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Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume I]
ELEVENTH DAY--MONDAY, December 2, 1861.

OPEN SESSION.

Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.

Mr. Johnson of Arkansas announced the presence of Messrs. George G. Vest, Caspar W. Bell, and A. H. Conrow, Delegates-elect from the State of Missouri, who came forward, presented their credentials, were duly qualified, and took their seats.

Congress then resolved itself into secret session.

SECRET SESSION.

Congress being in secret session,

A message was received from the President, by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn.

Mr. Walker offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of dispensing with the assessment in States assuming the payment of the Confederate tax, by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the proper authorities, to assess the tax;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Garland offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of so amending the sequestration act as to exempt the property of free negroes who were compelled by the laws of the slave States to leave and seek homes in the free States; which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Morton presented the memorial of the postmaster at Pensacola, Fla.; which was referred to the Committee on Postal Affairs, without being read.

Mr. Crawford presented the memorial of a chaplain in the Confederate Army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.

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Mr. Conrad offered the following resolution; which was read and was not agreed to, to wit:

Resolved, That the chairman and two members of a standing committee shall constitute a quorum.

Mr. Brooke introduced

A bill to establish certain post. routes in the State of Mississippi;
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Postal Affairs.

Mr. Smith of North Carolina introduced

A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform rate [rule] of naturalization for persons enlisted in the armies of the Confederate States;"
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Jones presented a joint resolution of the legislature of Tennessee concerning the increase of the pay of private soldiers; which was read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Tyler presented the memorial of merchants of Norfolk, Va., asking a modification of the sequestration act; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, without being read.

Also, a report of the committee of the Virginia Convention; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, without being read.

Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the special report of the Secretary of War, reported and recommended the passage of

A bill to encourage the enlistment of volunteers for the war.

The first section of the same being under consideration; which is as follows, to wit:

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Congress of the Confederate States, That a bounty of fifty dollars shall be paid at the time of reenlistment to all troops now enlisted in the service of the Confederate States for twelve months, who shall prior to the expiration of their present term of service reenlist for the war; and that furloughs not exceeding sixty days shall be granted to troops go reenlisting at such times as, in the judgment of the said Secretary, may best comport, with the exigencies of the public service.

Mr. Hemphill moved to amend the same by inserting after the word "dollars" the following words, to wit: "and transportation home and back."

The amendment was agreed to; and

On motion of Mr. Crawford, the further consideration of the bill was postponed, and the same ordered to be printed and made the special order for 1 o'clock to-morrow.

Mr. Harris, from the same committee, reported and recommended the passage of

A bill to amend an act to increase the military establishment of the Confederate States, and to amend an act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States, approved May 16, 1861;
which was read the first and second times;

When,

Mr. Hale moved to lay the bill on the table; and

Mr. Crawford, at the instance of the State of Georgia, demanded

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that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:

Alabama--Yea: Messrs. Curry, Chilton, Hale, and Jones. Nay: Messrs. Walker, McRae, and Robinson.
Arkansas--Nay: Messrs. Johnson, Thomason, and Watkins.
Florida--Yea: Messrs. Morton and Owen.
Georgia--Yea: Messrs. Foreman, Crawford, Hill, and Wright. Nay: Mr. Stephens.
Louisiana--Yea: Mr. Perkins. Nay: Messrs. De Clouet, Conrad, Kenner, and Sparrow.
Mississippi--Yea: Mr. Campbell. Nay: Messrs. Harris, Orr, and Harrison.
North Carolina--Yea: Messrs. Smith and Craige. Nay: Messrs. Avery, McDowell, Venable, Morehead, and Davidson.
South Carolina--Nay: Messrs. Rhett, Memminger, Miles, and Boyce.
Tennessee--Yea: Messrs. Jones, De Witt, Currin, and Caruthers. Nay: Messrs. House and Thomas.
Texas--Nay: Mr. Hemphill.
Virginia--Yea: Messrs. William B. Preston, Boteler, and Russell. Nay: Messrs. Seddon, Macfarland, Bocock, Rives, Scott, Brockenbrough, Johnston, and Walter Preston.

