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mittes ID Military Affsfs inquire into The erpedl.
ency af allowing constripfs to be- assigned to an
cOmpelies now In service. without regard to the
date OF their PROMOTION, Adopted >.
MILITARY BILL.
Mr. GARLAND, of Arkansas, offered bill 10 re-
peal the fourth paragraph In section 10 of the act
10 organize forces 20 serve during the war y Ap-
proved February IL, 1854.
NAVAL SEIZURE or COAL.
Mr.. FULLER, OF North Carolina, offered reso-
luton That the President be requested transmit
70 the House copies OF the correspondence between
the Secretary " the Navy and the Governor of
North Carolina, touching the Seizure of the Goals OF
the steamer Advance by the officers Ut the Navy OF
BY the agents OF the Navy Department. Adopted
EMPLOYMENT OF SEGRoEs IL TIE ARxr.
Mr.. j. 4. LEACH offered joint resolution con-
demnnE the use Of negroes soldiers in the Con-
fed,erate army
Resolved, That the use Of negroes soldiers In the
Confederate army would be wrong IN principle disastrous
in practice Az infringement upon state nights, EN-
dosement of the principle contained IN President Lin
coins emancipation proclamation, an insult 10 our brave
soldiers and outrage upon humanity Which, carried
into effect will degrsde US IN the eyes Of the civilized
world endanger our liberties aud eopardze The lives OF
wives and children.
Referged to tbs Committee ON Military Affairs.
SoN-TAxABLE BONDS.
Mr.. PERKINS, of La, offered resolution that
the Secretary Of the Treasury be requested to in
form Congress what amount of the three hundred
million non tax able bonds have been disposed OF in
different months and distinguishing Between the
amount sold and the amount given In discharge Of
the pubhc Indebtedness Also tuat he state the price
at which these bonds were sold, together WITH the
Treasury orders regarding their sale. Adopted
IRON THE COMMITTEE OK PosT OFFICES.
Mr. SEXTON, of Texas, reported back from the
above committee, bill prohibiting the trapsporta-
ticA OF mail matter by unauthorized associations VI
persons, under heavy penalties, with an amend
ment.
Onmotion ofMr. ORR, of Miss, it was ordered to
be printed and made the special order for Saturday
morning,
Also Senate bill to increase the maximum rate
Of compensation allowed railroads for the transpor-
tation OF mails.
The III passed. sis
Also bill abolishing distributing post Offices, and
requiring mail IAteT 10 DO sent direct TO its dest-
nation, with Recommendation that It do not pass
Tue mil was lost by the following yote-Ayes 81,
noes 49,.
Tue morning hour having expired
Tie SPEAKER, before announcing the special
oruer announced that lie had appointed MIR, GRAr,
of La, on the Judiciary Commit;ee, and Mr.. CAR
go+, OF Ark, on he,Coihmittee on Cumlferce. {.
On motion Of Mr. LYON, of Ala, the House went
into secret session.
TAG doors being opened, the House, on motios
adjourned,
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General Assembly of Virginia
SENATE.

