Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-19
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TUESDAY, January IL Tho serale met
ii o'eloeiZ A. NJ
Mr. Semmes, Of LouIsiana, submitted res
lutiea, that the President CT the C0nfsderai
States be requested to somnanioeie 10 the Ssi
ate copy OF the report of Gsn. Bragg of Il
battle Of Chioka@BHga with all iise reports (
snhordinesss that have been received. AgTse
to-.
Tire following Bill Was tAsn tsksa up an
considered:
TAs gongysss Of As Ceafsdsrats States q
i IaleTiss DO snaei, That he saleEiss snd eoa
! pecssiien Of al evil cfieCTs aud employees
the EszeeEtiYo Departments at Richmond
whose eompensasioz or salaries do not excee
tho eam OF two Thousand dollars peE snBun
| shall bo increased, from the Ist Jsn0ETy 70 Is
| July 1864, ens bHadrsd per ssnt. Py0vlasd, b
ssfne shsil Hot thereby b Increased beyond q
rats ofihTee thousand Collars per snn1mg ana th
saIaries Of sil civil ofissFs. whose compensation
is above two tbousand dollars, Aad aeoS nst ox
csrd tAe sam Of three thousand 5ollsss pcr az
nun, shell for the sene period Of dTe bs IN
creased fay per eeat
Er. Br9WB, Ct Mississippi, offered he fol
| loTirg amendment Gs IA additional SlsEse:
Bai i is expressly declared that tho increased
fse7mpensstisn provided fer iR this sctsba.lsa9i
| be psid 10 any ofiesT a Essipyee OF -ths 6ses.
eTnHCat Who is iisbla sgi .sarg &
or IS sble TO bear er enisas &
officer cr employee 81 ssx ~
from the Eesd Of ths 'depSrh9sI ir SHEA =.
smPlaysd thel bis s6ryiess afs absolutely zscsg-
sary 10 tbs GoyeTrmeat, aad tbzt Bis piaes can
not be scpphed by any one hn9WE % the head
Of tho deBAgtmsat who Is nol SUBJECT te military
service which said certificate shall be Eled
with .he Secretary OF tho Treasury before ths
money is paid and i shall be The duty of said
Secretary, at the beginning os eseh sessiea, to
communicate list q al sues certificates 10
Congress.
TIE amendmsni was GgTeei 70.
EF. SsEIrass nsVtd TO eueud hy iasersisF ?
tho w0tds in the Presidents osies and after
he word employees" Agreed to.
lie bill IS tmcLded VAS ihen passed.
Tbs following bil was ihea taken up and
Rseyedi
a Bl 70 b. euttisd 81 al making allowances for
ofcsrs Of the Navy OF the Coafsss5lte States uadsF
ssttsin srcumst4ness, zad 70 smezG an Hss eaihisd
set to provide Ter The orgaBissEoA Of lie aayy.
Approved MRrae l9ih, 1851
Section /. The goKgrsss Of the CeafsGsrats
States Of Arnsries 30 exact, That the ceIsn,is-
tisned and warranted Cf5esrs Of ths Eeyy Of the
Confederate States, sa duty, ara hsIehy SLOWED
TaiioBs, quarters, AID fuel, or eammutztion
therefor, Is sra new CT nay hereafter be allowed
ofi:srs cf tie army, IS follows, viz: To somi-
rails, the same es ge1ersls; 10 Yiee-adnirslg, the
same ss lieutenant generals % rear asmirals,
the same Gs msjsr EERorslsi to esamodoTes ard
ezptIins, the same IS brigRdier- generals and
eoloLelsi 70 CON menders and Let lisatsBsnts,
the same &c feusenan.-C9lJnels and E&loTs; ts
81 -lls6tenabts Sud lisasenaE.s fer ths war, lie
ssms As esptsias sa1 ehsPlsins; to msstoIs azs
passed RidshipmeH, lhe same as iisuseaanss;
and to cficsra Of tae medical, pay, ard eAgi-
nser corps, ard 10 boat sGai1s, gunnsrs, car.
peuteYs, aHd sail-z5EksIs, the same as 10 the
foregoing efHeSrs Of the 5jna Of tae navy with
TEen they have assnulEtcd rank.
SEC Z Ths. ell the syy officers in tho fcfe-
going grades sball haYe the sRms privilege of
purchasing somnissaIy and qaarternss eG's
stores IS arc row or may hereafter be slleWed
to efieers Of the army.
Mr.. Cay, OF AlsbsmE, presented 3 sommuni-
cation rem lhs Confederate States ehief srgi-
nseT OF Mobile, submitting plan for employing
slaves ia tie engineer department, which YVES
referred 20 the Military Connit;ee.
