Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Houie net a. IL H., and VS. called to order
Prayer BY the Rev. DR.. Jeter.
TIE SPEAKER presented a communication from the
Sec,esry OF he Treasury, covering Trcasurers report
of payments to members OF Congress during tho
By Law.
Laid on the tabl, and ordered to be printed.
The House resumed its session in Committee Of the
Whoe-Mr. CukRY in tie chair
The ousstioa REQUIRED oa resolution of the previous
day 10 Ieer g. mech OF tho Pfssdents message as r..
lael to the currency and accompanying documents
a te,ecs committee of nine. Il was rejected.
Mr. RUSSELL, of Va, moved that tbe stbjec. be re-
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
NJ. CONRAD, OF La moved to amend by reeTrirg
q uhjsct to jois committee, whose day it shall
to considet the question o. currency aad repOr; 90
speedily rs possible such measure a. IN thcir judgment
may be best calculated to relieve it.
Rr. CONRAD urged the necessity Of prompt action
lie did not Re Il on the Committee of Ways and Means
Taey hld been engaged it hee sessions, but
inadequately aud thus Jar iltfcently. joint o9m-
nitee in tis opinion the bei. mode that could be
adopted.
NJ. FO0TE said the proposition SHOULD not originate
in lonL committee. ltw4sA prop0s ton TO rails, rev.
e1us and toe Constitution provided that al bills Of that
character should originate in the House, but the Sns,e
m GIT Jose ard concur IN o.her bile. venue bi ls
or tinled in tue Engu;h House OF Commons and thty
n VSr allowed tie House Of Lords 10 aneud Ihem.
Gu: Coast tlttln vas varied 70 allow the Senate 20
amend. Another ground of objection vas the dricul 7
of committee performing the work speedily.
Mr.. AACHIS, Of Ky, proposed that The subject be
referred to the OF The Whole and Wnen the
printers epOrt il furnished the Hou e. i. made the
sJecia ord, reach day a. 10 O'Clock until posed Of
Nc. LYONS, of Va, opposed the proposition Of =
lint committee. There sas no such thing practically
a 10 ut commit Each House furnished its own
Committee, and he no conclusion would be
arrived az by joint comaIites, and favored its con-
alteration by the Committee of she WGole His plan TO
remedy the currency to revive the curretcy Of the
ates as before the war, aud doing away with Conied
crate currency.
NJ DARGAN, Of Ala, believed the Committee of
the WGoe would never arrive at O conclusion on the
slbect He favored reference of the subject to the
Cjumittee on Ways and Eeans.
Mr.. B0YtE Of 5. o., Cffsred an amendment to refer
the subj ct TO select committee OF tns member from
eae9 Safe.
The amendments OF Messrs. RUSSELL and gAoHu'
were rel t,d. That of Dir .BoroE wa, tdoI tedy,ss
3S nays Is.
Mr.. JONES, of Tenn, offered al amendment as
test of she Of The House. tSAt the committee D,
in tTuc.ed to report bill providing for laying an Gd
ualorem tax real and p;rsoaal property, which Wss
Rdeped-ayes AZ rays II.
The resoiut en- ss amended vas ihen adopted.
Hr. Fo0TE offered a rsFoHtiOn, thtt tte commit.s.
be i1stsH,ssd to report bill TO roeas3 In. pay Of
valiant soldiery, both oficsrs and men
He said i was matter OF patriotic duty No action
to the currency would restore il 10 s nominal
value anu WOtld De co re me soldier IN refusing
him equabe compensation. tie differed with tho PresI-
dent who said is could ne done By approxnatpg the
value of tbs currency. He wanted them to have the
whole value, and double, if need be. ..
Mr. GARFIELD. of Ga, riad Gated the President, ar
guing that Hi, EAselleney favored increase of the
soldiers pay.
The resolution was lost.
Mr.. F00TE offered Al amendment instrucing tie
commit to rqlrc into the Of the lac defeat
Oh ckamauga, an Wheh er the P.es.dests aatsneit
that it was owing to the want Of valor in our tcops
TRUE.
Mr. F00TE withdrew his resolution for the present,
and ofs. ed the fooEiug:
R sovei, TIA. sad committee b. instructed to in
quro whether there be any ground fer tn. Of
the enemy that prisoners 10 custody have been
refused VIII lesome and multi nus food, aud report the
result OF tue inquiry, that tine may be lost in viz
dcuing the honor of the Government and no au:ible
pretex. remain to mAltrcat own soldiers m North
ern prsons- List
In our next issus will be presented more complete
sketch of Mr. Foote's remarks on these resolutions than
has Jet appeared
SENATE.
TaUssDAY DEC 10, lses.-
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