Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-06

SSaBresaaonnl PPsCuedSnS ~.
HioHHoHD, January 5-Ths House now
meets every day st IL o'clock.
This morning tho Military committee feport.
ed 9 bill to increase the efficiency Of the army
by the employment Of free negroes or slaves ia
certain capacities, which provides that all male
free nsgross, bsrWesn the ages Of eighteen and
City, shaIl be held liable to psrforn military
duties in connection with the military dsfoh5as
Of The country, such as to work on Notifications,
Governmsut works for production or prspara-
ton Of material Of war, or in military hospitals,
is the Secretary Of War may, from time to tims,
prescribe, aud whils performing saeh duties,
shall receive ~rations, clothing, and eleven dol.
lars per month.
1t authorizes the Secretary also to employ a
many male slaves as the wants Of he SERVES
require, furnishing rstion5 and clothing, and
paying the owners eleven dollars per month
Ia ease Of their loss by the action Of the onsny.
OF escape TO the enemy, or disease incurred BY
d~isehargeof 5srvfcs required, the owner to b.
entitled to rscsiVe their value. The Secretary
of War is authorized to impress IS many slaves
As may be repaired frem time to time, and
wbsro needed. Ii WAS placed On tho calender
and ordered to be printed.
a bill to place in soTvies the citizens Of any
of the States or territories of ito United States,
and aliens, was taken vp. On motion, tbs bill
was referred back to tho commi4sse, with in
stTuCiions 70 report.
TIE House amendments were disoussed 81
tie boar fer special oTdeIs arrived, and went int
sscTe. session On tins tax and currency bills
6Test anxiety WAS manifested 10 know the PRO
Visions Of the bills, but tho House seems dis.
posed to consider the measures entirely in soersl
session.
The SeAata passed 3 bill to declare the intsn.
and meaning Of tha 1Ilh Gscsisn Of iho tiihiue
act, that farmers shall not be required to pay
ons-tonth Of their straw Of wheat, rye, oats, bar.
ley, shueks and coTnsislkg, aDd vent into secret
session ST an early hour.
From virginia.
ORANGE Cesar HOUSE, January s.-Heayy
snow storm hiss boon raging all day, which viii
blockade military operations Tor the present.
Persons writing to soldiers or sending then
papers ere earnestly requested to pre-psy
tho postage. There was over fifteen hundred
letters beside a large number of papers, on
which tie postage was rot prepaid, up to The
Let Of January.
RICHMOND, Janusry 5-Gan. Morgan was
expected to arrive hero this afternoon, but will
not arrive until ThursdEy.
No sisn of the Gag of trucs boat. Our latest
Northern dates are to the 25ih nit.
The price of provisions continue to advance
in this market.
Two extensive auction sales Of stock is ad.
veEtiEed 60 tAko place this week.
Confederate eight per cent. bonds, leng dates,
sold yesterday at III.
ORANsE, C.H January 5.-A few prisoners
captured By tho Black Horse cavalry, near
Warfenton, have been received here. The ere
my have moved daring The past week a small
force Of infantry in the direction Of Madison C.
d, from CGlpepey c.. Il, to q point about six
miles beyond the former point
Prsm CharEerssn.
-CHARLEsTOE, JsUuary 5-The enemy opened
h'o on %he city lsat night about ten O'Clock, and
fred one she'll every half an hour. Up to half
past tive this morning sixteen shells in al had
been thrown. Nobody hurt.
Tbs Yankees opensd two msrs embrasures to
Gay, one bearing On tho city and the other On
James islaEd.
No firing between The batteries, and all quiet
ct Szm.ar.
The number Of shells thrown ints this city
up to shis time since the commencement is
about four handrsd and fifty.