Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-12
GAVE snERtTE STATES CONGRESS-
.runu,p.r. FEsRuARr II, 1864.
SENATE.

.r-rDanAY.
SENATE.
ia. s,na,s met at IL O'Clock, and wes eau
"A 70 ordor by Mr.. HUNTER, of Va. Prayer
by Rev Mr.. Sehon, of the NJ. E. Church.
rhe President, pro tenn {. presenter the pel-
,ion IF Chas. Y. Morri9, President OF the Cac
nal Packet cnmp,ny, asking the Exemption OK
emplovees of saii;company. Referred 10 '''
Military Committee. .,nm;,-
Mr.. SPARROW, from the Military Ianan;n.,
TOO, ren,rtad back the H5use BIZ e:ei1 no
tho meaning of tic not ALLOWING nosPtia.
conn,oda,ions to sick and w'unoea sol1'eiS'L
Tho bin wa, passed. He ais reP'f.eu .mA'
fcy,rahlv. the bill to ameno inc ac' to-oISan-
~. e~nyireer troops. PACED upon 'he 81
DIV lie s.Iso reported back, adversely; sne
un,se bill to preserve the efficiency OF o'o nfe
~corpsa;cs and. also, the Senate bill 20 Honl-
i'm the office of 81 L%ieu.ersnt III the Cohie'e'
rn,e States army. ~,
Mr.. OrpHAx, from the Committee on Postal
Affairs, reported back tho House bill to eSsao'
li.h certain pcst routes, which WAS lorta"i'n
considered and passed. -.
MIR. C.PEaroN submitted o int resolution
| ortAanks to certain Virginia regiments "ho
| he'd re enlisted for the war, which we're aaop''
cd.
Ol nlOLlDS Vl NhE. -hAah'B S
into secret session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho House met at IL O'Clock, and was
| opcued with prayer by the Rev. DIR. MlnneGe-
rode, Of the Episcopal Chur'h.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Mr.. GATHER, Of NC, obtained unanimous
consent to offer joint resolutions OF thanks to
tho 18Th North Carolina regiment tJr their
uromplitnde in re-enIistinS for the war.
Mr.. MCLEAN, ON. c., mgv.d to amend by
adding the 18th North Carolina, which was
agreed to, and the resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Miles, Of S. c., moved that, by unani>
mona consent, all such resolutions might DC
received and considered, which molten was
agreed to, and the following resolutions OF
{ ,anks for re enlistrnents, were offered ana
adopted:
By Mr.. COLLIER, Of Virginia-JOint rssnlu-
tons ,f thanks to the Virginia troops s:a-
fioned at Drewry's Bluff; United Artillery,
Capt. Thos. Kayill; Johnston Artillery, Capt
B. ]. Epos; NeblitL's Artillery, Caps. VIC.
Coleman; Sou,hsids Artillery, Cap:. j.. W.
Drewry.
y .Mr. CLARKE, Of Georgia-Joint resoln-
ton # thanks TO the officers and mea OF the
81 Georgia regiment.
Bv Mr.. LYoSs-Joint resolutions of thanks
to tho officers and men Of the 32d Virginia
regiment,
By MIR ArxISs-Joint resolutions Ct thanks
to the 4Eth and 55th Tennessee regiments.
BV Mr.. MILEs-Joint resolutions of thanks
! TO Harris Battery Of HJrse Artillery, Hamp-
! tons Legion. S. c Volunteers.
b. Mr.. BAREspALr. of Mississ'ppl-Joinl
, r%cso.s;ions Of thanks to<ahe 39th Mississippi
regiment.
By Mr.. Foster, of Alahama-Joint resolu
ions Of thanks to the 9th Alabama regi-
, ment
! By Mr.. CuAABrRs,. of Mississippi Join
| resolutions Of thanks to the 10th Mississippi
Col Samuel E. Baker.
Mr.. CHAMBERS also offered the f,llowing:'
Resolved. That the thanks Of Congress ar'
ayain doe and are hereby rendered to Genera
! N. B Forrest and the officers and men under hi
command, for meritorious service in tho field
and especially for the daring, skill and persc
verence exhibited in the rurSuit and captu7
Of tho largely superior frees of the enem'
near Rome, Ga, in May last for gallant con
! duet ut Chickamauga, aud for his recent bril-
liant services in West Tennessee"
Adopted.
Ell. JURY, Oh dlGUdtua, OuCESo III "'ip
inr, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks Of Congress ar
dne and are hereby cordially rendered to Maj
Gen. j. Z. B. Stuart, and to the officers al
mon under his command, for their distinguish
cd gallantrJ mud skill during the present wal
especially rs displayed in tae summer OF $50
in the raid around the army Of McC!ella'
across the Chickahaminy; the expedition int
] D---.. I'D - Hotlaftts Grnr1no and y
tho battles Of Fleetwood. Charlottesville an
stho- places.
Resolved, That the President be requests
to O communicate this resolution 70 Gen. S'uar
and the officers and men under bis command
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. CoLlIER, Of Virginia, presented res
buttons of n meating in the cnunty Of Amelia
10 furnish meat to our soldiers 10 the army.
PRESENTATION OF SILVER TO THE CONVENIENT
Mr.. MlLEsof South Carolina. semitic III
Clerks table, to DO read the f.llowing letter
Macon, GA, Feb. 2. 1864.
Dear Sir-I send you by express, 70 day,
! piece Of silver. one of my wedding prcscn s
with the request that you will hand it II Mr.
| Nemminger, n. be rlalted ond coined int
! money, to strengthen our currency. l haT'
/ seen it recommended in tho newspapers tht
/ the ladies' Of the South should give a portion
of their plate 10 the government 10 be c,ine'
/ and used as u basis for cur currency, and b,
| that means render it safer than GOULD 10 doD'
| by anv laws Congress might pas5. Thinkir!
that this piece OF silver will Of mnre serr;c'
70 Que country than to me, | send it. ~trns!inI
that my countrywnmen will follow the exam
| plo, that our belo-cd Confeleracy may sool
| r~eioicc in a sound currency. / forward tn
T package through you. because. although I ca
temporarily residing in Georgia, you arc tn
representative of my home, dear old Charles
ton, S nth Carolina, ard I consider you IN.
representative.
Very respectfully, &c.,
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