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Confederate States Congress. The Senate met yesterday at 11 o'clock A. M. Mr. Johnson, of Ark., introduced a bill to authorize the President to appoint one General in the Provisional Army for the command of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and to authorize the President to appoint Lieutenant Generals in the Provisional y," and the House bill to authorize the President to establish additional military courts. The bills were severally placed upon the calendar. On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Ark., the bill to limit and define the time of office of the heads of the Departments of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Post-Office, and of the Department of Justice, reported back from the Judiciary Committee with amendment, was taken up. After some remarks from Mr. Johnson, of Ark., in support of the bill, the Senate resolved itself into secret session. The House was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Minnegerode. The Chair laid before the House two Senate bills, which were
d their information from a Lieutenant of the command, whom they fell in with on their way here. Gen. Roddy contemplated moving on Athens in two columns. He sent Johnson's cavalry regiment and a battalion of cavalry not yet organized across the Tennessee below Florence, to move up the river on the north side, while the General himrs, horses, &c. His loss is reported to be two killed and five wounded--the Yankee loss, 4 or 5 killed, and about double as many wounded. The force under Col. Johnson reached Bainbridge on the river, a few miles above Florence, and there encountered the enemy, about 600 or 800 strong, under Col. Phillips, who was in command at Athens, and was out on an expedition toward Florence. It was understood that some skirmishing occurred, but the result was not known by our informants. Colonel Johnson was, however, prevented from co-operating with Gen. Roddy. If he could have done so, there is little doubt that the whole garrison at Athens at the time would