WEpNrsDAT Jan. %, 1865.
Lieut. Gov. PRICE called the Senate to gder at
noon. PRAYER by the Rev. Dr.. j. L. Burrows, Of
the Baptist Church.
The Committee for Courts of Justice was in
ytrueted by resolution offered by Mr.. CHRISTIAN,
Of Mddiesex 10 inquire what is the proper con-
,truction TO be given tho 9Th section Of chapter
Is Code OF lsCO in relation the vacation o. the
appointments OF certain public officers. Agreed to.
6ll TO deprive certain persons, for certain eau
scs OF the rightto institute suits in the courts OF
rhis Commonwealth, was passed.
Senate bill TO pgYyide reEet for the families OF
soldiers living within tue hnSs of the enemy, was
read third time aud passed.
BY leave Of the Senate, Mr.. CHRISTIAN, OF
Middcsex, offered a bill 10 amend end re-enact the
lst section Of the act passed October rs, 1905 IN
relation 20 the p1ymenf OF certain claims against
the Eastern Iunatic Asylum Read the hrst Time
aud referred to the Committee tor Courts OF Jus
lice.
A series of patriotic resolutions, passed by inc
officers aud soldiers Of the l4th Virginia regiment
we're introduced by Mr.. l. ASH. They were ordered
10 be printed ana referred 10 the COMMITTEE on Con-
tolerate Relations.
The bill extending the bounds Of the 18th Regi-
uleut Militia Of ths Line was taken up and discus
,ed TILL the hour arrived for going INTO secret ses-
SION when II was laid the table, and the Senate
Proceeded 10 the consideration OF Secret matters.
fAtr SPITLER, OF Page, who was necessarily alb
cent from the Senate on Tuesday, when the Oil re-
uatlng the currency aud prohibiting traihc III gold
vas passed made personal explanation, III the
course of which lie expressed his regret at not be-
ug present; but desired 1t ~ DO known that he was
IN favor OF it, ADOPTION and would have voted had
he been IN the hail when the vote was taken.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tue House met at the usual hOur--the SPEAKER
in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev Dr. VIM. f. Broa1dus, of the
Fredericksburg Baptist church.
THE CONSOLIDATION BILL.
The Senate amendment to tine consolidation bill
was referred 10 the Committee Military Affairs.
THE CALL OF THE STATES
By Mr.. GARLAND, of Arkansas-A bill to re-
ped the fifteen negro clause in the exemption law.
The reason that induced Mr. GARLAND to offer
the bill was that although the same proposition
substantially embodied in Jhe bill passed by the
iioQ ID Monday, limiting exemptions, stiliit mag
not IA whole, meet the concurrence of the Sem
ate but, on the other hand lie felt assured that
the bill offered by him would readily pass that body
The bill was referred to the Special Committee
on Conscripton.s
By Mr.SHEWMAKE, Of Georgia-A resolution
ipstructing the Special CoPmittee on impessments
toinQuire into the eSpediency OF allowing the fair
market price for articles impressed for the use Of
the'Goyernmcnt, and TO abolish tie right Of commits
sOnersfo tx the price thereof, as heretofore prac-
tsed- Adopted
Mr.. v. L. SMITH, Of Georgia, offered resolu-
ton that the President be requested 10 furnish tile
House with the number of able-boded males be-
tween the ages Of ~ and 45 claimed to be exempt
from CONSUMPTION by the Governor, claws and resO-
lutons Of the State Of Georgia. Adopted.
Mr.. TURNER, of North Carolina, offered reso-
luton that the House, the Senate concurring that
the tax of 2 per cent upon wholesale andiretail
dealer9 imposed by the tax bill 1862 does not ap-
ply to manufacturers. Laid'oyer
7 Mr. CLOPT0N,of Alabama-A bill to restrain
and cqualzc mpressmens. Referred to the Spe-'
cial Committee on Impressnicnts.
PRICES UNDER INPREssaEyTs. ~
Mr.. SHEWEAKE, of Georgia, offered a resollI.
ton that special committee upon impressments in.
Qure into the eXpediency OF so altering the im-
pressmcnt acts as to allow fair market price for
III. - y
the Right of commissioners to fix the prices thereof
as heretofore Practised. Adopted.
CLAIMS FOR HORSES KILLED IN BATTLE. 80
Mr.. MOORE, of kentucky, offered Nsolntion
that the Judiciary Committee inquire into the ne
c ssSity Of authorizing the Second Auditor TO auiit
the claims of persons III horses killed in battle al
ASSIGNMENT or cosscRIPTs.
Mr.LESTER offered resolution That the Com.
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"The braycst are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring"
wos1ur Of coxsIDrnATIoy.-Tbe Monfsomerv

WhrHr OF CoSsIprRATIoy.--Tb Montgomery
Adcertise says SConyersing with Captain Travis;
the other day the subject of accurate shooting,
thqt gentleman statefto us he was ready to wager
twenty thousand dollars that he would take any one
regiment that might be turned over to him, and, in
thirty days after he would cheerfully lose his wager
If they did not beat, in accurate shots, any other
regiment in the service OF the Confederate States
If Captain Travis can accOmplisha feat ofthjs de-
scrpiion, and no one who knows him well doubts
his ability, why should not the Government assign
him to such position, and let him turn out every
month a body of sharpshooters, wboseaim in every
tance could be relied upon for efficacy 1t is just
this ofmep we want to give eclat to the service
and secure the independence for which we are con-
tending.
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"THE END OF ALL THINGS. ,

