Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-08

SENATE
THURSDAY, February ., 1854 The Senate
net at twelve O'Clock, Mf. Hunter of Virginia,
IN The chair
Prayer by Rev. C McCsbs, D D
Ibe President laid before the gsnsts : series
of resoiutlnns adopted By company B 20ih bat
talon Alsbena aTtilery, rs-enisted for the
war and stating that tie efficiency Of all these
adopting that course wou be promoted By
allowing them TO chose their own cffcsrs
kesd aud referred 20 tho commit on Military
Affairs.
Ar Sparrow Of the committee on Military
Affairs, reported hack. with > recommendation
that il DO pass. the BIZ 20 previds for the crEan
Esiion Of 5 bureau Of palysechnies, for the
examination and application Of Earliks iu-
vsRiions. The bill was placed upon the cal
endsr.
On motion Of Mr. Spsrrow, tho safd eemmit-
tee was discharged from tbs further consideTa-
ton Of q bill 70 provide fer the additional re-
immersion Of the oficsrs and Prvsies serving
/ IN tie srmies Of the Cenfsderafo States, and Of
I = bill 70 punish absence from the srmy.
Also, Of q memorial Of A bert I Mann and
others, Of the Aslhadist Ep seopsl church Of
GsnTgiz, sskIng for ths sale Of rations and for
I age te miHsi0Rsnes 9ith the army.
HCuse jlint resolution Of thanks 10 General
/ BeauregaId and tho officeFs sad men Of his com
/ sgread to.
House joint resolution Of thanks 70 Captain
/ Odluu, Lieut.. DaWhng, and the men under
thejT command, vas reported By AF. Sparrow,
asd passed, a. follows:
Rss0ced, That the thanks Of Congress- are
smneEtly due and are hereby cordially given 70
| Capt Odlum, Lieut. Z Downing, and the forty
oHs men composing lhe Davis guards, under
their eammsHd, for their daring, gallant and
successful defense Of Sabine pass, Texas against
ths attack made By the enemy, On the slh Of
September last, with Asst OF Eve gansoals
sud twenty-five steam tFansPcfsB, csrfyilg >
I laGd force IF fifteen thousand msn.
ResGtgcd, That this defense, resHitiug, under
the providence Of God. IL the dsfp&s Of ths enc
/ mp, tbe cspturs OF tive Runbosfss with more
than three hundred pTisoaeTs, including tue
commander Ct the fleet, tho crippling Of a third
I guD60at, the Dispersion e tho tTanepoTts. sHo
I preventing the ingssi0R Of Texas, constitutes,
/ ia tse opinion Of Congress, ous ef the zIoai
brilliant and heroic aehievual1nls IN tae history
Of the war, aud entities the DAVIS guards tO the
/ gratitude and admiration of their country.
/ Resni5ed, That the President be Re iueated to
/ e5mmauicste The foregoing resolutions to Capt
OdlUm, Lieut.. DeWliHg, and the msn uudeE
| thcir conamsud.
| Nr. Wigan presented bin amending ihe
statute relative 70 the Engineer Corps, enlisted
| t0r The agE Il provides That members Of said
/ corps mBy be selected from each division Of IL
/ fantTy in service, CT froE every twelve regi
! msnts, when not formed into 3ivisiensi" tbs
| the Eugiussr Corps may be formed or recruited
/ jn part from eonscrip's and volunteers and M
/ Wigfall presented smother bi amending ths
statute gegu Ahng ths incTesse and RANK Of sh'
! Engineer Corps. Both OF said bills weTe r.
/ frFsd 10 The N litsry Committee.
On motion ot Mr Senmes, the Senate wen
| INTO secret session.