The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-03
coNFEDERArE STATES CONGRESS. /.



SENATE The Senate MT = u seiesk y . Mr..
Hunter, Of Va, Ia tbs cnass.
In MOTIF n OF Mr.. Hpar1oW, o{ LA TIE CoMnittAe
the :dei&ry was instSuetsd 70 inq7lrs Into the
exped.eaey Of increasirg Ne eompensat;on nSw
allowed by law for the rus:ssatsaa Il the laws In
On nio:ion Of Mr.. Orr q !. O., he s,aa.s bIi 70
iacEesss ,hs stree b and estsas9 OF hsavy artil.
Iery IN South C .fclna - soas. defence was
fmenGsd and l2ii on the tAe4A
Mr.. Cidhsm OF Texas, lxm thN Committee Of
Coeaneree. to whaza wASn 1tfs63 Jcint lsaolaiien
relative 70 he FREQ nsvig:tion Of tas Misaissippi
river, o-scd back the same, with q Substitute,
which declare, thst Il "a the settled recoan Esd suIe
OF iptsr national law that III, Fight Of navig sting
sor Commercial proposes TivsrS which 6ow from
cne ftase thfocgh the territory Of anothe. 6sste
lao hs Ia Q, m non to all thA nations inhabiting
dist ss parts OF its saks, "a. The resolntion OF
the cou at:es afi ms these prinAiplea and dselses
tie free navigation Of .he 4ddaippl . natural
right Of the psoois OF ths States upon its banks
or upsn the banks OF its navisab!e tribataEisa The
report was ordered TO b, p,io' ed.
Mr. Clay. of Alabama from ths Corenistse on
military q fairs, reported bill to pAy "a ,srs uon.
commissioned offcsrs, and pr,vates. mot legally
mastered into ,hs service Of the Confederate Etstes
for services actually performed.
reocrtea bask Eouss hi,l 'to peehibis the punish.
ulert OF soldiers By whipping" with m amaDd,
msnt authorizing ,hs punishment. Of dsssftsrs by
inIr Sonmsnt Ia $ Penttentia-y
~.
lad over fer tse p-eesr.
Mr Sparrow. sem tho ssm, committee, also re
c1r--d lack Ucuss bill reiat;ve to the General
1T: e ~.h ihs fecomue aaatioa that L. psss. Tie
bill was . acct Oh the ea.su6ar.
Mr. Oldham, fIon tie Committee ON Postal At.
;asfs reported back, alb so a0eadEsent, ths bill
TO authoriz. newspapers t, bs ssst to soldiers
ffes OF postago. Ihs h.li was yl.ssd on the cal
eldac
1be improvement. eili vrss next taken up, whsu
Er Or Of y. u, DUvsd that the Senate resolve
ifssif :D.o sscret session
Hr Hil, of Ga, was Of the opinion that the
susIsct Of regulating impresEsasnts wss more In
possau. th al suy other aow peading. and demand.
cd prompt action Hs ho pol tie Gcnxte would
prooesa st once to disp ,se Of the subject
Ne Yancey submitted an amendment to tbs bill
which. on his motion, was order q to be pr!ated.
ar H.G II eupon withdrew his opposition to
the no.iln 30 go into secre. session. aud tao moton
of Gr. Orr was then eg 'eed to, - e
UcUsx OF RETREszk krxfIvEs- met At Ia
os'o,s and vas cailedsO order By 'h i. Speaker.
Th, Epasker stated th.t tbs III sted business
Ct Fsi;sy WAS q rat Ia order, bsirg the bill to au
tso-.z, ths acceptance Of troops fren kentucky
ari sissoari for 10 Of service isss than thrse
years, rep ,rted back fro0 ths Committee on Kii
tsry Affairs vita the accommodation that tina
committee be discharged from tts furtssf eenaide
ration.
ghe bin was sustained BY Kessrs. Foots, oi
Tern, srgan, OF Ala, asd G1uilh. Of Va, end
opposed BY M.sars. Niles. Of o. e.. fesd. Of K7
rhs qaest,on being called sad tus.ainsA aud th,
co.nriitee discharged, the vote was them taken Gu
tas motion tha. the bin be laid upon she table On
this rnosioo the ayes sDd noes wsre ordered sEd
resutad-ayes IS noes 80. So thc bill was laid
uI,nn tbs tsbe.
Mr. Read, Of KY, moved q roeoahliars lion Of t,.
vote " ssh view to resGHami. shs bill to the Il III
tzry Committee. vensing this motion,
On moltoa a. Mr. Ksaner. Of LA. tbs House
vsut into 90 ret aesion on tfe unfinished bu iiEsss
before the Uor1L:ttes o! the Whole.