Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
CONGRESS
OF THE CoNFEDER ATE STATES OF AMERICA.

OFTHE CoNFEDER ATE STATES OF AMERICA.
TUESDAY, Feb. rs b, 1862.
SENATE.
The S,nate met at IL o'clock N. Prayer BY Rev. N.
D. Hoge, Of the Presbyterian Church.
STANDING coxxITrEKs.
Mr. HUNTER stated, that at an informal meeting OF
the Senate, after adjournment, yesterday, COMMITTEES
was appointed to prepare list OF the Standing Commit
tees he presented from that Committee the following
report which was read and ooncurred in BY the Senate
FoREIGs APFAIRs-hessrs. Orr of E. o., Yancey, OF
Ala, WigAI, of Texas, Clark, of No., and Preston OF
Va
FsAscr-Messrs. B,rnwell, of O., Hunter, of Va,
Davis, of n. O., Semmes, of La, and Henry OF Tenn
CoMMERcK-Mtssrs. Clay, of Ala Maxwell, OF Fla,
Dortcb of @, Peyton, of NO., and Burnett, of KY.
MILITARY ATrAIRs-Messrs. Sparrow, Of La, Preston,
Of Va, Johnson OF Ark, Wigal Of Texas and Henry,
of Tenn.
NIvAL AyyIIRs-Messrs Brown, of Miss, Oldham, Of
Texas, Bakero Fla Simms oil r. and Dortch Of N. G.
JupIcIARY-Messrs. Hill, of Ga, H1ynes, OF Tenn,
Pnelan, OF Ms., Ssmmes OF LII, aud Burnett, OF NJ
Indian ATyAIRs-hessrs johnson, OF Ark, Cliy, OF
Ala, Oldham, OF Texas Peyton, Of No., and Smms, OF
Ky. 49, o,,. r.
Texas. Mitchell, of Ark, and Baker, Of Fla.
PUBLIC LLKDs-Nessrs. Clark, Of Mo-, Baker, Of Fla,
and YArcey, OF Ala
PArrSrs-Messrs Maxwell of Fla, Haynes, of Tenn,
and II, Of Ga.
AIMS-MeS5re. DaVlb, OF ". Duruoti ny, eue
TIRElroRIrs-Messrs wigfAl, of Texas, Brown, Of
Miss, and YaDcey, Of Ala.
Accommodations. Mitchell, OF Ark, Dortch Of N G.
and Sims, of Ky.
PnsrIsa -Messrs Phelan, Of Miss, Hill, Of Ga, and
Clark, of Mo.
EsRoLNIxr-Messrs. PheAn, Of Mss, Maxwell of Fla,
| aud Michel, Of Ark.
The FIRST mentioned member of each committee was
constituted the chairman thereof
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Ca motion of Mr. JOHNSON, of Ark, the bill pre-
ssnted by him. yesterday relative to the Rad River and
Arkansas Indian Superntendencies was rfsrred TO the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
| tUsPESsIoS OF THE TARIFF.
| Mr. SPARROW, Of La, presented pint resolutions
adopted by the Legislature Of Louisiana in favor Of sus
pending the coil sction Of duties on foreign imports du'
ring the blockade, or during the war de also euomi'-
ted resolution which was adopted directing the Oom'
mttee of Finances to lire into the expedency OF the
| proposed suspension.
COTTON AND TOBACCO
Ca motion of Mr. PHELAN, of Miss, it was
Resolved That the Committee on Military Afiirs be
instructed enquire into the eIpedencJ OF taking pos
session and control by the Government of all the CO..:
ton tobacco and other products within the mits oil
the Confederate States With view to the destruction
OF said products or any portion thereof whenever the
may be threatened with capture, by the mics oil
the country and that said committee report as soon
as possible, by bill or otherwise.
| TIE ROANOKE ISLAND DISASTER.
Mr. D0RTCH of N. c., presented resolution adopt
ed by the State Convention Of North Carolina, relative
to the Roanoke Island affair, "hce, on motion OIL me-
ORR of s. O., was referred TO the Committee on Mil
tary Affairs.
| MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
message from His E1 ,elleucy, the President by bis
Pya.e Secretary received and laid upon the table,
| 10 be read in Executive Session.
| JOINT COMMITTEES.
resolution from the House Of Representatives for
the appointment Of joint committees, was taken up and
concurred in.
