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The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
Confederate States Congress. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock M. by Mr. Hunter, of Va., President protest, and the proceedings opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Duncan, of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clay, of Ala., presented the petition & the Collector of the Customs for Mobile seeing an increase of compensation for himself and his deputies. Referred to the Committee on Finance. The bill to organize forces to serve during the war, was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Cur laid over. Mr. Clark, of Mo., presented a petition of the Government officials in Richmond asking an increase of compensation, and presented a bill to accomplish that object. Released to the Finance Committee. [The bill provides for paying the officials, from heads Departments down to messengers, according to a graduated scale, the same amounts Generals, Colonels, Majors, and so on town to wagon masters, and allows the said officials to draw clothing and rations for themselves and eac