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r, and a portion of the officers and crew of the late Confederate steamer Alabama, on the occasion of the combat between that vessel and the United States steamer Kearsarge, in the British channel, on the 19th of June, 1864. Mr. Johnson, of Missouri, introduced a bill providing that Missouri Congressional elections shall be held on the first Monday in November, 1865, and upon the same day of each second year thereafter. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Watson, of Missouri Congressional elections shall be held on the first Monday in November, 1865, and upon the same day of each second year thereafter. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Watson, of Mississippi, a concurrent resolution was passed, authorizing the Special Committee on the Condition and Treatment of Prisoners, to investigate and report upon, in addition, the violations by the enemy of the rules of civilized warfare, and also into the subject of the exchange of prisoners. On motion, by Mr. Burnett, the bill to abolish the office of quartermasters, etc., was reconsidered, and an amendment being made, excepting from the operation of the clause revoking all details "skilled
of the country, the pending question being on concurring in the second House amendment to strike out the clause restricting the number of negroes to be employed to thirty thousand east of the Mississippi river and ten thousand west of that river. After a lengthy debate, chiefly on the question whether or not negroes should be put into the army as soldiers, the Senate refused to concur in the amendment by the following vote: Yeas.--Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Dortch, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Simms, Sparrow and Watson--9. Nays--Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Garland, Graham, Haynes, Hill, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes and Wigfall--10. The other House amendments, with few objections, were then agreed to, when Mr. Orr moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the second amendment was agreed to, that one of the Senators from Mississippi might have an opportunity of expressing his sentiments thereon. On motion, by Mr. Caperton, the Senate resolved into secret session. House
on proposing the anti-slavery amendment to the Constitution of the United States was introduced by Senator Henderson, of Missouri, in January, 1864. To-night a large number of persons complimented him with a serenade. He, together with Representative Rollins, of Missouri, and Mr. Van Horne, a member elect to the next Congress from that State, made speeches congratulatory of the passage of that measure by Congress. The Herald, in a rankling editorial on the subject, says: We are infon's proclamation, the 26th was observed throughout the State as a day of festivity, in honor of the emancipation acts of Missouri and Tennessee. Some forty thousand persons outside of the city celebrated the day. The news of the capture of Fort Fishngo House. Between thirty and forty of them were captured. An order has been issued by the military authorities in Missouri for the banishment from that State of the wives and children of all men in the rebel military service. Colonel Geo.
n no case will we discriminate among our soldiers in the hands of the enemy by selecting any one for special exchange, nor will we allow the enemy to say who we shall send in exchange for any officer or man sent to us by them. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, had good reason to believe the passage of this resolution was unnecessary, as the probabilities were very strong that there would speedily be a general exchange of prisoners. The resolution was adopted. A resolution, offered by Mr. Garlaned as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy may think best, to aid in the military defence of the country. Mr. Moore believed that we could make the negroes efficient soldiers against the Yankee negroes and Dutch. Mr. Hatcher, of Missouri, moved to lay the resolution on the table; upon which the yeas and nays were ordered and the motion was lost. Yeas, 32; nays, 39. The resolution then went to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Dupre, of Louisiana, offered a resolution
Confederate Congress. Senate. Wednesday, February 8, 1865. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Duncan, of the Methodist Church. Mr. Johnson, of Missouri, introduced a bill to grant to the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments of the Government a seat upon the floor of the Senate, with the privilege of discussing any measures appertaining to his Department. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. House bill to provide for the re-issue of bonds and certificates of indebtedthe passage of the resolution it was rejected — yeas, 3; nays, 13. Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brown, Henry and Vest. Those who voted in the negative were: Messrs Baker, Caperton, Graham, Haynes, Hunter, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, Walker, Watson and Wigfall. House of representatives. The House met at the usual hour.--Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Duncan. The Speaker laid before the House communications from the heads of appropriate de
of Virginia in the chair. Mr. Dortch, of North Carolina, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety of providing by law that supernumerary officers and officers of the invalid corps shall be assigned to the command of companies of junior reserves. Senate bill fixing the first Monday in December next, and the same day in every second year thereafter, as the time for holding congressional elections for Missouri, was considered and passed. Senate bill fixing the compensation of military storekeepers was considered and lost. The Senate bill to turn over the business of conscription to the commandants of reserves in the several States, and to abolish the Bureau of Conscription and the office of Commander of Conscripts, was considered and amended. Mr. Watson, of Mississippi, offered, as a substitute for the bill, a bill reported by the minority of the House Military Committee. On mo
f was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Senate bill to amend the act regulating the foreign commerce of the Confederate States was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate joint resolution of thanks to the officers and men of General Bushrod Johnson's old brigade of Tennessee troops, and of the late General Archer's Brigade, composed of Tennessee and Maryland troops, was unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Clark, leave of absence was granted Mr. Norton, of Missouri, who is detained from his seat by indisposition. On motion of Mr. Lyon, of Alabama, the House resolved into Committee of the Whole and took up the Appropriation Bill. After considerable discussion, the committee rose and reported back the bill, which was passed unanimously. The House then took up the bill to prevent frauds on the Government and to punish those committing them, pending the consideration of which the House found itself without a quorum, and, On motion of M
motion, the Senate resolved into executive session. House of Representatives. The House met at 11 A. M., and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Shaver. Senate joint resolution extending the operation of the law allowing sick and wounded officers transportation to their homes and hospital accommodations for ninety days after the assembling of the next session of Congress was passed. Senate bill declaring that hereafter the election for members of Congress from the State of Missouri shall be held on the first Monday in November of each alternate year was taken up and passed. Under the call of States, the following were introduced: By Mr. Barksdale: Resolutions passed by Humphrey's and Davis's brigades of Mississippi troops in favor of enlisting negro troops to aid in achieving the independence of the country. Ordered to be printed. By Mr. Holder, of Mississippi: A resolution looking to the extension of the law authorizing appointments to temporary
been obtained by the rebels is looked for with interest. The Danish Minister, Mr. Roasloff, denies the report that the vessels were sold to the rebels by the Danish Government. This information has been obtained from an authentic source. Missouri State Convention. The Missouri State Convention, on Monday, unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the action of Lincoln in the late peace conference, and pledging the loyal people of Missouri to sustain the Government to the last extremiMissouri to sustain the Government to the last extremity in prosecuting the war until peace shall be established or conquered upon the basis of the instructions contained in Mr. Lincoln's note to Secretary Seward. A Yankee peace mission Rumor. A dispatch from Washington, Monday, says: There are current rumors here to-day that Secretary Seward has again gone down to Grant's headquarters, it is supposed on a mission looking to peace; also, that France and England have intimated to the rebels their intention of recognizing them after th
Confederate Congress. Senate. Saturday, February 18, 1865. Prayer by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Vest, of Missouri, introduced a bill providing that all reserve persons within the "reserve" age, who shall be refugees, shall be enrolled at the places of their temporary residence, wherever that may be, within the Confederate States at the time of the passage of the bill. Referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Wigfall, from the Military Committee,submitted a report upon the points of difference, recommending that the compensation to be paid the owners of slaves impressed be left subject to agreement between the Government and the owner, and amending the House bill so as to allow one out of less than five slaves to be impressed when not exclusively employed in agricultural or mechanical pursuits. The report was concurred in. On motion of Mr. Snead, of Missouri, the House resolved into secret session on the negro soldier bill.