From several utterances OF opinion as TO inter
pretat0n ot prophecy that have lately appeared in
the journals, ANA have been reprinted or noticed in
the CourieT ali readers know some great change o.
catastrophe in secular affairs is expected by irany
within very short tern-by some Hxed confidently
ur lS66--and seine even believe this change viii be
the ''end Of the world" our good friend and bro
Their, Fulton, Of the Wilmington Journal who never
writes anything IN excess-or out of place, remarks
thereon @
"Tneremay te something in all this, but We do not
know anything about it. We have always thought
that the Scripture was clear in niinatng that the
happening OF the last day was filing which no man
could ind out or anticipste-that judgment when il
did come, would come like thief in the night; and
we think so still.
"But to hundreds the end of the world comes every
day. To the soldier who pours his life blood on
the battlefield, Or sinks more slowly in the ho.pi
tai; 10 the vile or mother removed from an thar
the heart clingg Toto all who die this world ends
as efsc.uaily as though its last day had come and
It's last hour had struck.
We agree entirely in the closing remarks We have
quoted, but we respectfully suggest tor allinquirerl
and students Of history, iUretoid in prophecy
whether there Is scriptura authority fully uiterJo
aud expressed, for the statement that the grand con-
summation OF earthly affairs under the present or
der aud dlspensation will be sudden andSurpris
ing IN itself and ITS coming as Is here intimated
Dues the suddenness referred 10 indicate OF intend
th"' ~" ~ 'iSNS Nui w eheH OF
that tioss given in prophecy will be believed
The teluge was startling surprise to an apostate
world, selideyoted tn uabeei; bat 1t was not SO to
Moab, The destruction OF Jerusalem Was a surprise
to thousands who would not believe the predictions
concerning it-predictons then understood BY many
referring partly to fhe END Of the waf-bu ii was
not surprise TO believers, many Of whom, by act
ing according 10 their faith, escaped from it, Among
the signs and incidents .betpkeRiag tho approach OF
tthe end prominence Is given more than once in
scripture to the prevalence OF unbelet and practi
cal apostacy, even in those protesting faith.
y The events aud changes OF this war, looming up
soterriby beyond the representations ofthe shrewd.
est students Of merely worldly wisdom aud state
craft, add increasing confirmation to the opinion of
those that believe God is working in and through
in sense even mere explicit than can be asserted
for ordinary events in national affairs.
II this be So and il can scarcely be doubted with
out recourse 10 pdelity, our only hops for happy
solution is to he sought and found in contrite and
candid recurrence to His Word, humble acknoW.
ledgement before His Sovereign Majesty, and filth
lhi, diligent obedience TO his laws
Charleston Courier, 18th.
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PRESIDENT DAVIS AND THE PREss.-There Is no act
Of our Presidents life which we regret SO much
both his own sake and that OF the country as we
do his asking Congress 10 give him power to abrdee
the liberty OF the press contrary to the declaration
of the Constitution that it shallaot be abridged.
Our President would appear to, aim his blow, NOT
at the press, but ut class exemptions. 1t seems
though, that the Constitution iavors one class ex ,
emptidn, and that is in favor OF the press Why
could not our President, constitutional man. do as
much -
Now, here is the way the question presents il self
in nutshell The Constitution, the people and an
enlightened world are in favor OF q free press By
the exemption from military service OF Just few
editors and printers, the liberty Of the press is main
tanned The thing /, all going on well-nobody CON-
planning. But for the sake OF gaining just few
score men, our President makes proposition which
virtually amounts TO suppressing a free press
Granting that he does not wish TO abrdge the lib
crty pt the press does he not now in the matter
his own reputation, give his enemies, advantage
over hna which few score soldiers cannot pay him
for
But suppose he wishes really to let the press 90,
if necessary for the sake Of making soldiers of the
few persons engaged in conducting il what piece
Of military folly this is tree press is the paa-
dium of liberty A few score men. can successfully
garrison the fort against the world But suppose an
unskilllr military leader orders sally. from the
stronghold, TO meet the enemy upon the open field
fight ensues, the small garrison sysilled or cap,
tured, and the palladium falls-This is Pr Davis
case, and the whole Of it-CounfryD'or 10th inst.
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,THE NEwsj.
THE CASUALTIES N THE JAMES RIVER FLEET or

