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HOUSE OF REPR^iSENTATIVES, Dec. 7. I8G-1.— Laid oa 
 the table and ordered to be printed. 
 
 [By the Chair.] 
 
 MESSAGE OP THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Richmond, Dec. 6, 1864. 
 
 To the Iloue of Representatives : 
 
 In response to your resolution of the 23d ultimo. I herewith trans- 
 mit and invite your attention to a communication from the JSecrctary 
 of War, relative to the " appointments under an act approved June 
 14, 1864, providing for the establishment and payment of claims for 
 a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for 
 the use of the army. 
 
 JEFFERSON DAVIS. 
 
 COMMUNICATION OF SECRETARY OF WAR. 
 
 War Department, C. S. A., ) 
 Richmond, Dec. 3, 1864. $ 
 
 To the President of the Confedeiatc States : 
 
 Sir : I have received the follov/ing resolution of the House of 
 Representatives, referred by your Excellency to this Department: 
 
 ^* Resolved, That the President be requested to inform this House 
 how many persons have accepted appointments under an act approved 
 June 14, 1864, providing for ihe establishment and payment of claims 
 for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed 
 for the use of the army, the names of such persons, and for what 
 districts of country they were appointed." 
 
 In response, 1 have the honor to submit a report from the Adjutant 
 General, containing the information desired by the House, 
 
 I may add that diligent effort has been mado by the Department to 
 secure the prompt execution of this law, but, from the inadequacy of 
 the compensation allowed, great difficulty has been experienced in 
 obtaining suitable agents, and many of those to whom appointments 
 were tendered have declined, assigning as the reason the insufficiency 
 of the pay provideil to meet the expenses that would bo necessarily 
 incut red iu the discharge of the duties of the office. In the report 
 
lately submitted, I made special reference to this subject, and recom- 
 mended an increase of the compensation of the agents. 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 JAMES A. SEDDON, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL. 
 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 Richmond, Va., December 2, 1864. 
 
 Hon. Secretary of War : 
 
 In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 
 23d of November, 1864, as follows, to. wit: 
 
 *' Resolved, That the President be requested to inform this House 
 how many persons have accepted appointments under an act approved 
 June 14, 1864, providing for the establishment and payment of claims 
 for a certain discription of property taken or informally impressed for 
 the use of the army, the names of such persons and for what districts 
 of country were they appointed ; " 
 
 And which was referred by you to me for a report. I have the 
 honor to forward the enclosed list as furnishing the information 
 desired. 
 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 

 COMMISSIONERS to take testimony in regard to claims for property 
 informully impressed under Act approved 1 4th June, 1864, {General 
 Orders, No. 54.) 
 
 ViRCINIA. 
 
 Second District — Hon. John R. Chambliss. 
 Fourth District — E. G. Leigh. 
 Fifth Distiicr — Asa Dickinson. 
 Seventh District — Paoilus Powell. 
 Ninth District — W. H. Dulaney. 
 Tenth District— John T. Lovell. 
 Twelfth District — George W. Duval. 
 Thirteenth District — Jacob V. Fulkerson. 
 
 Mississippi. 
 
 First District — H. A. Barr. 
 Second District — C. Fontaine. 
 Fourth District — Ben. King. 
 Fifth District — James M. Dyer. 
 Sixth District — Sjlvanus Evans. 
 Seventh District — E. L. Bowen. 
 
 Texas. 
 
 Fourth District — Thomas J. Ward. 
 Fifth District — James M. Crockett. 
 
 Georgia. 
 
 First District — William T. Thompson. 
 Third District — Ambrose Spencer. 
 Fifth District^ W. J. Walker. 
 Seventh District — Robert J. Morgan. 
 Eighth District — J. W. H. Underwood. 
 
 Alabama. 
 
 Second District — A. S. Nicholson. 
 
 Fifth District — T. G. Lowrj, Captain company F, third Missouri 
 regiment, assigned. , 
 
 SeVenth District — Smith Graham. 
 Eighth District — George W. Coleman. 
 Ninth District— T. W. Price. 
 
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 South Carolina. 
 
 Fifth District — W. E. Holcombe. 
 Sixth District — William R. Robertson., 
 
 North Carolina. 
 
 Fourth District — Duncan G. McRae. 
 Eighth District — J. E. Kerr. 
 Ninth District— S. C. W. Tate. 
 Tenth District— W. B. Gooding. 
 
 Tennessee. 
 
 First District — Charles R. Vance. 
 
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