The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-28

f,r their esps.rs Ordered To ~ t.,lnsea asd re-
fsrrcd 70 ths kistsry Cefogsisfc@
Alec. bill to amend ga ss! relative to p1iseners
Ala. biil to allow minors 20 bold comm ss.ens
Ia tho armies OF the Confederate ttasaa. ko!erred
~ the Military Committee.
Also bill 10 provide foe TIE ncpoi. tnt n # ad
dificnsI oaastsrmsvters In the Provisional Army.
Referred 70 The kilitasy Ccl lmiiter.
A'Ao, biu 70 lncresss the s:rerg:h and III len
q Of heavy artillery for eoasi daisasss and other
purposes. Referred
Aisr, bin to provide for ths safe and sxpedI.
tlou1 transportation Of troops and puntttoUs Of
war BY railroad. Referred TO tho CoL,nittss on
Military Transportation.
termaster and Oommissary Dspsrtmeats be ir-
sttuceed 70 Inquire into the exysdien3y OF tnsteAs
Ing the ecmpenseti IN for horses Killed Ia bsstle
ard Of providing Tor cocpea sssion for hoEyes LIST
ths Cwaess thereof, and to report BY Iii other
wise. ofoed TO
Alsc, resolution tha. the Corami.tae on Military
lffAis BE- instructed to rq1ise ato the expsdisnoy
Of Giminishiag the nusaber OF PAraissn Ranger
Corps rev IN service and iupto ,ing ths efficiency
o. Their Osgsusz ats0,, aEd 10 feK OF BY bill or
osherwiEe. Agreed TO
Mr. II Qassn OF &. O., presented q hi 10 amend
an Get emitted act 10 estabilsh the uessrs1 ss
o. the Army OF tho Coafedefste Etatea Heforrsd
10 Military Coamiites.
Mr. Far,o~. o: 8. O., lnho1 o1ussi bill rsis.ive
10 o,ders from Heads OF Departments. Reserrsd
to Military Conmttee.
Ar. Hti5Esll, Of Tenn, q ref O.ut'oa that tbs
privilege acc torded BY this House 10 csrtaia CO n
mittess OF this aouse to report at amp timo be
withdrawn. Laid On the table.
Hf. f0Ots, q Tenn, offered resolution tfat the
Qommttss Ga th4 QdsyleEmastss and uemmlsxry
Depsrsaasnss- 11sstaSted b inquire whss6sr Of
not great abuses have occurred in the Transports
s'on sefsi,e, whereby persons co7cernsd In specu-
istave opsrstions have been Allowed, BY the cen.
niv.nee OF parsons In ths employment Of the Gov.
eminent. to transport commodities on their own
hrark "a 10 AYealA -
the Government itsslf by which great public mis-
chief has occurred Agreed to.
Also. resolution that the same committee be
Instructed TO inquire Into the amount Of losses IN
Como issary and 01artes m asters uppiles at Nash.
vile. ClArksviile, Bowling Green, and Man sssss
upon the evacuation OF those pisces by our ar.
mies, with such particulars as may enable Con.
gress to understand whether thos. lcsses were
or mismAnagement. Agreed to.
Also, resolution that the same committee bo
instructed to u q1ire Into the facts and circum.
stances connected with As la.gs accumulation of
Oe nissary supplies It Manassas al in that vici
ntg,, jost before the evacuation OF that post by
ouf army, and that said committee particularly
inquire whether such accumulation Of sr ppliss 1t
that place, ct the period speeiHec was In accord
anoe with the advice of Gen. Johnston, or IN op3o
sision thereto and, also, that ssid committee do
inquire, also, whether the -four eccumul In the
vicinsge mentioned was 1onr ground in the com.
try inmeci atey pfcxlmate TO the position Of our
III
Richmond, ut higher prices than -four WAS then
commanding In the Eejghborhocd Of the army
and transported at great additional expense to the
place whsre it was needed Agreed to.
kr. fOota also off,red the follow aR i'll II reso,u.
II IN which. after disenst N, was referred 10
the Committee On Forega Aff j. g.
Eesotrcd 1hN the Congress cf the Confederate
statea OF Ameii.a doas cordially Ccncar In the
kh Il snd CT in!imsntarJ lac gusae Of .ha Pee :-ot
in his lale message ia regard to ,hs eu2 hteIs d
ruler CT the Frs1sh nat!o~, tha. 1t /, evidently
TIM, as tbe Pie idsnt ~ enphs .ay la. Jared
tist the clear ard erect I'M iov contained ia
tbs language Of the French no:e, that our oil i.ty
- ii aia; in our Independence has been fu ~ sstai,-
i1hsd, not eort:overied by ths answe. Of ei hs
Of ths Catiasts to wi ici l. was addres4ed" and
that ut ia indeed 6eu. 10 eoncs ~ nst gcosind
for longer d.iay on .hs subject af:ss rcaGilg ths
statement Of faats contained in tho latter eraana
ting frtm .hs nj istar Of his Impei Il Esisltxn-
Nj. Lyons CT Virgil =, If ,red in. feao;u i'm
as Substitute f,r the above " aleu- ssaa rsferYs,l,
wi the rsss luti O. Mr. Fooie, to the Coxcmttse
on Foreiga Affairs-
kr FO0te also offsfed q j hot resosu' n ca III,
q1ssi N OF retai.aiion n resotu,i,n i re*pae.
10 ser. IN tobacco supposed 10 ia The property Of
Ausus. Belmont, of II Y. Tas FIST VISA lsiL uDoB
'hs .abie, aud Lao other referred to Judiciary Gem
Eittsa
On motion of Mr. Ksnner, the .onss went ia.o
pQc asain