The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-23

CONFEDERATE sTaTfs coNeRfss.
(ADJOURnED SESSION |
SENATE,

SENATE
FRIDAY, Aug o, le6a
erEraxHs, and opened with prayer by Rev Dr.
JErKA. az the Daptist Church.
NJ. oRMMRs. Of La. offered the following resolu.
tlon. which was adopted,
RAseaeeA, That the Committee on Military ffa;rs
Be directed 70 inquire into the expsdiency OF sepa
rating the Pay Department Of the Army ffom the
Vuastsrmantsr's Department and Of creating u
seperste bureau for the payment Of the troops aud
70 report By bill or otherwise.
Ar. HESRv, Of Tsn.,, offered the folio wing re-
solution, which was agreed To-:
Reseaced By he Ssna,e Of the Coasrsss Of tie Con
gsderase STATS Of Ameica. That the Secretary Of
War be requested to communicate TO the Senate
whether any regiments In the service have been
dinbanded and consolidated with others and II 40,
what regiments. and by whose authority has this
been donal
Tho following resolution, offered By Mr. SPAR
ROW, OF La, was agreed to:
Resolced, That the President be requested to
communicate to the Senate, at the earliest p-acti-
cal period. all official reports Of engagements with
the enemy not heretofore communicated.
Mr. SPARROW, Of La, introduced the following
bill. which was read twice and ordered to be print.
ed
Skc. lst TAe CoxSress Of the Confederate Na,ss
Of AMaica do eaaG, That hereafter substitutes for
persons liable to military duts shall not b allowed
stitute 10 skilled. and actually employed in some
mechanical pursuit, the prosecution of which at the
time the Secretary of War may declare to be Inn
porta0t TO the public interest," or when such person
10 the only white male adult on farm or plsnta.
ton having thereon not less than fifty slaves aud
who has q the time, and who shall continue to
have. the charge and active management of said
farm or plantation Prorided that in all cases when
substitutes are received the persOn Furnishing the
substitute shall guaranty his Adety and in case be
deserts the principal shall be held to service as ii
no substitute had been furnished by him.
SEC. That the commanders Of brigades and
divisions may, within the limts OF their respective
commands, when they believe the safety of any To-
cAlity may require 1t, upon the Recommendation of
hve respectable citizens Of any county or PARISH
with the approval Of the Provost Marshsl of such
county or parish II there one detail to any farm
or plantation worked by slaves when the owner
thereof Ia femme SOLE minor, or a person In the
service OF the Confederacy enrolled priv ate for
police duty thereon under the direction and control
Of the owner thereof or hs legal representatives,
provided said detail shall not be made EXCEPT upon
the application OF the owner of such farm
or plantation, and that the person SO de-
tailed shall be withdrawn on like appli
cation rf such owner his representatives
and provided, further, that said private shall not
while 20 detailed receive any pay or allowance from
the Government, but shall be paid by the owner
Of the farm or plantation the amount to be agreed
On between them, and when recalled said detailed
private shall immediately proceed to brigade head.
quar- .ers under the penalty OF being published as
dessrter.
On motion, after the reading Of the bill had been
concluded, the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion.