Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-02-03
RALEIGH, N G, wEDNEs DAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1864
Congressional,

4, RICHMOND, JAM 26-fn the House resolutions CT
the l54th Tennessee regiment, on revolunteering
for the war, were presented by the Speaker and
ordered to be prhssed. The bill to fix the meeting
of the next Congress was taken up. -;
Mr. Miles, Chairman of the military committee,
appealed to the House, stating that highly impor,
tant bills passed by the House in secret session, had
been sent to the Senate but not taken up BY that
body, and these were matters Of the greatest poss
BILE moment tn the country. ---.-s.s..
The business before his committee, still unacteG
on is more than the present Congress could proper
ly deliberate and act upon before it expires and
urged that in these perlous times, there should be
no interregnum of the session Of Congress
A motion to insert the 22d of February vas re-
jected-yeas 80, nays 40 40.
The bill was then agreed to as passed BY the Sen
ate for Congress to meet on the 1st Monday in Nay
The bill awaits the Presidents signature
RICHMOND, Jan. 26-Despatches and other infos-
nation that large numbers Mississippi louisiana
and Tennessee troops in Lees and Johnstons ArDies
are re enlsting for the war were presented tins
morning ip the Senate Resolutions Of thanks to
all soldiers who have hereically determined never
to abandon the field till the last yandal foe is driven
from the soil were unanimously adopted
Resolutions heretofore reported by the committee
on military affairs relative to the Office Of Quarter
master General, were taken up and ade2ted-yeas
10, nays g.. The previous report that the resoia.
tiOns were adopted on the day they were presented
by the committee was erroneous the reporter be.
ing misinformcd ...
lacHMoND, Jan. 27.-In the House this evening
important bill to amend the several impressmen,
acts was submitted. 1t provides that the Impress
ments OF private property for the army shall not
be made except on the express condition that just
compensation be made. The heads of Executive
Departments and commanders Of Army, Depart
ments shall have power to order impressments. =
When property is required by the government
notice shall be served on the owner, stating when
wanted the necessity for it, and the price offered
and. whether impressment will be reserted to- Jusl
compensation shall Se ascertained by local apprai
eers, who shall assess the value at the time the
notice was served. Appeal can be made to State
commissioners by either party. Dwengs, furni
ture, apparel and all necessary supplies aud the
wants Of every family shall be exempt, and farmers
Shall not be allowed to send produce to market
except in cases Of extreme necessity. Referred te
the Judiciary committee. r
bill was presented to prevent theft, marauding
plllage and robbery by persons in the army ane
awarding punishment by stripes foggicg or death
according to the nature Of the otfense A bill wa.
offered, 10 continue in service during the war; com
panes organized for local defence under the Act o
18th of October, 1862. motion was introduced
but not considered or acted on, to reconsider th,
vote by which the Senate BILL fixing the first Mon
day in May, for the meeting Of the next Congress