The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-20
CONFRDER .TR STATES CONGRESS.

lie Senate met at II O'clock q
On motion of Mr.. Sparrow, of La, the
House bill Of the last session to Increase the
pay OF master armorers was put upon the
calendar.
Mr.. Phelan, Of Miss., introduced bill to
abolish the office Of third Lieutenant of In.
fantry. Referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affais.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to provide for the auditing and payment
OF claims in the State of Mississippi, which,
on motion Of Mr.. Haynes, of Tenn, was re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee.
The House bill to amend impressments
was considered, and, as previously amended
by the Judiciary Committee, p sssed.
The House bill to prevent the procuring,
aiding, and assisting of persons to desert
from the army of the Confederate States was
considered and passed.
The bill to amend an act to establish q
mode OF authenticating claims for money
against the Government, not otherwise pro-
vided for, was passed.
The bill to impose regulations on the for
eign co nmerce of the Confederate States for
the public defence was taken up, and, on
motion OF Mr.. Clay, transferred to the secret
calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Clay, the senat o resolved
into secret session.
The House yesterday passed the following
bill reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means:
BILL 10 be entitled an Act for the relief Of Tax
payers in certain cases
lhe Congress Of the Confedcrats States do enact,
That when cotton or other property subject to tax
alton in money shall have been burned or other
wise destroyed by authority Of the Government,
before the expiration Of the time for the payment
of the tax thereon the tax payer may apply to the
district collector, who shall investigate the facts
and make report thereof to the district collector
uhrs SaA rf az tinr (InV-
ernment authority, remit The said tax. II the tax
in any such case shall have been paid in advance,
| Ii shall be refunded by the State collector. The
tax payer shall in every such have the right OF
appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury.
SEQ. I'd. That the Secretary is authorized to sus-
pend the collections of the tax in kind in all cases
| where the crop out of which such tax was to be
paid has been taken by the enemy or our army OF
| officers without compensation, and also to suspend
the collection of all Confederate taxes where the
property has been taken by Confederate soldiers or
officers without compensation, until such cOmpen-
| SatOn shall have been made.
| The following bill from the same commit.
| tee was also passed:
A BILL TO be entitled act to authorize the issue
OF certificates for interest OIL the Fifteen Million
| LOAN.
The Congress Of Tho Confederate States do enact,
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
| hereby, Authorized to cause certificates t. be
| issued in such form as he shall DEVISE, for the
Interest Wh ch shall accrue IN the regste red yoc
issued uuuef authority or tne act passed FeDfuafy
25th, 1884, entitled .sAn to raise money for the
support OF the Government, and to provide for the
defence Of the Confederate States of America -
the said certificates shalt be prepared and signed
| by the Register of the Treasury in favor of The
persons respectively In whose names the said stock
shall be standing of the books of the Treasury,
,heir order, 1T tie designated period, and shall be
by him the Treasurer, Assistant Treasures,
and Repositories located at the places where said
! interest is payable. The said Certificates shall be
| countersisHed by the Treasurer, Assistant Tres
| surer, Deposi ary by whom they shall be deliv-
cred, and snail be receivable in payment of export
duty on cotton in the aama manner as the coupons
| OF the bonds issued under said act of February
2Sh, 1861, now
| The bill providing for the compensation o|
certain civil officers and employees in the
Presidents Office and executive epartments
| Of the Government, was laid on the table.
| The Judiciary Committee reported back
the Senate bill changing the time of the regu
| lar meeting of Congress to the 1st Monday
| in May, with an amendment fixing the time
| on the 1st Monday in April, and recommend
| ed its passage.
Pending Its consideration, the House went
into secret session on the special order.