Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-05

courts. Also, bill to create an invalid corps
RslerTsd
Mr.. simpsoz, of ssulh Carolina, Introducst
q bill for the rsdactioa of the currency. Re
/ feiTsd.
Mr. Fcote, Of Tennessee, introduced blIl "a
repeal al ihe act establishing The Office Of As
sisIan. Secretary of Stats.
Mr.. Curry, Of Alabsma. said thst he lisvsd
there was new nc such oficeg a. Assist as Sec.
retaTy OF State, the ofd &c having been 1iseoa-
sInzsd some time ago, and a chief clere bnly re-
tsi1ed.
hr Foots said that the law rsms ID. He
wished 70 get nd Of al zSsless ofies >, and i.
be thought be could get anything ike unsEin-
ity, ne would make proposition 70 abolish the
whole SiSls Department.; bat "a be did not en-
terrain the idea that such q dasirabls reform
would be conceded, he ECald content himself
wi b removing this lisils sxcrsscsnce.
The bill was referred.
Mr.. GerSsEEier, Of Tenn, introduced bill 70
indemnify certain lceses sas tanned by the com
handing officers Of General H. J. Wri9ht's
bTigsde. Referred.
Mr. Heisksl, of Team, offered tAs following.
which was adopted:
Rssotssd, That the President Of the Canfsd-
erats States be requested TO inform shia House
whether oTdsrs have bean made BY commanding
ofcers in the fsld requiring of5s5rs Of rsgi-
damages made By suca commanding ohieeTs
without intervention of eouris-mzTtisl or bcards
Of survey. And whether such are authorized
By statute of the C0Efed rate States, and if rot
upon what authority such power is elsimsd
Mr.. FoO.s eEsrsd tho following, which was
adoptedt
Rss0lssa, That the committee en- HILLARY
AfsiTs be requested to inquire into the sxpedi.
sney eff providing By law for exception o1t Of
the operation Of tho bill providing for tbo repeal
Of the existing law In regard to substitutes, IN
the event Of that bill becoming q law, certain
classes of persons who have heretofore en-
pleysd substitutes en such grounds Of equitable
srrAngemsRt as said committee shall see sIpe-
dienS
Mr. Graham, Of Texas, oFeFsd the following,
which was adopted
Rssegved, That the committee on Military
Affairs be instructed 10 inquire whether or not,
under existing laws, non-e9mmisdoned cheers,
privstes, musicians, and ArtiBans iE the cavalry
service, who have been diSmeunted By order sf
their com handing general, are entitled TO forty
cents day each fer their horses and if not, to
inquire into the expedieRcy cf providing BY
Law for ths payment Of the same
The speaker laid before the house sandry sx-
eeuti7s mEunIcatisns, embracing army re-
ports and matters for the executive session.
The Ssnats bill repeating the act granting far
loRgbs IA hospitals approved Nay, 1863, was
taken up and rsfOrrsd.
The bill to prevent the aiding, procuring and
assisting of persons to desert from the army Of
the ConfedeTEts States, aad fer other purposes,
vas taken up and passed.
The bill provides that
The CsEgrsss Of tks Confederate States Dc
enact, That every person not subject 20 the
rules and articles Of war who shall knowingly
lad
service in the Csnfedsrats States to desert, or
who shall aid OF assist any desertsr frcm the
army or any person enrolled for the service, to
sv4de their proper commanders, or 10 prevent
their arrest TO DO returned to the service 0T who
shall conceal or harbor any such dsssrter, or
shall purchase from aay soldier or person Gu
rolled fer service, any portion Of his arms,
equipments, rssions or clothing, or any proper
ty belonging to the Coutederata States, or any
officer or soldier Of the COnfedsrst0 States,
shall, upon convection before the district court
Of The Confederate States, hGviag jaTi5die ion
of the eH=nse, be fHed cot exceeding $1,000,
and bs imprisoned net exceeding two years.
Tie bill to grant g special copyright 70 W. J.
Hardes and s. II. Soc eel, for Hardes's rihs and
infantry tas!iss, was taken up, and after
amendment go az to prevent It from being re-
truactiye, so that tho sale of editions Of the
work, heretofore publ bed may not be affected,
It was psssed-ayes Al, nays H.
Tho ieiRt resolution for the relief CT Major
Wm. F. Hsines-giving him credit ia aho set
Element CT his accounts as quRrterTnaster OF
Major. General BoWen's division ior S93 0a0 in
treasury notes, destroyed in the proseRes Of his
co nmanding general and others, immediately
before the cAPitulation Of FieksbuEg-was
taken up, and passed.
The bill 10 allow commissioned OAceTB Of the
army, rAtions, and the privilege OF purchasing
clothing from tho quaEtsTmEstsrs depot was
taken up, and an amendment 70 include ofheers
Of tbs army, WAS engraftsd. Several other
amendments were offered. Pending discussion,
the House sdioHrHsd.