The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-16

coyrEnseATE oTATe0 COM0REsA.
"a s.s,s was callsa 10 order b. Mr
u....e Pressdent pre- ssa.. and the psocssa
a. n rsrs opsssd With pnysr By the Rev
= R,,.od, of the Bapsist Church.
" r. oldham. Of TsEas, introduced . billk
- he aepe1n1nent q - Ass,staol
-..ter0suesal, snd Ascs1sssy elssfs Il
.s.-t the postal aiairs of the Tsns-M Mis
..,pul. Referred to the Committee OF
s.tl Adain.
", oldham also introduced bill, which
-. crdered to be printed, 20 authorise the
.n.ointment Of Third Auditor OF the
Treasury. xu ,,u \.
,.asl the act regulating tho destruction Of
,,rrrertv under military necssslty, and to
o.ide for the incsmnlsy tneFeot- neies1ed
r the Military Committee.
ns hin to regulate the commencement
~ ss,dine Of all future sessioDs OF Congress
sus ~. tsIen M and considered, and theO, on
,ootiou. lsid upon the table.
On motion Of Mr. Sammes, OF La, the
senate adjourned.
The Houx met at l3 o'clock, and was
opeued with prayer BY Key. ". duncan.
"fpsr,r,ssion VA granted to the special
rn,rro;ttes on tho Currency to hold lts
msetinss during the sjttirgB Of tho House
msssacs from the 6en ate announced the
d;.aersement of that body with the amend
wenf of the House to the Senate's joint reso.
intiou on the subject Of printing.
Wr Miss. offs c., reported hack from the
COMMITTEES on Military A6airs, with slight
.mendment, Senate bill to prevent the en-
,.stment or enrolment of substitutes In the
milIfsYy service Of the Confederate States,
.sd 70 repeal al laws permitting or author
i,ine the same. The amendment Of the com
mIttee contemplated the striking ont of the
repealing clause Of the Senate bill, which
~ agreed to.
Tr Conrad moved to amend the bill by
;nserting the following words "And all per.
sous who have furnished such substitutes a.
veIl - such substitutes, shall he liable to
military service" On this amendment the
syee and noes were had, with the following
ruult-syes 30, noes 50.
he bin, % reported by the committee,
vss then advanced to lts third reading, sad
placed upon ia passage, when
Mr.. Singleton, Of MiGo., offered reo0lu-
ton that the bill be referred back TO the
Military Committee, with Instructions;
which resolution was laid upon, the table,
ald the bill was read - reported from the
committee, placed upon its passage, and
The preamble and rssolutious offered by
w. Fcote, Of Tenn, on Friday last, in re-
s,rd TO the employment of certain persons
ieeiyil ofFIce. to the exclasion ef 0thaEs, to
he great detnmeat Of the public service,
were taken mp BY the House. After some
DISCUSSION, they were referred TO the Com
mites on Military Adhirs.
Nr. 0artrell, OF Ga, from the judiciary
Committee, reported back bill entitled
vet to amend the act to regulate tmpresf
neats. The bill contemplstes the repea! {
that portion of the impreasment sct whilh
provides for the appointment Of cemmP-
.iOues to apprsise The value Of .prokertf,
and provides that the value of proAesty
shall be affixed by local appraisers In We
nelghborhood where impressed-one vof
these appraisers to be selected by the I'm.
property. and, In case Of disagreement, they
10 select third. Alter some discussion, the
Bill and amendments were referred back to
the Judiciary Committee
I'm motion fhA unnaA 0d{0UFn06