Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Repor from committees being ia order,
| Mr. PERKINS fom the Committee OF Ways and
Means reported back the bill for the relief OF payers
| in certain cases, With substitute.
| Mr. RAILS OF Ala, wished 10 know why the beneh.
of the bill vas not extended TO cotton destroyed by the
| enemy.
Mr. PERKINS said no relief had been specially asked
for in that Gaze aud as Wold be p:ovd for anoth
er bill b. fore the Committee, the Committee thought it
best not 10 include the provision in the present bill and
| eucuu Der it.
Mr. CLAPP, of Mss conceded in the view Of the gen.
| Il mau from Alabama. BE was unable 10 discriminate
between the equity Of the two cases, aud he would
move an sme dment to the bill SO as TO include the
| class alluded to BY Mr. RAILS
| Mr. JONES, of Tenn, said the amendment would be
in violation OF the Constitution, which required that
bila should be con6ned to one subject.
Mr. CLAPP withdrew his Amendment.
hrsWAN, of Tenn. moved 10 postpone the bill, that
! it might be printed, which Was loss.
Mr. SWAN moved to amend by striking out the second
sec ioD Lost.
The bill was then ordered to q third reading and
passed.
The following is the bill as passed:
"A BILL to be entitled. Act for the Rsli Of 7dx-
payerS IN certain cases.
"Ths Congress of the Con ederdte States do enact
Thl. when other property subec. to taxation
in money shall hsve been burned otherwise destroyed
by au bority of the Government before the expiration
Of the the fixed by law for the payment Of the lax
thereon, the taxpayer may apply TO tbs District COL
lectOr Who eha inv sgae the facts and make report
thereof to the State Collector who may, ii tasfed Of
such destruction by Government authority, rem the
said tau If the tax in any such case shall have been
paid in advaI &C. It shall be refunded BY the Safe Col
lsco The tax payer shall in every such case have the
right OF appeal to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Sc I'd That the Secretary authorized TO suspend
the collection of the tx in kind in all where the
crop out Of which such tax was be paid, has been
taken BY the enemy, OF our army or othcii without
a. Nta loa1toN fal
Confederate where the property has been taken
by Confederate soldiers or OF II compensa-
ton, unit such compens,t on shAn have BEEN made
Mr.. PERKINS, from tie Ways and
Means reported back as taOs~tdee the following
bill:
Bill to be entitled "1n act 10 authorize the issue
certificates for interest the Fifteen N,IIioR Loan.
''Ths Congress of the Confederate States do enact
Taa the Sec eay Of the Treasury be, and he is here
by authorE to certificates to be issued In sich
form he shall deV S. for the Interest which shall
crue on registered stock issued undr author ty OF the
act passed February 2sh 1851 entitled An act to rass
movey for the support OF the Government and to pro-
de the defence of the Confederate States Of Aue.
ica' The said certificates shall be prepared and signed
by the Register Of the Treasury in favor of the persons
respectively in whose the said stock shall be
sanding the books Of the Treasury or their Order
at the designated period and ehall tie sent BY him
the Treasurer Assistant Tfeasurers aud Depositares
located at the places where said interest payable
| Treasurer sistant Treasurer Dsposi by whom
they shall b. deliver, d. aud shall be receivable in pay
ment OF expert duty cotton In the same manner az
the coupons of the bonds issued under said act Feb
/ rua.y 2S h, 1861, nos are"
The bill was ordered 10 third read ng and passed.
| Mr. SMITH, of N. O., moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the bill in relation to the relief of Taxpayers
was passed tba be might of,r an amendment TO include
property Destroyed by raids OF the enemy The motion
was lost.
Mr.. HARTRIDGE, from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported back certain resolutions in rela ion 10
axaop A. recommended that they be referred to the
Committee en- the Currency, which vss ordered
Mr. JONES' from the committee. reported adj
vsrsely to he petition of Caroline NJ Brent for call
bonds or taye the returned 10 her, The petition
WIS laid on the table,
Mr. JONES. from the same committee, reported back
the Grid Of Alex T. Kinney and asked that il be
laid on the table, as the subject matter was embraced in
ano her bill. So ordered
| Mr. GRAHAM, from the same committee reported
back the bill for the increase OF the compensation Of
certain civil officers and employees in the Executive De-
partments at Richmond, with an amendment, and re-
commended its passage.
| Mr. GRAHAM said the committee amended by insert
Jog "and Leg sative" after Executive" in the line
and BY striking out the clause which provides tina. such
compensation shall not be paid to those liable TO mill
tary duty.
The first amendment was adopted
Mr. HILTON of Fla, moved to amend by adding that
the pay of commissioned officers, prvaes and sea
men shall be increased in the rate as in the bill
| Mr. SMITH, of N. O., sad he was aware OF the emblr
rassment Of persons living at this time in Rictm
but Congress maturing plan by which the .x-
isting pay of clerks would be more valuable than the
increase proposed II ths bin passed. it would be tsnta
mount to declaration that Congress was unequal TO