Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-10

I ing Tie - 4 Of lie p.s:en. month ~ TIE de-
| Of adjournment.
Aftar s0no little discussion, srsiaipa,ed n
b7 M.ssr5. Baker, Sspmes, job a=on, Of No.
Oldaaea and Graham, the fprih,. colsidars-
day nex,.
On motion ci mr. BURNETT, of Ky, iAe
Sane.s ;hsr w.n. into ex:outiTe sstsi5a.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House zn,: a. II o'ccek-;as epssksr
in the Chsi.
The CaaIa laid bsfosc tie HoIss s neszsfs
i,cm tao President in recp>nis T. = EsscissioB
Of ths Hocee ,s,ativc 20 soHua S1d guards ca
tho mississippi river. Rafsrrsd 10 ho Militia.
~ Comu...tee.
Also q communication from tbs ssocesHy
Of War containing estimates for aprroPsa-
| ton.
Also communication from zoe s.sassa1.sa u
shs Treasury containing sssiI1se71 o. .cctGsss.
al appropriations required by sas Ssy5 De-
parsmsnt.
Both messages were ordered to be printed
snd rofcrrod to tho Finsnes COMMITTEES.
Also communication TrorR tha Presiaah
in rsapcnse TO resolution OF The Eee5s, or
closing communication frcm ths Sscssssrs &
War relstive 10 the U0ttop 6croau In toe S,:,s
of TtIaa, and covering COPIES Of cor.ss pasd.
cnoe with the General co.ar,sndiag Chs Traas
Mississippi Department..
Lad 90 the ta5ls And ordered 10 &c
prinsct.
Also message FROM The Pro.;Gsnt esaio-
| sng & communication from the S,ose.s1y Of
the Navy, covering copies Of ecrrs. pondsAco
with the Governor oi North Carolina, in rsla-
tion 70 tao coal tsksn from tho steamer 4. D.
Va:ce.
On motion Of Mr. MoMvLLxa, Of Va, tSs
Communication and oompanying pspsrs ware
referred TO tho Naval Comm:t,ee aad osdersd
to bs printed.
Ths SplsKER laid before the uc1ss a Sc.
nate Joint resolution Of thanks 50 Csptaia
Raphael Ecmnea, Of the Confederate 1rr
steamer Alabama ard the 0ficors and crsw
under his oommand, for the dcssru1tion Of .hr
snemy's wa. vessel Haiserss, of sigh: gaEs
and l20 msn, sunk by them in she gali, Oh
10 llth day Of Jan7sry, 1868, end for ihs:.
long and orduaus ofrioo, extending through
period Of two years, in ths pursuit ssd do
sruc.icu Of tho enomy's Commerce "a The
North and South A.lsutio oosans, tia ladisH
ocean and th. Chineoe saas.
TIC resolution further provide. shsi Tho
Secretary of War DO instructed TO trsnspit
COPY OF tbs regolu.ions to Captain SsGmss,
Siih request thGt hs communicate thar
contents 10 the surviving Cfioers asd men Of
tne Alabama, together with a.aursncss .hat
their grateful oountrynsa will forever chtr:sh
the memory of their heroic companions Hao
hsvo fallen in this CUT oonlllo, for indsptn-
dence.
The rules were suspended and tho joint n-
solution unanimously adopted.
Tho SPzLKxR laid before tie uou5s Senate
bill in relctron 20 the employment Of tces se.
gross end slaves, which tbs House hsd amend
ed.
Fhe Sensts returned the Same With e,assd'
| ments 70 the House amendments.
Nj. G.oDa, Of Virginia, mossd 'lss ,hs
rules be suspended and The bill be ssken rp.
fer consideration, which wes sgrasd 10.
The u5uSo disagreed TO the Senate ens7d-
nsnts, and insisted on its smendm onts, and
asked o1mnissee of conference.
Dir. HATCHER, Of Missouri, moved 30 sass
the vote to-day =: 2 O'clock. Loss
Tho House accordingly resolved itssf ia!o
Committee of tho Whole on the tax bill,
Mr. CLoPrcN, Of Alabsma. ir the Chair.
Pending the ds;uss;en OF th. bill, u"
Ious, sdjournsi.