The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-05

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. AZ "asss reecnuy eiected doVer-
" "uss NJ DAVIS 10 = cenotoT 10
'"e present Oongress, and 10 said 10 DC man
u gseat legal ability
.oSF1o1RArE STATES coNakEss'
ne' prayer oy the rev. Mr' MInn'gcroae'
'" Tue Episcopai Church, the senate was
cfiseo 10 oruer oy MT. Hunter, OF va, rreei-
aent pro terra
MT. johnson, OF Ga, offered the following,
which was agreed to:
ksssScs, That the Secretary OF the Treasury lay
of proretv and crea. ,hs, sswe sas 'I s
session Of under the laws of sequestratIon and
aad wa:' ho, s%os" = IN anso,a
been realized in the several States OF the Confcde-
.ssy and aid into the Treasury; wha, the bal
receivers, has no, We, been paid In,osSe Tressnry:
and what Is The amount of properly and credits
nend;ms. e."' "'1 ""''s seeh '"sa'ioh j.
Mr.. Capertop. OF Va. preseutsd menu.
rial OF dental surreous. of ten ve6t., pran-
tiee, praying exemption from miIifarv SER
viea The memorial was accompanied by
recommendation in it's favor. signed by the
Surgeon. General of the Confederate States
and number of surgeons aud physicians.
Mr.. Sparrow, from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported back, with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass, the resolution
relative to the appointment of chaplains for
battalions in the army. The resolution was
laid on the table,
Mr. Phelan, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back, with the recon-
mendation that 1t pass, the bill to provide
for the auditing and payment of certain
claims in the State of Mississippi The bill
was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Caperton, from the same committee,
reported back, with an amendment. the
House bill to prohibit dealing in the paper
currency OF the enemy. Put on the calen-
dar and ordered to be printed
IN ,ro,;or of NJ O,r ,eor.o s,
va Ao.i0" Va -"i. vi, "i'oi eoino olocus-
sion, the Senate resolved into secret EYecu-
.,va asoss;o,
The House was called to order at II O'Clock
bv+ha cnaa,~or
ny 'no oPcahoi'
The Chair laid before the House q cOmmu
,;oa.;on ero,o +ho pr.e;dor+ oro,o.,.
i~ o .AS Ao'.uA' nNioons
communication from the Secretary OF War,
oouer;ppa a oopu nf tho ra,ort of Rr;r Na,,
~ y. oS".
Echols Oh the battle o1 DrOOp Mountain
Alao another communication convevinp
copies OF reports OF military operations, subs
mitted in response to resolutions of the
HOUSE,. y
The Chair also submitted Senate Joint
81, c. Dl.rI
soSoAuiion "a 'ii''n>o W N0n' A'"o0i' H. A1No,
and the officers and soldiers under his COM
ma,s which was at once taken ND an.
passed
Mr.. Russell, of Va, introduced bill enti-
tied an act to repeal certain laws exempting
nersons from military service: which. on his
motion. was laid on the table.
M. Miles of q O. from the MILITARY
' c-u. -,
committee, repoiteu lho ioho"inS o'ii on
the same subject:
IN. C,,,,ees of ,bs CoufaIe,nis Stafes do Spact i
,rh,, from and after the MASSAGE Of this act all acts
~ "a. -. oT 60 ,c,s arsnnsIn. rersons from miI,tarv
a'iu POI, "a .,a -sa,rf,a ;s fbarah, raneoIod .x
-, a., 81, Far a. they relate IN officers Of the Com
t,aa,a,t and STATE Governments and hereafter no
-fe'iei ave ai,a en- h arvo ,Gan ,ho
pr:. - ,r,i,. All ,,ho sb.iI he hold ~ no un6t
s,s ,rs o,,co uuSay rnes ,o he nrescrihed bv
10, u Sa,.rv az war and such oher nersons a.
tie ., -, LII, ,i,e annrouaI or IN. posi-
SI ed IT, 80 !, nadian, r. vo,nn, IN ,,ia,u of
. O., ay yy,hicb musf he sartsfactorjJv cs,ablished
u'o i.Nt, ~ n - h, ,h.i, SLIi Iahor onoD
.i M 50 81 a,nnIovrant bet,er suhsevve the vital
n,eyas,s ot The country and cont ibu. g more sub
saantiaiv 10 lis dcfence outside of Tie army than
o -, 3 L T,,o,;ded That even in srch cases
nremn,ions from military service shall not
- aran,sJ II in ,be onjnion of The Secretary of
,sn sane end can be atraIned by regularly en-
,onr md de falling for specific times and stated
purposes, the persons whose skii, labor, occnpa-
va!uable I or, Of than in The actual ranks of the
army.
This bill was postpohea' oruereu to oe
printed, aud made The oraer Oh the Gay ior
Wednesday, and each Mternate cay tnefe-
after, in the morning hour until disposed OF.
Mr.. Goode' OF Va, introduced 1ne ioli'"-
ing joint resolution IN relation TO 'he war:
.eotued oy me Congress ai ro rs
mind the people of the Confederate States that they
are engaged n struggle lot a as ,p n
life or fortune can be too costly which may be
quiste to secure to themselves ana 1Ielf posse,
and also to assure them that in the judgment of
this Congress, the resources OF the country II ae
,, aey are more than sufcieni to sup
port the most protracted war which It se Necessary
- mvee econsidsraon which can influence freemen
personal anu pa f ac,ions tempsr in whatever
auarter. or upon whatever prete1t 1t may be made;
10 a generous support of all branches OF the GOV
ernment In the legitinate e, nnsei-
md pa,riotic CO. operation which can alone
lmpart to cause that rresistibie stfehgh wnicI