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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-FIFTH DAY--THURSDAY, January 16, 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. Conrad introduced
A bill to authorize the change of the names of vessels in certain cases;
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. House, from the special committee of one from each State, appointed to examine into the frauds in the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments, reported the following resolution: which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved,That the special committee consisting of one member from each State, appointed to inquire into abuses occurring in the Commissary Department of the Government, be further empowered to inquire as to the best means of ascertaining the abuses in all purchases made by Government agents, and also into contracts and abuses under the different Departments of the Government.
Mr. Macfarland presented several designs for a flag for the Confederacy; which, together with a letter from the artist, were referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal, with the privilege of withdrawing same if not used.
Mr. Perkins, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, moved to take up from the Calendar
A bill to prohibit the importation of articles the production or manufacture of the Confederate States,
and make the same the special order for Monday, the 20th instant; which was agreed to.
Mr. H. C. Burnett offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the propriety of making an appropriation of three millions of dollars, to be expended by the State government of Kentucky, under the supervision of the President of the Confederate States, to enable the State government to organize and put in the field such troops as said State may be able to muster into the service.
Mr. Pryor, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of inquiry as to the legislation needed to allow soldiers to obtain furloughs and discharges, reported, with the recommendation that the same pass,
A bill to provide for granting furloughs in certain cases; which was read first and second times, when Mr. Waul moved to postpone the further consideration of the same, and that the bill be printed and made the special order for to-morrow.
Executive Department,
Richmond, January 16, 1862.
Mr. President: The President on yesterday approved and signed
An act to authorize the Secretary of War to audit and settle the claims of certain officers therein named.
ROBERT JOSSELYN,
Private Secretary.
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The hour of 1 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the hour for taking up the special order of the day, Mr. Campbell moved that the consideration of the same be postponed for the present.
The motion was agreed to.
And Mr. Conrad moved that the Congress proceed to the consideration of the message of the President vetoing
A bill regulating furloughs and discharges in certain cases; which was agreed to.
When Mr. Atkins called the question; which was seconded.
And the question being,
Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the veto of the President?
Under provision of the Constitution, the yeas and nays of the whole body were recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Florida, Missouri, and North Carolina, 3.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 9.
Divided: Georgia, 1
So the bill was lost.
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to give a bounty to all persons enlisted as seamen who enlist for three years or for the war;
An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of additional officers of the Navy," approved December 24, 1861; and
An act to reward the loyalty of the principal chief of the Seminole Nation.
Mr. Perkins moved to reconsider the vote by which the House agreed to postpone the consideration of the special order of the day, and called the question; which was seconded, and, 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:
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Yea: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas, 4.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, 7.
Divided: Missouri and South Carolina, 2.
So the motion to reconsider did not prevail.
The question then recurring upon the motion of Mr. Waul to print the bill and make it the special order of to-morrow, the vote was taken, and the motion was not agreed to.
Executive Department,
Richmond, January 16, 1862.
Mr. President: The President has this day approved and signed
An act to make the appointment of Assistant Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, and of War executive appointments.
ROBERT JOSSELYN,
Private Secretary.
Mr. Harris of Mississippi, from the committee to whom was referred the reports of the various battles, by unanimous consent, moved to postpone for the present the further consideration of the bill under discussion.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Harris then moved that such reports as the committee were instructed to have printed in whole be printed in 100 copies each for the use of the Congress.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Harris then moved that such reports as the committee were instructed to print with portions of the same stricken out, be printed as complete reports.
Mr. Avery moved to amend the motion of Mr. Harris by moving that said reports be printed as extracts.
The amendment was agreed to.
Congress then proceeded to the consideration of
A bill to provide for granting furloughs in certain cases.
And the first section of the same being under consideration,
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Mr. Waul moved to amend by adding at the end of the section the following words, to wit:
And said privates and noncommissioned officers shall be entitled to transportation home and to return if said commanding officer shall recommend it as necessary.
Mr. Morehead moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "if said commanding officer shall recommend it as necessary."
The amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Thomason moved to amend by striking out the word "necessary" and to insert in lieu thereof the words "right and proper."
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Wigfall moved to amend by inserting after the words "noncommissioned officers" the words "and other officers."
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend by striking out the words "as necessary."
The amendment was agreed to.
The question then recurring upon agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Waul,
Mr. Thomason, at the instance of the State of Arkansas, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 8.
Nay: Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina, 3.
Divided: Arkansas and Louisiana, 2.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Waul moved further to amend by inserting after the word "proper" the words "not exceeding ninety days."
Mr. Crawford moved to amend the amendment by inserting in lieu of the word "ninety" the word "sixty."
Mr. T. R. R. Cobb moved to amend by inserting in lieu of the word "ninety" the word "thirty."
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Mr. Avery moved to lay all the amendments on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Bass moved to amend by adding at the end of the section the following to, wit:
Provided, That in all cases where a sick or disabled soldier is not in camp, a furlough or discharge shall be granted him upon the certificate by the principal Government surgeon nearest such soldier, certifying that the health and condition of said soldier render it necessary he should have such furlough.
On motion of Mr. Crawford,
Congress then adjourned until 12 m. to-morrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Congress being in executive session,
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas moved to reconsider the vote by which Congress advised and consented to the nomination of the officers of Second Arkansas Regiment, viz: J. W. Scaife for colonel, Daniel C. Govan for lieutenant-colonel, and Reuben F. Harvey for major.
The motion prevailed.
Congress then resumed business in legislative session.
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