States Congress.
was called to order at 12 o'clock
Hunter, of
Va.,
President pro by
the Rev. J. L. Burrows, of Church.
well, of
Florida, obtained leave of a week for his colleague,
Mr. account of the serious illness of a of his family.
of
Fla., offered a resolution the
Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of au the appointment of Chaplains for in the army.
Agreed to.
motion of
Mr. Orr, of
S. C., the Senate itself into secret Executive session, doors being reopened adjourned.
House met at 12 o'clock, and was with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Minnege.
Conrad, of
La., from the special currency, stated that the commit devised a scheme, but there was a in the committee with reference to it to the
House in open session.
there was only one ma considering the report in .
of
Ga., moved that the
House itself into secret session to hear the and the motion was agreed to, doors closed.