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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 --FORTY-FOURTH DAY--WEDNESDAY, January 15, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.
Mr. Monroe announced the presence of J. M. Elliott, a Delegate-elect from the State of Kentucky, who came forward, was duly qualified, and took his seat.
Congress then resolved itself into secret session.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Ward presented a joint resolution of the legislature of Florida in relation to raising troops for the Confederate service; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.
Also, a resolution recommending amendments to the sequestration act; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, without being read.
Mr. Morehead presented two memorials; which were referred to the Committee on Postal Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Stephens, from the Committee to Organize the Executivo Departments, reported back
A bill to make the appointments of Assistant Secretary of State, Assistant Secretary of War, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury executive appointments,
with the recommendation that the same be passed.
The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Hale, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
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, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs; which was agreed to.
Mr. Perkins, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the communication of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the amount of revenue collected since the 1st day of July last, reported the same back, with the recommendation that the same be printed; which was agreed to.
Mr. Pryor, from the Special Committee of Five, to whom was referred
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A bill to amend an act to raise an additional military force to serve during the war, with all pending amendments, for the purpose of harmonizing the same, reported as a substitute for the same
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, and there being no amendments offered to the same, the section was adopted.
And the question being upon adopting the second section of the bill,
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:
Yea: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 9.
Nay: Kentucky, 1.
Divided: Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, 3.
So the section was adopted.
And the fourth section being under consideration, Mr. Conrad moved to amend the same by inserting after the word "companies" the following words, to wit:
and in case the commanding officer shall certify that any portion of those who have enrolled themselves remain embodied together under his command and require subsistence, so many of them as so remain shall be entitled to subsistence from the date of their enrollment.
And upon which, at the instance of the State of Louisiana, he demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
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Yea: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina, 5.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, 7.
Divided: Virginia, 1.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
And the question recurring upon the adoption of the section, Mr. Bradford, at the instance of the State of Mississippi, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 10.
Nay: Missouri, 1.
Divided: Arkansas, 1.
Not voting: South Carolina, 1.
So the section was adopted.
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time, and Mr. T. R. R. Cobb called the question, which was on the passage of the bill, when Mr. Ochiltree, at the instance of the State of Texas, demanded that
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the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 9.
Nay: Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas, 3.
Divided: Alabama, 1. So the bill was passed.
A message was received from the President, by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn, informing Congress that the President on yesterday approved and signed
An act supplementary to an act making appropriations for certain floating defenses, approved January 9, 1862.
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
An act to authorize the Secretary of War to audit and settle the claims of certain officers therein named.
And the question being upon the title of the bill, Mr. Pryor moved to amend the same by adding thereto the following words, to wit: "and for other purposes."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. T. R. R. Cobb introduced
A bill to authorize the President to call upon the several States for troops to serve for three years or during the war;
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Harris of Mississippi moved to make the bill to amend the act to sequestrate the property and estates of alien enemies the special order for 1 o'clock to-morrow.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Crawford, on his own motion, was excused from serving on the committee to inquire into frauds in the Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments.
And the Chair announced Mr. Bass to fill his place on said committee.
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Mr. Hodge, on motion, was excused from serving on the same committee.
And the Chair announced Mr. Thomas of Kentucky to fill his place.
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
An act to make the appointment of Assistant Secretary of State, of the Treasury, and of War executive appointments.
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill supplementary to an act to authorize the appointment of officers in the Navy, approved December 24, 1861; which was read first and second times, engrossed, read third time, and passed.
Also, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to give a bounty to seamen who enlist for three years or for the war; which was read first and second times, engrossed, read third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Conrad, Congress then resolved itself into executive session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into legislative session.
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Capt. V. M. Randolph, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the memorial lie on the table; which was agreed to.
And on motion of Mr. Chilton, Captain Randolph was allowed to withdraw his memorial.
Mr. Wigfall introduced
A bill to authorize the appointment of officers of artillery in the Provisional Army and in the Volunteer Corps; which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Brooke moved to take up from the Calendar
A bill to amend an act to establish a patent office, and to provide for the granting and issue of patents for new and useful discoveries, inventions, improvements, and designs, approved May 21, 1861.
The motion was agreed to.
And Congress proceeded to consider the same, and the fourth section being under consideration; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Brooke moved to amend the same by striking out the words "whether of a State or" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "of."
The motion was agreed to, and the section as amended reads, as follows, to wit:
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Mr. Brooke also moved to amend by inserting as section 6 in the bill the following, to wit:
And be it further enacted, That no citizen of the Confederate States, nor alien, unless he be a citizen of the United States, shall be debarred from receiving a patent for any invention or discovery, as provided in the act approved on the twenty-first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, to which this is additional, by reason of the same having been patented in a foreign country more than six months prior to his application: Provided, That the same shall not have been introduced into public and common use in the Confederate States prior to the application for such patent: And provided also, That in all cases every such patent shall be limited to the term of fourteen years from the date or publication of such foreign patent.
The amendment was agreed to.
And Congress, by general consent, recurred to the second section of the bill, and Mr. Chilton moved to amend by adding at the end thereof the following proviso, to wit:
Provided, however, That the said patentee shall maintain no suit for a violation of his patent, which violation occurred before the filing of a caveat and the deposit of the required fees for the revival of said patent in the Patent Office.
The amendment was agreed to.
And the bill was engrossed and read a third time and the question being on the passage of the same, 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:
Yea: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 11.
Not voting: Florida and Texas, 2.
So the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr. Brooke,
Congress then adjourned until 12 o'clock m. to-morrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Congress being in executive session,
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the communication of the President nominating James D. Bulloch, of Georgia, to be commander in the Confederate States Navy during the war, reported that the committee recommended that Congress advise and consent to the same.
The report was agreed to.
Congress then resumed legislative session.
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