The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-28

4As informed thai htfleaehs 1euld ),
l1susd Without further delay.
Mr. W. y. Smith, Of 0soraIa, moved
to instruct the committee to inhuire also
why these retufhed prisoners we're not
paid.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Hanly, Of Arkansas, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
bill to pay the annuities due the Semi
mole, Creek, Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations of the Indians in cotton at its
market specie value. Passed.
Mr.. McMullin, of Virginia, presented
certain patriotic resolutions, adopted
some time since by Forsberg's brigade.
of Wharton's division. Laidxon the
table and ordered to be printe
Mr. Funston, Of Virginia, d the
Committee on Flag and Seal, reported
back. Without amendment Senate bill to
establish the flag of the Confederate
SEES which was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Boyce, Admiral
Buchanan was rendered privileged seat
on the floor of the House.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky, from the
Committee of Conference on the bill for
the trial of offences committed by men,
bers of the reserves by military courts,
submitted report making certain not
very material alterations in the bill as
passed by the House. The report was
adopted.
Several patriotic resolutions, adopted
by various meetings Of citizens and sol~
diers, were presented and ordered to be
printed.
The House took up and passed the
bill to pay for horses lost in service
Provides for the payment of the ap-
praised value of horses lost in service
without waiting to have their claims
audited by the Auditor of the Treasury
Department in Richmond.
The House also passed the bill to pre-
scribe the mode of appointment of cons
pany, battalion and regimental officers.
Provides that vacancies among the
commissioned officers of the army shall
be filled by assignment of the general
commanding the army, upon the recom>
mendation Of their superiors.]
Mr.. Cluskey, of Tennessee, offered a
resolution expelling the Hon. Henry S.
Foote from the House of Representa-
tives; which was passed-yeas, y !;
noes, 0.
Every member present, upon call of
the House, just previously ordered, voted
for the resolution, except Messrs. Bald
win, of Virginia j. T. Leach, Of North
Carolina and Turner, of North Caro-
lima, who did not vote.
Mr.. McMullin, of Virginia, also asked
to be excused from voting, but subse-
quentlY recorded his vote in the affirma-
tive
The resolution, having..received the
requisite two-thirds vote, was declared
adopted.
The House then took up and passed
the bill for the promotion of meritorious
officers, on-commissioned officers and
privates, for distinguished valor and
skill, or for peculiar competency and
general merit.
The bill is as follows:
1" The Congress of the Confederate States IF Ame-
rca do enact, That the President is hereby author
izcd, upon the recommendation of the general OIL
commanding department separate army III
the field, to fill any vacancy in the commissioned
officers Of regiment battalion or company, by the
promotion to the same by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, of any officer, honcommis-
stoned officer or private, who may have distinguish
ed himself by exhibiting peculiar valor skill
the battlefield. or who is possessed Of peculiar
competency and general merit but the person so
recommended for promotion shall belong to the
regiment OF battalion in which the vacancy shall
exist.
"SEcT1oS 2. Such persons shall, soon the
recommendation is forwarded by such general I'll
GER be assigned duty in the office to which he is
recommended to be promoted"
The House also passed the bill in
creasing the tariff ON importations one
hundred per cent, and exempting salt
from all impost duty.
The House then went into secret SEES
sion. and when the doors were re opened
the House adjourned.