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The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Confederate Congress. Senate. Thursday, February 16, 1865. Prayer by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Semmes presented resolutions passed by the Louisiana Guard Artillery relative to the further prosecution of the war. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Graham, of North Carolina offered the following, which was agreed to: "Resolved, That the Secretary of War be instructed to inform the Senate, with as little delay as possible, what number of conscript soldiers have been levied in each State of the Confederacy and placed in the service in the field; whether there has been any failure to execute the law of conscription in any State by reason of any cause other than its occupation by the enemy; and if so, why it has not been executed with uniformity in all localities which the operations of the enemy have not prevented." The Senate resumed consideration of House bill to diminish the number of exemptions and details, which was the unfinishe
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
Virginia Legislature. [Extra session.] Senate. Thursday, February 16, 1865. The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Peterkin. Mr. Coghill presented a bill to amend the one hundredth section of chapter thirty-five of the Code of Virginia so as to increase the allowances of clerks for services rendered under said chapter. A bill to increase the fees of Commonwealth's attorneys in cases of conviction was read the third time and passed. The bill authorizing the change of guage of the Piedmont railroad was read the second time and ordered to a third reading. Mr. Guy, of Goochland, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted: "Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Salt be instructed to inquire into and report to the Senate what is the character of the contract between the State of Virginia and the Confederate States Government in regard to salt, and to report to the Senate a full history of all that has taken place u