Was authorized appoint said committees on the part
On motion of Mr.. SPARROW, the Senate went into
Executive Session. and after brief sitting with closed
doors, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| FEBRUARY 25, 1852.
The House assembled at IL o'clock. Prayer by Rev.
| DR.. Burrows.
TVS SPEAKER The Chsir has appointed the Com
mittees OF the HOUSE. and begs leave now to submit
| them.
Tho Chair will observe that where there were so many
new members be could not avoid doing hJu'tce, per-
bap' to some. He has, however, done the best he
could.
The Clerk then read the list Of Committees, as fol-
| lows:
ELECTIONS -Messrs Smith, N. c. Vest, NO.; stapIes
Va; Crockett, Ky; Gsrdenhire Tenn; Curry, Aabaml
Cllpp Miss; Dorkns, Fla; Trsppe, Ga.
; WAYS AND MANS -Messrs. Kenner, La; Jones, Tenn
| B,nham s. q; Garrett, Va; McRse Miss; Lyon, Ala
Machen, KY; Holt, Ga; Graham, Texts.
| MILITARY 1TFAIRs.- Meesrs Miles, s. O., Pryor, Va.
Keenan, Ga, Pugh, Ala, Davis, Miss, Harris Nc, Swan
Tenn, Brdgers, n O., Bitson, Ark.
| FoREIaS ATTAIRs.-Aessrs. Foote, Tenn, Perkins
O.; n I.rn lad
Miss, MOO ieen, SO, Breckinrdge Ky, Walter Preston
Naval AvFARs-Messrs Conrad, La, Boyce, s. g.
Wright, Ga, Clcpton Ala, Currn, Tenr., Smith, Va.
Gather, n. O DIWkns, Fla, Chambliss, Va.
| JupIcIARY.-Messrs. GArirell Ga, Russell, Va Oar
gan, Ala, Moore KY, Garland, Ark, Hehksll, Tenn
Gray, Texts, Ashe, N O, Hocombe, Va.
CoNNERCE.-M,ssrs. Curry, Ala, TrpPe, Ga, Cooke
No, Mcdowell, N. O., Lyons, Va, Sexton, Texas, vi
ere, La, H. A. Bruce, Ky, Chambers, Miss
PosT OrTcEs AND Posr ROADS -Msssrs. Chiffon
Ala, Conrow, No Royston, Ark, johnson, Va, David
son, n G., Clark, Geo, Welsh Mss, Hilton, Fla, Her
bert, Texas.
TERArroRrEs AND PUBLIC LASDs.-Msssrs. Wilcox
Te1a Marshall, Ii, Jenkins Va freeman, No., Foster
Ala, Bltsou, AK, Lewis Geo., Ewing KY, Menus,
| Tenn
INDIAN ArrArRs -Messrs. Singleton, Miss, Elliott,
Kv Hanly, Ark Dupce, L., Goods, Va, Tibbs, Tenn
| Wright, Texas, Arlington, N. q, Rawls, Ala.
PIrESrs.-M's,rs. Bell, OF No, Lind,r, n. o. Real,
Ky Chiffon, Ala Staples, Va, Marshall, La, Hilton,
Fla, Strickland, Geo, Wright, Texas.
CLAIMS Mess Smith, Va, Copion, Ala, Burnett,
Ky Where La, Capp, Misc, Mclean. N. O., Munner.
lya Geo. Farrow. South Carolins, Gardenher, Tenn.
Aocouxrs.-McQ ieen, s G, Foster, Alabama, Kenan,
N o., Strickland, Geo, HInly Ark.
RuLEs AND 0FFcKRs or THE HoUsE-hes'rs Jones, OF
Tenn, Perkins, OF La, BOteler of Va, Lewis, of Ga,
Smith, Of N. c.
PAY AND MmKAGE-Messrs. Burnett, Of KY, Singleton,
| of M,s,, Brdgers, of N. O.
ESRoLLKD BILLs-Messrs. Elliott, of KY, Chambers,
of Mics TibSs, Of Tenn.
PRlSrISa-Hessrs. Bark'dale, of Miss, jenkins, Of
Va, A. r Wright, Of Ga, Mcnees, Of Tenn, Dupree Of
La.
PUBLIC BUmDMGs-LJons, of Va, Pdgh, of Ala,
Currip, of Tenn.
FLAG AND Stakeholder, of Va W. R. Smith, Of