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Confederate Congress.First session. Senate. Thursday, April 10, 1862.
Mr. Yancey, of Ala., offered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce inquire whether any persons within the Confederates States claim to exercise jurisdiction, and claim rights and privileges, as Consuls of foreign countries; and if so, whether any and what legislation is requisite to prevent the same.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Finance Committee, reported back favorably the bill to authorize the issuance of Treasury notes of a denomination less than five dollars. As before explained, the bill authorized the utterance of one, two, three, and four dollar notes, and notes for the fractious of these sums, provided the whole amount issued does not exceed five millions of dollars in the aggregate.
A bill for increasing the clerical force in the Treasury Department and in the office of the Assistant Treasurer was taken up and considered.
Mr. Brown, of Miss, o
House of Representatives. Thursday, April 10, 1862.
The House met at 12 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Stewart. Journal of yesterday read.
Mr. Jones, of Tenn., moved to suspend the rules so as to proceed with the call of the committees.
Mr. Wright, of Texas, asked leave of absence for his colleague, Mr. Herber; which was granted.
Mr. Welch, of Miss., asked leave of absence for his colleague, Mr. Clapp; which was also granted.
Mr. Foster, of Ala., submitted a paper in relation to a Government directory; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., introduced a bill to confer the rights of citizenship upon Barnett Phillips, of Georgia.
Referred.
Mr. Conrad, of La., offered a resolution in relation to the appointment of an additional number of cadets.
Referred to Military Committee.
Also, a resolution requiring the Military Committee to inquire into the expediency of conferring some badge of disti
Richmond Markets, April 10, 1862.
Quotations have undergone very slight alteration since our last.
Business is still exceedingly limited.
The great consumer, the Government, buys, through his agents at many points and throughout the country.
The trade here is much restricted to the locality.
There is a demand for goods for country dealer, but stocks are so low that they can not be supplied but partially.
Stocks are moving up and down most singularly.
There is a sudden heavy demand for North Carolina bonds, and they have gone up considerably above par. Confederate and Virginia are, without apparent reason, lower.
The insurance stocks have all dropped in value.
Bread — Navy, 4 cents; Pilot, 5 cents; Butter and Soda, 8 cents per 18.
Bacon — Stock light and firm at 26 to 27 for hog round; Hams, 26a28 cents per lb.
Butter — The Provost Marshal has fixed the maximum of retail prices at 50c, to take affect Monday.
Corn — We quote 85 cents per bushel.