The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-20
The Rebel Congress.
WEDNESDAY, March u, 1895.


Tho Senate met at eleven o'clock, A. NJ, Mr. Hunter.
The House bill TO grant transportation 10 discharged
and disabled soldiers was taken up and passed.
On motion OF Mr. BARNwgIL the Senate adjourned.
Housx or REPRESENTATIVE
The House met At eleven o'clock
Tho unfinished business being postponed Mr. LYON,
from tho Committee OF Ways and Means reported avo
rably Senate bill to authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury to receive specie from the several States OF the
conederacy and to use the same for the benen Of said
The bill authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury
under the direction Of the Pres dent to procure specie
from any State In the confedcracy In exchange for
I'reasery notes at market rates. and to credit
the amount OF Treasury notes acquired to
such States In such manner may be agreed
upon between the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
government Of such state. And provides that the coin
hand in possession OF the government be applied to the
purchase OF Treasury notes. which shall DO credited to
the State OF Louis in such manner as may be agreed
upon between the Secretary Of tho Treasury and the
government OF the State.
On motion Of Mr. RUszLr, the bill amended by
inserting the following words"Or to procure the
from tho States upon such other promise rs may be
agreed upon between the Secretary Of the Treasury and
the author ties of the States"
The bill as amended wus then passed
The unfinished business, viz the bill 70 suspend tho
privilege OF the writ OF Aateas e1rpus, was taken up
The pending question being on the passage or tho BILL
Mr.. DARDkN demanded the yeas aud nays, which were
ordered, and recorded as follows
YrAsMessrs Bocock tspesker), Bason, Bradley, Z: M
coursd, conrow De Dapre Elliott Ewing. Fun
HSs SSh o Ssed s n nss a. Miller Scs
rs,sIn Read RUSSELL Sexton, swan Trplett Where and
E.IsaHsssrs Andersen Baldwin, gsrssdsie Baylor.
row, Fuller father, Gimer Hanley Herbert j. M Leach,
Marshal McCailnm McMullin Niles Ramsay Rogers simp.
j. NJ. Smith, Smith or N g., Snead, 6spes Turner,
Welsh, wickham and Witherspoon-37.
The following rs . copy OF the biil:-
Whereas the Congress Of the Confederate
vnded and the public safety requires suspension the
privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus,
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of Amtsss do
enact. that the the privilege Of the writ Of haseas ors I.
OF detention by order of the President the
Secretary Of War; the general officer commanding the
Trans Mississippi Military Department
Until otherwise provided by law the said privilege
shall be suspended for sixty from the time Of arrest In
In every of arrest or detention by order OF general
onccr commanding an army or military department or dis
trct
src Every such order shall be In writing signed by the
officer making he and shall describe the
to BE- arrested detained.
SIC. No military officer OBTAINING person by virtue
such order shall b. compelled In writ OF
hbeas o 70 appear In person. or to return the body OF
that such detained by him under such
companied with 81 the order further
under the writ shall cease aud remain suspended according
~ the provisions OF the preceding sectons.
Mr. MnFs, OF 8. c., introduced bill ITO increase
the pay and mileage of officers travelling under ORDERS
which read third tmo and passed [The bill pro.
vides that officers travelling orders be paid at the
rate OF $25 per diem, In lieu Of the amount allowed
by law
Mr.. CLARK, from the Committee on Military Affairs rc
ported back bill for organizing arming and dsclplin
ing the militia, &c, with the recommendation by the
Committee that the bill do not pass
Mr. CLARK asked that the report OF the committee be
not concurred III and advocated the passage OF the bill
Pending which, on motion Of Mr.. DARDGS, Of Texaa
the House adjourned.