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relief of the Exchange Bank was considered and passed. House joint resolution for the relief of Alexander F. Kennedy, Confederate Depository at Staunton, Virginia, was considered and passed. Mr. Wigfall offered the following joint resolution, which was agreed to: "Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That the thanks of Congress and the whole country are due, and are hereby tendered, to Lieutenant-General Wade Hampton for his manly letter of the 27th February, 1865, addressed to General W. T. Sherman; and that, in the opinion of Congress, the Executive Department should sustain General Hampton in carrying out the policy indicated in his letter." House bill to amend the sequestration laws was reported back from the Judiciary Committee with amendments, which were concurred in, and the bill passed. The Senate resolved into secret session. House of Representatives. The House met at 11 o'clock and went into secret session. The
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y this war; but they were to be expected, and I simply allege that those who struck the first blow, and made war inevitable, ought not, in fairness, to reproach us for the natural consequences. I merely assert our war right to forage, and my resolve to protect my foragers to the extent of life for life. I am, with respect, Your obedient servant, W. T. Sherman, Major-General United States Army. Official: John M. Otey, Assistant Adjutant-General: Headquarters in the Field, February 27, 1865. Major-General W. T. Sherman,United States Army: General: Your communication of the 24th instant reached me to-day. In it you state that it has been officially reported that your foraging parties were "murdered" after capture; and you go on to say that you had "ordered a similar number of prisoners in your hands to be disposed of in like manner." That is to say, you have ordered a number of Confederate soldiers to be "murdered." You characterize your order in proper terms;