Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-02
Confederate States Congress.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL SESSION.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, Eel


The Senate met at IL NJ. Mr.. GRAHAM, Presi-
dent 7yo tenn 81 interim, in the Chair Prayer by
the Kew Dr. MinnegerUde OF the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. BAhER, OF Fla, introduced Il bill to amend
an act To establish the Judicial Courts of the Con-
federate States. Read and referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
mir. HAYNES, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary reported bill TO provide Tor the appoint
nent OF Solicitor of the War Department. The
bin was considered and passed.
Mr. BURNETT, frOm the Committee on Military
Affairs reported back bill 10 provide for the EN-
ployment OF tree negroes aud slaves torwOrk upon
ioriifcatous aud 10 perform other labor cpnnecte
with the detences Of the country, returned to the
committee; with certain amendments adopted By the
House. with a recommendation that the Senate con
cur IN some Of the amendments and disagree TO
others
The bill was postponed till tomorrow, and the
amendments ordered to be printed.
ON motion OF Mr.. 'SEMMES, Of louisiana, the
CHAIR was authorized TO appoint, temporarily, two
members OF the Committee on Finance, u place OF
NeSsrs. BARSwELL and JEuiSoN, who are detained
from their places III the Senate.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs. ORR and OLDHAM.
On motion OF Mr. WIGFALL, OF Texas, the
CHAIR was authorized - appoint, Temporarily, a
member Of the Committee on Military Affairs, in
place OF Mr.. JoHNsTON, Of Arkansas, detained from
his sept IN the Senate
TbSCBAE appointed Mr.. GARLAND.
House ioint resolution OF thanks 10 the officers
ana men OF the ninth, fourteenth and hity-seSentl
regiments Of Virginia infantry, was read vice and
referred 10 the CommBtee on Mlh'ary Ahairs'
Senate bin entitled An act TO abolish the oihce
OF ain quaTtetmasters and cOmmisSarles, and
n provide tor the appointment OF bonded agents Ia
SAM departments" was taken up, amended and
passed, in the following form
lrI 70 be entitled IAN Actto abolish the office OF GER
tgll QuareImaseIs and Assistant QUarerrnasers and
Commissaries and Assistant CommisssTes, and to pro
vide Tor the appointment OF bonded agents in said de-
partcaent
-er l. The Cougres. vi the Confederate States Of
America do euart Thar the office OF all QuGrcrmasers
and slant QUarermasters and COmnksarieS and As
;lut Conussies duties al POSTS aud depots those
eacagei purchasing aud mpressng supplies, and those
engaged collecting the tax IN kind be and the same
are Eegsby abolished
Sc, The - ers holding these offices shall be drop
r, f0m tie service the following manner One-fourth
In TWO months after the passage OF this one-fourh in
four months, onc-ieUrth IN ak months and one-fourth
within two years Provided that their places cannot soon.
er ae flied. az hereinafter provided
See 8 That nothing in this act shall appg to quar-
teIuast-rs and cOmmssares Who are duty with
armies in the field officers now duty in the city
ol Richmond IN the Offices OF the QuaUernastcr General
and Commssary General TO officers above the ago Of
rs years OF who havebeeu disabled in the service del
cared unit for duty in the field
SEE T. That the President shall appoint a. many
agent who shah execute bond payable TO the Confede
rate tates with sufficient security for the faithful per-
loma0.e Of their duty with such penalty shall be
prescribed by the Secretary Of War rs may be necessary
10 be efficiency Of tUSe departments anu that their
r5npensatiOn shall not exceed tEat allowed COM
m-sarias and gudrtermasters for similar duties Pro-
y11d said ageaJs shall he appointed from persons above
The age OF a. year from persons who have been Dis
ai iu tie service found unit Tor duty in the aeld
See 3 That all officers whose Offices are abolished and
who shall he dropped from the service by the provisions
af this ACT shall Lave the right 20 volunteer within
ry DAYS IN 9ay Of the service from their respect
1--WE -tts said unc 10 from tie date of ths;; Icing
lyoppeiSom the service
Sec That all authority detail persons between the
3s OF II and 20 year ioI duty IN tie Quartemasters
ana Ccmnissary Departments is hereby repealed and all
details heretofore granted in these departments hereby
revoked unless they persons who have been disabled
IN tie service OF declared Uuat for duty in the ieA
Sec T. The provisions gthis Act shall be enfoyced under
u gal regulations 10 be prescribed BY the Secretary Of
War.
t,n motion Of Mr. BURNETT, the Senate resoly-
cd into executive session, ana after short time
spent therein the doors were rsopened, ana the Sc
nate adjourned.