The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-17
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS-
SENATE.
THURSDAY, February Is, rs

THURSDAY, February Is, 1865. =,
Prayer by the Rev. Robert Gatewood,
of the Episcopal Church.
Mr. -Semmes presented resolutions
passed by the Louisiana Guard Artil-
lery relative to the further prosecution of
the war. Ordered to DO printed.
Mr.. Graham, Of North Carolina offered
the following, which was agreed to:
Resoircd. That the Secretary of Var be instructed
to inform the Senate. with little delay possible
what humber Of conscrpt soldiers have been levied
in each State Of the Confederacy and placed in the
service in the field; whether there has been any
failure to execute the law Of CONSUMPTION in any
State by OF any cause other than its occupa
ton By the enemy and If 80, why it has not been
executed with uniformity in all localities which the
operations Of the enemy have not prevented"
The Senate resumed consideration of
House bill to diminish the number of
exemptions and details, which was the
unfinished business of the previous day.
Mr.. Orr offered the following:
"Heso'rea. That Hou~e bill No $50, entitled "a
blu to diminish the number Of exemptions and de-
tails be recommitted to the Committee on Military
Affairs, with instructions to inquire into the expe
diency Of reporting the same back with amend-
inetts, which shall authorize the Secretary OF War;
in eases Of great public necessity convenience u
detail persons between the ages Of eighteen and
forty.ve from the performance of military service
guarding the discretion Of the Secretary so as to
protect, as far as possble, the power from abuse.
"2: Authorizing the Secretary of War to grant
details to such officers and men Of the James River
and Kanawha Canal Company as are necessary
to secure prompt transportation of all supplies
said canal. Amending the third section Of the
bill 50 as to provide that hereafter no contractor for
carrying the mails or drivers Of post-coaches shall
be exempt from military service by reason Of such
contract or employment hereafter to be made unless
such contractor be above the age of forty-ye years
quired at each meeting of Congress to report the
Names with descriptive list of each exemption and
detail allowed by him, and the purpose thereof"
After a lengthy debate, the resolution
was agreed to and the bill was disposed
Of
Senate bill for the relief of Major d.
w. Hinkley, quartermastcr of Finnegan
and Terry's brigadcs, who had had eight
thousand five hundred dollars stolen
from his tent
Mr.. Sims, of Kentucky, moved to pro
vide in the bill for the relief of Captain
G. Hart quartermastcr of Lomax's bril-
gade, who had lost about the same
amount in the same Mariner.
The amendment was disagreed to and
the bill rejected.
Senate bill to exempt from military
service skilled artizans and mechanics
employed by the Government was re-
committed to the Military Committee.
On motion, by Mr.. Burnett, the Senate
bill to provide for receiving volunteer
troops for the war was transferred to the
secret calendar.
Senate bill to provide for raising two
hundred thousand negro troops, reported
from the Military Committee with an
amendment, was taken up, when,
On motion, by Mr.. johnson, of Gcor-
gis, the Senate resolved into secret SEES
sion.