The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-16

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~. s proceedings of the Senate Yesterday
'1' of.eoea with prayer by the Rev. >. L.
Barows' :. A.. ,n,rosuced a Joint
NJ JONI IF thanks TO Gen. E. Kirby smith
rsciaaes lscefs and men under MS command,
sad tbe o. '..,s If Richmond, Kentucky, which
fof 'So ed unanimously:
were i'ss "a, order, the bill to limit and de-
The spm I'm of Office Of the heads Of execu-
hae me I'm Ix,raents. was on motion Of Mr..
tive aepsn,noned tin the following day.
Gasy, Yaianrv of Tenn, introduced Dill 10
.ani,sa WI the Confederate hag. Fat on the
ssletaa MI TO facilitate the collection Of
hcs;u c's;r,s Of deceased soldiers, was referred
tas Jad;ciay Committee: ,
10 rss @ senate, on motion Oh iMr. mn, 81 va,
is1S "a from Its amepdment 70 the house
eS'ig iS 5xing the salaries oi Inc CLERKS o1 0oV'
~, pD.sa,,ept repositories. .su.e .e
no. hoaSWS william +. Hines, was considered and
~1pcared IN. ,a ,,. ar, /" IN es,.h,;sh
sre'sS sr1e'1eisl Courts o! the Confederate States
TIE 60; was referred to the judiciary
Of ABere''
eoiil ela,.. hin to authorize the President TO
ad6ilionai officers in the engineer
aHSh' snd also six military storckeepers not
Sols .1s 10 military service, was considered and
l;ssa ssES s..,,..e bill amendatory Of the act to
IaS - and provide engineer troops to
VI durinr the war, was also passed
seIfe Ia.s,a h,il providing that al citizens and
.a.ts nr the Confederate States owing
fesI.sr 80 service to the Confederate States
lno sball, without the written PERMISSION oi
W. ~ President, 60 into the lines of the enc.
aA0 sh,n be held TO be ahsconding to avoid
l,i,'.srv service, and shall be declared AMEN
a"erojes and their property eohnscateu, WIS
considered and passed. ,u.,.
IL, Co. ~, he examination, experiment and
Application oi %afhhe iu'S"''' ""'
s'Iered end passed. Tit,
MA considered and passed.
ia hill to amend the act putting an
"A a. ~ ,hc exemption of those who have
tar,.ot,re furnished Substitutes, was on mo-
.1,1 .iannf Mr. I'M, of Ga, informally laid over.
'Sr Tho lii autborizing the creation OF mill
,.,,' co1r,s for divisions Of cavalry, was con-
edered and passed.
ar,,nl,cnrss liz the army was considered ana
fb ~ bin 10 provide for returning to the
Trans Mississippi, prisoners captured there
,1d exchanged or paroled in the East, was
essdcred and rejected.
On motion of MIR. Clark, the Senate re-
sJ7ed into secret session.
The lfoas met ut II O'Clock, aud was
opened wlh prayer by the Rev. DR.. Hoge.
i bill to increase the compensation of
route and special agents of the Post Olllce
Deplr,uent, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Chiffon, of Ala, the
maulgers, on the part of the House, on the
committee to consider the disagreeing vote
Of Inc two Houses or the Army bill, were
Granted leave to sit during the sessions of
the House. A similar privilege was granted
to the managers on the Currency and lax
bills.
Mr. F.rrow, Of 8. G., reported back Sen.
ale l.iii from the Committee on tho Medical
Department, TO amend the law IN relation
% lurloughing soldiers il hospitals, which
Vas passed.
Mr.. Garry, of Ala, introduced a joint reso'
luton constituting the act to increase the
compensation of clerks in the Presidents
Office aud the Legislative and Executive dc
Iartments in Richmond so as to include sol
die,s detailed FIR clerical service. Passed.
Mr. Miles, Of s. c., reported back from the
Committee on Military Affairs the joint reso-
lations offered some time ago by Mr.. Curry,
oi Ala, in reference to the treatment OF ne
gro troops, with recommendation INA.
they pass These resolutions make dis
tiuctiOn between negro slaves recaptureO Oy
our armies and the free negro troops Oh the
,~t fc nf hA
ioierste States when the war commenced.
0n motion OF Mr.. Russell, Of Va, they
we're postponed and made the special order
hrt0'morrow at ] o'clock, and ordered to
Be printed.
". Miles, of s. c., reported bill to au-
norze the promotion of officers, non com
lissi0ned officers, and privates, for di6tin-
gashed galor or skill. Passed.
Mr. Miles also reported a bill from tha
Military Committee to authorize the organi.
2aon Of auxiliary bureaus to the War De-
partment west Of the Mississippi river
Considered aid passed.
Mr. Miles also reported back bill to re-
peal the act 10 authorize the raising OF bands
Of partisan rangers. The bill proposes to
abolish partisan ranger corps, and leaves II
Discretionary with the Secretary of War or
the Commanding General of department
10 assign them 10 such military organization
III Tie interests of the service may require.
Aiter some amendments and considerable
discussion, the bill was passed.
MI. hartrldge, of Ga, from the committee
d conference on the bill TO regulate im-
p'sssmenis, made report recommending
ul' The House agree with the Senate in its
amendments, and the report was concurred
Nj lillere, Of La, from the Military
Noaaittee, reported bill, which was
ia'scd, ior the organization Of corps OF
@oaia sa and signal guards in the Valley OF the
Mississippi
,aa A''er The passage Of number Of other
,an S,@ oi minor Importance, the House ad-