The following States voting in the affirmative:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, 4.

Those voting in the negative are,

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 7.

The State of Missouri not voting.

So the motion was not agreed to.

The first section of the bill being under consideration; which is as follows, to wit:

The Congress of the Confederate States do enact, That so much of the eighth section of the above-entitled [act] as authorizes the appointment by the President of ten cadets, to be selected at large from the Confederate States, be; and the same is hereby, repealed; and in lieu thereof the President shall appoint twenty cadets, to be selected at large from the Confederate States and Territories thereof, the District of Columbia, and the border slave States.

Mr. Crawford moved to amend the same by striking out therefrom the words "District of Columbia;" and

Mr. Johnson of Arkansas, at the instance of his State, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:

Alabama--Yea: Messrs. Curry, Chilton, Robinson, and Jones. Nay: Messrs. Walker and Hale.
Arkansas--Nay: Messrs. Johnson, Thomason, and Watkins.
Florida--Yea: Messrs. Morton and Owens.
Georgia--Yea: Messrs. Foreman and Crawford. Nay: Messrs. Hill and Stephens.
Louisiana--Yea: Mr. Perkins. Nay: Messrs. De Clouet, Conrad, Kenner, and Sparrow.
Mississippi--Yea: Mr. Campbell. Nay: Messrs. Harris, Brooke, Orr, and Harrison.
North Carolina--Yea: Messrs. Smith and Venable. Nay: Messrs. Avery, McDowell, Morehead, and Davidson,

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South Carolina--Nay: Messrs. Rhett, Memminger, Miles, and Boyce.
Tennessee--Yea: Messrs. House, Jones, De Witt, Currin, and Caruthers. Nay: Mr. Thomas.
Texas--Nay: Mr. Hemphill.
Virginia--Yea: Messrs. Seddon and William B. Preston. Nay: Messrs. Macfarland, Bocock, Rives, Scott, Boteler, Russell, Johnston, Staples, and Walter Preston.

Those States voting in the affirmative are,

Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee, 3.

Those in the negative are,

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 7.

The State of Georgia being divided and the State of Missouri not voting.

So the motion did not prevail.

Mr. Crawford moved to amend by striking out the word "twenty" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten."

The motion was not agreed to.

Mr. Crawford moved further to amend by adding to the end of the section the following proviso, to wit:

Provided, That said appointments shall be first made from the list of young men who are already in the service of the Confederacy as privates or noncommissioned officers, and to the sons of those who have died in the service of the Confederacy.

Mr. Walker called the question, which was upon agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Crawford;

When,

Mr. Avery, at the instance of the State of North Carolina, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:

Alabama--Yea: Messrs. Walker, Curry, Chilton, Hale, Robinson, and Jones. Nay: Mr. McRae.
Arkansas--Yea: Messrs. Johnson, Thomason, Garland, and Watkins.
Florida--Yea: Messrs. Morton and Owens.
Georgia--Yea: Messrs. Foreman, Crawford, Wright, and Stephens. Nay: Mr. Hill.
Louisiana--Yea: Mr. Perkins. Nay: Messrs. De Clouet, Conrad, and Sparrow.
Mississippi--Yea: Mr. Campbell. Nay: Messrs. Harris, Brooke, Orr, and Harrison.
Missouri--Yea: Messrs. Bell, Conrow, and Vest.
North Carolina--Nay: Messrs. Davis, Avery, Venable, Morehead, and Davidson.
South Carolina--Nay: Messrs. Rhett, Miles, and Boyce.
Tennessee--Yea: Messrs. Jones, De Witt, Currin, and Caruthers. Nay: Messrs. House and Thomas.
Texas--Yea: Mr. Hemphill.
Virginia--Yea: Messrs. William B. Preston, Macfarland, and Rives. Nay: Messrs. Seddon, Bocock, Scott, Brockenbrough, Staples, and Walter Preston.

