Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. FOOTE made personal explanation. 10 hs re.
marks Yesterday on the bill suthorzng the appoint
msnt OF additional quarterm1sters fut commssaries,
lie ddInot design making sweeping denunciAtion OF
all attermasers and commissaTea in the employment
OF toe Government as there are some honorable eIcep
tionl among them.
of having full reports of the proceedings of the
lie noticed that of the debae which occurred Non
day. pending the consideration OF the above BILL only
the attack made upon it BY the gentleman from Ten
n;slee (Nr PooTE) reported while the arguments
of the chairman Of the Committee of N tary Affairs
and others in its favor who conended that tho add
tona officers whose appointment therein provided
for necessary for the uperntendence OF wagon
trans the laying Of pontoon bridges the collecting Of
taxes in kind, &c, entirely omitted. He did not
blame the r. p)rters the reduced of their our
nails has materially limited the space allowed them for
th publication of the reports of Congress-.
Senate bill to amead act orgalz ng NIL tiry
courts to attend the armies in the fl Id. Passed.
Senate bill to organzs general staff for armies
in the field was taken up and ptsjed.
Senate bill to orginzs the light artillery OF the
Confederate States was referred to the Committee of
Military Attire
Snate bill to ncrta, the salaries Of the judges of
the Confederate Satea courts fifty per cent,
ferTed TO the COMMITTEE on the Juulcary.
Senate bill to pay the President 81 900 of his salary
in gold was laid the table by the following vo,e:-
Ayes Al, nays IL.
Mr. LYON, OF Ala, reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means bill to impress railroad equipments
and rolling Il 'ck, when necessary for the public de-
fence
At this stage of the procsediugi on motion o! NJ.
MILES, of s. O. the time of adjournment was extended
to q o'c'ock P. n.
Mr. SMITH, ofN. @, m,ved to amend the c)mmittee'1
bill by adding eIcsp. such roads as belong in whole in
part to any State without consent Of said State The
amendment was pissed by vote Of SO ayes TO n)sL
On molten Of Mr. CONRAD, Of Ii, the vote BY which
the amendment was adopted reconsdered. He
then tffsrsd the following substitute for it, Pro
Vided That the interest hell by any Safe ia Railroad
shall not be sx9ropriated under this act.
Ne C0NRADS substitute was lost.
Mr. SMITHS amendment was then stricken out by
vote of ayes 20 noes 20
Mr. FO0rE moved to amend tbs bill so as to provide
that nothing contained in the section shahbe ON
skued to operate in any way compel any of
the Safes to appear before any of fad tribunals in
defence of State property. Adoped.
On motion of Mr. AOMULLEN. the bill and amend
ments we're laid on the table,
On motion of Mr. CONRAD, of Ii, it was
Resolpsd That the President be cue tied 10 trans-
NIT to the House at the commencement OF the SEES
sion tabular stat ment showing the quantity Of each
article paid by The several their contribution
for the tax 10 kind for the year 1868 The aggregate
quantity Of said articles contributed by all the States
aud the value tn reof es mated in cases of impress
ment.
Mr. CHAMBERS moved 10 reconsider the vote LAYING
the railroad inpressment bill on tbs table.
On motion of Mr. hcAULLEN, tho Voe to reconsider
was also laid on the table.
The President re, urned the bi eatitled an act 10
amend the act to reduce the currency aud authorize the
ssus Of notes and bond which provided for the relief
of loyal peIs within the enemys lin and prisoners
n holding n he Viii thavh ava
been unable to fund.- with the reasons which induced
him to withhold from it his signature.
Toe message was read, and 90 motion Of Mr. MAR
SHALL of KY, its arthsr con Iteration was deferred
until the Sd day Of mex; session.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs RUSSELL, of Va,
BARKsDALE, OF Miss. and FosrER of Ala, on the part
Of the House, to wait the Peesdens in conjunction
with similar committee of the Senate and inform him
that both Houses are now ready to adjourn.
resolution Of thanks was voted Cen Forest aud
the officers and Of bis command for their recent
brlisnt victory.
Sundry bills were reported from the various commit
tees and placed on the caenda'.
Ca Totion Of Mr. F00TE, a resolu ion wal adopted
that committee, col ssting OF three members Of the
House. be appointed to travel during the recess of Con-
gress and investigate the frauds on the
and Commistary Depsr mente-the members to receive
transp 1rtation and other sctu III expenses.
Mr. F00TE said that he would ke to introduce u
resolution inquirDg OF the COMMITTEE the judiciary
COlCefnlcg Mr.
MemniDgsr He understood that the &c teman was
g. thor zed to make statement 10 reference to Mr..
MemmiDger, which would SCI the matter ct rest, and
preclude the necessity Of bis pressing tho matter.
Mr. CONaAD sail that he did not think that, under
the crcums snses he ought anIWsr the question of
the gentleman from Tennessee 1. would not be Just
to the creiary Of the Treasury 10 make statement
which might indicate desire to avert Threatened mo.
ton drec ed against him. and, the gentem N had il
nated his intention to make such ,tion, he must
decline answeriT < the Ql'stion.
Mr. F00TE Id he withdrew his remlik aud hoped
the member from Lousanl would repsIs tho sta nnt
Ade some time ago as to the intentions Of the Sc Ia
Mr. CONRAD said, after Nhst had jast fallen from tho
member from nessee he lad lection to reteat
the sta ement which he had made tine eg1 witch
was that some time previou the cretary OF toe Trea
sury had declared to him that it hi intention TO
resgl Office at the erd of the pres mt son 1t WIS
proper TO adj however thai III de lra iol was I'D
s)me time before the motion Ct the gentleman from
Tennessee, and had reference 10 the acon of this
liouse in regard to him, but cisual remark drop
ped by him in conversation, which be Mr. o. bad with
him in reference to matters then pending before the
committee.
Mr. F00TE said that he vas authorized 10 that |
member Of q Senate had the solemn declaration of Mr.
hemmnger tina: he intended to resign his ofice, and
that The Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee had the
8 anne statement from the secretary's own Tps This
being the case, he did not press his resolution
Mr. RUSSELL, on the pars Of the committee ap' /
pointed to &C: in conjunction With the Senate commit
ee appointed to wait tia President and nfOrG him
o the readiness OF the Houe to adjourn reported that
me Pres dent stated that he had nothing further 10
save the approval of feverEl bills which
be was nov examining. The President desires to ex-
oress his wish for the health aud happiness of the
oerS and tht safe return 10 their homes and that he
iad hopes that befcrs the meeting of the next Congress
'ur country will have surmounted the difficulties aud
hangers which surround t. aud Providence will have
,tven US bright and happy prospects. 4
The hour of f.past two having arrived, thu
'PEAKER announced the House Of Representative