Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-17
CoNFRDER4FE srArHs CONGRESS-
SENATE.


FRIDAY, Feb 12-Tho Senate was called to
ogdss ~ II o'clock.
On motion Of Mr. johnson, Of Arkansas, the
President pre- tSm ives authorised to sPpoint an
additional psge in the Senate.
Mr.. Cay, from the Committee on Military
AEdrs, reported & bill 10 provide Tor retiring
ehiasrs of the army.
The bin suthoriEss the President, upon the
recommendation CT any general commanding 8
department OF amy, 70 discharge from service
any officer Of tho Confederate States army, or
Of The provisional army. who has no sssignablo
eo-emsod or dusy without leave Tho % sec
lion declares that the provisions OF the LIST ses-
ton shall not be held 70 apply to officers who
have become disabled by wounds or disease
( contracted in the line of duty, bat the Prssi-
dent nay retire such ofesrs upon full pay du-
ring the war, or may assign them to such pest
or other duty a. they may Be Abls to perform.
The bill was forthwith considered, and gave
rise 80 some discussion.
Mr.. HAszes, of Tenaossee, m5ved 10 amend
the bill By inserting after discharge" tho words
"by sud with tie advice and consent Of tbs
Senate
The amendment was rjseted-only three
S~epasers vcting ia the affirmative.
Tho bill was then advanced 10 : third read
ing, sad passed By the following vote;
YsaS-&essys Baker, Barnett, Csperion,
Clay, D3tch, Hill, BHnier, johnson ef Georgia,
Johnson Of ArksubsJ, Maxwell. Orr, Phslaa,
Seamss, Sparrow and W gisll-i5.
Nsys-MsssrS Clark, Hsynss, Henry, John
soa Of Msssuri, Oldham, Read, Siulms ef Kan
tgeky-s
NJ johnson, Of Georgia, msved a reconsider
si Il OF tie vote, ia order that he might Eus-
nit an smsndment limiting the application OF
the bin to officers below tke rank Of 5TigsdisI-
general
The motion was disagreed to.
The appropriation bill having been returned
from tlp H5gss with tneE3menis to the amend
ments proposed by the Senate, The bill was
taken up ard referred 20 the eaEnmittes on Fl
nance
The House bin to Increase ths compensation
Of certain efSesra Of the treasury WAS returned
from tho House, with q notiGcssion Of The dis.
agreement OF that body to the Senate amend
msns thereto.
On motion Of Air Ssmmes, .he Senate insisted
upon lis amendment
The emendmep's Of the House 20 the Senate
bill % provide . general sisf for armies ia the
fed, weye read AID concuuod in.
The House hHito sEthnTizs tho purchase and
publication Of q digest Of the laws Of the Con
1 Tolerate States, was coHsidsged and passed.
The Honse Joint Tss0 usian of thanks TO the
Virgiuis troops 81 DrWTy's BlEf, for re. onlist-
iae for the war, was eonsideEed esd unanimous
~ sgfsed 30
Similar resolutions Of thanks to The 2stb ard
18Th regiments Ct North Caroiias trsop,i 30
/ G .orgia regiment; 221 Virgins regiment;
Hs7ts Battery, OF HsmplOn's legion, South
Carolina volunteers; 10 b Aississippi regiment;
as n sad ssh r~eginents Of Tennessee volUn-
taers, at Mobile, were s~egerslly considered and
ursaimcgs,y agreed 10
o. motion Of Hr. WiSfall. L was
Rss6tDsd, kg the Senate, That the PIeXi3eat be
respectfully requested to inform this body
| Whether s. Z Lsst0o has. since the I0tb Of
Augnss, 1863 been receiving the pay and allow
suc,s Of bIiFsd.tF-sensrsl. aad If 60, under
ssat las; sud whether ColenslJ 3. Gordon, of
Alas&guE, lately eorGimed IS bTigad;0TI gssesal
80 command Laasnn's brigade, was rot, on or
before said lob Angus, 1853, appreciated TO the
eoanAsi Of tGo ergsdo as the successor Of
Brig -Gez Lagtoa, and u not, By what su.hor-
ity re was sppoiated.
On motion Of M. Ssumss, ths Senate re-
solved into secret issislstiVe session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tie Heuss met at II o'clock. Prayer by
Rev. Dr. M,nnigeyode.
TIE motion Of Mr.. Jenos 70 reconsider the
vote by which the appropriation bill Baa passed,
VAS saken mp fer Consideration, and al addi-
tional amendment offered by him for an iH-
crease Of the salaries Of clerks for The c~onscrip-
AiYh botRtetii aHu ll repairs u AS 4ibA1ufJ
building. 9bs additional appropriations INCLUDE
b SOS 600 Tor the eonseription ssrvies.
Tne motion was carried and The amendment
adopted.
Mr. Lyons, Of Virginia, moved an sppropria-
ton to increase the salaries of clerks IN The
War D~spsrtmsnS, which was laid on the table
Mr.. Staples, from the Committee on Patents,
TO whom was referred tho Senate amendment
to the bill to grant . special copyright to W J.