Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-02
CoNFEDERATE CONGRESS.


SATURDAY, Feb. 90, 1868.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Duncan, Of the NJ f. Church.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. LYONS, Of Va,
on account of indisposton.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a number of
Communications from the President transmitting COM
municatons from the Heads of Departments in response
to resolutions. Laid the table and ordered to be
printed.
SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill relating to substitutes was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Senate bill to organize Engineer troops during
the war, read and referred to the Co mmittee
| on Military Affairs.
GEN. JOHN H. MORGAN.
Mr.. E. NJ. BRUCE, of KY, from the Committee ON
Military Affairs to whom referred the resolution of
thanks to Morgan and his command reported back the
| same with the following substitute
Resoled That the thanks of Congress due and ar
hereby rendered Gen. John II. Morgan and the officers
and men Of his command, for their varied heroic and
invaluable services in Tennessee and Kentucky mme-
datey preceding the battles before MurfreesbOro;
vices which have conferred upon their authors fame
enduring the records OF the struggle which they have
so brilliantly illustrated
The resolution passed unanimously.
nay or ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. CHRISMAN of KY, offered the following:
ResOlUed (the Senate concurring) That the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives and the President of
the Senate adjourn their respective Houses Monday
the 10th of March, at 2 o'clock, NJ.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, of Tenn, the resolution
was laid upon the table by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Arlington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale,
Bocock Boteier, Boyce, H. w. Bruce, f. NJ. Bruce
tjhamblisS Eyin0
Foote, Garland, Gray Hany, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton
llocOmb Jones, Kenner, Machen, Menees Miles Moore
Perkins, Preston, Sexton, Simpson, Staples Tibbs, Viii
ere and Wlcox-97.
NAYs-McssrS. Atkins, Batson Breckenridge, Chris
man, Clark Copton, Conrow Dargan, Davidson Foster
Freeman Gardenhcr, Gartrell Hariridge, Hodge, Ke-
man, of Ga, Keenan, of n. c., Lewis Mcdowell, Mclean,
hcRae, Mcqueen, Pugh, Rails, Read, Royson, Smith,
Of Ala, Smith, of n. c., Strickland, Swami. Trippe
Vest Wright of Ga, Wright, of Texas, Wright, of
TennesSee-3j
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY.
The following resolutions of inquiry were referred to
the appropriate committees
BY Mr.. READ, of Ky.-0f so amending the rules
that motions TO reconsider may take precedence over
any special ORDER and 20 allow any member to call up
such motions whenever his State is called.
By MIR. CONRAD, of La.,-0f increasing the pay of
Medical officers Of the army on duty in the field.
BY Mr.. PERKINS, Of La.,-0f so amending the laws
as to permit the Surgeon General direct the expend
of any surplus funds hand in the hospitals for
such articles he may DESIRE required for the sick aud
wounded Of the army.
LIEUT.. COL BROADwgLL.
|. Mr.. CONRAD offered resolution which was agreed
TO- directing the Clerk Of the House to return the papers
sent in response TO resolution relative to Lieut.. Col
Broadwel to the President and respectfully call his
tenton the fact that to the Undergraduates
in the resolution has been sent and respectfully request
that the omission be supplied.
A motion by Mr. SWAN, of Tenn, to reconsider was
lost.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. DUPRE, of La, introduced pill relative to the
subsistence of officers and enlisted men. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. BARKSDALE, of Miss, introduced bill to au-
thorze the suspension of the writ of hqJeds corpus lie
moved suspension of the rules for the purpose of con-
siderng the bill Immediately Lost-yeas Az nays 32
less than two-thirds voting in the airmave-and the
bill referred TO the Committee the Judiciary.
Mr.. BARKSDAI.E introduced bill to provide CON-
pensaton 10 persons employed by commanding Generals
as Provost Marshals from civil life. Referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. CHAMBERS, of Miss, introduced a bill to in
cuease the compensation of females employed in the
Treasury Department, to s. per diem. He moved a
suspension of the rules for the purpose Of considering
the bill Immediately. Lost-yeas 46, nays 2S, less than
two.thirds.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
PURCHASE or COTTON
Mr.. PERKINS, of La, offered resolution which was
agreed to- requesting the Secretary of the Treasury
inform Congress what of cotton has been pur-
chased for the Government in louisiana specifying the
names of the individuals by whom bought and whether
paid for in bonds notes. and at what price, together
with the names of the agents that have been heretofore
and are employed by the Government in purchasing
cotton in louisiana and whether any discrimination has
been made in their purchase between the producer Of
the article and those who hold it speculation Also
the regulations which have been adopted by said agents
under instructions from the Department either for the
purchase or security Of said cotton.
THE WAR DEBT
Mr.. MARSHALL, of La, offered the following which |
was laid upon the table at his request:
Resolved That in the opinion of this House, such |
guarantees of the debt OF the Confederate States may
be made by the separate States should apply first To
bonds of the Confederate States which may hereafter be
issued.
COMMISSIONERS IN EUROPE.
Mr. PERKINS offered the following, which was agreed
to:
Rsolred That the President he requested to furnish
Congress with such portions of the correspondence be-
tween the State Department and our Commissioners
abroad can be communicated without derment to the
public interest.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, the House went into secret
session.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA