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The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], England and the blockade. (search)
on of the Hollywood Cemetery Company, asking a donation of land for the enlargement of the Cemetery, was received and referred to the Committee on the City Grounds and Buildings. A like petition of the German Hebrew Congregation was referred to the same committee. The petition of Edward J. Willis, Captain of a Light Artillery company, for an appropriation to uniform his company — referred on the 5th inst. to the Committee on Arms — was taken up and granted. The petition of Wm. H. Johnson, asking indemnity for losses sustained in plastering the alms- house, was referred to the proper committee, with authority to grant relief, if expedient so to do. A preamble and resolution was adopted, to the effect that-- Whereas, the Governor had issued a proclamation calling out the entire militia force of the city of Richmond, and the Legislature, on the 18th February, authorised the constituted authorities of any city, within twenty days, to ask the Governor to exempt from
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
Confederate Congress.first session. Senate. Tuesday, March 11th, 1862. In the Senate yesterday the open session was principally taken up in discussing a bill introduced by Mr. Johnson of Arkansas, chairman of the committee on Indian affairs, entitled "an act to provide for the organization of the Arkansas and Red River superintendency of Indian affairs. This bill relates to the relations and general control of the Indian tribes of the West, and provides for the appointment of agents to be stationed at various points on the frontier, and also the appointment of a general superintendent.--The principal discussion of the bill was upon a clause reading "That the following Indian Agents shall be continued or appointed by the President, who shall hold their office during four years good behavior." The objection was, that if the appointments were made for four years it would establish a precedent that would finally become the rule. If the duration of the term of service is limite
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
to read "and to amend the 6th section of an act passed 18th February, 1862, entitled an act amending and re-enacting the 2d section of chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia respecting persons exempted from all military duties, and providing the mode of exemption. " The Senate were informed of the passage by the House of Senate bill for the relief of Joel D. Asbury, Wescan Lewis, and others, officers and crew of the York Spit light vessel, and bill for the relief of John W. Vaughn. Mr. Johnson offered the following joint resolution, which was adopted, the rules being suspended for that purpose: Resolved, by the General Assembly, That the act entitled "an act amending and re-enacting the 2d section of chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia," respecting persons exempt from all military duties, and providing the mode of exemption, passed February 18, 1862, was not intended and does not exempt from such duty any deputy of a sheriff of any county, or of a sergeant of any corporatio
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Official report of Brig.-Gen. Floyd of the battle of Fort Donelson (search)
ople into the open country, lying southward towards Nashville. I called for a consultation of the officers of divisions and brigades, to take place after dark, when this plan was laid before them, approved and adopted, and at which it was determined to move from the trenches as an early hour on the next morning, and attack the enemy in his position. It was agreed that the attack should commence upon our extreme left, and this duty was assigned Brigadier-General Fillow, existed by Brigadier-General Johnson, having also under his command commanders of brigades, Col. Baldwin, commanding Mississippi and Tennessee troops, and Col. Wharton and Col. McCausland, commanding Virginians. To Brigadier- General Buckner was assigned the duty of making the attack from near the centre of our lines upon the enemy's forces, upon the Wynn's Ferry road. The attack on the left was delayed longer than I expected, and consequently the enemy was found in position when our troops advanced. The attack, ho