Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-07
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE. e.
MONDAY, March 9Th, 1868.
Inc senate met at II o'clock, A. NJ. Mr.. HUNTER, of
Va, in the Chair '- :
mr.: bAhNWELL presented a memorial in behalf of
certain destitute families taken from and near the city
OF PENSACOLA Fla, by military authority. Referred to
BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr. BhoWN, oil Mississippi, introduced the following
bills which were seyeraly referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs: Z.
To create Provisional Navy of the Confederate
States
To provide for the transfer of persons serving in the
army to the navy.
To amend the act to regulate impressments
To authorize the Secretary OF the Navy to purchase
site for laboratory and magazine the city of
Richmond for the preparation and safe keeping of ord
nance stores.
Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, introduced a bill to provide
for retiring officers of the army. Referred to Commit
tee Of Military Affairs.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill to amend the act TO authorize the Sec
rotary OF the Navy to make certain contracts without
advertising for proposals was taken and passed
The House bill TO aid committees of Congress in the
investigation oil matters referred them and punish
false swearing before said committees was taken up
amended, and passed.
REJECTED
The Senate bill for the relief of Mrs Laura Uarper
wife of Col. B. W. Harper, commanding lst Regiment
Arkansas Cavalry read, discussed and rejected
The vote resuted-yeas II, nays IL.
RESOLUTION POSTPONED.
The joint resolution from the House. relative TO Gen.
eral orders from the Adjutant Generals Office was on
motion of SPARROW, postponed indefinitely.
On motion of Mr. YANCEY the Senate went into
secret legislative session on the Tax Bill
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at IL o'clock Prayer by the Rev. Jno
L. Edwards, of the NJ. 4. Church.
|. Tho SPEAKER laid hefora he Housa Ia,tar r.o,,
Hon. William Smith, rendering bis resignation as repre-
sentative Of the 9th Congressional District Of Virginia
1t read and laid upon the table.
The SPEAKER appointed the following committee
under Mr.. HERBERtS resolution relating TO Castle
Thunder: Messrs. Herbert, of Texas Smith, Of Ala
DeJarnet of Va, Clark, of Ga, and Simpson, of S. G.
BILL PASSED..
Mr.. HARRIS, of Mo-, from the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs reported back bill to provide for the re.
lief Of officers aud soldiers irreguarly introduced into
the service Of the Confederate States The rule having
been suspended, the bill taken up and passed Il
applies to troops sworn into the service by Generals
Price and Van Dorm.
COMMISSIONER GREAT BRITAIN
Mr. SWAN, of Tenn, moved suspension of the rule
to enable him to introduce joint resolution declaring
that if the President shall deem consistent with tho
public interest to withdraw the Commissioner of the
Confederate States from Great Britain such action Oh
his part will receive in the Judgment Of Congress- the
warm approval of the country.
The House refused to suspend-hss than two-thrds
voting in the affirmative. The vote is Sollows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, BoteeE, Breckenridge CHAIN
bliss Copton, Collier, Cuuin, Davis De Jarnett Dupre,
Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Freeman Gather Gar.
land Goode, Graham Gray, Hanly, Heisken, Herbert,
Keenan, of Ga, Lyon, Machen, Martin, Mcqueen Miles,
Miller Rails, Read Simpson Strickland Swami, Vest,
WEIGH, Wilcox, Wright, Of Case.
NAYs-Messrs. Arlington, Ashe, Barksdale, Batson,
Boyce, Bridgers Chiffon, Capp Conrad Curry David
son, Garrett Hocomb Holt, johnson, Jones' Kenan,
of n. c., Kenner, Lyons, Marshall Mcdowell Mclean,
Moore, Munnerlynn, Perkins Preston, Pugh Royston,
Sexton, Singleton Smith, Of Ala.--3l,
On motion of Mr.. LYONS of Va, certain veto mes
Of the President taken up and made the Or
der of the day for Thursday.
Mr.. MACHEN, Of KY, moved a reconsideration Of
the vote by which the House Saturday passed bill
| concerning copyrights. Lost.
EXEMPTIONS IN THE NAIL SERVICE
message received from the Senate stating that
it had disagreed to the House amendment to bill rela
ting to the exemption Of mail contractors, &c. and
asked committee of conference.
Mr.. NILES, Of S. C., moved that the House insist
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ference.
Mr. ATKINS. of Tenn, moved that the House recede
from its amendment; and the question occurring first
upon this motion, il was rejected.
The motion of Mr.. MILES was agreed to-
ELECTIONS IN STATES OCCUPIED BY The ENEMY
The special order Of the day-a bill to provide for
holding elections for Representatives in the Congress OF
the Confederate States in States occupied by the enemy
was taken up.
The bill provides for general ticket system author
ICES voting in camps by soldiers; and at any place of
voting in their States by refugees the persons receiv
ing the largest lumber of votes be commissioned as
Representatives
The bull was debated until O'clock when the House
/ took recess until half past o'clock P. NJ
| Leave Of absence granted TO Mr.. GARDxSHIrR
Of Tennessee whose home has been invaded by the en-
eny.l
NIGHT SESSION