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e interference of certain parties. He would have been released but for a telegraphic dispatch from Mr. Seddon, which reads: "captain H. S. Doggett: " H. S. Foote until further orders. "[Signed] James & Seddon, "Secretary of War." Mr. Foote said that his object in going to the outer lines was: First. To sendd that he had written a letter to the Speaker of the House, resigning his seat. Mr. Snead, of Missouri, offered the following resolution: "Whereas, Henry S. Foote, a member of this House from the State of Tennessee, having absented himself from it without leave, and having, by his own admission, written and forwarded tog his resignation as a member of the House, and was thereafter arrested whilat unlawfully attempting to pass to the enemy's capital. "Resolved, That said Henry S. Foote is unworthy to occupy a seat upon the floor of the House, and is hereby expelled." On motion of Mr. Gilmer, it was referred to the Committee on Election
ibune. Butler, also, on last Monday, arrived in Washington, whither he has been summoned to give an account of his stewardship. The Confederate Congress, on yesterday, passed a resolution appointing a joint committee to prepare an address to the people of the Confederate States, assuring them of the unalterable determination of Congress to continue, with all its energy, the struggle for independence in which we are engaged, and assuring them of the final triumph, which, in its solemn judgment, must crown our efforts if we stand firm and united together, and wield our resources with strength and wisdom. In the House of Representatives, yesterday, Mr. Foote made a speech in explanation of how he came to Occoquan; and resolutions for his expulsion were offered and referred to the Committee on Elections. Thomas S. Petit, Esq., editor of the Owensboro' (Kentucky) Monitor, who has been exiled from his native State by General Burbridge, arrived in this city on yesterday.
business: In the cases of W. S. Minter and W. Hunt, claiming exemption from Confederate service under writ of habeas corpus, their petitions were dismissed, and the petitioners were remanded to the custody of Captain J. S. Hawley. Hon. H. S. Foote, upon a writ of habeas corpus, asking to be discharged from the custody of Captain Hugh S. Doggett, provost-marshal of Fredericksburg, appeared before Judge Halyburton's court yesterday morning. It appearing to the court, by the return in tof Captain J. S. Hawley. Hon. H. S. Foote, upon a writ of habeas corpus, asking to be discharged from the custody of Captain Hugh S. Doggett, provost-marshal of Fredericksburg, appeared before Judge Halyburton's court yesterday morning. It appearing to the court, by the return in this case, that the said H. S. Foote has been discharged by order of the Secretary of War, it is ordered that he be, and remain, discharged. The court thereupon adjourned till 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.