The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-26
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
FlRSr SESSION.
-SENATtl

TuxspAY. February 10, 1861
The Senate met at ~ O'Clock M. Prayer
by Rev M. ID. Hoes, of the Presbyterian
Church.
arAsprSa coxnIrrRRs
MIR HUNTER stt ted. that at An informAl
meeting Of the Senate. after adjournment
yesterday, a committee was appoln ted to pre-
pare n list Of the Standing Committees. He
presented from that committee the following
report, which was read and cCncurred In by
the Senate:
Foreign Agair.-wes.ra. Orr Of :. q, Yam.
cey of Ala, Wigfall of Texas, Clarke OF mo-,
and Preston of Va.
Fiaaact -MAssrs Barn we'll OF s. G., Hunter
OF Va. LAWS OF N. C., Semmes OF La, and
Henry of Tenn .
Commerce Mes.rs. Clay of Ala. MAXWELL Of
Fla, Dortch of N. g.. Peyton OF Mo-, and
Bare EFT of KY.
Military Affairs messrs: sparrow M 0I All
Preston of Va Johnson OF Ark, WlRlal'
| OF Texas, ard Henry OF Tenn.
| Farai Afairs-MessIs. Brown Of Mise, Old
| ham of Texas, Baker of Fla, Simms OF Ky,
r,d5cjary -Messrs Hill Of Ga Haynes of
| Tenn, Phelan Of Miss, S,mmss OF La, and
| Ruraptt OF Ky.
indian AGaUs -Messrs. Johnson Of Ark,
| Clay OF Aia Oldham OF Xexas, feytou VA
| No and Simms OF KY.
| Posi- CGccs and Post Roads -Messrs Oioham
| OF Texas, mitchell OF AK, ana Baker OF
| Fla
| Pnbic Ianas-Messrs CLARK Of Mo-, Baker
| of Fla aud fancey of Ala.
| Iateats -Messrs. maxwell Of Fla, Haynes
| OF Tenn, aud Hill OF Ga.
Claims -Messis Davis of N. o., burnet'o1
XIV aud Pey'on of Mo.
| T,rrito,jts-2iessrs. Wigfali Of Texas, Brown
OF Mss aud YaLcey of A,a.
| dcconnts- Mes.rs Mitchell Of Ark, Dortch
| of n. & ard Simms of Ky. -
| Priutiag-Mss-ts. Phelon OF Miss, Hill "
Ga, ana Clark OF mo.
| EnroI.aent- Messls. PheIan Of Miss, Max
| Well OF Fla, AID Mitcnell OF Ark
hnr nf
| m;,tep was constituted the Chairman thereof
| IsDIAE ARPAIRs.
| Tn motion of air. JOHNSON, OF ARK the
bill rresented by ann yesterday reiatlvs u
| the Red River and Arkansas Indian super
| iut.ndencies was referred to the Co1nmi''et
on Indian Affairs.
| SUSPENSION OF THE TARIFF.
| MY SPAkxUW, of La, presented joint teso'
,..',ans aaan,ea by the Legislature OF Lou
! iSiann it, favor OF suspendlnG tae cciiecuon
OF duties on foreign import duri ng the oioeA,
| AIDE or during the war. he ALSO submitted
| a resolution, when was adopted, ulrecllne
the Committee of Finance 10 inquire into the
| expeaIency of the proposed suspension.
COTTON AND ToBaCCo.
On m otion OF Mr.. PHsLAS, of Mississippi
! il
| R,.olced, That the Committee on Military
| arirs De instructed to inquire TO the eX
| pndleUcy OF taking Possession and control
by the Government, OF all the cotton, to-
| p.cuo ana . ther products, within the llml ts
| q The CUHtdutEdlb SidlSs, Win a. view u
| The ,.sti uctioG oi saIh products, or any por-
ti.u thereof wherever the same may De
| threatened with capture by the enemies OF
| III. country and that said committee re-
| port Us soon as possible, by bill or other
| WISE.
THgKoAEoKK ISLAND DISASTER.
MIR. DvkTcH, OF n G., presented resolu-
non adopted by the State Convention OF
| 4 oyth Carolina, relative 10 the Roanoke
| Islai q affair, wnich, on motion OF MIR. OkR
| OF - O., was refer ed to The Committee on
| Military Affairs.
| MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
| A messag e fEI III His Exceliency, the Presi-
deut, py lis Private Secretary, was received
| and laIa upon the liable, to DO read in Execu.
| tive session.
JOINT COMMITTEE.
| a resolution from the House of Represen.
| taliyes Tor The appoin tIneut Of joint commit.
| tees, WAS taken up and concurred Iii.
Ou motion of MT. BAhkwELL, the Vice
| President was authorized to appoint said
committees tile part of the Senate.
tn motion OF mT. SPARROW, the Senate
| went l.. - Executive session. and after q brie1
| sitting with closed doors, ac 10 urned.