Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-31
CONFEDERATE C0NGhEss. .

RICHMOND Dec 18th, 1863.
There was thin attend both H0ases to-day The
Senate FinaLce Committee introduced bill that hereafter
no Treasury notes b. received paying the public dues
bot that thsy shall be f1Gd45o III ak cent bones and
xabe as other property, il f0uc per cent bonds anu
not taxed All holders Of eight cent bonds 70 be 81
loved to exchange for four per cent bonds Inc Dill ao
provdes for Issue Of notes Il L5 am2t q tWo nun
deed and fifty millions dollar receivable IL pay mentor al
pubc dues except export cotton, and such ether
dusg as 1ay be declared payable specie oay the
ernmen. pledged No! to issue more than tFo hundred
and fifty million year and not more than two hundred
miona angubseqGant year du iag the ar end Io 10 be
fundabe ct the pleasure o. the hOdea reVekes a au-
thority granted t. n3e9 except OF suau
denominations placed the calendar. The some Gem
mee reported bili repeal the las authorjz ng The IS
eu of colt on bonds placed secret calender I7 o!
concerning substitutes taken and discussed iii at
iourrment action taken. The House b.! vas SUP
mtted to authorize the Secretary Of Var 10 receive into
service the Creoes of Alabama ssppi and louisiana
1t is stated those Creole ofiSed blood but free
under the treaty Paris Of IS3 aad me treaty OF Spain IN
1919 Many of them owneri CT slaves and large pro-
perty and many of high intelligence and al true TO
the South They had been an2ous from the beginning to
TO take up arms had applied through members ofCoa
gress to the Secretary of War, Who declined TO receive
them Iest tie enemy make It for arn"g cur
slaves Alter Yankees had armed negroes and put
them into the service shoot Down their masters and vi
oIae and people the Secretary OF War was
applied to taGEe pe0lo 10
who again declined, because the application not made
throu military authority. Application hon made by
them to the commander OF that department. who referred
to the Secretary OF War, recommending that they be
employed The Secretary again declined on the ground il
consequence the position occupied before the Werd
It was represented that brigade couj be raised in two
three counties Alabama and equal 1unbar in several
parts of Mississippi and Louisiana, and that they were hon
est people had courage and devoted 10 the South
and only asked to enter the army pTigatcs.
Another bill proposed enroll a! able bodied male
slaves between & As from the humber 20 draft many
as can be usefuy employed il the in cNcep
bearing arms. Both bills referred 10 The III itay
committee.
The House adopted Eeso usol nauctiDg he Military
committee to rquio into tL9aeged abuse b ofceSs il
the matter Of communication. II is alleged that Coore!s
Majors AID Captains empoye ed ordnance Cks IL the
War Departments Richmond, drawing conmItaton
for room rent fuel forage &c, making ho pay 5unt
to more than Major Generals III tbs icd AID waTa also
allowed to purchase for themselves AID iaIni5 he
uQartermastcrs and commissaTies u government cost
resolution was submitted By Ar. Smith OF Alabama il
curing the copyright Law embraced telegraph despatch
e to newspapers and proposed to repeal that por6ioe
referred to the judiciary committee.