The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-21

CONFEDERATE CONGRESS-
SENATE.
MONDAY, February 90, 1865.
ed Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Peferkin. O.
the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Garland, Of Arkansas, introduced
joint resolution to provide for the ap.
pointment Of disbursing clerk of the
War Department. Referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Mr.. Semmes, Of Louisiana, introduced
bill to authorize the Secretary Of the
Treasury to provide that certificates Of
Indebtedness; issued under the currency
law, shall be receivable for taxes. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Senate bill to provide for the enroll
ment Of reserves who are rafugees from
their homes was considered and passed.
House bill making appropriations to
defray the expenses Of Government
from the LIST Of January, 1865, to LIST
june, 1866, was considered, and passed
with slight amendments.
Senate bill to abolish the office of all
officers engaged in dischayging the du-
ties of provost-marshals, except within
the lines of an army in the field, was
considered and passed.
Joint resolution for the relief of the
legal representatives of John R. Card
we'll, whose negro, William Henry, was
impressed, with the Columbian Hotel
omnibus and sent to the battlefield of
Seven Pines to bring off the wounded,
was considered and passed.
Senate bill to amend the law providing
tobacco for the army was considered and
rejected.
Mr.. Henry, of Tennessee, introduced
bill changing the time of the regular
meeting of Congress from the first Mon
day Of December to the first Monday in
+. October. Referred to the Committee on
the judiciary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at the usual hour, and
was opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
Peterkin.
Senate bill to authorize the Secretary
of War to negotiate with the Governors
Of the States for slave labor was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Senate amendments to the Senate bill.
IS amended by the House, to regulate, |
for limited period, the salaries Of GER
tain civil employees of the Government
were concurred in.
Mr.. Blandford, Of Georgia, under a |
suspension of the rules, introduced a |
resolution limiting debate during the re-
maander OF the session to single speech
OF ten minutes in length on the part of
each member. The resolution was passed.
Mr.. Bell, of Georgia, was granted
leave of absence on account of indispo~
sition, caused by an old wound.
Mr.. Lyon. of Alabama, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, introduced
. bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to receive in payment of pub
lie dues, except export and import du-
ties, all certificates of Indebtedness here.
alter to be issued, and to make such re-
guhtions for the transfer of the same as
may be necessary to increase their cur
rency or credit. The bill was passed.
The House then resumed the conside-
ration Of the unfinished business, being
the Senate bill to regulate CONSUMPTION.
Mr.. Rogers, of Florida, spoke in favor
Of the bill prepared by himself, and of.
fered Is substitute for the Senate bill
by 2 minority Of the Special Committee
on Consumption.
The question being ordered, the mi
nority substitute was rejected and the
bill passed-yeas, so mays, 13.
The bill, as passed, is as follows:
- BILL 10 REGULATE THE BUSINESS OF CONsCRIP-
TON.
"SRCfrox /. The C0ngress Of the Confederate
States 81 America dc enact, That the general Off.
cars the reserves in each State shall be
charged with the duty of directing and controlling
the Enforcement Of the laws relating to conscrpton
exemptions and details therein that the said off,
Gers shall report to the Secretary of War; through |
The AdJutant and Inspector General, who shall as.
1en an assistant acknowledgement in his Office to
turns and discharging such other duties US NAV be
necessary in the enforcement of the Consumption
acts. -f'''
"escrIox ?. An applications for exemption and
aess. except - hereinafter provided shall be de-
business Of CONSUMPTION in the several States
sals may b taken from their decisions to the Secr
fasY q War. but during the tendency of such an
P:als the appellants sha be liable to military SER
"ezcr1ox : There shall be assignee, f,o,,
Invalid Corps Or from officers certified bv the
neoac0 boards 70 be unfit for active service i'm fhe
1elas nmcent number Of enrolling offcers whaj
nan report 70 and be under the immediate direc,or
ma eoosfoI or the general officers CONDUCTING the
business Of conception in the several States !
!, SECTION 4. All consclipts snail be examined by
The medical boards Of the army after io;nin~ TIC
commands IN the field TO which they NAV h. rsnao. :,