The Daily Dispatch: January 29, 1864., [Electronic resource]

The State J. C. McCabe, in the Episcopal Church.

Mr. Semmes, of La, offered a resolution which was agreed to, directing the clerk of the Senate to send to the hands of the four executive departments of Government, copies of all bills, resolutions, &c., which the Senate should order to be printed.

The Military Committee reported back favorably, through Mr. Sparrow, the bill to amend the 65th Article of War.

Senate bill with House amendments to increase the pay of Government clerks and others at Richmond, was taken up and the amendments concurred in. The following is the bill.

the Congress of the Confederate States of America do . That the salaries and compensate on of all civil officers and employees in the President's office and in the Executive and Legislative Departments at Richmond, whose compensation or salaries do not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars per annum, shall be increased from the passage of this act to the 15th May, 1864, at the rate of one hundred per cents.; provided, the same shall not thereby be increased beyond the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, and the salaries of all said officers whose compensation is above two thousand dollars and does not exceed the sum of three thousand per annum, shall for the same period of time be increased at the rate of fifty per cent per annum; but it is hereby expressly declared that the increased compensation provided for in this act shall not be paid to any officer or employee in any Executive Department of the Government who is liable to perform military duty, or is able to hear arms in the field unless such officer of employee shall first obtain a certificate from the head of the Department in which he is engaged that his services are absolutely necessary to the Government, and that his place cannot be supplied by any one known to the head of the department who is not subject the military duty; which said certificate shall be field with the Secretary of the Treasury before the money is paid, and it shall be the duty of the said Secretary at the beginning of each session, to communicate a list of all such certificates to Congress; provided that no clerk, who by virtue of a military commission receives salaries or commutation of rations shall be entitled to the benefits of this act.

On motion of Mr. Semmes, the Senate resolved into secret session.

The House met at 11 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Ryland.

Mr. Garland, of Ark. from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill amendatory of the bill to prohibit the transportation to, and sale of certain articles in, ports and places in possession of the enemy, or to prohibit the trade or barter in certain articles therein specified to alien or domestic enemies; which was taken up and passed.

Mr. Dargan, of Ala., from the same committee, reported a bill to amend the act to organize military courts to attend the armies in the field, and to define the powers of said courts. This bill was also passed.

Mr. Gray, of Texas, reported back from the same committee several bills and resolutions which have been referred to them, on the subject of military courts; which, on his motion, were laid on the table, with a view to allow him to report a bill entitled an act supplementary to the act in relation to military courts, which.

On motion of Mr. Baldwin, of Va., was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Miles, of S. C. from the Military Committee, reported back joint resolutions of thanks to Gen. Beauregard, and the officers and men of his command, for their gallant defence of the city of Charleston; which were taken up and passed unanimously.

Mr. Hitton, of Fla., from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back a bill amendatory of the act to put an end to substitution. The bill provides for the exemption of planters and managers who, during the year 1863, were engaged in the cultivation of the soil, and the production of supplies for the sustenance of our armies. The bill was discussed until the expiration of the morning hour, when the House went into secret session.