Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
CONGRESS

SENATE, "Wednesday, Feb Almost
the entire day was taken up in the discus
sicn Of the exemption bill, which passed
tn Senate. (lf the bill passes the H ouse
we will publish it. ED Mr.. Brown, Of
Miss, introduced bill to establish a vol
unteer navy.
On motion the Senate adjourned
SENATE, Thursday. Feb. Goth. The
Senate met at II o'clock, NJ, Hon. r. NJ.
=. Hunter in the chair, prayer by Rev. Or.
Moore, of the Presbyterian Church.
The Supreme Court bill was passed over
informally.
On mrtion Of Mr.. Clark, Of Mo-, the
House bill to- regulate the impressment Of
private property was taken up. After va
rious amendments, it was ordered to be
printed. and was postponed till Tomorrow
at - o'clock, NJ.
On motion of Fir Semins, Of La, the
Senate went into secret executive session
HOUSE.
the House met at r o'clock. No cler-
gyman present
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
The Chair laid before the House a COM
muncation from the President transmitting
certain papers from the Postmaster General
relative to the merging 6f Gle geographic
into the postal system. Referred to the
Postal Committee.
The motion to reconsider the bill for the
transfer Of troops was lost.
The Resolution to rescind the SO minutes
rule was rejected.
The substitute from the committee on
Military Affairs, reporting back certain res
olutions of thanks to Gen. Bragg, was
adopted.
On motion. the House resolved itself into
secret session.
SENATE.
FRIDAY. Feb. Goth The impressment
bill was taken up as unfinished business,
and after some discussion as to the with
drawal of Alr. Hunters amendtnenr, sap-
posed to be in conflict with Attorney Gen.
erals decision, the further consideration Of
the bill and amendment was laid over till
tomorrow.
A bill to organize Engineer troors from
each division of infantry in service. and
that mounted engineer troops be likewise
selected from cavalry, was passed.
House.
The bill to aid investigation committees
Of Congress was passed. It provides for the
fning or Imprisonment Of persons guilty Of
contempt by appearance, and makes
false swearers subject to penalty as prescribed
by existing laws, and grants the power to
take evidence Of parties at distance.
The bill to receive twelve month troops
from Kentucky and Missouri was reported
upon adversely by the military committee.
The House then resolved itself into, secret
session.
SENATE, Saturday, Feb. 2Ssh The Sen
ate was not in session.
HOUSE Mr. g. Nj. Bruce, Of Ky.. from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
the following joint resolution. which was
unanimously adopted:
Resotcea, That the thanks of Congress
are due and hereby rendered Gen John Il
Morgan and the officers and men of his
command, for varied heroic and invaluable
services in Tennessee and Kentucky, i'm
mediately preceding the battles Before Muir
freesboro' services which have conferred
upon their authors fame as enduring as the
records Of the struggle which they have SO
brilliantly illustrated
Mr., Chrisman, of Ky, introduced the
following resolution:
Resolred, (the Senate concurripg) That
the Speaker Of the House of Representatives
and the President Of the Senate adjourn
their respective houses on Monday, the 10Th
of March, at IL o'clock A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, the
resolution was laid upon the table ayes
81, noes So
Mr.. Perkins offered the following, which
was agreed to:
RESOLVED, That the President be request
ed to furnish Congress with such portions
Of the correspondence between the State
Department and our Commissioners abroad
as can be made, without detriment to the
public interest.
Mr. Barksdale introduced the following
bill to suspend the writ Of habeas corpus:
The Congress Of the Confederate State!
do enact, That during the present invasion
Of the Confederate States the President shall
have power to suspend the operation Of til,
writ Of Aaleas corpus in any town. city, OF
military district, whenever, in his opinion
the public safety may require it; but sucl
suspension shall apply only to arrests made
by the authorities Of the Confederate Gov
ernment, or for offences against the same
Sec. 2. The President shall cause til,
proper officers to investigate the cases Of al
persons SO arrested, in order that they may
be discharged if improperly detained un,es
they can be speedily tried in due course 0
law.
SEC. 8. This act shall continue in. fore,
for thirty days after the next meeting 0
Congress, and no longer.
Ar. Barksdale moved suspension o
the rule, for the purpose of r,stting the bill
upon its passage. Lost f.. thcaswant Of
wothirds vote and the Bill was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary,
Mr. Chambers, Of Miss introduced bill
to increase the compensation Of females EN-
ployed in the Treasury Department to FIVE
dollars per diem. Referred to the Com
mittec of Ways and Means
On motion Of Mr.. Jones, the House wen
into secret session.
SENATE. Monday March 2d-AIr. Old
ham, of Texas, from the Committee of Com
merce, to whom was referred joint resolu
tion relative to the free navigation Of The