Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-18

cHirLAiss IN THE ARMY.
Mr.. SPARROW. from the Ospmi tee Of Military At
fairs, reported bsck House bi horizicg chafans
in certain cases to draw raisas for ois horse. The
bill was read aad passed.
NAVAL AyYAIRs.
Mr.. BROWN introduced bill for the establishment
and equalization Of the grades OF officers of the Navy
aud for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. BROWN, from said committee, rp,rted bill to
amend the act to establish Volunteer MY, app owed
April 2Stb, 1853. The bill adva, ced to I'D resd
ing and passed.
he also reported bill to regulate the allowance of
travelicg expenses Of officers the Navy and oikee,
travelling under orders The bill was ordered to bo
p inted.
He ao reported back, adversely, the memorial Of the
Virginia Volunteer Navy Company: in so far It asks
aid from the Government The residue Of the memorial
was responded to in the bill just passed.
eYrrcrss APPOINTED TO RAISE TROOPS.
Mr.. SPARROW, from the COMMITTEES on Military AZ
irs presented the following resolution which read
and ag eed to:
Resolved, That the President be requested to com.
mnhcate to the Senate the names and rank OF the Of
fcers appointed under the raise troops approved
1lth October 1862 aud the dates Of their appointment.
Also the nsmss of those who have raised troops under
such appointments aud OF those wac hsve tailed to
whose commissions have been vacaed as provided by
sid acct
THE PATENT oyYIcE. .
Mr.. MAXWELL, from the Committee of Patents, re-
ported back the report OF the Commissioner of Patents
and moved that it be printed The motion agreed
to- - ~
PROSECUTION OF the WAR.
Mr.. SEaMES from Special Committee, reported
hack The House olntion ain relation to the war;
The resolution read and concuIred in.
The Sera,e thea resolved into secret legislative ses.
sion.
When the doors op ned, i. was ordered that the
Senate meet on hondsy next, at IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
On motion of NJ BURNETT, the s.na'e adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL o'clock, A n. Prayer by Rev
Mr. Edwards.
Mr. GARLAND. o. AK, introduced the following
bill: N1r-
Whereas It appears somewhat likely that the FEEDER.
al Congress may possibly call for million or more
Of men to attempt TO release all the Feder prisoners
in the Conf derate States and TO plant the Federal AZ
upon every prison in the Confederate Safes and TO do
divers other things within the next ninety days. too
numerous TO MENTION aud TO render the accomplishment
of these things CERTAIN there is remote possibility
that the members of tie Federal Congress under ffy
years Of age may & take the field" Therefore,
| ResolUsd That the Committee Military Affairs be
instructed inquire into tire eIpediency aud proprety
Of at once conscnbing 900 to this stu
pendons and gsthering host 70 until merit grass,
spd If in their opinion this Is 70. sufficient they fur
tier inquire Into the propiey OF putting into the
vice for that 4Io every member OF Congress u1der II
years Of age and that they report by bill or Otherwise
Mr. GARLAND moved suspension of toe rules in
order that the bill night be taken up for co.'s deraton,
and the motion WAS lost.
Mr. JONES, of Tenn, moved 10 go into secret seq
sion and called for the Yeas and Nays The motion
was lost Yeas ~, Mars AZ
The bill in relation the increase of the rank ind
pay Of Adjutans OF regiments aud independent bat
tsoEs, btirg the unfinished business, vas taken up.
| Mr.. II. w. BRUCE, of KY, moved to amend by in
serting sand they shall be Ia the regular line of promo
ton as ether offcers Of the line" Thc amendment
was lost
Mr. JONES, of Tenn, moved to amend the bill by
adding ''and each non commissioned officer and pri-
v.te in tho Confederate Safes Army shall have the
rank, pay and allowance OF Lieutenant of Infantry.
The amendment ruled out OF order.
Ar KEENAN,, Of Ca, moved 10 lay the bill on The
table. The Yeas and Nays ordered, aud decided
in the neg itive. Yeas 20, Nays 80
Mr. HILTON, Of Fla, moved 10 amend by striking
ou the word cavalry and inserting "the rank, and
pay of OApaia in the arm Of t1c service to which be
NAV be attached"
Mr. GO0DE called the previous question.
Mr. Triple moved to strike cut tn word rank
Lost.
The question being on the ameudmen. Of Mr.. Hill
TOY, il was adopled. .
The bill ordered 10 a third reading and passed
Ycss 80, Nays %.
The following is the bill as perfected:
The Congress Of the Confederate States do enact,
That from aud after the passage of this act tho Adu-
fsnts Of regiments and independent baaions shall have
aad receive the raok and pay Of Captain in the
OF the serves 10 shch they may be attached.
Oa motion of Mr.. JONES. Of Tenn the Hocse went
into secret session the special orderthe Report of
the SPECIAL Committee on tie Currency