The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at II A. NJ. and wa!
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr.
Broaddus, of the Baptist Church.
The Senate substitute for the House
consolidation bill was referred to The
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Garland fearing the exemption bill,
as passed by the House, would not pass
the Senate, offered separate bill revo-
king the fifteen negro exemptions, which
was referred to the Special Committee on
Consumption.
Mr.. Shewmake offered resolution
instructing the Special Committee on
lmpressments to inquire into the expe-
diency OF paying the fair market price
Tor articles impressed for the use of the
Government, and of abolishing the pre-
sent system of valuation by commission
ers. Adopted.
MIR. William E. Smith, Of Georgia, Of
fered q resolution, which was agreed to,
calling on the President for information
relative to the number of ablc-bodied
persons between the ages of eighteen
and forty five exempted by State authori-
ty in the State of Georgia.
Mr.. Smith caused to be read a com
municati0n from Governor Brown, going
to show that the number of such ex-
empts was much less than it had been
stated at on the floor of the House.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Louisiana, offered a
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information relative to the
amount of six per cent. non-taxable
bonds sold, and the prices obtained there
for. Adopted.
By Mr.. Fuller, of North Carolina A
resolution calling for the correspondence
between the Governor of North Carolina
and the Secretary Of the Navy relative to
the seizure, by the Confederate States
naval authorities, of coal belonging to
the steamer Advance. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Turner, of North Carolina
Joint resolutions declaring that the tax
of two and a half per cent. on gross sales.
by wholesale and retail dealers, was not
intended to apply to manufacturers. Re-
ferred to the Committee On WAYS and
Means.
BY Mr. }. I. Leach, Of North Caro- |
lima: Joint resolutions eondemninr the
policy of employing negroes as soldiers.
Referred to the Committee ON Military |
Affairs.
BY Mr. Witherspoon, Of South Caro-.
Una: A resolution requesting the Prcsi
dent to inform the House of the number
OF qnartermasters, on field and other
outy, IN the service of the Confederate
States. Adopted.
by Mr.: Clopton A bill to restrain and
equalize impressments. Referred 70 Tho
COMMITTEE on Impressments.
Mr.. Sexton, from the Committee q,
fost-Ofices and Post Roads. renortcJ
BACK q bill to prevent frauds on the reve.
nues OF the Post office Department, and
. proh'b't the transmission of nailablc
n.stcr over post routes. Made the spc-
c', ~, ORDER for Saturday morning.
Ans committee also reported hack f.
,0..o'y senate bill increasing the max;-
mum rates Of compens.t;or .,lowa,
railroads for transnnrt;r~ .u .iv"eo
s 80 SIoo' and $75 per mile Der annnm.
0se, nIst second, and third.elass r.;,
Foans, respectively. The bill was n.s saa
Inc COMMITTEE reported hacL s 'c
sorably the bill 10 abolish a;st.:. una
post Offices. The bill was re;so.n, ns
lyeA 81 noes, SO. ''''"-
Ina House then went into aecr..
1 y ana having spent some time therein
l = doors were ro-opsned and the Hons,