Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL o'clock A. N.

The House INST at IL O'CLOCK a. III.
The SPEAKER appointed the following Special Com
mittee uoder the resolution OF Mr. GOODS Of Virginia
in regard 10 impresmsnts of pork and bacon: hessrS
Goode, Hilton Mclean, Wright, of Tenn, and Trippe
The SPEAKER submitted communications from TIE
Pisident response 10 resolution OF the House in
refrerc 10 seps taken to prevent absence of soldiers
hDut leave; another, covering communication from
the cretary of War, With lat of parsons who have
Oesn noticed ard promoted for CALAMITY; and another
sih General HInimAas report of operations while in
command o. tie Trans. Mississippi District The COM
mulicstions we're Laid the table and ordered 10 be
printed.
The SPEAKER also presented the report o. the Com.
missioner Of Patents, which was ordered to be printed
4 The Serase bill for tee relief OF William NJ Bolls
Richard Bolls and Others ordered TO be printed
and referred to the COMMITTEE on the judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, OF Tenn the House re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole the APP
preparation Bill Mr.. SExroS, of Texas, in the chair.
The bill vas taken up aud read by sections.
Mr.. HANLEY, OF Ark, moved to sdd to the first Sec
ton $500 for contingent expenses Of the Clerk of the
Hou.e of Representatives TIE motion was lost.
Mr.. GARLAND, Of Ark, moved to strike out the
appropriation for the pay OF officers required to c1lect
the In kind, on account OF the want of information
before the House to the progress made in the col
lection of said tax. The taken by yeas ald
nays and lost, there being yeas and 81 nays
Mr.. JONES said he had been instructed by the Com
mittee to strike out the words ''nor-sommissonsd Off
GERS ana PrAs II Inc uleentn Inc Vi tns iOuItn SEE
ton. Carried
Mr.. JONES moved to strike out " GA in the amour,
appropriated in the 1lth section for the compensation
Of Judges Attorneys MlrshRs &,, and insert "Sl" go
as to make the amount 81, 629 %. Carried.
Er. JONES moved to am nj by adding t, the 18th
section an additional cunt for interest due for the
moval and subsistence the fund due the Cherokee
Indians, $l9, S52 SO. Oarri,d.
+ No further amendments being offered the Committee
rose and repo ted the bill and amendments to the
House. With the recommendation that pass. The bill
was ordered third reading and passed; and the rule
suspended that it might DO sent forthwith to the Sen
ate.
The bill is entitled An act TO make additional ap
opratioaa for the support of the Government o! the
Con ederate States OF America for the fiscal year end
ing jane 80, 1864"
TIE following sums are appropriated in addition to
appropriations heretofore made
For the Legislative Department. $S0S, 505
For the Ereeative Department $50, $50.
For the Treasury Department. $22 $50, $50, $40.
600 900 of which for the payment OF interest on the
public debt and ST. $40 200 for the payment Of princ
pal under loan OF Aug 10, 1851 due and payable on
the LIST of July, 1884.
For the War Department $542 1875, OF which $780,
OOe are for incidental and contingent expenses Of the
army.
For the Qaarteraasters Department OPS, 74b,
Of which $2S5 4S4 $40 are for the Fay of the army
$l2 204 expenses OF collecting the tax 10 kind for
property pressed into the Confederate service, uodsr
5000 000 for the sustenance Of prisoners
of war, &c. 81, 10000
For tho COmmissary Department $90, 4Ss 900, OF
which S57 9SS 900 for the purchase of subsistence
stores and commssary property.
For the Engineer Depdrtmsnt-$l0,0 100000.
FJr the Medical Depdrtmsnt-$l6 $40 ,o00 Of which
$40 900 for the purchase of medical and hosp
IA, supplies.
For the Navy Department $lS 624, 9t5 IL, of which
l46s lss IL for the pay Of the navy; 100000
for t6e construction OF ironcad vessels 1904 900 for
the construction of submarine batteries; 100000
for the construction of four cruisers of the class
of the "Alat ama" and "FloridA"
For the State Departmsnt-s5444 400 so, Of which
30 400 are for the compensation of ssoners ans
their secretaries abroad, aud 5000 for commercial
agents.
For the Department of JGsties-$294, 5S7 90.
For the Post Office Department ,065 SO.
For tie Postal Service. being the revenues arising
from pcs ages-$s 1858 OIL of which 81 $40 AZ
are for TRANSPORTATION OF the mails.
Mr. NILES introduced bill to repeal the act autho-
azpg bands of partisan rangers, approved April Sl't
1852. RsfeIrcd
The House then went into secret session the spe-
cial order