Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-15
FROM Missouri.
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS
SECOND sESN6E-SECoND CONGRESS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, November IL 1854


NSrs bert G. Bro1n and John ". O. Watson, Of
Nias;ssipp; James n Baker, of Florids; LlLdon O.
Bsynes' Of Tennessee and cnArd W. Walker, Of Al
ADAMS, we're in III II sCG:1 to-day.
Toe Journal having LeGn read
N GARLAND, oak in roduoed bill to exc npt from
,s1,ton. on the part Of the Confederate Goernmsnt
ne ar icoS purchased by the state If AIkatsas, und
Add nv virtue Of an act OF the General Assembly OF
aid STATE approved October l. 1854, entitled An gel
10 proyids cotton aud WOOL cards and medicines for the
Emilifs of soldiers and paper fIr the ofcers OF the
! ate aud couuieS ard for otter puIp.ss." Referred
10 the Committee on Finance.
M SPARROW, OF a., suggested to the committee
tb.t the bill be made general in its provisions.
Mr. ORR, of o. introduced the following resolution,
uhich vas agreed 10:
P,,,IrsI That the President be requested to com-
mnnicat. to the Senate the Official report Of General
J,asph T. Johnston, touching the operations Of the
ANY of Tennessee from the occupation Of lion 10
tte ds.s OF his removal from tie cOmmlnd OF that
NJ BARNWELL introj red the following bill which
as re.A frat aud second times Gld referred to the
Committee on the Jud cSry:
IRE Congress Of the Confederate States Of America
do sptc That much Of the &c section Of the above
REQ tad aoL approved February l5 1862 as Eu'h0rz rs
The payment Of debts due to alien in the bonds
Of tie Confederate Stes be and the sans "a hereby
REPEALED
THESE d,bts hpvs teen paid lately in four per cent
bond4
MtBARNwELL, from the COMMITTEES on Finance,
II ,red the following BILL which WEs read three tmes
aud pissed
hi 10 be entitled An act TO amend thu third section
OF an act entitled "An act to organic forces to
during the war" approved February II, 1864
Toe Congress Of the Confederate States OF America
do erac That the bonds authorized to be issued by the
cretary of thu Tressury 10 non commissioned off,
oers musicians aud piiVAss by the third ion OF the
40. entitled An act to organic forces to serve during
the war; approved February II, 1854 shall be redeem
abls Ostobar 1894 aud the interest on the same pay
able semiAnuuay, on the htsL days Oh April and Oo
tebsr, in esoh year.
NrBARNWELL, from the sans c)nmittss reported
the following bill which was read three times and
passed:
bill to DO entitled an act to Authorz> the Secretary
# the Treasury to eIj hange clupon bo1ds for 80
Treasury notes.
The Congress Of the Oonfedsra .atss of America
do enact That the Secretary of the Treasury here
oy authoriz ID upon application, 10 exchange coupon
bonds redeemable January /, 1895, barring six per
cent par sunum interest, payable on the lst day Of
January ard JAY In each year. for treasury notes is
aued under authority Of the third section of the sc,
titled IAN set Authrrzng the issue OF treasury notee
approved April H. 1882 said treasury notes being Of
the denomnA alton Of ore hundred dollars eaob payr-
BILE six months sfteF the ratification OF Q treaty of
peace bsSeon TIE Confederate Gtes and the United
States and interest at the rate OF two cents psr
day.
On motion If Mr. BAKER, of ia, the Senate pro-
eeedsd to m vacancy in toe Committee on Post Offices
and Po't Roads, aud Mr. GARLAND VAS elected.
The PRKsIDIHP laid bsOre The S5T ate Q communicA-
ton from the Secretary Of the Treasury relative to the
ton bonds to bs considered 10 secret sersioD Whiob
Ol motion of Mr. SPARROW, vas transferred 10 the
s;cTat calendar.
Mr. HILL from the Committee 90 the judiciary, E-
ported back the report Of the Attorney General With
racommsndsti)n thai il ba printed. Agreed to-
Ga motion OF Mr.. ELL, the report Of the superiG.
tsndent o! Public Printing referred to the commit
lee on Printing.
On m)hon OF Mr. BAKER, from the Post 0fioa Com
mttes the report Of the Postmaster General ordered
to b, printed
o, motion Of n, DORr0H, of N. O., his colleague,
Mr. GRLHAM, vas granted leave Of absence for ten
days.
Ga molten Of Mr. HILL Of Ga, ten days lelvs Of ab-
sence from the fret day Of the eessoD, way granted TO
his colleague, Mr. JoHSsoH
Ga motion of Mr. ORR, the Ssnase resolved into
secret legislative SESSION.
After some tins spent thereia, tbs jeors were open
Cd and 90 moion Of Mr. ORR tie sensse adj IuHned.