Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-04-17
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j Congress.
| SENATE.-W Wednesday, April 8th.--The
committee on naval affairs reported adverse
Ky on the bill to create provisional navy
Faad to purchase site for laboratory.
Mr.. Orr, from the committee of Fore ign
! Affairs. reported back, adversely, the House
bill to repeal the 4th section Of an act to or
ganize the Department of State, approved
Feb. 21st, 1861.
The Senate Exemption Bill having been
returned from the House, with an amend
ment in the form of substitute, Mr.. Spar
row moved that the Senate disagree, and
ask for committee Of conference. The mo-
tion was agreed to, and Messrs. Sparrow,
Phelan and Mitchell designated as managers
on part Of the Senate.
! The following Senate bills were read and
passed.
To amend the act to entitled an act to reg
ulate impressments The bill provides that
said act shall embrace the impressments of
supplies required for the Navy.
10 provide for the transfer Of persons SER
wing in the Army to the Navy.
10 provide for having the laws relating
to Military and naval Affairs digcsted and
published
The Senate then went into secret legisla-
tive session on the Trx Bill.
{. HousE.-Mr. Chambliss, Of Va, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
a bill to authorize the distribution boun-
ty money granted as reward to the officers
and men serving on board the Virginia, the
jamestown, the Patrick Henry, the Raleigh.
the Beaufort and the Teazer, for their gal :
lantry and courage in the engagement in
Hampton roads, on the 9Th and 9th of March,
i 1862.
! The bill, after debate, was laid upon the
table and ordered to be printed.
| The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill to provide for holding elections for
Representatives in the Congress Of the Con-
federate States, in States occupied by forces
Of the enemy.
i The question being upon the motion Of
MIR. Jones, Of Tenn, to postpone to the Sc
cond Monday in next session, it was deba-
ted by Messrs. Foote and Swan in the neg
alive and Mr. Jones in the affirmative, and
rejected yeas 80, nays 40.
| Mr. Chambers, Of Miss from the Com
mittee on military Affairs, reportedAback,,
with slight amendment, Senate bilr to
prevent the absence of officers and soldiers
4 without leave The amendment was agreed
to and the bill passed.
i The BIZ to provide just compensation in
cases of past impressments was taken up,
as the pending business in order in the call
of committees, and pending motion for in
definite postponemcnt.
The House took recess y w. q
N1unr Session. The bill to provide COM
peasation for past impressments, was consid.
cred, several amendments wer4s offered and
the bill and amendments were finally laid
on the ia BILE.
Mr. Heiskell, of Tenn, from the Com
mittee on the judiciary, reported a bill to
shals in certain cases, which was taken up
and passed.
Mr. Gray, Of Texas, from the same COM
mittee, reported bill concerning the fees
Of District Attorneys.
On motion Of Mr. Hartridge, of Ga , the
second section was stricken out and provl
so inserted, that the amount of compensation
to District Attorneys, from all sources, shall
aot exceed FIVE thousand dollars per annum,
aud the bill passed.
SENATE Thursday, April 9th Most
Of the session was taken up in the discussion
|of motion to direct the Sec : Of war to fur
+ ish information relative to Trans Mississip-
pi troops Which was amended SO as to re-
quest the President to cause it to be furn-
nished. The amendment was adopted.
On motion tho Senate went into secret
, legislative session.
> HOUSE "A bill was reported back from
the committee of the Judiciary, to increase
the salary Of the Judge Of the District court
Of the G. s., for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia from 81 700 to IS 600 with a recon-
mendation, that it pass, was amended SO as
to continue gnti! the end Of one year after
treaty CT peace between the G. S and
,IU. s., which was agreed to and the bill
passed.
! A message was received from the Senate
that they had disagreed to the House
amendment Of the exemption bill and asking
committee of Conference. The House in.
sisted IN its amendments and the conference
was accorded.
The House went INTO secret SESSION. Oh Tx
ecutive messages.
Mr.. Russell, from the Committee on the
judiciary, reported bill to continuein force
the act authorizing suspension of the writ
! of habeas corpus.
The bill having been postponed and plac.
ed on the calendar, Mr.. Barkesdale moved
a reconsideration of the vote by which the
order was made, and addressed tho House
in favor of the bill
Mr.. Foote, spoke in opposition, and pend.
ing the debate, the hour of recess arrived.
NIcuT SESSION. "A Senate bill was re-
ported back from the Judiciary Committee
to organize Supreme court Of the G. S..
with an amendment 1t was on motion post
poned until third Monday in next session.
The bill to establish court of claims re-
ported back from same committee, was also
postponed to fourth Monday in next session.
4 SENATE.-Friday, April 10th.-A report
was presented from the conference commit
tee on disagreeing vote to exempt mailcon
tractors, recommending the passage of House
amendment, modified so as to read "And no
contractor on any route of less than ten miles
in length, and on which the mail is carried
on horse, shall be exempt under this act
concurred in.