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Confederate Congress.first session. Senate. Tuesday, February 25, 1862 The Senate met at 12 o'clock M. Prayer by Rev. M. D. Huge, of the Presbyterian Church. Standing committees. Mr. Hunter stated, that at an informal meeting of the Senate, after adjournment yesterday, a committee was appointed to prepare a list of the Standing Committees. He presented from that committee the following report, which was read and concurred in by the Senate: Foreign Affairs--Messrs. Oident was authorized to appoint said committees on the part of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Sparrow, the Senate went in to Executive session, and after a brief sitting with closed doors, adjourned. House of Representatives. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1862. The House met at its usual hour, Mr. Speaker Bocock in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Burrows, of Richmond. Journal of yesterday read and agreed to. The Speaker announced the regular standing committees, published elsewhere.
General Assembly of Virginia.Senate. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1862. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by the President, and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Bennett, of the M. E. Church. The Senate was notified that the House had agreed to a joint resolution for a joint committee to prepare a course of proceeding against E. P. Pitts, Judge of the 5th Circuit. Also, that the House had agreed to a joint resolution providing that the committees of the two Houses on the Armory and to examine the Penitentiary shall be hereafter joint committees. The Senate adopted a resolution to meet at 11 o'clock each day hereafter. Senate Bills reported. A bill to authorize a Military Contingent Fund. A bill for the relief of Robert Shield, late Sheriff of the county of York. A bill to relieve the securities of Robert Chambers, late Sheriff of Boone county. A bill to provide horses for volunteers going into the cavalry service. Senate bill compensating R
House of Delegates. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1862. Bills reported. The following bills were reported: By Mr. Robertson--To amend the charter of the Culpeper Savings Bank. By Mr. Luray--To incorporate the Bank of Page. A bill to organize a regiment of Pikemen, for the Confederate service. A bill in relation to the sale of ardent spirits in cities and towns, [authorizing the authorities of cities and towns to prohibit the sale of liquors, at the request of the military officer in command]. On motion of Mr. Locksidge, the Senate bill to repair the military road leading from the Warm Springs, by Huntersville to Greenbrier river, at Marten's Bottom, was taken up. The passage of the bill was earnestly advocated, upon the grounds of military expediency, by Messrs. Lockridge, Robinson, of Richmond, Crockett, and Anderson, of Botetourt; When, after a brief debate between the advocates of the bill and Mr. Barbour, relative to the form of the appropriation of