The following States voted in the affirmative:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, 7.

Those voting in the negative are,

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Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, 5.

So the amendment was agreed to, and the section as amended reads as follows, to wit:

The Congress of the Confederate States do enact, That so much of the eighth section of the above-entitled act as authorizes the appointment by the President of ten cadets, to be selected at large from the Confederate States, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and in lieu thereof the President shall appoint twenty cadets, to be selected at large, from the Confederate States and Territories thereof, the District of Columbia, and the border slave States: Provided, That said appointments shall be first made from the list of young men who are already in the service of the Confederacy as privates or noncommissioned officers, and to the sons of those who have died in the service of the Confederacy.

The question then recurring upon the ordering of the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, and the vote having been taken, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Avery moved to reconsider the vote by which the Congress ordered the bill to be engrossed for a third reading; and

On motion of Mr. Avery,

Congress adjourned until 12 m. to-morrow.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Congress being in executive session,

The Chair laid before the body the following communications from the President, viz:

Richmond, Va., December 2, 1861.

To the Congress of the Confederate States:

I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

- - John M. Jones, of North Carolina, to take rank September 4, 1861.
  - William W. Mackall, of Texas, to take rank September 9, 1861.
  - S.S. Anderson, of Virginia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
  - George W. Lay, of Virginia, to take rank October 7, 1861.
  - J. T. L. Preston, of Virginia, to take rank October 22, 1861.
- - R. H. Riddick, of North Carolina, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - R. H. Anderson, of Georgia, to take rank September 4, 1861.
  - Pollok B. Lee, of Tennessee, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - Alex. M. Jackson, of Texas, to take rank August 19, 1861.
  - Jasper S. Whiting, of --, to take rank September 9, 1861.
  - Richard N. Snowden, of Maryland, to take rank September 23, 1861.
  - William F. Nance, of South Carolina, to take rank September 23, 1861.
  - J. W. Daniel, of Virginia, to take rank September 23, 1861.
  - George G. Garner, of Louisiana, to take rank September 27, 1861.
  - J. W. Ratchford, of North Carolina, to take rank September 30, 1861.
  - James H. Hill, of Mississippi, to take rank October 2, 1861.
  - Alexander Cusseday, of Kentucky, to take rank October 4, 1861.
  - J. W. Balfour, of Mississippi, to take rank October 9, 1861.
  - Paul J. Quattlebaum, of South Carolina, to take rank October 30, 1861.
  - Samuel W. Melton, of South Carolina, to take rank November 7, 1861.
  - E. A. Palfrey, of Louisiana, to take rank November 7, 1861.
  - A. S. Cunningham, of Virginia, to take rank November 18, 1861.
  - George Williamson, of Louisiana, to take rank November 16, 1861.
  - J. E. Slaughter, of Tennessee, to take rank November 16, 1861.
  - W. A. Quarles, of --, to take rank October 24, 1861.
- - Archer Anderson, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - Francis H. Jordan, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - W. D. Pickett, of Tennessee, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - William S. Barry, of Mississippi, to take rank September 9, 1861.
  - W. C. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, to take rank September 9, 1861.
  - William J. Gayer, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - Roscoe B. Heath, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - Henry P. Brewster, of Texas, to take rank September 11, 1861.
  - G. M. Sorrel, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
  - F. Gardner, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
  - A. J. Waddy, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
  - L. Tierman Brien, of Virginia, to take rank September 24, 1861.
  - James D. Porter, of Tennessee, to take rank September 26, 1861.
  - L. D. Walker, of South Carolina, to take rank September 26, 1861.
  - Washington L. Riddick, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - L. R. Page, of Mississippi, to take rank October 8, 1861.
  - A. L. Evans, of South Carolina, to take rank October 9, 1861.
  - R. H. Finney, of Virginia, to take rank October 11, 1861.
  - Henry E. Young, of South Carolina, to take rank October 14, 1861.
  - Gustavus A. Henry, jr., of Tennessee, to take rank October 18, 1861.
  - T. S. McIntosh, of Georgia, to take rank October 19, 1861.
  - Giles B. Cooke, of Virginia, to take rank October 29, 1861.
  - F. H. Robertson, of Louisiana, to take rank October 29, 1861.
  - George W. Ward, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
  - Robert N. Wilson, of Virginia, to take rank November 2, 1861.
  - N. W. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, to take rank November 4, 1861.
  - George A. Mercer, of Georgia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
  - Henry A. Whiting, of Alabama, to take rank November 16, 1861.
  - George B. Hodge, of Kentucky, to take rank November 16, 1861.

