The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-22
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HOUSE UF REPRESENTATIVES,.

AdJonrned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
fRIDAY, Feb. II. 1891.
House met at its usual hour. Prayer by
kew. JANEs A. DUNCAN. The Journal o.
yesterday WAS rea1, when
mr.. snTrH, Of VAGinia, announced that tho
committee appoin tea 10 walt upon the Presi-
den t and in for him of the organAxalion OF
Congress, had discharged that duty, and th at
= colnmunica;i zion from the Executive mig ht
De expected afer the INAUGURATION to morrow.
Mess.s. HAkNsTT. or Ffrgtnte, and SMITH,
of Aisbamu, appeared and qualified ~ mem
Ders OF The house.
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennesses, moved . reconsid-
GRAFTON OF the vote by which the report of the
Comm ittee on kNies was ado pt0d and also
coma tees. which Uonsist OF seven mem hers,
to consist OF nine mem ers each. Mouon
agreed to,
.ur. JbrR, Of Tennessee, had understood
that something no had said in his remar !.
yesterday mai tsea construed into an inten
lion TO 7. fec, upon The late Provtsional Con =
sress. lie disciuimeti any such in tention.
z messuS. was received from the Senate
informing ths Houss that the President OF
.nat body had appointed Sena tors Orr, John.
son, and clay, I, committee 70 act with a
similar committee OF the House In drafting
ruies for the govern meGt OF the two Houses.
Also. conveying the following resolution,
which was concarred ia by the House:
Resa,rs9, By uc Seaate and Hosse Of Repveseata-
,iges Of the ComfeGerFte Ss"tes, IN LoxSress
t.ed That Tie Attorney General Do requested
10 retu m TO tho Clerk Of the Eouse Of hepYe.
sentatives the papers thai we're on die In the
office OF me Lierk q. The Provisional Coz
gr-ss, ind iii documents and other papers
that were under the Clerks control la tho
nands OF the Public Printer and not other
wise disposed OF By order OF tue Provisional
Congress; and that al apers referring To- EA-
ecuuve sessions and xecutive business, be
returned 10 the Secrsta4y of the Senate, in
NJ
TIE mo t!on OF air. JXsHIss to lay the reeo-
luton Cf Er koot9 upon the table, being he.
fore the House, mT. bOYcA desired 10 suDmi:
some remarks as 10 tue past and future CON-
uuUt OF The war. This was noI struggle Of
Day. vs. could NOT :.sIoId ~ give up sim
gle southern State. II vac war hhd been
more active and aggressive, We could have
aad the co operation CT thou saL DIS in the
border States, VINO are now prevented from
taxing up arms III cur behaif, by Inc presence
and Influence OF the enemy. An aFkres.
s.ve and active war was the W licy indicated by
our distlng uisaei Prestdea,, WEile en- rOuIe
% Mon gomery. Such was ne ,iicy OF Hr.
Walker, then Secretary OF War. whu WAS
kIown 10 bc IN the ccnrdonce tf lte Prsst'
dent. In his opinion, the sr-at error was in
not prosecuting the WAT Uor- vigorously il
the ueElu nink, VII en- the North wss com par.
drively ncprepared. aAu when her 1870
three- months men wers gathered at Wash
.Egton, Us IL We're, On Kind OF Fourth OF
jay eel e0ra,ioG. He spoke Of the splendid
can luisG OF Napo.eon IL. iraiy, and thought
that II similar result would have III lowed II
We k8d advanced INFO Western Virginia,
K ,ItucKy, and Iaryisld. he pro eeded a.
some length in advocacy OF az offensive
oItcy. The p;ea he proposed was the ap.
poip,Inen5 G; q CommSAdef-ln Ckief OF the
army, and leave to him he direction OF mill.
tary operations, aId suggested ToCmbs, VINO
pos-as ed the evolutionary spirit.
