Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS
SECOND sESSlON-sKCoHD CONGRESS
SENATE.

TUrsDAr, Nov. 20. 1854.
The Senate was called to order at H., BY Mr Hun
rER President pro tenn.
Prayer by the Rsv. DR.. HOgs. of the Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. MAXWELL OF Fla, introduced a bill to grant
conf utauon aad allowances 10 naval stoFske snars
which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Mr. JOHNSON of No., introduced the following reso
luton, which MAS agreed to:
Resolved That the Committee on Fiua-cs be in
struc.ed to Inquire into the sxpsdienoy of allowing
each clerk and other employee IN the service of the
Jnfederats States in the City Of Richmond, 10 pur
chase one ration from the Oommissary OF Subssteuce
Mr. sEMhES. from the Committee on Finspos. asked
to be d. charged from the further consid the
Dut resolution re alive to assignment OF the yaut
Of the d I In kind, and reported bill declaring The
mode of acet,nlDg The valus Of the 1.-THE dslysrsb.
20 the Government under The existing laws. Read q
frat aud second time and ordered 10 be pl tied.
THE bill provides that iu Of dIsagree ment be-
tween the Assessor and tar payer the va ne 10 to be
assessed and sscetsned by disnterested frsehoders
of the vionage, in the same Is Estimated TIE
amount Of tie crops or articles subject to the tax In
lind.
NJ WALKER, from the Committee on the Ju dietary,
reported back with enis SCI ate bill 10 prev ant
illegal impressmsnts and 10 punish lswsssnsss The
bill aud tmab dments were ordered to be printed.
Senate bill to amend an act to Increase the eff ,isn
cy Of the army by the employment of free neg,oes
and slaves In certain capacities, was taken up and on
motion OF Mr. SPARhUW, wac rec0mmited To the
Committee on Military Afiirs.
Senate bill declaring foRr per cent bonds and cor
tifc,tes therefor receivable in payment of al tsxes
due and payable for the year 1884 was taken up and
p ssed.
The special order, being the joint resolutions intro.
duced by Mr. HENRY, of Tennessee defining the DO.
sition of the obfederats States and dee arDv the d
termination Of the Congres' and the people thereof
to prosecute the till their independence is soknovl
edged taken Up. end
Mr. HENRY addressed tie Senate at length In sup
port OF the joint resolutions.
On the conclusion OF his remarks,
Ca motion of Me HAYNES. of Tenn, with the oop-
currenee of his colleague, the resolutions were refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ga motion of Mr. HAYNES, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at noon-the sPTAKRR In the chair
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Burrows.
Tie SPEAKER announced that the bill reported
from the Jud csry Committee ncrsascg the sals ~ Of
the Clerk of the Oonte israte States court for the
District of Elstern Virginia TO Sc 0OO and authorizing
him TO appoint deputy at ialsfy be fixed by the
court and to be paid out OF the funds in s
hands, was In order aud that the first gu sston for the
consideration of the House the amendment of Mr.
MLcHIH Of Ky, that in event shall the salary of
the Clerk exceed ak thousand or that of the Deputs
three thousand dollars per annum.
Mr. hcNULLEN accepted the amendment of the ger
temsn from Kentucky, which offered as o substi-
tute to his own amendment to the BIZ.
The amendments was lost.
Mr. RUSSELL called the question on tho parssge Ct
the bill.
Me- MENEES, of Tenn, c,llsd the ayes and Maya
The call being sustained, the roll called and the
bill passed by the following vote ayes 81, noes 81
Mr. RUIZ ELL from the same committee, reported q
bill increase the salary of the Judge of the same
court to $40 600
Mr. NcNULLEN, of Va, wanted genera bill
Mr. FARR0W, of s. o., was also opposed to special
legislation on the subject.
Me- VEST. of Mo-, thought the case under copside-
ration deserved Immediate lcon. He desired that Il
Judges above all officers shouli be plat ed above want
aud sb temp aion. He had favored in CON miites
much larger increase OF salary than that proposed
tvs bill
During the debate, Mr. FOOTE and Mr. MoHULLEN
udugsa in pleasant pass as to their respective CO..
sist6noy.
Mr. RUSSELL stated briefly, by way of expauation,
that vhle the committee intended in due time TO re-
port general bill, this was special case emineny
re gu ring special leg slstitn
Tue gu s,ion being called, tho bill passed.
The rules were suspended, and,
On motion of Mr ATKINS, of tenn Gen JOSEPH
E. JoHsroH voted privileged seat upon the floor
Of the House during his sfjourn in the city.
The bill reported by Mr. RUSSELL from the Commit.
tee the judiciary, to proven. and punish frau fs
against the Government, was taken up and passed
A communication from the President enclosing q
Communication from the Secretary of the Treasury
relative to the mprsssmsnt Of ssvss In Virgins, vas