Richmond, Va., December 2, 1861.

To the Congress of the Confederate States:

I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Aids-de-camp, with rank of first lieutenant.

Francis S. Bloom, of Georgia, to take rank September 5, 1861.
H. M. R. Fogg, of Tennessee, to take rank September 9, 1861.
D. Forney Withers, of Alabama, to take rank September 2, 1861.
H. I. Thornton, of Kentucky, to take rank September 6, 1861.
W. H. McCardle, of Mississippi, to take rank September 9, 1861.
William Norwood, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
Charles Wood, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
G. P. Smith, of Tennessee, to take rank September 9, 1861.
Richard Contee, of Maryland, to take rank September 11, 1861.
A. V. Vertner, of Mississippi, to take rank September 28, 1861.
S. H. Early, of Virginia, to take rank September 11, 1861.
John W. Graham, of North Carolina, to take rank September 13, 1861.
G. C. Brown, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
Thomas [P.] Ochiltree, of Texas, to take rank July 9, 1861.
Robert Elliott, of Georgia, to take rank September 23, 1861.
Frank H. McNairy, of Tennessee, to take rank September 26, 1861.
George West, of North Carolina, to take rank September 30, 1861.
Joseph Lovell, of --, to take rank September 28, 1861.
J. H. Morrison, of Virginia, to take rank October 4, 1861.
J. Edward Drayton, of South Carolina, to take rank October 4, 1861.
Charles F. Johnson, of Kentucky, to take rank October 4, 1861.
William C. Hall, of Maryland, to take rank October 9, 1861.
J. B. Girardey, of Louisiana, to take rank October 12, 1861.
John W. Hinsdale, of --, to take rank October 18, 1861.
F. S. Parker, of South Carolina, to take rank October 24, 1861.
W. Sidney Winder, of Maryland, to take rank October 29, 1861.
E. C. Sulivane, of Mississippi, to take rank October 29, 1861.

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William W. Johnson, of Arkansas, to take rank October 29, 1861.
John Preston, jr., of South Carolina, to take rank October 29, 1861.
A. J. Toutant, of Louisiana, to take rank October 29, 1861.
Thomas Hawkins, of Kentucky, to take rank October 30, 1861.
Richard G. Byrd, of Virginia, to take rank October 31, 1861.
Thomas J. Noble, of South Carolina, to take rank November 2, 1861.
A. R. Chisolm, of South Carolina, to take rank November 6, 1861.
George Jenkins, of Virginia, to take rank November 7, 1861.
Calhoun Haile, of Mississippi, to take rank November 9, 1861.
Joseph Heyward, of South Carolina, to take rank November 16, 1861.
W. W. Porter, of Kentucky, to take rank November 18, 1861.
E. C. Anderson, of Georgia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
J. W. Mallet, of Alabama, to take rank November 16, 1861.
A. S. Pendleton, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
W. H. Rogers, of South Carolina, to take rank November 16, 1861.
Horace Randal, of Texas, to take rank November 16, 1861.
James G. Martin, of Tennessee, to take rank November 18, 1861.
S. N. Dale, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
Joseph F. Belton, of Florida, to take rank November 16, 1861.

