Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-02
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

The House bill relieving from liability Treasury off
GERS Who in the discharge OF their duty may without
fault or negligence, shall be proved, receive any
counterfeit or forged Treasury notes. read and
passed.
The House bill to facilitate the detection Of frauds in
the Commissary and Quartermaster Departments, was
read and laid upon the table,
Various bills, communicated from the House, were re-
lerred to the appropriate committees
The House Joint resolution Of thanks TO General u.
T. Beauregard and the officers and men under his com
mand for the skill and CALAMITY dipaye by them at
Charleston, was passed.
The House resolution of thanks to Maj. 0. NJ. Watkins
etc, was also concurred in.
The House resolution Of thanks to Major j. L. Brent
and the officers and men uLder his command, for the
capture of the gunboat Indianola, was read and laid
upon the table.
The Senate receded from its disagreement to the
amendment of the House to the bill reorganizing the
clerical force OF the Treasury Department The bull
passed authorizes the employment Of females "whose
labor is necessary to their support"
On motion of Mr.. SEMMES the Senate went into
Executive session.
FRIDAY, May l, 1853.
The Senate met at IL o'clock, A. NJ Prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Langhorne, of the Methodist Church.
Mr.. WIGFALL, from the Committee of Military AZ
fairs reported back the House bill placing in the militia
nv service of the Confederate States after the LIST July
ncrt all persons claiming to be ctzeHs of the United
States Gncudiug Marylauo) residing sojourning in
tho Confederate States. The bill was read and passed
Mr. WIGrALL also reported back, adversely, theHouse
b 70 authorize the details of for service in the
engineer corps. The bill was rejected.
MAJOR TocHMAN.
Mr. WIGFALL, from the same Committee, presented
the following report, which read and agreed to -:
UTbe Committee on Military Affairs, in the matter
If the memorial Of Major Tochman, report that in the
opinion of the Committee, he had reasons to believe
that he was TO be appointed to the command Of bri.
IL and that in holding himself forth as SO to be an.
oonted he seems have been guilty of intentional
instrumentation. The Committee, however, know of
no remedy for him in the premises, and regret to
rive At this conclusion because they fully satisfied
that Mai Tochman offered his services to the Confede-
racy from the most patriotic motves-services which,
from his great experience, high atainments and SOL
dierly Qualities, would no doubt have been eminently
adyanta geous in the position for which he supposed
himself designed"
ATROCITIES OF THE ENEMY.
Mr.. CLAY, OF Ala, from the Committee Of Thirteen,
annonted at the last session of the Senate to nvest
gate the outrages Of the enemy, presented partial
mort which was laid upon the table. The report
Vows the barbarities practiced by the enemy during
the and demonstrates that they are actuated BY no
hone or expectation of reconciliation but insti-
gated by the most bitter malgnity against the people
of the Confederecy.
added 70 the Committee to fill the vacancy occasioned
bv the death Of Mr. Preston aud leave granted to
the Committee to sit during the recess.
GREEN-BACKs.
Mr. SEMMES, of La, from the Committee of the Ju-
dietary. reported back, adversely, the House bill to
nrerent the sale of United States Treasury notes. the
Committee being Of the opinion that the bill created
crime which the Constitution did not authorize the
Congress to provide punishment for.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, the bill was postponed
until the next session.
The Senate then resolved into executive session.
When the doors we're opened, message from the
President was received returning with his disapprova
the act to authorize the transmission OF newspapers to
soldiers, free of postage.
A House bill for the relief OF S. B. Lowe, of New
Orleans, was passed.
The House amendment to the bill establishing the
Confederate flag was concurred in.
The Senate, at q o'clock, took recess until 81
o'clock, P. NJ
der.
A resolution from the House for joint committee
N wait upon the President and inform him that Con-
cress was ready to adjourn, ETC., concurred in.
0ommittee-Messrs. BURNETT, HENRY and DAVIS.
The committee having discharged this duty, Mr..
BURNETT reported that the President desired him to
inform the Senate that he had message in writing to
communicate which he could not prepare by o'clock,
p. NJ, the hour fixed for adjournment.
On motion, the hour was changed to o'clock, P. NJ,
and the Senate then took a recess until o'clock ?. NJ
The Senate was called to order at o'clock,
On motion of Mr.. BURNETT, the hour Of adjourn
ment was postponed, with the concurrence of the
House, until 10 o'clock, p. 10.
The senate then went into executive session.
When the doors we're opened House bill relative 10
elections in Tennessee was passed.
At 10 o'clock, p m, the Senate adjourned ssne de-