The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-21
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS-
SENATE.
OUT UOtUItHL SGIVdNt,
"JOHN S. MosBY, Lieutenant-Colon

SATURDAY, November 10, 1864
The Senate met at II O'Clock NJ Prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Burrows, of the Baptist chuIch.
Mr.. Sparrow, OF Louisiana, introduced bill
which was passed, extending to officers, soldiers
sailors and others, who had resigned been honora
bly, discharged from the service before the passage
OF the act establishing the Invalid corps the prOvl
sions of the said act.
Mr.. Haynes, of Tennessee offered a resolution,
which was agreed TO, inquring into the expediency
of so amending the currency act of February l7th
lS64 to substitute the certificate OF the cashier of
the bank or branch bank of any State, verified by
his affidavit III the OF the certificate therein
required Of the Governor, of the amount of treasury
notes received and held by any State, before said
notes become taxable under said act and on deposit
th said cashier to the credit OF any State or the
Governor thereof.
Mr. Balnwell, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported bill to authcize the transfer OF the regis
tered bonds of the ffteen-million loan for coupon
bonds OF hike amounts and character in regard to
terms and times OF payment. The bill was passed.
On motion by Mr.. Barnwell the Senate resolved
into secret session.
Mr.. Sparrow (the doors being opened) introduced
a bill to suspend ior sixty days that portion Of the
fifth section of the "act to organize forces serve
dmlng the war" which plovides that the reserves
shall not be lequlI Ell TO perform Of the
States in which they reside. The bill was passed
unanimously AMI ordered TO be sent to the House
On motion, by Mr.. Semnes, tha Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at u o'clock, Prayer by the Rev.
DIR. Mrnnegerode.
Mr.. Staples, of Virginia, from the committee to
which referred a resolution directing inquiry
into the expedienCy of applying to the several
States for such modification OF the action of the
States shall have the effect to decrease the
ber of exemptions from military service of state Of
fcers reported that they considered it highlv expc-
dent that appeal be made to the several State
Legislatures to modify their exemption laws
to-leavs subject to military service State Of
ficeTs between the ages of eighteen and forty
five years whose presence at home may not be
essentially necessary to conduct and carry on
the operations of their respective governments -
The committee recommended the appointment of a
Joint committee, to consist of member from each
State, the part of the House, and such members
may be appointed by the Senate, whose duty il
shall be to ascertain the number of officers i'll each
of the several States exempted by existing laws
fIom military service i'll the armies of the Coniede
rate States for the purpose of carrying the go-
Yernment of said States, and if the number rX-
empte,l be larger than the public necessity shall
TO require, that the committee prepare and re-
port to the House an address appealing to each Of
said States to modify their respective exemption
laws to render liable to military service all able
bodied men between eighteen and fOrty-tive years
whose services i'll their several offices may be tenn
porarly dispensed with without detriment to the
government of such State
The resolutions were passed.
The House passed a Senate bill authorizing the
President to send the out Of their respec-
tive States for limited period. Adjourned,