Richmond, Va., December 2, 1861.

To the Congress of the Confederate States:

I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Adjutants, with the rank of first lieutenants.

Woodbury Wheeler, of North Carolina, to take rank September 2, 1861.
T. G. Barker, of South Carolina, to fake rank September 2, 1861.
James H. Lawrence, of Georgia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
V. Q. Johnson, of Tennessee, to take rank September 19, 1861.
John Reily, of Texas, to take rank September 23, 1861.
James M. Davis, of South Carolina, to take rank September 23, 1861.
Graham Daves, of North Carolina, to take rank September 23, 1861.
J. M. Peteat, of North Carolina, to take rank September 23, 1861.
William M. Bruce, of Arkansas, to take rank September 25, 1861.
Peter Fox, of Louisiana, to take rank September 28, 1861.
Thomas Phelan, of Georgia, to take rank September 28, 1861.
A. R. Harper, of Georgia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
Philip Cook, of Georgia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
William J. Ready, of South Carolina, to take rank October 2, 1861.
James W. Pegram, of Virginia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
Robert W. Eubank, of Virginia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
Charles Sanders, of Georgia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
R. H. Bassett, of Texas, to take rank October 2, 1861.
Joseph P. Minetree, of Virginia, to take rank October 4, 1861.
W. A. Brockenbrough, of Virginia, to take rank October 4, 1861.
John H. Wilier, of Kentucky, to take rank October 4, 1861.
J. B. Muse, of Tennessee, to take rank October 7, 1861.
Lock Weems, of Alabama, to take rank October 7, 1861.
C. Flowerree, of Virginia, to take rank October 7, 1861.
Philip Cook, of Georgia, to take rank October 2, 1861.
Hugh Kerr, of Virginia, to take rank October 7, 1861.
William Thomas Black, of Georgia, to take rank October 7, 1861.
William H. Talley, of South Carolina, to take rank October 8, 1861.
Charles C. Wight, of Virginia, to take rank October 9, 1861.
R. L. Williams, of Virginia, to take rank October 10, 1861.
Joseph D. Sayers, of Texas, to take rank October 11, 1861.
Clifton Walker, of Alabama, to take rank October 12, 1861.
Joseph B. Cherry, of North Carolina, to take rank September 11, 1861.
E. O. Greenlaw, of Virginia, to take rank October 12, 1861.
John C. Fiser, of Mississippi, to take rank October 12, 1861.
John Shane, of Tennessee, to take rank October 14, 1861.
John R. Blocker, of Virginia, to take rank October 14, 1861.
John F. Neff, of Virginia, to take rank October 14, 1861.
W. G. Paxton, of Mississippi, to take rank October 15, 1861.

