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Confederate States Congress.[adjourned session.]Senate.Tuesday, September 2, 1862.
The Senate met at 12 o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Deshirl, of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mr. Phelan offered a resolution, that the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of authorizing certain military officers to enlist, for a term of ninety days, persons not able to perform military duty, and not at the time in the service of any State.
Adopted.
Mr. Semmes, of La, from the Finance Committee, reported a bill providing for the collage of copper (alloy) tokens of the value of five, ten, and twenty cents, to the extent of $5,000,000, and the appropriation of $200,000 for the purpose.
Placed upon the calendar.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back the petition of infirm soldiers, at Winder Hospital, and were discharged from its further consideration.
Also, the petitions from various Southern religious organizations asking ex
House of Representatives.
Tuesday, Sept. 2d, 1862.
The House met at 12 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Dashiell. Journal of yesterday read.
A message was received from President Davis, enclosing dispatches from Gen. Lee, which were read by the Clerk.
[See Senate proceedings]
Mr. Garnett, of Va., moved that the message and dispatches be referred to the Military Committee, to report appropriate action upon them.
They were so referred.
Mr. Heiskell, of Tenn.
moved a suspension of the rule requiring the call of the States and committees, with a view to take up the unfinished business of the House, being the report of the special committee recommending the appointment of additional standing committee.
This report, as adopted, is as follows:
"Resolved, That the Speaker of this House appoint the following additional committees: On Quartermaster and Commissary Departments and Military Transportation; on the Medical Department; on Ordnance and
Richmond Sept. 2, 1862. Honorable W. Miles.,Chairman of Military Com. C. S. Cong.:
Sir: There are times and circumstances when not to speak out is to sacrifice cardinal principles.
We are now in just such times, and surrounded by just such circumstances.
If you will recur to the brief interview between us in the Hall last week, you will readily perceive, and, I am sure, generously appreciate, my motive in addressing you this note through the press.
As legal adviser and retained counsel for very many of our non script soldiers, I had the honor to present a petition for them to Congress, on the first day of its present session.
That petition was referred to the committee of which you are the chairman.
No report or action, so far as the proceedings of the House inform me, has been made or had.
The duties of counsel are not less imperious or sacred than those of representative.
In this capacity I now address you, because of the silence of your committee as to
Twenty-five dollars Reward
--Will be paid for the return of my boy Henry, or to any one lodging him in a jail, so that I get him. He ran away on last Sunday, August 31st, is a likely boy of about twenty-five years of age, rather under medium size (say 5 feet 6 or 8 inches high,) dark complexion, (not black,) with a bushy head, intelligent, and speaks quick; had on when he left a black coat, light pants, and black felt hat. He carried other clothes with him and a cloth hat. I think he is trying to make his way towards Fredericksburg or the lines, or he may pass himself for free, and stop with some of our own forces until he can get off to the Yankees.
Elijah Priddy.
Henrico co., Va., September 2, 1862 se 3--4t*