Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-26
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, l&,bj.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE;

J llOLOT OF EEL II i4rfII: y Il ' -.
TIE EI0use me- At II o'clnat, and was
opened with prayer ily t.: E"". d.. Mar
shall
The SPEAKER lad f,s:6ca :&a T. Gz" = nuza.
Nc: O! Senate bi;,5, which see appropriately
referred.
The Senate bill ~ extend the provisions d:
IN act relating 70 the r.cr?. 81 cn'lCi 1r;cl1
treasury notes, approved My |. l"G:', ~ al
such mites received T:Ti..r % ;he isi q J.'nua-
ry, 1864, was tekca up 2EI paaacl.
Mr.. BARKsD.Ls. Of Mississippi, introduced
bid in relation % the publ: printing, which,
withoat reading, was le!ergeI to tlio apprc-
pirate committee
Nj PEREINa, Of Louisiana, cfFarGA !. rcs1lu~
ton. which was aiorred r!-;ructiiic shc Com
r,ittpn nn Printing 10 inquire into Inc r:acti-
uauili;Y # ii..:I"G piinIni IN uDaiySi.pl! H.
get OF All the iaws Ct the l'r"visionai and
Permanent Con cressns and niS, 9 separate d.;
gNst Of Tie naval and military law passc1 i,g
the sana:
Sir. Miles. of Souta Carali,a, introduced =
! bill tc au;bOTiSc tho appointment o. aG4.ti0a-
IL artillery officers ior crira7ce dn;;c4. Re-
fcrrcd to Committee on NlitGry Ari'.irs.
Mr moran, Of Ga, offered {. rc:r luton.
| which yeas a&"ptad, ii,strrcting the special
committee t. Silrni similar propositions had
| been referred. to inquire in.a the cluse8 Of
tn" dolav in auditing aId settling the claims
Of tnc wives and children oi deceased soldiers
killed or died in the service.
nir. Lyons. Of Va, presented Z memorial
| FROM tho ciEcers and clerks Of the vnriuns 10.
{ cal departments of the Government, asking
incr5use cC pay, Which. tcg::hcr with al dog
uments q: silaiisr character nra' o. the t:bio,
on motion Of Mr. J3aEs, Of Tenn, WIS re-
! ierred 10 Il spsc;ai coiani:!@a Of ;hTeS, with
Mr.. LYONS ag Chairman.
On motion cf Nr. RUSSELL, Of VIZ, tie Sc.
! mates amendments to The House bill relating
| to mprn we're taken up. Several o.
| tao minor amendments were ng-ccd 10 and the
| yes! were rejected
Mr CaA4nLlss Of Nl...cl rH.l Il resolution,
which was nd5s,tci, ing;r,!c,jnc tho Coc,r' tee
On Naval Affairs to inquire ;H;0 the praDrietv
, e. yiaciE,- the Ta:ac 4 John DGnterdalc 0T.
tho Eat 81 laatswa,i>s %: =, Confederate
Sta-ss Navy.
i Mr. MILES. Of s nth Carolina. oE'atci the
! following -cgo:u,iora. which sore r1aninI9u-.
! " adopted
| Resolved, That tic thanks Of Congress arc
hereby rendered ID ali :hc brisaies snI Other
troops in the service wi;n have taken the pa
I
war.
Resolved, That the manifestation OF su9h q
spirit 10 oar armies is iappy c:raa of tn.
ultimate triumph Of cur struggle fer inie.
Observation-Disclosures rs i: ia, OF tha fixed
determination of our people meyer 10 lag
/ down their arms while our SOL is exposed 10
the hostile tread and tarbacous rarages Of our
niaiigGan: enemies.
~.Nr. GRAr, Of Texas, intro.inced bill emil
tied an act supplemental 70 the several acts
raati7e to military canrts, which Was re-
fcrred.
Mr.. GAsTasLL, Of Ga, offered resolution,
which WIS adopted. instructins the Comn,ttee
on NaTf AtF.iTs, to inquire into tho expeli--
enc7 OF increasing the pay Of midshipnien.
NJ. CosSAD. Of L., offered 2 resolution,
which was adopted. iustructing Ehe Commit
tee or the Qulrscrmastcr aud Comuaissary 10
inquire into ard report the facts connected
with certain contract, entered into in Dc
cembe-, 1862. by Major A. B. Magcuder. 4.
C. s., CT by his assistant, Captain Daaue. viii.
certain parties at or near Lincolntol, n. c.,
for quantity Of beef to supoiy the force there
stationed, under General Whiting, st Will