The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-15

/ Vt0sak VT -the payment ~ ptnptvy uIel
NiNrly impGt Nst, Wns rcconsijefssi.
4 Fsstc c,li:d tho preyious qacstlol
cwd tke hii. again passed --ayes ~, NOT
s 81.
Mr. Ru sell, frnm the Committee on Ii
Judiciary, f.pefted hack q etnsic bill TO .
ga1ize military courts, which was amende
aud parsed.
III Chamber, Of Miss, reported hill I
amend the act ~ levy additional tAx.s x
the common defence and TO support th
Goycrtmept. II levics = tax Of ten per cen
on all pr,.Rts made BY selling tpififuot
liaaora, flJur, wheat, corn. Rice, euga'
s..uu. nolasscs. salt, bacon, pork. beef. ar
beet cattle. hoyses, mulef, boots aud shoes
cotton yarus, wool aud wOulen, cotton
mixed cloth, hats, wagons. harness. Goa
| iron. steel. and naiis, In addition TO the tn
on suck IS come under the said OCT.
Alter s.mc minor amendments the Oh
Nj Pugh. Of Ala, offered q resolution
which was agreed to, autooriz ng the ~
pointment OF con- mlttee o. three 20 cen
tract nm suitable pcrsons for reportiD,
and publishing in full the proceedings
the House Ia future.
& nate iout resolution OF Thanks TO Gen
E. Kirby Seth was taken NJ aud 0lscusec.
till half past | o'clock, at which hour TIT
| House adjourned.
Tassdav. j. nc 1.-The House vas called
to order al y clock A. NJ.
senate Ann, u,.u,cnt 10 the House bill rela.
! live 10 sick aud wouadcd soldiers in hoski'
| LaiS was coEcurred ~.
NJ. FarrOw, Of 8. c reported joint res
olutiou 0f anks to, and Tor the relief q
Gen. Casper Ioehman. RACED on the Cal
endaF.
Mr.. Heisk,ll, of Tenn, from the Commit
| tee ON Claims, made a report on the claim
| Of Flag Officer Forrest, which WIS laid npor
the taLle.
Also, sundry nm important bills which wcr.
placu4i on thr ca,ciaGar.
Mr.. Holiday, Of Va, from the Commit,
| tee on Ciai,ns, reported bin providing
| compensation for OiliceIs aud pfivates wht
have heretofore performed the dutiss OF dri!
officers. which was placed on the calendar.
| senate bill TO provide aud Oryahizc gen
erI st d for the armies in the iisld to scrv.
| during the War, was taken up.
Mr.. Chambers, oil Miss, called the prcvi-
Gus question.
The bill passed-ayes 50, noes 10.
Senate bill to amend the act to prohibit
| the importation of luxuries or OF articles
not necesSaTies or OF c0hmOn use, was Ia
ken up and passed.
senate bill to amend the act to organic
military cOulfs to attend the armies in the
held, was amt ndel aud passed.
Senate joint resolution directing the plv
ment, 10 gold, OF $2,WO cf the Presidents
annual salary, was, on motion Of Mr. FOote,
laid upon the table-ayes AZ, noes IL.
Mr.. Lyon, Of Ala, from the Committee
on Ways ana Means, reported back. without
amendment, Senate bill to provide Tor the
impressment OF railroad iron, equipments,
and rolling stock Of railroads, when the
same shall become necessary tor the public
defence, and to make further provision tor
the efficient transportation OF troops and
military supplies.
Alter l1ngthy discussion the bill aud
peGding amendments were, on motion Ol
Mr.. Nc Mullen, laid upon the table.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent vetOing the BIZ! allowing further time
to persons within the enemy's lines to ,und
their Treasury notes. Postponed to next
scssiOn.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage OF . resolution ap-
pointing . committee to wait on the Piesi
dent to inform him that, unless he had some
further communications to make, Congress
was ready to acj3urn.
The resolution was concnrred In, and
Mcssn. Russell, Banks dale, and Foster were
appointed ommittee on the part Of the
House.
MIR. McCollum, of Tenn, introduced q
H. Ne
rest and the officers and men Of bis com
m1nd, for the brilliant victory recently
achieved by them At the battle Of Tisho-
iningo creek, which was unanimously
passed.
Nj. Foote, of Tenn, offered q resolution
to authorize an investigation into the frauds
alleged to exist in the Commissary and
Quartermaster Departments. Adopted.
The committee to wait on the President
returned and reported through their chair
IMAM Mr.. RusselD that they had discharged
the duty c0nfided to them; that the Prtsi-
dent had no further communications Ia
make unless it might be some bills now un
der consideration, and he had desired the
committee 10 convey TO the mc mbsrs 81 the
House his sincere wishes for their health
aud happiness, and expressed the hope that
before their next meeting the blessings Oi
peace might dawn upon our land.
At half-past wO O'Clock the Speaker de-
clared the House adjourned sine de.