Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-16
HoU.E OF REPRESENTATIVES.

H0UsE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 1884.
The House met st the usull h0ur-ths sPsAKIR 10
the CHAIR. Prayer by the Rev. Dr.. Jster, VI tus 80
Baptist Church vi tLis city.
SENATE BILLS AFD JyIHf RIs;LUrIoss.
The sPEAKER laid before The hJuss the Jint resolu-
iom d, hailg Ine pssioa OF tho oonfsd.rsIs States
declaring hst they are determined 10 prosecute The
existing until ihsif Independence 10 acknowledged
Referred to the Committee On Foreign Atars.
Also, jolnt RESOLUTION relative " The exemption of
S.ale Gfhosis from military service. Referred 20 the
uommisse % hihtsfy AnAlIs.
Also, bill TO provide Tor che imprsssment of free
negroes aud slaves 10 work on forncsons and osLef
labor connected visa the asistess or the Gonaty Re-
fssred 70 tho OomniIsse on m,l,ary Affiirs,
Asp, joins rsseiatlpn that When vongtess sdjourns
on ubrs'mAa Ere, sSlsufn 10 hso' On 'hs "a J.npa
~, 1859.
MT LYON, Of A's, opposed the adjournmsn, "a pro.
posed. DO shopsps tns imPorian. meaepres before
Congress ought ~ pc aeled upon % oLoe Nc thsre-
tore moved an indefinite postponeusnI Of the rsson-
tlen. .t
Tns ayes and noes being called upon Mr. LrOss mo-
ton passed By the following vote; Ayes AZ, noes 80.
rig C,srrsUArIoN BILL.
The bill couhscatiug the property of parsons leay-
Jug the Ooniederacy 70 oscap, military service was
ken up.
Mr. AIKEN, Of Georgia, having the floor, continued
nis remarks In iayor OF the bill and In advocacy o.
the ccnstituLonallly OF its provisions. He again
quoted copious legal authorities IN support OF Ills
position. Mr. A. concluded before the expiration Of
he morning hour, when
Mr. RUSSELL, of Va, obtained the floor, but dsisr
red his remarks until tom morrow, owing 10 the few
minutes. left him under The rules.
Under q suspension Of the rules, Mr. SMITH, of n
o, from the COMMITTEE on Claims, reported Q subsu
sute Tor the bill referred 70 said committee concern
ing property Informally impressed and taken for the
use oil tsc Government,
The substitute proposes an increase Of 100 per
cent upon the pay now allowed commissioners under
the aet
Mr. HILTON, of Florida; wanted to know If ap.
polnlmenls have not been made uadsr the present
allowance of $40 per day.
Mr. hUNrG CUE, Of Va, In reply. stated that in his
district no compete n person could be found who would
perform the dues incident 10 tie position Tor the pal
try compensation nov allowed.
Pending the consideration Of Me-. SnIrHs substitute
the morning hour expired, aud the UHAlR announced
that the House resolved into Committee OF the
Whole-hr. tLoPGas. OF Als in the Uhair-upon
/ sHE CURRENCY BILL
Mr.. COLYAR, Of Tenn, having the door, addressed
the House. A report oil his remaiki 10 uaavoiaaby
deferred.
Nc ATKINS obtained the d,or aud spoke with an
eArneslness e lenoe against tue bill which CON-
msnded the attention Of the entire House. He said
that he was ,auoier aud had never Yet made for
lunsbu. he had been educated In school Of politics
add morals which had taught him always to say what
he hol esy thought b. way oil prefaos he vas frank
10 say that he in favor Of carrying Ga the war as
long as Yankee treads the soil of no South but he
could not swallow the blu though coated over ss
war measure. Nj AiEIss said he had, however, q
war measure which he knew would not meet The con-
ourrencs Of the House, Wa to put ad gI!OYtm TAI
upon oil propsrlyto leave the INCOME tax IL now lie,
&c., aud to buy all the oottcn.
Mr. BARKsDALE. of Miss, Inquired Of him how he
W, ud msnsge 10 ship the eJon OBJ cad With ports
al closed,
Mr. ATKINS replied that II the same energy and
honesty had characterized our governmental Operations
as have been dyed in private blockade enterprises,
that We YOU'D hsvs large smOuns Of cotton in
rope.
mittss rose oi4cdOn Of Mr. F00rE. ard the House
then adjourned,