III NhoU III, Nv fHf9 JhFo NJ I'm I4tdI On
TUESDAY,
We obtained from the Surgeon of the Naval Hosp-
tai the following, which is complete list of the
wounded in the affair. of Tuesday Lieut.. Edward
Larkin. on special duty on the Drcwry, arm irsc-
turcd and wounded in the chest Liept. w. p.
Mason steamer Virginia, left thigh and right foot !;
G. N. Teague, steamer Virginia, wounded in the
arm; 7. Terrell, landsnan, steame Virginia foot
j. Murphy, landsman, steamer Virginia, leg C. NJ.
Rogers lsndsman, steamer Virginia, chest; I. c..
Mcdonnell lsndsman, steamer Virginia, neck s..
Aalina, seaman, steamer Virginia, leg; R. Pascne,
lsndsmsn, steamer Virginia, leg, j. z. Mathews,
landsmsn, hand W. Edwards, Iandsman, steamer
Virginia, conclusion.
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TtLEGkAPhlC.
IRON THE WEST.

.|l.F FKUN THE " Est.
MOBILE, Jan. 24-A Special TO the Register. frcia
Senatobia, 2Sd says:
Memphis papers Of the 2lst, received here. state
that General Thomas had arrived at EastpCrt, and
that the movement to attack or aank. Hoods army
wilbtake place within fortnight.
radon Memphis by General Forrest, Is ex,
pccted.
General Dana says that permits for 30 900 bales
OF cotton have been issued at Memphis in fourteen
days.
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m rur HOY II MA%HAII-

Itisagai1 ard again urged thar Tie Lincoln Govern
ment has under pre;ence OF tae war power become o
military desposm and are urged 70 resist the attemI
70 subjugute Is becalse is desposm. Under such eiT
eumstapcss It is Tie more incumbent our Government
20 avoid eyss appearance OF dssPotism and an con
WINGED that rot or tie gross and criminal ssn
sgemeut IF tie Treasury end COmmissary Departments
there oa be deficiency in the ranks Of our armies Ger
rect the abuses Of these departments send their numerous
unnecessary employees mo TIE nrm Jas may be done by
proper system Of funding L Treasury noterepesl you
Oious oppressive uBequal anl unconstitutional 1.-THE
systemnaks al your. disburssuOts in Treasury note
eonyer5le no nontaxabe recoverable bonds, bearins
ak per cent Interest," payable after Psace,,n specie an
tax the outstanding Treasury notes as to compel the
hods fund thsm ard the eHes; will be TO so increase
the value Of Treasury no,s 20 enable The CommissaF
Department 70 purchase supplies without mpICssmeni
and 20 relieve the Government from eyyng % bur
seusome that the heart OF The country Tevos az The
cessary oppression and many who would be loyal 10
cause are driven 70 the moun.ains.
The vste Of the lie ,suTy note depends upon the vaul
Of the fund in which may be invested If it can he
vsrtea mtg bond bearing per cent interest payable
in sps.ie h will he worth m7rethan it be eonvft, IN
70 bond bearing only two four per cent payable in
Trsasury nOte + Il not better 70 pay eight per cent in
ter.~ on two hun icd millions than ~ pay four per cont
an 20 thousand millions VII it not be-true economy
10 nav hgher rate Of interest II by dong il 80
enhance tGvalas Of currency Is 70 ruce the sum OF
hs Dc bic debt that the 81 Tie higher sate Of in
Ger vii he less thar the nm Of ihe interest payable on
~ lsb crea.ei under the system ole low te Of interest,"
ysin The Governnent should be % conducted Gs TO i'm
os no unnecessary burdens the people Ikere should
Sc no taxation unless il be ndensabe to support aud
PsRaes by the SECRETARY is unneesYH Sseaa's pro-
=
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NRGRoEs Az NATcaEz.--The Mobile Register
Louisiana correspondent les4s from yicksburg, ON
the very best authority that the negroes there are
dying at q fearful rate, nom diseases brought on
BY exposure, want ana insttention. Hs does.not
know the exact number there, but his information
is that the average number of deaths per - 10
about thirty One day over forty were buried
The same ia the case at the negro camp. at Natchez
PORT Hudson and Baton Rouge
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Confederate States Congress
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL SESSION.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is, 1865