BIT koors announced that dispatch he'd
aeeu received with the gratifying rows that
Genera! Price bad gained ano jhsr great and
s,gaal victory over the + .deral forces In his.
souri,. killing and wounding seven hundred,
with loss OF but Ooe hundred OH cur side.
mr. MACrss. Of Kentucky, !ep,i 10 the
remarks OF MIR. Boyce. He tootct.- he is.
cu=sion had taken wide r.-Ls". .fhen the
House undertook 70 act upon the cGncuc: Of
those who had the manegein al OF our cam
paigns, he thought ttey should be arraigned
before the House with fair show for de-
fence. He asked gentlt men, before they
strats the feasibility of that policy. We
were usurPinS power belonging to others,
when we attempted to dictate the policy for
conducting this war. the gentleman nom
genius Of Napoleon, but Napc'eor lever per-
mitted the dictation of a council " influence
him In hts military campaigns.
Mir FooTs asked If 1t was usUrpauon to ex.
press an houest conviction on the conduct Of
the war; ifso, he wanted to 90 homo.
Mr. MAcKEx coz tinued, and 6sksd II these
who commended TOR the aggressive policy In.
tended TO trammel our militar; leaders by
resolutions from this body. Ee had no .,re.
judics against, or undue partially for, the
President or any member OF his Cabinet. If
the oiicy recommended were adopted, arms
would be Indispensable, and asked how and
where these were to be ob,xinei. When
;hese were procured, he bs,isved that our
Generals would DO competent 10 decide the
,, ooer policy TO bs pursued.
Mr. TKIPps, Of Georgia, offered the follow.
ipx as q substitute {, Mr.. Foote's resoIu ton
Mr. Jenkins Withdrawing his motion TO lay
that resolution ON the table:
Resolred, That in the judgment OF this
HOUSE., the war should be prosecuted with
an energy and policy, offensive ana defensive,
commensurate with the great Interests in
volyed IN it, Issue and that the sans gene
ro1s soafidence which great and chivalrous
people have reposed In and do now repcse in
their civil and military authorities, Will be
coutin ued and strengthened by TIE adoption,
ia the further progress Of the war, OF the
most active and thorough measures, which
the late Ievsrses and menacinG advances Of
the enemy make i'm psrativaly necessary.
Rssolred, That the earliest practicable mo-
nent should be sought to supply all the
means, whe OF men, money, or arms ne
csssary to sustain the pviiey above declared
. Dir. TRipPE earnestly sud ably .oroca,ed
his resol 1tions. The people OF the South
We.s determined 10 achieve their !,teEsnd-
ence, ana when their erafgses ~ece faily
Az.
them from pursuing the policy most likely
TO accom- plish that object. Ee did NJ. mean
10 cast censure npon the Administration, but
he would now say that this Government had
not returned TO the people that generous con-
fifeuca which the people had reposed In the
Government.
Mr.. FoorK declined to accept the substitute
of the gentleman from 0eorxta, and asked II
he 10 ended his resolution as an endorsement
OF the heads OF the W ~ aud navy Depart.
msuts
endorsed any one particularly, except the
people.
MIR. LIONS. OF Virginia, asked leave 70 sub
nit r. report nom the COMMITTEES OF ArranGo-
men:s for the inauguration OF Precedent and
Vice President Of the Oonfedes AZ states
I'VE refer the rea0er to another part OF to,
dsy's paper Tor the programme ]
Mr., foo1E resumed his f0WArkD, And
thought the resolutions OF Mr. Trippe were
liable 10 be construed in,o an endorsement
OF thu war and Navy Departments; ~ could
support NO each resolutions. He wac pre-
t,arad TO de moGstruie by 0ev lopmenie. that
naith her OF the heads Of these departments
wers competent for The positions they held.
rasoius,ons be ia:a upon tn isb.s, 10 be re-
f.rres, ~ an appropriate cofnm.t'.~ When
that COMMITTEES should repor', Le would ke
prepared 10 aot be Wss cos d'shsartsned BY
Gaf re, ars-s, bat advocated oaimpess, dsltes-
rsfian ~ Investigation, sla tlsa aaia Oil
parties responsible trr a1s telpx ir.pF3re7 u
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