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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 --THIRTY-FOURTH DAY--FRIDAY, January 3, 1862.
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. Johnson of Arkansas moved to reconsider the vote on the passage of
A bill to reward the loyalty of a Seminole chief.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Hale, the injunction of secrecy was removed from
A resolution to authorize the President to send an agent to certain Indian tribes; and
An act for the protection of certain Indian tribes.
Mr. Perkins introduced
A bill to establish a post route in the State of Louisiana;
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Postal Affairs.
Mr. Vest offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That the President be requested to cause the Secretary of War to transmit to Congress all the information, including correspondence, within his possession or control, in regard to the cause of the troops under the command of Brigadier-General Ben. McCulloch not having hitherto cooperated, and not now cooperating with the forces under General Sterling Price, in the State of Missouri; and also whether any immediate steps are contemplated by said Department toward reenforcing or sustaining the command of General Price in their advance upon the enemy.
Mr. Macfarland offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That the sum of seventy-five dollars be paid out of the contingent fund of the Congress to Green and Allen for the bookcase made by them for Congress, the charge having been approved by the Committee on Accounts.
Congress then proceeded to the consideration of the special order of the day; which was
A bill to amend an act to raise an additional military force to serve during the war.
And the first section of the same being under consideration; which is as follows, to wit:
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among said company officers, the same shall be filled by promotion of the officers of said company, and the vacancy or vacancies thereby caused shall be filled by election by the noncommissioned officers and privates of said company.
Mr. Berry moved to amend the same by inserting after the word "President" the words "singly or," and after the word "into" the word "companies."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Orr moved to amend by striking out the words "all field and staff officers" and to insert the following words, to wit: "but the field officers shall be elected by the volunteers when organized into battalions or regiments."
The Chair presented a communication from the President, transmitting to Congress certain estimates of the Secretary of War; which were read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Harris of Mississippi, by unanimous consent, introduced
A bill making appropriations for certain floating defenses; which was read first and second times, and,
On motion of Mr. Harris of Missouri, was made the special order for 12 m. to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Garland,
Congress then adjourned until 12 m. to-morrow.
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