The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-18
CONFEDERATE srAfEs coseREss.


oAso<xs xeesgegxaf32 32 Ae0ye
aseDEx.f.'.1t S.d1s5she. q "a oa1ssk. ~
was cA,ied to order BY Mr. Hunter, Of Va.
On motion Of 2r. hi.chsl Of A. ke1.as tho Fen.
ate prosee6ed to elect by ballot member 70 eli a
vAsA0cy in the Ccmmittes on Ell spisa,s, sDd s6f
Gap srton, OF Va, was chosen.
Mr. sparrow, from tho Committee On Military
kf.i.s, reported back the message Of the presdsrt
t1ar smiting estimate fss Incidental and ocntin-
gent expresses Of tbs arcly and War bepsrtInsn:
until 30sh June. Refer ed 70 Finsuce Committee.
Af. Sparrow reported back from the Military
COMMITTEES. with Recommendation that It do Nos
psfs ths bill to amend an kct entitled an act TO
provide Tor transportation Of psssons who have
besn mustered iato the service Tor tbs war. Ee
authorship tbs discharge Of csrtai1 civil officers
from the military servcs Of the Confederate ksasss
With certain smendne1ts, which they recommend
do pasa
tho unfnishsd b1sIness Of ths previous day. 1t
was amended In snndry particulars Had debated
til tns hour Of sci dj,zrnnert.
HOUSE OF KlPREsRnTATlvEs --Tonse net at /.
o'clock Prayer by Rev NJ. Wise.
Mr.. Ga ither. Of q. @, presented resolution M
adopted By the Gsner.l sSemb,y OF that State,
vndicating ths loyalty Of the S.ats and its General
Assembly.
Mr. Gather addressed the Eorss on the snbis:t
OF these resolutions and alluded TO the present po.
htion of his Ssate-reviswlng her action from tho
commencement Of the war to the prsseu time -
He repelled the slsEderors rccusations that had
been brought sgainst her. Her devotion to tho
causs Ia which we are engaged was not surpassed
by that Of any other State in the Oonfederacy.
Es. Lander, of N. o., elso addressed the Hcuas
with reference to the resolution. and said that
their adoption by the Legislature OF North O.ro.
lima was, in bis opinion. unns cezssry. HIS State
had already vindicated her loyalty By her sixty
Thousand troops now in the fold.
Further remarks upnn the sams suajso were
made by MeaM1 Gaithes and McLean
Hf. Boyce, OF 8. O., introduced for references
Ill to essablisia port Of sat:y at Colum5fs, 3 O.
Referred to Co onmistea Tn Commerce
Mr. Miles. of 8. a., introduced Eli TO regulate
tbs yaion Of the Confederate E,ates and to es
tablisa dIect trade with for ign nxtlons R.Yerced
to Comuistee on Commerce.
M Niles also ity0iuced q rsSc'ust;n sbat ths
Government OF ske Confederate Etstes has Nis
messed with fselisgs Of ordinsry rrss siaosticn
the loyalty ard good faith Of the large. portion OF IL
Indian allies wsst Of the State Of Ark ansee; aud
further, th Il no effort Of ths Oouseaerst, Govern
their rights, and to assist them in defending their
country sgsinBt the .Lcroschmepis Of all en- mics
Referred to Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr.. Niles also { n red q rssolut ION th.t S 600
copies Of tbs Journal Of n. Convention which
framed toe Provisional and Permarent Congiitu
ttcEs cf the Confederate Stasas together with tho
Journal OF the Provieiond ccngresr, be published
for the Of this Home, to be isrihutaa equally
among the members: Prsrided That each member
of the froviriona! Cons ress shall receive two 60
pies OF pad journals, and the President OF the Gen.
federa.e States and each of tbs Governors Of the
several Ststss ave copies cash. Re.ercsd to Com
nittee en- Printing.
Mr.. Atkins, Of Tenn, offered resolution that the
President be requested TO direct Adiutant General
Cooper to call upon Lieut.. Gen. Polk for his report
(f It has not already been received Of the opers.
tions Of the corps darmee under his command In
the bst,la OF Shiloh aud that IT, together with the
report Of Brig. Gen Preston Emith CT the part oa-
formed by his command 10 the engagement at Rich.
mond, Ky. be printed.
Mr.. Foo:s. Of Tesn. moved 10 amend .as resolu.
tion as follows, which was agreed to:
"Ard also the several cfff:;al reports heretofore
made by Gen r Johnson, OF the battles parsic.
pated in by bim, including tAoge Q. Fort Dors!sca
and shi!os."
Xr Hoots also offered resolution tha. the Com.
mitt:e on the Qasr.srma astsrs Department be Ia.
strueted to inqurs iat0 the Of Q 1arsermaster
Wood, q 30. forth In tbs letter Of II. r. Taylor
which wss presented with the resolution. Agreed
to.
On molten OF If. Kennes. Of L... the HOUSE
went into secret session upon tha Special crdsr be-
ing ths bill reported from the Uonr,ittse OF Ways
aud Means. entitled bill sar funding tne cur.
rency.