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Confederate Congress.First session.
Senate. Wednesday, March 19, 1862.
The Senate met at 12 o'clock M. Prayer by Rev. Dr. J. L. Burrows, of the Baptist Church.
Widows' pensions.
On motion of Mr. Semmes, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of paying, during the continuance of the present war, the pensions allowed by the laws of the United States to widows of deceased officers and soldiers of the army, whose husbands, at the time of their decease, were citizens of any of the States composing this Confederacy, said widows now being citizens of the Confederate States.
The Calendar.
Several bills on the calender were taken up in their order, and, on motions severally made, "postponed" to a future day.
On motion of Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, the Bill concerning certain volunteer companies in Tennessee mustered into service with less than the minimum number of men required by law, was recommitted to the Co
General Assembly of Virginia.
Senate. Wednesday, March 19, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock, the President in the Chair.
The following Joint resolution of the House was received from that body, with the request that it be concurred in:
Resolved, by the General Assembly, That one master machinist, one master spinner, and one master carder, in all establishments engaged in the manufacture of cotton and woolen yarns, shall be exempt from military duty under the proclamation of the Governor of Virginia of the 10th March, 1863.
All the absentees of the previous evening were arraigned before the bar of the Senate, in pursuance of a call of the same, and were severally excused and discharged without fees, satisfactory reasons being given for their absence.
Mr. Pennybacker offered to amend, by inserting, after the word "yarns," the following: "Every man and his assistants engaged in wool growing, or any person engaged in growing grain or anyt
House of Delegates. Wednesday, March 19th, 1862.
The House was called to order at the usual hour, and after disposing of a communication from the Senate in the usual manner, proceeded with the business on the Clerk's table.
Few days have been more practically occupied since the commencement of the session, though most of the bills passed or forwarded do not possess sufficient general interest to notice them in detail.
Adjournment of the House.
A resolution was submitted f ing Friday next, the 21st inst., as the day of adjournment.
This was amended so as to substitute Friday the 28th, for Friday, the 21st, and the amendment was adopted.
Pending quite an animated discussion on the resolution as amended, the House adjourned.
[Note.--In our legislative proceedings yesterday an error occurred in reporting some remarks of Mr. Fleming, on the bill releasing certain corporations and sheriffs from penalties incurred by issuing notes as currency contrary to law.