Confederate States Congress.
The consideration of the Impressment bill was resumed.
Mr. Haynes, of Tenn., offered an amendment to the amendment of yesterday, providing that the value fixed of all forage and subsistence taken shall justly compensate the owner, and be paid for at prices fixed by the Commissioners under the Agreed to.
Mr. Semmes moved to amend so as to allow, in cases of property impressed other than forage and subsistence, that the owner shall appoint one person to fix the price and the officer another. Agreed to.
Mr. Haynes, of Tenn., moved to substitute "bonded Quartermaster," for the "Captains" authorized to make impressments. Agreed to.
The Senate bill as amended was then adopted, in lieu of the House bill by a vote of 14 to 19. This vote was then reconsidered, and Mr. Wigfall's bill was adopted in lieu of the Senate bill — ayes 13, nays 10.
On motion of Mr. Hill, the bill was amended by adding a section prohibiting the impressment of supplies for a family, etc.
The further consideration of the subject was then informally postponed, and a motion to adjourn over until Monday agreed to after which the Senate went into secret session, and soon after adjourned.
House of Representatives.--The House met at 12 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Read.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the President, enclosing an act passed by the Legislature of South Carolina for guaranteeing the bonds of the Confederate States, to which special attention was directed. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
The Chair also laid before the House joint resolutions of the Senate, tendering the thanks of Congress to Capt. Raphael Summer, and the officers and crew under his command, for gallant services in the destruction of the Federal sloop-of-war Hatteras. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Foster, of Ala., offered a resolution, that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet at 11 o'clock to-morrow, and from day to day at that hour during the remainder of the session; and moved that the rules be suspended to allow its consideration.
On the motion to suspend the rules the ayes and noes were called, and resulted — ayes 38, noes 33.--Two-thirds being required to suspend the rules the motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Foster then moved that when the House adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet at 11 o'clock to-morrow; which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Royston, of Ark, the House went into secret session.
