The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-18

covrEpsRATE sTATEs coNCKEss-
Thu proceedings Of the faaxss yesssrAay
w.,. cpened with prayer By the Rev. J. !.
ssrrovs. Of the Bsptiss Church.
g,use bill, reported tavoTahly from the
ui,tsry Committee, for the <o1ahllahGen eni
.'s. Of the Mississlppl rlfef cf auxiliary
srrssus Of the War DepattmAn4 vsA eg1eid.
e' House Sin, reported from the same con.
mittee, repeating the act authoriSing the nr
esnisslion Of banda Of partisan rangers, M
considered and paseed.
House BIN, ri
,.stee, TO sathoflss the ffomotton u on
q, d;stIncuished skill aud valos, Was con-
House Ioint resolution of thanks to Lient.
Gen. Longsireet and the Officers and men
-naer his command House joint resolution
nf thanks To Msjor Gen. B. d. Forrest, and
the officers and men under his command;
s,,d House Joint resolutions Of ihspks to
Major Gen. j. K. b. Stuart, and the officers
and men under his command, wefe seyerally
read and concnffed In.
Nj. Clsy, from the special ccmmittee ap.
,he NAVY Department, submitted report,
which was laid on the table and ordered to
House bin to increase the compensation or
route sgents and special agents OF the Pest
Office apartment, was amended, and -
amended passed.
Honse ioint resolution explanatory Of the
tax bill OF the cath April, 1859, was concur
red In.
Of the Mississippi liver bureaus In connexion
with the agency ofthe Treasury, vas consid-
On motion OF Mr.. semmes, the Senate re-
solved into secret session.
The House met at II o'clock, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Hoge.
The rules to allow him to introduce joint
resolution recommending day OF fasting,
humiliation, and prayer. The rules were
suspended, and the resolution adopted. II
fixes Friday, the Sth day Of April, as day Of
fasiiag aud prayer.
Mr.. Barksdals, from the joint select com
miiteo to examine into the management Of
affairs in the Navy Department, snbmitted .
report which was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Duprc, of La offered minority re-
port from the same committee; which took
the same course.
Mr.. Jones, or Tenn, called up the bill en-
titled an oct to provide for wounded officers
and soldiers an asylum, to be called the Vet
eran Soldiers Home, which wes vetoed by
the President, aud returned to the House
with bis objections. The qu0allOn was, Shall
this bill become law, the Presidents oh
lections to the contrary notwithstanding;
aud on this the ayes and noes were called
and resulted-ayes Is, noes SO.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones, Of Tenn, the
rules were suspended to allow the select
Zee ,fxt toA hxy fha To-
pare an address 10 the people Of the Confed-
crate States to make report, when Mr..
Curry, Of Alabama. the chairman Of tho COM
mittee, proceeded to read the Address. At
the conclusion of its reading, Mr.. Hartridge
offered ioint resolution adopting the re-
port OF the committee, and ordering forty
thousand copies TO be printed for circula-
tion. The resolution was agreed to.
The House then went into secret session
on message frcfn the Senate
After some time spent In secret session,
the doors were opened, and The business In
open session resumed.
Senate bill to provide for retiring officers
Of the army, was taken up, and with some
amendments passed.
Senate bill to provide tobacco for the
army. was passed. Also, the bill creating
the office Of ensign In the Army Of the Con-
federat- States.
bill supplementary 10 tne Reoerai ep-
preparation bill, making the following add
iional appropriations, was passed: For the
payment of interest due tho Choctaw In
dIans, so 500; for allowances to officers Of
The Navy, 100000.
Mr. Miles, from the Military Committee,
reported back, with amendment. 6enate bill
to punish Drunkenness In the army, which
was agreed to, snd the bill passed.
4 bin was Introduced by Mr.. Lyon, Of
Ala, TO amend the tax law of the present
sesaion Of Congress, which was passed
On motion. tho Horse took . recess until
half past seven.