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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-EIGHTH DAY--WEDNESDAY, January 8, 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. Harris of Mississippi, by general consent, moved that an additional member be added to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The motion was agreed to.
And the Chair announced on the committee Mr. Pryor of Virginia.
Mr. Harris of Mississippi, by general consent, was allowed to withdraw the copy of the report of General Johnston of the battle of Manassas, for the purpose of correcting the same.
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas offered two bills; which were read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, to wit:
A bill making certain provisions in regard to Indian trust funds; and
A bill to provide for the organization of the Arkansas and Red River superintendency of Indian affairs, to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indians therein, and to preserve peace on the frontier; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Venable offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That the committee of arrangements be authorized to appoint a suitable person to accompany the remains of the Honorable John Hemphill to Austin, Texas.
Mr. Thomason presented the letter of G. C. Rosser; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, without being read.
Congress then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday; winch was the motion of Mr. Bradford to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Orr to the first section of a bill to raise an additional force to serve during the war was lost.
The motion to reconsider did not prevail.
Mr. Orr then moved to amend by inserting after the word "promotion" the words "except in case of disability or other incompetency."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Seddon moved to amend by striking out the words "in the office of colonel or lieutenant-colonel, the same shall be filled by promotion, except in case of disability or other incompetency of the field
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officers of the squadron, battalion, or regiment in which the same has occurred, and the vacancy or vacancies thereby caused," and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "same."
And by striking out the words:
and if any vacancy shall occur in the office of major, the same shall be filled by selection as aforesaid.
Mr. Campbell called the question; which was seconded, and
Mr. Venable, 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:
Yea: Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas, 3.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, 7.
Not voting: Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, 3.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Orr moved to amend by inserting after the word "company" the words "except in case of disability or other incompetency."
Mr. Hale moved to amend by adding the following proviso, to wit:
Provided, That the provisions of this act, so far as they relate to the promotion of company officers, shall not apply to the companies now in the service of the Confederate States, but such companies, respectively, be governed by the laws in force at the time they were mustered in reference to the filling of vacancies that have or may occur in company officers.
Mr. Waul moved as a substitute for the same the following, to wit:
Provided, That the provisions of this section shall only apply to volunteer forces who may be hereafter mustered into the service of the Confederate States.
And the vote having been taken thereon, the same was not agreed to.
The question then recurring upon the amendment offered by Mr. Hale, and the vote having been taken thereon, the same was not agreed to.
Mr. Harris of Missouri moved to amend as follows, to wit:
After "aforesaid," on tenth line, "and during the existence of the vacancy the officer filling the duties of the vacant office shall be entitled to the pay and allowances corresponding to the grade of the office."
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Harris of Mississippi moved to amend by striking out the words "and the vacancy or vacancies caused thereby" and insert "except in the office of major."
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Also, to strike out the word "appointment" and insert the word "selection;" which was agreed to.
Also, to strike out the words "said company" and insert in lieu thereof "the commissioned [officers] of a company," and by striking out the words "the vacancy or vacancies thereby caused" and inserting in lieu thereof "except that vacancies in the lowest rank of commissioned officers."
The amendment was agreed to.
By inserting after the word "by" the words "a majority vote of."
The amendment was agreed to.
Also, to amend by adding at the end of the section the following words: "and at such elections there shall be at least thirty-five votes cast, and a majority voting shall be necessary to a choice."
And upon which he demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Missouri, 1.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, 7.
Divided: Texas, 1.
Not voting: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee, 4.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Pryor,
Congress then adjourned until 12 o'clock m. to-morrow.
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