The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-09
COSrEDERATs STATES CONGRESS

!Senate. Senate met ut IL O'Clock NJ
yesterday. Prayer by the Rev DR. Read, OF
the Presbyterian Church
MI Watson, OF Mise, introduced q tiu 10
amend the act to establish Military Courts.
Referred
Mr. draham, Of N G., preaeOtch resolutions
81 The General Asaembiy Of the Stale OF
North CMoiina, protesting against certain
laws OF Congress, suspending the privilege
Oh tue writ OF hassfds eoyp'ts, so much OF the
cohscript act As puts int" the service persons
between /. and Is and ~ and so years ofag
and the importation laws. Read, laid on the
table, aud ordered to be printed.
Senate joint resolution, to exempt the edl
tors and employees ofmagazincs and period
Iclls, sent back with objections, was taken
up, aud the Senate refused to pass it by a
vote OF ayes II, noes 10.
Senate bill to authorize the appointment
OF additional artillery officers for ordnance
duties, sent back with objections by the
President, was considered and lost.
House bill, making appropriations for the
support of the Government from July 1,t
to December 3lst, 1864, was considered and
passed.
Mr. Sparrow, from the committee of con
ference Oh House bill to regulate the pay OF
detailed soldiers, marines, &c, made 4 re-
port, which was concnrred in.
House amendment to Senate bill TO autho.
riZe holders of eight per cent registered con.
verlible ten year bonds to exchange them for
e0npon bonds. was concurred III.
Mr. Sparrow, ffein The Military Commit
Tee, reported the following, which, after dis
cusaion, was adopted.
Res",osf THAT the reports Of otiic OF military
operations which have beeH communicated to ia..
senate by III" Pssstirt Al The present session, bc
placed oa the ,ies III ,h" senate and ,iiAl the Mt
ctetafy br directed not t1 furnish copies al said if
ports any "na wIliIou the leave Of The Senate.
houae Joint resolution OF thanks to I.ient
General Richard Taylor, and the officers and
men under his command, was considered and
passed
Tue Senate then resumed confederation Of
House bill TO amend the tar laws.
The bill was considered until the hour OF
recess.
Ho,ase Of Representatives. The Honse met
at 10 o'c.ock A. NJ
Mr.. liartrilge, Of Ga., asked and obtained
leave Of absence Tor his colleagues, Messrs.
Anderson ana Echols, on account OF sick
ness Oi their relatives.
MIR. Hoode, OF Va, asked and obtained
leave OF absence for his colleague, Mr.. Whit
field, whose home is Threatened by the enc
my.
Tn motion OF Mr.. 4. II. Garland, the cor
respondeHcc between the Secretaries OF War
and the Treasury was referred to the Com
uittcG on Wa, . and Means, with Instructions
To report some measure to remedy the evils
named i'll Said correspondence.
MIR. Montague, Of Va, offered resolution,
which was agreed to, inquring into the ex
pcdiency OF increasing the pay OF clerks in
the civil and military departments.
Mr.. McMulien, OF Va, offered q resolution,
requesting the Committee on the subject OF
the distribution OF the mail to make an ar
rangement with the Post ONCE Department
TO have the mail from this House received
on the train from the Doorseepcr, and dis
trihUted and forwarded promptly, and iu
structiDg the DoOrkceperto to deliver the same
to the uiail agent on the train.
Mr.. McMullen moved to rescind the res
OlutiOn providing for recess daily at ::
O'Clock, which, un motion of Mr.. Read, Ci
Ky, was laid On the table.
MIR Russell, Ot Va, offered q resolution,
which was agreed to, instructing the Com
miitee Oh Ways and Means 10 inquire into
the expediency OF authorizing the States to
exchange their Confederate Treasury II ties
ni the old issue for notes of the new issue,
III whole nr in part at par.
Mr. Chiffon, of Ala, introduced a bill to
lacilit ate the settlement of claims OF deceas-
ed officers and soldiers. Referred to the
special committee on that subject.
Mr. Foster, Of Ala, introduced u Joint reso.
luton to allow aick and wounded officers OF
the army, on leave, upon the certificate of
Board OF Surgeons, transportation to their
home, and back to their commands, as in
the case of enlisted men on furlough; the
privilege granted in the resolution to extend
Tor a period of ninety days.
The resolution was amended by adding at
the end "after the next meeting OF Congress, :"
and so as to allow sick and wounded officers
in the military aud naval service to receive
3.,
of charge; and as amended passed
Mr. Foster introduced bin to amend the
act to reduce the currency and to authOfiz.
q new issue of Treasury notes and bonds
Referred to the Committee On Ways and
Means.
Mr. Clopton, OF Ala, offered resolution
which WAS agreed TO, instruuting inquiry into
the eXpediency Of easing the pay OF chiefs
oi the different bureaus.
Mr Bridges, OF N G., from the Committee
OF Conference On the disagrecing votes Of
the two Houses on the bill to provide for
the compensation of non-cOmMissioned
officers, soldiers, sailors and marines on
detailed service, made report, which was
adopted. 1t Includes, III addition to the
original bill, sailors and marines; allows two
dollars day. rations and compensation, Tor
extra work.
MIR Pugh, OF Ala, offered resolution add
ing fifty per cent. for one year to the com
pensatiOn OF the assistant clerks OF the
House, to be paid out Of the contingent
fund. Agreed to.
MIR Lyon, of Ala, introduced bill in re.
lation TO the pay OF clerks in public depoai.
tories Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr. Chiffon, of Ala, offered resolutio on,
which was agreed to, instrucling inquiry as
to whether the salary of the Assistant At
torny General shall not be increased.
The morning hour having expired, the
House resumed the consideration OF the
Senate bill to provide supplies for The army
aud 10 prescribe the mode of making i'm
presaments.
Pending the consideration of the subject,
the House took recess until s O'Clock
PM.