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 1865.
The Senate met at y. N, the yIcE PRrsIDrxr in
the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. W. F. Broadus, of the
Baptist Church.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate message
from the President, Withholding his assent 10 the
act TO Increase the number OF acting midslipmen IN
tie navy, and to prescribe the mode Of their ap-
pOiRtment.
: The bill provides that the number Of acting mid
shipnen in the navy be increased to l42, who-Shal
be appointed under the regulations prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Navy, as follows;
One from each Congressional district, upon the
recommendation Of the representative in Congress,
TWO at large from each State, upon the recomnens
aeon Of tue Senators thereof respectively, and ten
At large BY the President 80
M. BROWN, Of Miss., said the President seemed
10 iseks the meaning Of the bill in supposingthese
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RICHMOND WING.
Nrhnrsauy MOr-lnx, January 10. 1905.
EVENING WIG.

We shall publish, to-day, At O'Clock p. N, and
every succeeding day Sundays Veepsed) at the
same hour, an evening edition Of the Wing. The
Evening Wing vil contain the latest news by mail
end telegraph up to the hour Of going to press, edi
torials, local intelligence, sc. sJy ~
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RockrseHA4 cocpr DAr--Ths Rockingham VA,

Reglsler says -----.------ :"
We had quite gathering of the sovereigns of
Rockingham at our monthly county court on Nor
day, who came together 20 see each other 10 trans
act business, and to hear "the news" Everything
would doubtless have passed off smoothly and pleas
antly but for the presence of one 'John Barley.
corn, who induced some few persons to act disor-
DERBY and to fall out with each other, producing a
fight or two and eeusing an unfortunate man to bc
severely IL not seriously, stabbed in the belly
We are sorry that the general tendency o, society
now is to decentralization Our people have always
yirthous and moral citizens in any community. but
the Internal war in which we have .been forced 70
engage, and the superabundance Of isapple iacks.
and corn juice which now abound, have utterly nm
set almost all our ideas ofrght and propriety, and
made us forgetful Of the respect which is due to
ded, sadly cut Of jOint,t
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ARRESTED oygrHE CuARoE OF TREAsoy-It fre.
quently happens that the endsof justice may he de.
feated by the premature publication Of facts ctn.
nectcd with an arrest. This was believed to Le tie
case when Samuel Ruth, Superintendent Of t5s
Fredericksburg r. X. Co.. was taken into Gust dy,
aud the authorities requested that for the present
nothing should be said about the matter by tie
press. This request, We regret to say, has been
dlsregarded by some of the city papers. Infos ma
tion obtained by the detective police led 90 tie Le-
lief that Mr.. Ruth had for long time taken adyau
tage Of his position as Superintendent Of the Rich
mond Fredericksburg Railroad to Icouyey i'm
portant information to the enemy and Oh Monday
evening he was arrested on this charge aud commit.
ted TO Castle Thunder. John IL. T1mbefIake.
policeman of Fredericksburg, and Hugh W. Sill
yer, resident OF King George, who had been pre-
yiously arrested on the same charge were slso COM
mitted to the castle. The Government depend W.
on the testimony OF Mrs. Dade, of kiag CeVTle,
and upon circumstantial evidence, to make cut
case against the parties. Mr.. Ruth's friends among
whom many gentlemen OF influence, believe Mr,
Ruth to be innocent. The authorities are however,
fully satisfied Ot his guilt. His case will BE- examined
so soon as Mrs. Dade eau be gotten to the city.
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ROBBERY, &c.--Joseph Zimmerman, oar-keeper
from Baltimore, was on yesterday committed 10
Castle Thunder on the charges of conveying people
to the Yankee lines and robbing them On the way
We do not know upon which OF these charges tie
partcs will be first tried, One is offence against
the military, the other against the civil law
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Mr.. BLAia-This gentleman, whose presence in
this city has gysn rise to much remark returned
to Gen, CRAFTS lines yesterday morning, on our
iag,of,truce boat, VIM. Allison. j,
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Tue CorsTs.-Nothing of interest was done in
Judge Lyons or Judge Hsly burton's Courts, yes.
terday.