Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-30
COVGRESSTOgAL.

bill vas passed yesterday IN the Senate, repeating
the act Of las, session regulating furlougas aud dis.
charges f,on hospitals Til, bill to repeal the act Au-
tlcrzag The ttructoo Of c)ttOn, etc.. was taken up
aud discussed bu before conclusion vas reached, the
Senate went into E1 eu,ive session. and soon after ad
jOurned.
The "subsftuts bin vas the unfinished business of
tn prCeodic gday bu its consideration not resumed
yesterday, beclue the amendments ord red 10 be
printed had not teen sent in L 5 hoped that ma
jOty Of the Senate vii postpone further action upon
TIE measr re 10 the bill reported from the Committee
Of Miit.ry Affairs, which viii seecmpls the TO
SUI; IN a more concl a.o-y mlnnar, S disposed e.
TIE indications are, however, that the House bl-Ob-
no1ous a. itis its present orn-V be passed to-day
In the House, memorial from General Hardee and
otter C6,ers OF the Amy Of Tennessee in relation to
c1;eus on OF the eoascyps age aud notifications of
ezempuo asd deals, Wss read and referred.
A moioa OF NJ. Lyons, Of Vi gaia 10 recOn-idnr the
vote on the plsae OF bill to prohibit dealing in the
eaemy's paper currency, Vas lost BY very large ma
jody.
No quorum berg present. when subsequent vote vas
tAker he Hols aei.suraed.
LrrER yr.v CArrsN SENgls-Ths editor Vi he
Mobile Register has been f-vorsd wi h p, susal of
Letter rom Capt SsGmes, Of The Alabama, to his wife
and vas permitted to make ths following extracts:
C. s SrEANER ALABAMA,
Cape Tosu, Cape OF Good Hope Aug s. 1858
had 10 idea. when left New OrIeats in the SUMTER
tba, the would lass twelve MONTHS aud 10 Ee
is third year and as get Sut fiat hopes Of
its conclusion wro-c you asL ffCm BAHIA Ia
Brazil, by ne Uay Of ErgLrd, and directed my letter
70 you a. Crc, mai; siLce which, seei that tho Yam
kCv brute Burnside, bad varied YOU 10 qui', / We
ftsrJd that my letter q rot reach you / hcps Ia,
YOU have 90 lsrgth all 7aiey reached our lines where |
lie ubt rot You have iougd kind 'ris, Is 70 welcome YOU
have nothing % atd ul rssas OF TO
which would be If u'l int IS, 70 you since the buy
public dOub.iCs soeps you PIE q vel informed Of my
wheret b0u.s and dclugs l EEL now pracl Ally
ula IL IN AM by "tnss that ry mems souls :" but We
must 10. give aav 20 weakness We must school our
selves 90 t.e-e tsits iAe Christian Philosophical We
must be brave aud women for our cOuntry's sake,
and trust all the rest % God.
As for the internal ARA gsmeuts OF my ship-her
inner ilei, d sAt-iac cry. / have some clever geu-
tltmen uih ss officers AID HAYS had but h.tls dit
tcIlty In tse government Of my crew. l have every
20 be s-rshed el'h my success aga the enc
my. I b5i We / raw rendered IS g,Oi service TO nv
country as could Fosiby have TerdsIed in any other
drecH On, and .Be 10 ID Is a,d enough 20 talk OF
in a friendly spirit, and put a higher estima upon
II lgbOts ttau .hiuk hey d3erve. i estimate Oh
BY the abuse H. hcl Yankees heap upon me, they are
Gel taiuly very gGea-.
To give YOU AZ idea a he enthusiasm which toe Ala.
bsna creates Gyoryvhere, particularly among EngiisE
meD, eIciosc you 81 from LessPap.r published at
IsPe Iosu. giving a gr- pho account o. our arrival
here the oiLer y, Tam excellent President
Davis never a. more crowded levee than had il
nv cabin ircm niue o'clock in he inlrcirg 10 three
o'clock iu Tie alter yesterday Tee ship pseked
FROM EN- % s.eru, ard ere vas a consaLl Jam ia
my cabin o. mel' and women-otice 5 and SiIi;ers'
uiv,s dyes and lawyers and their wives and daUgh-
Jers and ON Dick AID Harry bc,d5s al pressing for
ward shake hands with me aud 70 beg my autOgrspA
Was not shat a rredc-mo for z modest man to he
paced ia Indeed, they nearly tired oat vi de-
IA oGslraUOas OF .Iutn rs.