to tho President himself for certainly do not
bsevs that he would knowingly make the representa-.
ton which Is here contained.
Mr. MILES. would ask of the House q similar priv.
lege, that extended to the gentleman 10 regard to
another passage in the message Of the President which
roads as follows: ..r .
site people, increduous of long war vere natural.
y 70 long enlistment and the early le islaton
of Congress rendered il impacticabe obtain voun.
teers for greater period than twelve months"
do not believe that the Chief Magistrate intended
any sort Of reflection upon the action of Congress- yet
is might from this that the Provisional Congress
had not operated zsaously with the Presid,
they might have DONE in carrying out the army orgsni
zltion. / know that this imputaton not intended
by the President. will say, however, that from the
very earliest period in army organization the Mill.
tary Committee 10 every act connected with that or.
gaIizitiom, governed by the recommendations Of
tue Executive. don't think solitary bill reported
by that Committee that previously submitted
the President Secretary Of War. am under the inn
preston that all the acts submitted by the Committee TO
the House connected with the military organizio
in accordance with the views OF the President.
Mr. Ia he mt
further call Of the Committees with view OF Offering
resolution.
Tee motion was agreed TO- ..sE
Mr.. KENNER then offered q resolution referring 20
much OF the Presidents message relates to the report
OF the Secretary OF State to the Committee Foreign
Afs much Of il relates to the Secretary OF War,
the Committee Military Afiirs; much Of it as
relates the report OF the Secretary of the Treasury
TO the COMMITTEES Ways and Means, 90 much Of it
relates to the report of the Secretary of the Navy
tle Committee Naval Affairs 80 much of it as relates
to the report Of the Postmaster General TO the Commit
Poet Offices and Post Roads 1i much of II
relates to the Department Of Justice, % the Comm
the Judiciary aud the Committee Patents. II
resolution was adopted.
Tee call of committees fos reports was then resumed
No further reports being made
Mr.. MILES moved to take up the Senate Bill which
was Just communicated with view 10 have il passed -
Il is bill supplementary to an Act entitled an act to es
tabish War Department, approved Feb. 81, 1861.
The motion was agreed TO.
The bill provides that If officer Of the army should
be appon ed Secretary Of War, he shall not by
OF that app ointment loss his rank in the army.
The bill read three times and passed.
Mr.. MOORE, OF KY, offered resolution requesting
the President if not inconsistent with the public inter-
ests to communicate TO the House statement
OF the number Of esabl shments now engaged in man
uiacturing small under the Confederate Govern
me ., where located, the number of arms ma u.
facIured per month or week; also the number of IN Is
engaged in the manufacture Of powderbe quantity
uiactured per month or week; also, the employ
ell for furnishing percussion caps and whether the
means now employed sufficient 10 furnish the army
with weapons, powder and caps, and II not what add
tionAl means necessary.
Mr.. CURRY, Of Ala, suggested that the m 'sssge
when received should be considered ia secret
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. VILLERE, OF La. said that in his opinion l.
would be tor the House dispatch its busiless
as soon as possible TO enable the members TO
turn home and rouse the people 10 the work be
fore them. He was in favor of the House making
rule TO assemble daily at IL o'clock, 10 the morning.
aud that motion adjourn would DO in order before
four O'Clock in the evening
Mr.. NILES OF s. u, said il would not do TO assemble
at IL O'clock inasmuch tha. would cut eff from the
working hours OF the committees. The morning WI Q
the only time that the committees could meet He
would tuggess a. the hour Of IL at least for the prrs
ent be lett unchanged. He had no objection to-pro-
longing the session the hour Of or g. If ssay
Mr.. VILLERE said it seemed to him that il the COM
mittees willing to perform their work z.alously,
that they had full time 10 DO from o'clock In the
evening 10 IL tic following morning.
Mr.. F00FE thought the House could meet at II
o'clock every morning. and that the committees could
rform their duties after the hour Of Jourr ment II the
members chose to forego their attendance at festive
scenes. This not time for festivities. 1t a
time for work. and he hoped the hour Of IL would
be Isd for the meeting Of the House, aud that they
would continue In session until in the evening.
Nc. MACHEN, of Ky, said il seemed to him that a
member could not be dobarred from exercising the
privilege of moving to adjourn no matter what hour
the House might prolong its sessions TO.
Mr. VlLLERE said it would be competent for any
member il he desired an earlier a6onrament than the
hour fixed by the House. to move to suspend the rule.
Mr. MILES thought that this was matter that re-
CURED ref :ction and interchange Of views. He
agreed with the gentleman from Kentucky, (Hr. Ma
che ~ TO the privileged cl aracttr Of motion to ad
lurn aud he would avail himself Of the privilege by
moving that the House DO nov adj burn.
The motion was egreed 10.