Oa motion Of Er. Hill, Of Georgia, the bill
hxiBg tie time Of the next meeting Of Congress
on the frst hondsy in May 1864, was taken up
and passed.
Ol motion Of Nr. Maxwell, tho Senate re-
solved infe secret session.
f%1he doors being re-ePenes, on motion Of Ar. ]
Maxwell, Of Florida, the privilege Of the foor
Of TIA Sensts was extended to MGj -Gea. john
C. BFsckmIidge, Ct Kentucky.
% motion ef Ar. Clay, Of Alabama, tbs Ser
ste adjourned.
TIC House. net at II o'clcek, snd was epsaed
with prsyer By Rev. Dr. BdwslSs.
Nr. Goode, Of Virginia, oEgrsd E resolution
kat = specisl committee Of i've be appointed,
whofo drty It shall be 20 inquire into Tie exps-
iiency Of sulbqI.zing the inprsssmeat, fer iAe
use Of the army, Of 6 share Of lie pork and b.
son held by ali persons il The oouatry who have
fHll supply for the year on hand; said iaRFess-
nent to bo made as prices to be sgrosd upon or
10 be fixed By lossl appraisers, without appeal |
II rssolGtien was sd0ytet.
Mr. Wilcox, Of Texas. introduced bill 10 sa. !
helize commanders Of corps to detail AsId oG
1eTs SIS members Of eourt-msr,ialg, under ser |
isiu circumstances Also, bill to aulheTise
inc President to assign judges frsm one court |
martial 10 sHoiheri both Of which were. re- |
erred.
-kLf. HsftTidge, of Gs, offered q resolution, |
which was sgTeea 60, tllat tbs President be re- /
lds5ted to inform this House whether authority /
ias been grsnted by tho War Department 70 /
my persos OF persons 10 raise new companies, !
or regiments Of troops, siRes sep (
sTabeT q, 1852, il portions Of tho county IN /
Which tie eonscTipt law has not keen Suspended /
y the Plesi3Inii aud, further, If sEch authority
aas been granted, 10 whom aud IN how many /
Instances it has been granted, and how masy |
iompanies, bEaAiioRs, sr regiments haYo been |
sissd under sueh authority.
Mf DHgin, If Aa5aUla, intFodussd & bill TO /
regulate the fees of district attorney sa3 mar- !
haIs OF the Confederate States; which vas rs- |
erred
Bir Russell, Of Virginia, cGersd TesslaGion |
hat tho oommitssS on elections ipqsige iato he
'zBedisncy Of suthorizirg the sitizens of Mary |
and serving IL the army 80 elect q delegate |
o this Houss, with rights similar to lh5Ss |
conferred on delegates from tho Territory Of |
Arizona sud from tho Indian nations, ard |
Rithout the pewsr to vote. Ths resolution was
.ejseted
Mr.. Where easrsd resolution that She som |
mites on Naval Affairs inquire whsthsF is yes
Jsls s0nBtTgesedioY hsTboT Gefsnse arc adapted 10
be BgTP0ss; and # NOT, waotheT Steps have hseE /
sksa to improve those now ir pIeeeSs Of con
Itruction Agreed to.
Mr, Wilcox, Of Texas, from the eomnittss on |
Military Affairs, reported back bill to pIovids I
1aymsat for horses captured, killed, or psrns-
lenlly disabled 10 tbe service.
&r, BsolelsF, eHsTsd sabstitute'so as to make |
.he bill retroactive IL its operation.
TAs bill and substitute weIs laid on The table !
md Or9sYea ss be printed
Mr. Hilton, Of Florida, from the Csmoi.ses I
"a Military Af,irs, reported back bill pro- |
7idiEg that cEsplaiRs be allowed to draw fsTsse |
.or ore horse The rules weFs suspended and |
he bill taken up for consideration.
Dir. FeIrow, Of South Carolias, moved to |
lmeEd The bill co as to sllow rA,iens and forage
% ministers in regular slsudirg who have been |
commissioned by E7augeIissl Churches to ssrye |
rs missionaries IA tho army. Tho ansndnsnt |
Ras arst adopted, buta IA 5tion TO reconsider |
prevailed and the amenauent was lest.
The bill as reported frem the Military Osnl- |
Rittse was then pat upoRits passage aad Agresd /
70.
The House then WeEi into secret session, and |
ook Hp for consideration tke bill reported fEom |
he committee on eRTrency
TBE TAg Nv TEsg CAROLINA
sWAWPg.
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