The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-25
SENATE


The Senate was called to order at II O'Clock
BY Vice President S1sr.IHs. Pr:Zsr py Rev.
ID. u. Hoas, Of the Presbyterian Church.
RULES OF oAD1R.
Mr.. OA1, of South OaroIina, from the con.
mittee to prepare rules for the government OF
being read, was adopted and ordered 70 be
printed.
Mr.. BRows, OF c1iss presented . bill to
levy q war tax on cotton produced during the
year 1862, which was read and placed upon
the calendar. MIR. Brown gave notice that
he vould press an early consideration OF the
bill The following is copy Of the bill
for Gael head of family In the Confederate
States of America, in the year 1852, to produce
free Of tax, three bales OF cotton, clear OF seed
weig hing four hundred pounds each, ana, IN
addition, one bale Of four hundred pounds
for every hand actually employed In the e1i.
tiva.ion and gathering Of cotton, and for
every additional bale Of four hundred pounds,
or less, produced and gathered BY any head
of q family, there shall DO assessed and col.
lected, a. other war taxes are assessed and
collected, the SUM OF &c.
!, That the head of = family shall be con.
etrusd to mean man or single woman hav.
ing the actual direction OF plantation or
farm, but when two or moro persons nave
the direction Of the Same farm or plan tauon,
they shall be construed Is ono, and hana
shall DO construed 70 mean person, whether
white or black, between the ages Of fourteen
and sixty. actually employed in the eultiva.
ton Of cotton, aud who shall have laooI Cd In
the field more than one-balf the time from
April LIST, 1861, 70 September LIST Of the Same
year.
IHpIL srPARIIrHHDIHeIIs.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Ark, presented bill to
provide for he organization Of tho Arkansas
anc Red River Supertn ten denotes Of Indian
Affairs, which, ON his motion was laid upon
the table and ordered TO be prin ted.
kRsOLUrIoEs PRBsRHfBD.
Mr.. PHsLAs, Of Mics, presented resolutions
adopted BY the LeEislatsre OF 1i.sissippi, IN
relation to the exporratiOn OF cotton.
Mr. DoRrcH, of N. o., presented resolu.
lions nd opted BY the Convention Of North
Carolina AN relation TO the re-enlistment Of
MT. HusrBA prssen ted resolution adopted
by the Legislature of Virginia, In relation to
the pay Of non com mi ssio n Cd G fticers
On motion OF Mr HUHrAR, the ksnats ad.
jour ned and, at his request. the Senator's re-
IN aiued in the chamber, to confer informally
upon the appointment Of tho standing com.
mltteeS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Feb "a, 1882
The House convened II the usual hour,
Dir. Speaker BooooK In tho CHAIR. Prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. FORD.
Journal Of saturday read and ag reed 10.
Mr.. Gerry, from the Committee ON Rnles,
made . report with reference to the ferma.
ton OF committees.
Idr. SWAIN, OF Tenn, thought that the dis
cussions OF this House upon the present err
sis were cfsuch a character as to require tia
it's sessions should be held with closed doors.
This he deemed proper, in view Of measures
likely to be submitted to the House for Its
consideration this morning. He therefore
moved that the Houss 60 in to secret session.
Dir. FoorE obtained the foor, and expressed
his surprise At the proposition OF his col
league. Not only was he surprised, bat a..
founded and aSonissd beyond description, by
this motion, made by colleague without
consultation, In q matter 50 vital to every
interest OF the country. The people OF the
country had shown themselves entitled to
reciprocal confidence, and he never would
consent that they should be shut out from the
public deliberations OF their rspressn tatives.
At some length, and with great eatnestRses,
he opposed the motto Of his colleague.
Mr.. LYONS, Of Virginia, said that he sntsr.
tanned the highest respect Tor the judgment
and patriotism of tho gentleman from Ten.
nesses, but that he had matters to submit to
the action Of this House which he could not,
and would not do in open session. and 10
therefore concurred In the opinions Of MI.
SwAHI, that the doors should be closed.
Under rule Of the House requiring the
doors to be closed upon motion OF q member,
seconded by another, the Speaker ordered the
hall to be cleared OF all but Its members and
officers. and tho doors were closed.
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