Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-11
0ONHEDaR&T9 sTATes CONGRESS-


sgaDAY, February 6 1864 The Sonata me.
At II O'clock II. AE Hanter, Of Yrgiaia, in ths
Player BY Raw. d Brown, of the Peesby-
isTian church.
TIE minutes Of Toe preceding dsy's proceed
i1gs were rsad aud approved.
Hon. Mr. Mi;ehal, q ArkanSss, tppeaIsd and
took bis seat.
Mr. Hail. Of Gsorgis, offered tina following
jJipt resolution, pIefEing the cams By he read
iag Of e dispatch Announcing the re-enlissment
hT ths war Of Gar. GoTien'B Georgia brigade.
Rss9lsed, bB the COHgrsss Of Tie Confederate
Si0;es If A@sTiea. That the thanks Of the Con-
gTess arc due, ard are hereby ieRdsTed to he
traeps Of TIE preVisioasl army Of Confederate
States from The S.sse Of Georgia, who have so
promptly and SO g~allAatly Te-enliBtod ioT the
var.
Rss5Ept3, That tbe aetiou Of those who, from
the Beginning, have stood in the 'front.' Of dan
ger sad endured every hardship, in thHs so
e1eetlully resolving to remain the solitary bui-
Wsgk OF our ccuETy's GeieDse, is commended
by the Congress to ali the people Of the Con
fe1eTaie Esztos as 81 exAmPle worthy Of pstIt
etie emulation, and should be accepted BY every
ono IS The signal for renewed devotion to the
cause, and ier increased and universal energy
IN ths prosecution Of 3 struggle, on The issue Of
which depends, not only the Confederate snd
STATE Independence, bat the very existence Of
-esHstitusonal government in Aaerica.
The TesolGtiona were unanimously agfeed to.
Nj. Hid, Of Georgis, hom the judiciary com
mi.tse, reported bsek, Wilhont amendment, the
House bill to establish = miitsTy coars in North
Alabama. The bill vas passed.
Nj, johnson, of Missouri, from tbs commit
tee on Cisinas, reported g Bill for the relief OF
Leach & Avery uho had lad = house burnt
st Tuscaloosa, Alabama, By the order Of the
Confsdecase States provost marshal. Tke bill
WIS ordered TO Be printed for the use CT mem
bers.
House resolution Of thsuks to MeClung's
battery Wss considered and passed.
The committee on Military Affairs asked to
be discharged from the consideration of = me
mortal Of cersain officers, observation-disclosures
oficers and pTiyasss Of Battles brigade, pray
ing The privilege Of reorganization and ~rs-eiee-
lien of officers, without consolidating regiments
aud companies, or il any way destroying he
identity Of the same. TIE committee were dis
charged, ece5FdiHR 70 request.
q msssage was TecsiFed fEom the House,
through Mr.. Dalton, announcing The passage
by that body Of JOINT resolution for the bsaefi
OF zsdekish McDsuiel, OF kentucky Amending
BE aes establishing volunteer navy, and joint
resolution for the rehefof Mj5I-GsueraI Han
" r Hooper.
TIE bill TO sgthorizs the issue Of ~esrtiaeatss
for interest on tho fifteen million losn," was
taSeu up, and discussed and passed, sad ordered
70 be sent to .he House. Tn bill reads as fol
lows
Section L. The C0agTesS Of che Confederate
States Of AHsyiea do enact, That the Secretary
OF the Ttessury be, ard he is hereby authorized
! 70 esuss certificates to be issued, ia such form IS
he shall devise, for tbe interest which has sc.
clusd, or which shail EcerGa, on the registered
sleek iasued under authority Of tho act OF Feb
msry %, 1861, eutiiied IAN act TO raise money
for the support Of she Government, and 10 PRO
vide for The defense OF tie Confederate Sisteso Of
An. ga" The said csrti6es.es shal be pre-
pared and signsd ~ tbs Rsgisser Of the Treas
uYy, IN favor Of tire persons respectively, in
whose nsmo the said stack shall De stsndiDg 90
the books Of the treasury, or tasir order, at the
Designated periods, sad shall bs sent by Inn to
tte treasurer, assistant treasuIeEs, end depnsita-
RES located p the places WhC1s said interest is
payable. The said certificates shall be counter
sigled by the treasurer, assistant treasurer or
depositEFy, by Wh7m lhoy ghall DO delivered;
and SHAH he receivable IL eyaen of export
duty o. cotton in the manner os the coupons Of
the bends issued under ssid act Of February %.
1861, low ara.
The SaRsts resumed he consideration Of she
bill 'prgvidiBg fCT the sudiiRg aud psyment u
certain claims in the SGaie Of Mississippi" The
tie was altered So IS to make il read claims
against tho ConleGeEEto Slsfss." Il was ether
wise vari0Rsg amended, and bsiag put on iIs
passage, vas dslested-syes s. nays I6
On motion OF Mr Haynes, the Senate wen.
into secret session..
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House net. a. IL o'clock, and was opened
with prayer By he Rev. Dr. Duncan.
Mr. Foster, Ct Aisbsm&, offered q resoIutioz,
which was adopted, iaviliBg 10 q privileged sest
in Ito House Ma Gen. Csdmus II Wilcox, Of
Alshams, daring his %soieurn in Richmond.
TIE speaker laid before the House q comma
nies3ian from the Secretary Of The Treasury in
ansFeT to- Ieso Htion0f tie Houss, adopted es
tae Oh ut,. Gshing What progress lad been
msde in collecting The tax imposed BY The LIST
actin Of tbU tx act OF last session, shd sts
amount Of same collected ia the ei.es OF Rich
mon1. Aug1sta aud M5bie. The secrstaFy IN
closed 9 report, giving the desired Information,
from tbe commissioner Of tsxes-
TIE report states that, ewing 10 tn onereus
duties doVclvirg upcn the RsEsssoTs IN listing
the tszsB imposed npon the business community
Of tho Coufedersso Sistss, IN accorisncs with
the f1h secioH Of The ssme act (tbe registration
Of business snd the sssessment Of qasrteIlY
saieel which first occupied Che attention. Of the
zsseseors, and owing also 70 the great difieni-
ties encountered IN endesvoriug 70 procure snit-
abs books aud 10 PRINT and dissribute the nee
essay { rms, the sssssBment Of the tax under
section fTst has been very much retarded. 81
far as informed, however, The work Of assessing
and colisesiEg the tax Is now being vigorously
Prosecuted in sl the States Of the ConfedSThey,
except Arkansas, Louisiana, Tenneasee and
Texas. from which no reports upon this subject
hsve been received
L IS impossible. however, from the infoTna-
in possession Of this ofaee, to present 81