The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-13

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do enact, That the salaries and compensation Of aI
civil officers and employees in the Executive De
patments at Richmond, whose compensation Oi
salaries do not exceed the sum OF two thousand
January to lst July, 1854, one hundred per cent
PROVIDED the same ntlall not thereby be Increased
beyond the rate of three thousand dollars per an
mum and the salaries OF oil civil oficets whose
compensation II ab0se two thousand dollars, and
does not exceed the sNm Of three thousand dollars
per nnnum, shall for the same period of time be
increased fifty per cent.
Mr.. Brown, Of Misc. offered the following
amendment a. an additional clause:
But Il 10 expressly declared that the increased
compensation provided for In this act shall not be
paid to any Officer employee OF the Government
able to bear arms In the field, unless such
ofhcer or employee shall first obtai0a certificate
from the head Of the department In which he ID
employed that his services are absolutely neces-
sary to the Government, and that his place cannot
be supplied by any one, known to the head of the
department., who Is not subject 70 military service
which said certificate shall be flied with the Se
cretary Of the Treasury before the money Is paid
and II shall be the duty Of said Secretary, at the
beginning of each session, to communicate list OF
ali such Certificates to Congress.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Semmes moved to amend by inserting
the words, Gin the Presidents Office and"
after the word employees" Agreed to.
The bill, as amended, was then passed.
The following bill was then taken up and
passed:
BILL to be entitled an act making allowances
for officers of the Navy OF the Confederate states
under certain circumstances, and TO amend an
act entitled an act to provide for the oFganiEa-
ton Of the navy. Approved March 10th, 1851.
SECTION I. TIE Congress Of the Confedsrat States
Of Ameyica do enact That the commissioned and
warranted officers Of the Navy Of the Confederate
States, on duty, are hereby allowed raions, quar-
ters, and fuel, communication thefefOr, as are now
or may hereafter he allowed officers of the army,
~ fosiows, viz: To Admlsal., the same q Gene:
rails; 10 Vice AdmIfAls, the same as Lfeusenhut-
Generals; to Rear Admtrals, the same as Major
Generals; TO Commodores end Captains. the same
asBrisadier- Generals and Cei0nels; to Command
ers and First Lieutenants the same as Lieutenant.
Colonies and Majors; to Second Lieutenants and
Licutenants for the war, the same - Captains and
Chapiains; to Masters and Passed Midshipmen,
the same as Lieutenants; and 70 officers Of the
medical, pay, aud engineer corps, and to boat.
swains, gunners. carpenters, and sail-makefs, the
same as to the foregoing officers Of the line OF the
navy with whom they have assimvlated RAJ rank. e.
SEC. 2. That all the navy officers In the iorego-
ing grades shall have the same privilege OF par-
chasing commissary and quartermaster's stores as
are now or may hereafter be allowed to officers Of
the army.
Mr.. Clay, Of Ala, presented communl-
cation from the Confederate States Chief
Engineer at Mobile, submitting q plan for
employing slaves In the engineer depart
m ,nt, which was referred to the Military
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, of Ga, the bill
fixing the time of the next meeting Of Con-
gress on the flrst Monday in May, 1854, was
taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell, the Senate re-
solved into secret session.
The doors being reopened, on motion OF
Mr.. Maxwell, Of Fla, the privilege OF the
foor of the Senate was extended to Major
General John @. Breckinridge, Of Ky.
On molten Of Mr.. Clay, of Ala, the Sem
ate adjourned.
The Houss met at II o'clock, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. Dr.. Edwards.
Mt. Goode, of Va, offered . resolution
that special committee of Ave be appointed,
whose duty 1t shall be to inquire into the
expediency Of authorizing the impressment
for the use Of the army of share of the
pork and bacon held by ell persons in the
country who have full supply for the year
on hand; said impressmsnt to he made at
prices to be agreed upon or to be axed by
local appraisers, without appeal. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox, Of Texas, introduced bill to
authorize commanders Of corps to detail
field officers - members Of court-martials,
under certain circumstance. Also, bin to
authorize the President to asaign judges
from oy.a oourf martial to another. both OF