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Confederate Congress.
Senate. Wednesday, January 11, 1865.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Norwood, of the Episcopal Church.
Mr. Maxwell, of Florida, offered a resolution that the Committee on Finance inquire into the expediency of increasing the compensation of the Vice-President of the Confederate States. --Agreed to.
Mr. Watson, of Mississippi, offered a joint resolution, which was agreed to, requesting the President of the Confederate States to appoint the 22d of February next as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, with thanksgiving.
Senate bill to repeal the act to regulate the destruction of property under military necessity, and to provide compensation therefore, was taken up; the question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by the Military Committee, which provides that whenever cotton, tobacco or other property are in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy, and are not removed by the owner in a given time, the general officer commandi
Virginia Legislature. [extra session.]
Senate. Wednesday, January 11, 1865.
Mr. Johnson, of Bedford, President pro tem., called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock M. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Jeter.
A bill, reported from the House of Delegates, authorizing the transfer of the Bank of Pittsylvania from Chatham to Danville, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banks.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Collier, by leave of the Senate, providing for a change of the name of the Southside railroad to that of the Petersburg and Lynchburg railroad.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Improvements.
Mr. Christian, of Middlesex, from the Committee on Military Affairs, presented a bill providing an additional appropriation to the Virginia Military Institute, which was read twice.
Mr. Collier, of Petersburg, introduced joint resolutions upon the subject of slavery, taking ground against placing them in the military service of the Confederate States.
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Local matters. Richmond Circuit Court, January 11, 1865.
--John T. Hicks vs. Confederate States.--The arguments in this case being concluded this morning, the Court rendered its decision, remanding the petitioner to his bail, taking the ground that the bail stood, in the eye of the law, in lieu of the jailor, and as a conscript could not be taken out of jail by an enrolling officer, neither could one under bonds for his appearance at court be conscripted.
Mr. Neeson, counsel for the Confederate States, took an appeal to the Supreme Court.
A writ of habeas corpus, directed to Lieutenant William H. Blackford, enrolling officer for Richmond, was granted upon the prayer of Solomon Lillinfield, he claiming to be an undomiciled foreigner, and made returnable on the 10th instant.