Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-26
ROUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Tue Hou.e met at II o'clock. Prayer by Rev. D..
Buriuss
The SPEAKER laid before he House the Senate bll
ia relation the collection of the in kind Of Tobse-
CO. approved Ap 24.b 1868, which was taken up for
C NJ dsraioa. The bdl ordered TO bird reading
aud sse6 Ii provides that tie in kind Of Tobacco
n III be collected by Agents appointed by the SECRETARY
Of tie Treasury instead OF By Post arierm 's'ers
Mr. GARrRELL, Of Ca, submitted resolution that
the orkeeper bs instructed 10 furnish the President
aud Heads Of Depar menis with the laws aud copy Of
each cumeat ordered to be printed by the Hous..
Hr JONES moved 70 strike out "!aWs" as j. was the
business Of the Department Of Justice to supply them
Mr. GARrRELL accepted the amendment apd the
solution Wa5 ad ped.
Mr. Chiffon, from the Committee on Post Offices
and Pot Road reported back the bill to alhorz, tao
a. pointment Of SPECIAL Agent OF The P o. Depart
ment for the Trans Aississ ppi Department, with al
amendment uhoizing the = master Gelersl to order
tie transfer from the OH Of Assistant Urea ureTs
ives, Of ssid r,Ver. IN whom iunGs belonging to the
o. Department may be d lsited, such PostmAstes
as he may designate, aud SUBJECT sad funds TO the
draft Of said Assistant Postmaster General to pay the
lsbii les Of his Depar ment. The amendment was
ayr ed to. The bill was then orderedtO third reading
and passed
Mr. BARKSDALE, Of Miss, submitted resolution,
which adopted, 70 request the President to
neae to the House what progress has been ads und
the Ac OF Congress Of OctObe, h. 1862 in relation
- arTet and cispCs ION OF slaves captured from
the entmy what nuG bsr OF depOts have been establish
ed for their skepng and whether public Jtee has
be n given OF their arrest as taid act requires.
Mr. FOOTE submitted resolution that the bin to con-
tinue in service the troops in the military service
Of the Con ed States be eonsde cd in open session.
AFR FVOTE said the bill originally introduced in
open session and was kLoSn 10 all IL had found lis
way by some proc ss into the secret nclve OF the
use, but it pre-; mir emily iestion that ought
- be considered IN open session. Ii involved the
rIe OF the army and wht tier they shall be all wed tie
poCr but precious privilege Of eec ing their reg
tai officers. IL was his deliberate conviction that
they would be better prepared for efficient service if al
loved this privilege and wanted members face the
resi- solity he would seize the oppor IN ty to Ius
hin SO right the record Thu House refused TO
pend the rule allow the resolution TO be considered
Mr. LYONS, from the Special Committee to inves i
gate the charge OF ccrrup i'm made in the chmond
| EXAMINE sgAnpt Member of tbs House, made the
| follow ng report:
"Poe Committee appointed to investigate the charge
Of corruption made the RichmoI EI Aminer, of the
7th ST. nave acco. dog TO order, performed that duty
/ and now resp cslullg report:
" That they have ca efaily examined every witness
aud source Of information indcstsd TO them. or which
suggested itse and was 10 their control and havs found
nothi 70 sustain the charge. Members Of Congress
se rtqlen ly called upon TO Vouch tor the peisoHal
respectable " OF their eonstiuen and acquain,ances
Il
not % prOpristy decline. 1t would be unkind Ill
icoureous TO 60 40 aud when truthful Iy and hon
esty performed, tie act imports no wrong
"It 10 due TO the EitOr Of the Examiner, j. N. Dan
e to sta IhAi when called Tor tie author of the
article in his paper be promptly ave up the Of
one VI bis local reporters, and declared that when he
saw the article in type he for bado is publication, be-
be knew nothing Of the truth of it. aud it wal
s .bsequsntlg published acc dentAlly.
Tine Committee ask to be discharged from the fur
/ thai a nideF.ki0n NJ tha artkfact
JANIS LYONS, Chairman,
J. w. AcQUEES,
/ j. d. q: Atkins"
Tie eport was ordered - be printed
| Mr. FOOrE submitted resolution that 10 the judg
nent OF The House in order to TIE comfortable
subsistence Of armies md aAy disconteuts know
10 exist in certain rural districts the present Commsssr
General ought to be removed and suitable .successo
| appoint
MrKENAN OF G =, moved to lay the reso ution on tn
table on VIII ch Mr. FoOrE called the Yeas and Nays Tt
| mot on a, carried. Yeas 46-nays 20.
Mr. ATKINS of Tenn, sa d he did not Wish to be IN
ders,o, as endorsing The Commssary General, bu
would change hs vote. Hs thought the question vi,
one CO0Rress had no brig 10 do with.
Mr. F0OTE said he done with the matter forever
| Mr. BALDWIN, Of Va, submitted resolution iha
the Committee o. Post Oaiees and Post Roais inquir
into the eIpedeney Of providing by law for set ling
equ able sIns the accounts OF mail conrac os, pre-
We ted fon carrying the mails by The act OF the publ
enemy. Asr, ed to-
CLIFTON, Of Ala, submitted resolution IL
Ssrueting tie Co rmittss GAINS to enquire into th
eKrsdiepcy If r0Vidrg BY law for paying account
against the goVerDmsht for horsss impressed and re
eeived ino SsrVce bu. rejected by the Pay Depar
nsnf, on account OF some iulOrns ity in the aPp1is
me Of imIresang officers or 10 the Ger i6cI es OF h
Officers N, kiug TIE imprsssmeuts Adopted
Mr. Curry, OF Ala, introduced bill 10 preser'