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ent officials in Richmond asking an increase of compensation, and presented a bill to accomplish that object. Released to the Finance Committee. [The bill provides for paying the officials, from heads Departments down to messengers, according to a graduated scale, the same amounts Generals, Colonels, Majors, and so on town to wagon masters, and allows the said officials to draw clothing and rations for themselves and each member of their respective families.] Messrs. Orr, of S. C., and King, of Tenn., served and obtained short leaves of absence for their respective colleagues. The House bill to exempt from the operations of the law imposing a tax in kind of one-tenth of the sweet potatoes of this year's rising, was referred to the Committee on finance. Mr. Sparrow, from the Military Committee reported a bill repealing the law allowing furloughs and discharges. The bill was out and placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Brown, the resolution commending the passa