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The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
bridge. The Senate resumed, in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill to grant to the principal officer of each of the Executive departments a seat upon the floor of the Senate. Mr. Haynes, of Tenn, moved to amend the bill by striking out, in the 4th and 5th lines, the words "with the privilege of discussing any measures appertaining to his department. " The amendment was agreed to as follows: Yeas--Messrs Brown, Caperton, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Johnston of Ark, Mitchell, Oldnam, Peyton, Simms, Sparrow, and Yancey--14. Nays--Messrs. Barnwell, Burnett, Clay, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell, Orr, Phelan, Semmes, and Wigfad--10. On motion of Mr. Sparrow, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Mr. Wigfad, from the special committee appointed to investigate the duties and privileges of reporters upon the floor of the Senate, submitted a report defining the duties of reporters for the press, and the relations which exist between them and the
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], New Paper (search)
Impressment of flour. --A few days since the agents of the Confederate Government impressed a large quantity of flour in the hands of merchants and others for the use of the army. Among those whose property was seized was Mr. William B. Isaacs, who a short time after the sezore procured an injunction from Judge Wm. H. Lyons, restraining the Government from using the flour until the question could be determined whether they had the legal right to impress it at a less than its market value. The argument in the case which is of some importance to the individual citizen, was commenced yesterday before Judge Lyons at the City Hall, Messrs. Geo. W. Randolph and Andrew Johnston appearing for Mr. Isaacs, and Messrs. Arthur A. Morson and Pat. Henry Aylett for the War Department. The case will probably be under investigation for a week or more. In the opening by the plaintiff's counsel a great number of authorities were quoted, a list of which were handed to the Judge for reference.