The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-04
CoNFEpERaTE STATES CONGRESS

itUaft. The 3enate met at IL O'Clock Al
yesterday. Prayer by the Rev NJ y Hoge,
of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Baker, of Fla, submitted resolution
instluctinG the Committee on the Judiciary
to inquire into the expediency Of increasing
the salary Of Confederate District Judges.
Agreed to.
Mr. Caperton, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, to whom had been refer
red the resolution relative to violations by
the enemy OF the rules of civilized warfare,
reported the following, which WAS agreed
to.
Rssofped, That the President be requested 10
make an cxposIii"H through our Commit ssIon-ts
abroad tn HE various European Powers 10 which
thry may he accfrdiiai, az The violations. Gt ihr
thirs"i fiviizei warfare, aud ot ti.e ar,n..i,irs
,"iiH'ittfd hy thr 's"'~inhrht aad aimir3 at The
IH,tr1 states in TIE Pfos iItIun OF astii,, 49,.
against tle Confederate ..tiifS oi Amt,ien
The bill to authorize the President bv and
with the advice ana consent of the Senate.
to appoint for each battalion in the PrOyi
siOnal army an assistant quartermaster, be
Jag reported favorably from the Military
Committee, was considered and passed.
Senate bill to provide for the establish
ment of Bureau Il Polytcchnics, for the
examination, experiment, and application of
warlike inventions, reported back from the
Military Committee, was considered and
passed.
The Military Committee was DISCHARGED
from the further consideration of several
bills relative to the pay of army officers noi
their purchase OF ratitns
House bill to allow commissioned officers
to purchase ratiOGs and clothing was amend.
ed and passed. The amendment consists in
substituting Senate bill On the same subject
for the House bill.
House bill to increase the pay of the as
sistant clerks of the Senate and House of
Representatives was postponed till to day.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the Senate bill for the establishment and
payment Of claims for property taken for
the use of the Government, which was
amended and passed.
The Senate then resolved into secret ses-
sion and shortly after adjourned.
House Of Representatives. Prayer hy the
Rev. DR. DOggctt, Of the NJ. f.. Church.
The bin to amend the act to regulate fur
lOughs and discharges ia hospitals was taken
up and passed, with AL amendment
Mr.. Hartridge, OF Ga, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported bill to amend
the act imposing regulations upon foreign
commerce and providing for the public de.
lence. 1t removes the restrictions upon
vessels owned or chartered by States to ex-
port any OF their products or to import sup
plies for the use OF those States exclusively.
The bill was taken mp for consideration,
and Mr.. Smith, Oi N. G., moved to amend
by making it applicable to vessels ''in W ole
or in part" owned by States. Lost.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Baldwin, of Va, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported bill 20 raise
money to meet the increased pay OF soldiers.
Passed.
The hill levies a tax equal to one fifth OF
the amount OF the present tax upon all snb
r,f ia md nxyict L.,
1904, payable in Confederate Treasury notes
OF the new issue, to be collected at the same
time with the other taxes on the same sub
jecte, under the laws nOW-in force.
A bill, repOrtedirOm the Committee of the
Whole, to amend the laws relating to the
tax in kind, was taken up and passed:
Section lst provides that the words "in
the aggregate" shall be inserted after the
word "wool," in the 10th section and that
the word "eight" shall be substituted for
"fve" In the same section, 90 as to read
provided, That post quartermasters shall
direct such delivery to be made at any time
within eight months after the date Of said
estimates" ,Nc.
Second "a provides that where crops,
subject TO tax 10 kind have been, or may
be, destroyed in whole or in part. by fire vi
any other accidental cause, or by the enemy,
ii, before assessment, the assessor shall re
CARA lhe part of the crop not destroyed az
all that was produced by the owner the
proof relieving the prOducer to entitle the
post quartermaSter to q credit on his return
for the property thus lost
Section Sd provides that where the Quan.
fity OF corn reserved from the tax in kind is
not sufficient to supply the actual wants oi
The producer. without any default on his
part, the money value may be paid, upon sat
isfactoiy evidence, for the tithe to the ex-
tent thus required.
Section 4tn exempts from taxation the
products OF gardens intended for the use OF
the family Of the owner, and fruit raised foI
domestic use and not for sale.
The HoIse resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole (Mr Russell, Of Va, In the
chair and proceeded to the consideration
Of the general appropriation bill.
Alter remaining some time therein the
committee rose and reported the bill, with
amendments, to the House. The blu passed.
1t sppropriates $3.50. 100000 for the six
months ending December 3lst, 1864.
The House proceeded to the consideration
OF bill making appropriations for the pos.
tai service OF the Confederate States for the
years 1852 and 1863.
Mr. baldwin, OF Va, offered . suhstitute.
which WAS rejected-ayes 26, noea ~.
The original bill Was then advanced to its
enGroesment, and
Mr. Heiskell, Of Tenn, moved reconside-
ration; pondipg which the House took ~
ceaD uniil 8 O'Clock \.