Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-22
RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, MAR. %, 1865.
THE LATEST NEWS.


In the absence of official intelligencei We can
only state the prevailing impression here, that our
arms have thus fa- sustained no reverse and that
the losses Of the enemy have been much heavier
than ours Stragglers are being promptly sent to
the front; and our streets have almost resumed
their wonted quiet.
Gen. Johnston has the confidence of army and
neon,e. He viii doubtless do aRhe can to retard
the march of the INVADER and "bring him to grief"
In the meantime we await as patiently as may be
such reliable particulars Of the recent engagements
as official dispatches may bring
Congressional.
The Senate, on the 10th, passed the House bill
to grant transportation to discharged and disabled
soldiers; also passed House joint resolution of
thanks to and relief of Gen. Joseph Lochman.
The House passed bill suspending the privilege
of the writ of ha5eas corpus introduced last night
Teas-Messrs Speaker, (Bocock,) Balson, Brad
ley, Bruce, Carroll, Christman, Clark, Cluskey,
Conrad, Conrow. DeJaraett Dupre, Elliott, Ew-
ing, Funsteh, Gholston, Goode, Hartrldge, Hatch.
er, Heskell, Holiday, Johnson, Keeble, Lyon,
Marchep, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Read, Russell,
Sexton, Swami, Triplett Villere and Wilkes-37.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Barksdale,
Baylor, Blakinford, Branch. Burnett, Clopton. Col
var, Dsrden, Farrow, Fuller, Gather, Gilmer,
Hanly, Herbert j. NJ Leach, Marshall, McCallum
McMullen, Miles, Ramsay, Rogers Simpson, j. NJ.
Smith, Smith Of N. G., Snead, Staples, Turner,
WEIGH, Wckham and Tablespoonful,
The bill suspends the privilege by law in all
cases of arrest detention by order Of the Presi-
dent, Secretary Of War, or Of the general officer
commanding the Trans Mississippi Department;
also suspends said privilege for sixty days from
the time of arrest or detention by order of gen.
eral officer commanding an army, military depart
ment or district.
The House on the 10th, adopted resolution for
the adjournment of Congress on Saturday at one
o'clock
Mr. Pugh from the Military Committee, submit
ted report in relation to that part Of the Presi
dents message referred to that committee. The
report says the recommendation Of the President
to abolish ali class exemptions and confer upon
him alone unlimited power Of detail, presents q
question whether the Representatives or the Exc.
cutive shall constitute the army n the field, and
what persons shall remain at home in pursuits in
dispensable to the vital interests Of the country.
The experiment has demonstrated that the power
to detail, as heretofore exercised, has offered more
unnecessary immunity from service than we'll
guarded legislation. The subject Of exemptions
and the subject of general military bill we're
considered by the committee at an early period of
the session. and after mature deberation it was de-
cided unnecessary and inexpedlent.
In the Senate the 10th, the House bill suspend
ing the writ of ha6eas corpus vas rejected.
AYEs-Messrs. Burnett, Henry, johnson of Mo-,
Maxwell, simms of KY, and Vest-s.
NAYs-Messrs. Barnwell, Brown Graham, Hun
ter, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, Watson and Wigfali-S
The bill to provide for organizing the army
and militia of the Confederate States was debated at
some length and rejected by tie vote.
The till to amend the law regulating impress.
ments, was considered and passed. 1t provides that
in all cases where property is impressed for the ar
my, it shall not be necessary to pay at the time Of
impressment
The House resolution to adjourn Saturday, was
rejected-yeas 3, nays 10. A motion to re conside,
was rejected. The Senate then resolved into secret
session. When the doors were opened Mr.. Orr sub
United resolution for adjournment on Saturday
which was adopted-yeas 8, nays7.
In the Senate on the night of the 10th, report
was presented from the committee to whom the
Presidents message was referred. The report was
adopted without the call of the yeas and nays
The report says that all measures recommended b,
the President to promote the efficiency of the arm
have been adopted except the entire repeal of cfas
= exemptions. Some measures suggested by him
such as the creation of the Office of Genersliu
Chief were originally passed by Congress with
view to the restoration of public confidence and al
energetic administration of military affairs. TIL
classes now exempted East of the Mississippi rive
embrace about nine thousand men, while twenty
two thousand men have been detailed by Executiv
authority. In consequence of this abuse of powe
Oh DETAIL Congress- at its present session, passe
an act revokng all details. The power to conscrib
ministers OF religion and require them to obtain de
tails preach the Gospel, would shock the religion
sentiment Of the country and inAict greater miur
upon our country than can be described The con
scription of editors and the printers necessary
the publication of newspaper, would destroy the ir
dependence of the press and subject it to the cor
troll Of the Executive Department Physicians an
apothecaries essential to the health Of the pei
pie No complaint has reached Congress of abus
in this class of exemptions Congress does NJ
concur IN the opinion Of the President that the SUI
pension of the writ of habeas corpus is indispenss
bic to successful conduct of the war. The wr
has not been suspended since August 1t IS Mt
perceived that the military reverses to the countr
since that period were occasioned by the absence
legislation asked for.
The report il the closing paragraph says if tn
loss of time be vice in important deliberative as
semblies, prompttude is great virtue in Execr
tive action. The committee deprecate the tran.
mission of the message, as it is well calculated t
excite discord and dissenson.