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W. C. P. Carrington, of Missouri, to take rank October 18, 1861.
W. H. Sthreshley of Louisiana, to take rank October 18, 1861.
E. W. Hoyle, of Georgia, to take rank October 18, 1861.
Rufus E. Lester, of Georgia, to take rank September 21, 1861.
D. A. McRae, of North Carolina, to take rank October 18, 1861.
Robertson Taylor, of Virginia, to take rank October 18, 1861.
William E. Watson, of Tennessee, to take rank October 18, 1861.
D. R. Gurley, of Texas, to take rank October 18, 1861.
A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, to take rank October 19, 1861.
Henry C. Wood, of Alabama, to take rank October 21, 1861.
J. L. Henry, of North Carolina, to take rank October 23, 1861.
Edmund Atkinson, of Georgia, to take rank October 22, 1861.
William N. Mercer, of Arkansas, to take rank October 22, 1861.
O. O. Cobb, of Louisiana, to take rank October 22, 1861.
J. J. Evans, of Louisiana, to take rank October 22, 1861.
W. N. P. Otey, of Virginia, to take rank October 12, 1861.
Robert Richardson, of Louisiana, to take rank October 22, 1861.
E. C. Barthelemy, of Louisiana, to take rank October 22, 1861.
Waller K. Martin, of Virginia, to take rank October 28, 1861.
James Bumgardner, of Virginia, to take rank October 29, 1861.
W. A. Cumming, of North Carolina, to take rank October 29, 1861.
Jasper A. Smith, of Tennessee, to take rank October 29, 1861.
John Allan, of Virginia, to take rank October 29, 1861.
James S. Vann, of Arkansas, to take rank October 7, 1861.
E. C. Hines, of North Carolina, to take rank November 5, 1861.
Beall Hempstead, of Arkansas, to take rank November 5, 1861.
Robert W. Hunter, of Virginia, to take rank November 5, 1861.
R. E. Graves, of Kentucky, to take rank November 5, 1861.
Richard E. Conner, of Mississippi, to take rank November 5, 1861.
Ferdinand Siebert, of Texas, to take rank October 4, 1861.
Thomas H. Dickson, of Mississippi, to take rank October 23, 1861.
William H. Sellers, of Texas, to take rank November 8, 1861.
G. A. Cary, of Virginia, to take rank November 8, 1861.
Thomas C. Howard, of Texas, to take rank October 9, 1861.
F. Stith, of Tennessee, to take rank November 16, 1861.
James Gardner, of Georgia, to take rank November 6, 1861.
Charles S. West, of Texas, to take rank November 14, 1861.
E. Taliaferro, of Virginia, to take rank September 2, 1861.
W. T. Stricklin, of Mississippi, to take rank October 16, 1861.
R. T. Daniel, of Kentucky, to take rank November 16, 1861.
Elias F. Travis, of Alabama, to take rank November 1, 1861.
Samuel J. Garland, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
Guilford Nicholson, of North Carolina, to take rank November 16, 1861.
W. M. Inge, of Mississippi, to take rank November 16, 1861.
E. M. Crutchfield, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
John C. Rutherford, of Georgia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
H. T. Miller, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
L. Pinckard, of Alabama, to take rank November 16, 1861.
Thomas J. Pennybacker, of Virginia, to take rank November 16, 1861.
John C. Pegram, of North Carolina, to take rank November 16, 1861.
John D. Hyman, of North Carolina, to take rank November 16, 1861:
T. Henderson Smith, of Virginia, to take rank November 18, 1861.
D. S. Donelson, of Tennessee, to take rank November 18, 1861.
J. T. Tosh, of Virginia, to take rank November 19, 1861.
Alexander C. Haskell, of South Carolina, to take rank November 20, 1861.
Walter Weir, of Virginia, to take rank November 21, 1861.
John C. Smith, of Alabama, to take rank November 21, 1861.
James C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, to take rank November 22, 1861.
A. S. Scott, of Virginia, to take rank November 93, 1861.
Roger Barton, of Mississippi, to take rank November 24, 1861.
James P. Perkins, of Georgia, to take rank November 25, 1861.
Walter Clark, of Louisiana, to take rank November 26, 1861.
J. A. Girardeau, of Georgia, to take rank November 27, 1861.
Dunstan E. Banks, of Georgia, to take rank November 28, 1861.
Albert G. Smith, of Virginia, to take rank November 28, 1861.
A. F. Grayson, of Virginia, to take rank November 28, 1861.

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Mr. Rhett moved to lay the communications on the table, in order to enable him to offer the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to report to the Congress whether the original appointments made by the President of the Confederate States ought not to be acted upon first by this Congress unless the same shall be withdrawn by the President at his request and the consent of Congress.

The motion prevailed.

And the resolution was taken up and agreed to.

Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the communication of the President of November 21, containing nominations referred to the committee, reported the same back and recommended that Congress advise and consent to the same.

On motion, the report was laid on the table for the present.

Congress then resumed legislative session.

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ELEVENTH DAY--MONDAY, December 2, 1861.