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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journal of the Confederate Congress --TWELFTH DAY--TUESDAY, December 3, 1861.
OPEN SESSION.
Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.
Congress then resolved itself into secret session.
SECRET SESSION.
Congress being in secret session,
Mr. Bocock, by unanimous consent, introduced a resolution; which was read and unanimously adopted, as follows, to wit:
A resolution of thanks to Major-General Sterling Price and to the officers and soldiers raider his command for gallant and meritorious conduct in the present war.
Be it resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That the thanks of the people of the Confederate States are eminently due, and are hereby tendered to Major-General Sterling Price and the Missouri army under his command, for the gallant conduct they have displayed throughout their service in the present war, and especially for the skill, fortitude, and courage by which they gained the brilliant achievement at Lexington, Missouri, resulting, on the twentieth day of September last, in the reduction of that town and the surrender of the entire Federal army there employed.
Be it further resolved, That a copy of this resolution be communicated by the President to General Price, and, through him, to the army then under his command.
Congress then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, which was the motion of Mr. Avery to reconsider the vote by which the Congress ordered to be engrossed for a third reading
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.
And the vote having been taken thereon, the motion to reconsider was not agreed to.
The bill received its third reading, and the vote being taken on the passage of the same. the bill was lost.
On motion of Mr. Bocock, Congress then resolved itself into executive sessiona; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into legislative session.
[Note a: a The Journal of this executive session has not been found.]
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A message was received from the President, by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn.
The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived, Congress proceeded to the consideration of the special order of the day; which was the consideration of
A bill to encourage the enlistment of volunteers for the war;
When,
Mr. Miles moved to amend the same by striking out the words "and transportation home and back," after the word "dollars," and inserting the same after the word "days."
Mr. Sparrow moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Hemphill was adopted.
Mr. McRae, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
A resolution of thanks to Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and to the officers and soldiers under his command for gallant; and meritorious conduct during the present war.
Mr. Stephens moved to postpone for the present the farther consideration of the bill, for the purpose of introducing a bill relating to furloughs and discharges in certain cases.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill having received its first and second readings,
Mr. Miles moved to commit the same to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Stephens demanded the question; which was seconded, when Mr. Kenner, at the instance of the State of Louisiana, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Those States voting in the affirmative are,
Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas, 3.
Those in the negative are,
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 8.
The State of Florida being divided.
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So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "certificate" the following words, to wit:
of the Confederate States surgeon that such furlough is necessary to the restoration of his health, and any such soldier shall be entitled to a discharge on the certificate of such surgeon that he is permanently disabled.
Mr. Stephens called the question; which was seconded, and Mr. Harrison, at the instance of the State of Mississippi, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Those States voting in the affirmative are,
Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas, 4.
Those in the negative are,
Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 7.
The State of Florida being divided.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
The bill was engrossed and read a third time, and Mr. Stephens called the question, which was on the passage of the bill; and the call being seconded, the vote was taken, and the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr. Brooke,
Congress then adjourned until 12 m. to-morrow.
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