Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-16

aEnws MIN t0 eIif ny Lnoh aEenia 70 hltend 70 the
sans ~ 10 may deem necessary. 1t alae gives nm
power TO repair roads and rolling stock, and to
regulate time tables, Sc, and placesthe employees
OF said roads, SC, under military CONTROL.
CONsOLIDATIOS DILL.
Mr. NILES OF ). c., made report from the
Committee OF Conference upon the disagreelng
votes OF the two Houses on the consolidation Nh'
which was coacurrcdin by the following vote Yeas
81, nays 81
Tue report affects the original bill passed by the
House, aud already published, as follows :.
1t abolishes the Olhce of EnSign-compels conseh-
dation whenever companies are reduced 10 iort!
two-requireS the new companies formed 10 nave
not less than ca than 10 men. Inc
office Of Adiutant Is retained, and not abolished, Us
proposed by the Senate. 1t also provides thar inc
lowest commission officer SHAH be selected ana
not elected.
FOX TIE RELIEF OF INDIAN NATIONS.
| Mr.. BAISON, Of Ark, reported back, from The
Judiciary C0mlltce, bill Tor the reliei Oi the IN
dian wiki whom the Confederate States nave
| made treaties, with recommendation that II pe
laid upon the table, which was done.
| Mr.. BAISON reported in lieu thereon Dlh 10
provide 1OT the redemption vi notes oi the ou isSue
| IN the hands of the Indians of those NATIONS Win
whom the Confederate States have treaties, ploIi
ded TIE same was held by them III their own rlght
i on the LIST vi July ls64-the redemption to be made
under the supervision vi the Superintendent oil IN
dian Affairs wLo is ~ that nV frauds are perpe-
| tratcd i'll tue execution OF the act.
4 The bill was, ON motion oil Mr.. FoSTEh, oil
Ala postponed, aud made the specim Oiuel loi
| SATURDAY morning next
MEMORIALS.
| MNBALDWIN presented memorial from the
| reDrusenIauyes Oh Or. JaInes Saunders, deceased,
Oh LynchUuTg, asking that taxes paid On lunus
| abroad DC refunded them.
Also, a petition OF citizens OF Rockingham coun-
~ asking TO DC exempted from taxation because
...l... al ltn
| 10 the Committee Oi Ways and Means.
Tae unhlshed special Order-Io wit: bill 10
punish
ABsENTEEIsM IN THE ARMY,
was taken up and passed.
| The following is copy OF the blh
The Congress vi the Confederate States oil America dC
enact IhAt every General commanding department o
separate Amy the mead Is heeDy lequheu " ulol
tiom the iVs any Ocer absent without a,nhofitJ io
1 a longer perOd than Thirty days.
mat au IekeIta OIcef, VINO III the opinion Oh th'
General UUlanung the department or separate Amy u
Whc Le belongs, snS wiuly or chTeessiy neglect tht
comfort VI cane has men VI exhibit IN undue idAIy o
discipline SHAH he pGnsned by suslehdibs nm nom L'
rnk ana IRON Gi pay anu allowances lVI such line ho
three niohns Us inc UeheHi COMMANDING 'n'
department the amy may prescribe
maj any commissioned Unlcer vi the army who shal
knowingly teen receive INTO Lbs command any pr
yste unuug 10 another command, SHALL alter Deing
informed Iact neglect 10 return such private u
hs command or ~ INN up 10 tile proper author
s charged with arrest vi deseTters wtln the state
where such Ucer may be- shall be dropped IRON the rolls
by tue PRESIDENT upon satisfactory PROOF That the 0hehce
irrlie,l m TINS section been committed by him.
lint any oncer non-eOminssloned onIcer or private
Who SNAIL desert the Amy, shall, IN addition " Tue
nruates now provided by law, have his name recorded
m the AdutanI Generals ohee, upon separate ana dis
tnet ro To kept the purVse, copies oi when sha
be sent every months " the Governors vi the re
,,ye stalcs ard all Generals IN COMMAND OF separate
L departments VI armies an the helu'
The House, on motion, then adjourned.