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The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
Confederate Congress. Senate. Monday, December 12, 1864. By Mr. Baker: A bill to increase the maximum rates of compensation allowed to railroad companies for the transportation of the mails. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Brown offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Finance Committee inquire into the expediency of making a more liberal exemption of the property of soldiers from taxation, and whether property and effects necessary to the support of soldiers' families ought not to be exempted entirely from taxation and the deficiency made up by increasing the taxes of those who stay at home. The Finance Committee reported a bill, which was placed on the calendar, to provide for the remission of the penalty for non-delivery of tithes of bacon due in 1864. Senate bill to authorize newspapers to be sent to soldiers through the mails free of postage was passed. A bill appropriating $88,000 to meet a deficiency in the War Department was
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Virginia Legislature. (search)
Virginia Legislature. [Extra Session.] Senate. Monday, December 12, 1864. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Doggett. A large number of resolutions were offered and referred to appropriate committees, among which were the following: Inquiring into the expediency of so amending the first section of the act for the support of soldiers' families as to authorize the impressment of supplies at rates greater than those fixed by the commissioners of the Confederate States. Inquiring into the expediency of so amending the duelling law as to relieve persons who may have incurred disabilities to hold office by engaging in duels since the the 10th day of January last. Also, so much of the Governor's message as relates to the subject of placing negroes as soldiers into the army of the Confederate States. A recess of ten minutes was agreed upon to allow the members to be introduced to General Joseph E. Johnston, who appeared in t