Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-29
Congressional,


RIcHXoND, jan 26.-In the House resolutions Of
the 164th Tennessee regiment on Te-vounteering
for the war, were presented by the Speaker and
ordered to be printed 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 possi
BILE moment to the couatry,
The business before his committee still unacted
on is more than the present Congress could proper
ly deliberate and act upon before it expires, and
urged that in these perous times, there should be
no interEegnum of the session Of Congress.
motion to- insert the 22d of February was re-
jected-yeRs 80, nays A. p
The bill was then agreed to as passed by the Sen.
ate for Congress to meet on the lst Monday IN May
The bill awaits the Presidents signature
RICHMOND, Jan. 26-Despatches and other infor-
nation that large numbers Mississippi, louisiana
aIl Tennessee troops in Lees and Johnstons armies
are enlisting for the war were presented this
morning in the Senate. Resolutions of thanks to
allsoldIers who have heroically determined never
to abandon the field m the last vandai foe is driven
from the soil were unanimously adopted
Resolutions heretofore reported by the committee
military affairs relative to the Office of Quarter
master General, were taken up and adopted-yeas
10, nays 6. The previous report that the resOlu-
tiOns were adopted on the day they were presented
by the committee was erroneous, the reporter be-
ing misnfOrmed. T.
RICHMOND Jan. 27.-In, the House this evening
an important bill to amend the several impressment
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 mpresspents.-
When property is required by the government
notice shall Deserved on the owner, stating when
wanted, the necessity for it and the price offered,
and whether imPressment will be resorted to- Just
compensation shall be ascertaned by local apprai-
sers, who shall assess the value at the time the
notice was served. Appeal can be made to State
commissioners by either party. Dwellings, furni-
ture apparel and all necessary supplies and 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 to
the Judiciary committee.
A bill was presented to prevent theft, marauding,
plllage and robbery by persons in the army and
awarding punishment by stripes, hoggiCg or death,
according to the nature of the offense A bill was
offered TO continue in service during the war; CON-
panieS organized for local Defence under the Act of
18th Of October, 1862 A motion was introduced
but not considered or acted on, to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate bill, fixing the first Mon
day IN May for the meeting of the next Congress.