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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 --SEVENTIETH DAY--FRIDAY, February 14, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Congress met, pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows.
Mr. Monroe announced the presence of G. W. Ewing, 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.
Congress being in secret session,
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 to organize, the clerical force of the Treasury Department;
An act to transfer the county of Attala, in the State of Mississippi, from the northern to the southern judicial district of the State of Mississippi; and
An act to pay interest due the Choctaw Nation upon stocks of the State of Virginia.
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Congress then resolved itself into executive session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into legislative session.
The Chair presented certain estimates from the Postmaster-General; which were read and laid on the table.
Mr. Morton introduced
A bill to compensate Dillon Jordan and F. Glackmeyer for services rendered the Government;
which was read first and second times, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Brooke, at the instance of Mr. Campbell, withdrew the motion of the latter gentleman to reconsider the vote on the passage of a resolution appointing Captain Maury and Professors Bledsoe and Smith to prepare a system of weights, measures, and coins for the Confederate Congress.
Mr. Sanderson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported and recommended the passage of
A bill to aid in the construction of a road to connect the Pensacola and Georgia road with the Savannah, Albany and Gulf road;
which was read first and second times, and the question being upon ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, Mr. Sanderson, at the instance of the State of Florida, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri, 3.
Nay: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, 8.
Divided: Arkansas and Virginia, 2.
So the Congress refused to, order the bill to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Pryor, from the same committee, reported
A bill to continue in office the major and brigadier generals of the Provisional Army;
which was read first and second times, placed on the Calendar, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Pryor, from the same committee, to whom was referred
A bill to fix the rank of certain officers,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
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The bill was engrossed, read third time, and passed.
Mr. Hale, from the same committee, reported back and recommended the passage of
A bill to authorize and to provide for the organization of the Maryland Line.
The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. De Clouet, from the Committee on Accounts, reported back as examined and approved the estimates of the Secretary of Congress and sundry accounts, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, etc.; which was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton, from the Committee on Postal Affairs, to whom was referred
A resolution instructing the committee to inquire into the propriety of giving extra compensation to postmasters whose offices are in the vicinity of the camps,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the resolution lie on the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of North Carolina in behalf of Moore Martin, a mail contractor of that State, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the petition lie on the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton offered the following resolution; which was read andagreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That this Congress do adjourn on Monday, the seventeenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at twelve o'clock meridian, sine die.
Mr. Crawford moved that the further consideration of the business of the morning hour be postponed, for the purpose of taking up and considering
A bill to admit duty free all goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the Confederate States for a limited period, except such as may be brought from the United States of America.
Mr. Chilton moved to lay the motion of Mr. Crawford on the table.
Upon which Mr. Rhett, at the instance of the State of South Carolina, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
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Yea: Alabama, Arkansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, 9.
Nay: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, 4.
So the motion to lay on the table prevailed.
Mr. Kenner moved to postpone the further call of the States, for the purpose of taking up for consideration
A bill to provide for the connection of the railroad from Selma, Ala., to Meridian, Miss.
The motion was agreed to, and the question being upon the engrossment of the bill,
Mr. Rhett, at the instance of the State of South Carolina, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, NorthCarolina, Texas, and Virginia, 8.
Nay: Arkansas and Georgia, 2.
Divided: Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee, 3.
So the bill was engrossed, read a third time, and the question being on the passage of the same, Mr. Curry, at the instance of the State of Alabama, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
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Yea: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 9.
Nay: Florida and Georgia, 2.
Divided: Alabama and South Carolina, 2.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. McRae, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
An act to establish certain post routes therein named;
An act supplemental to an act to put in operation the Government under the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America, approved May 21, 1861; and
An act for the relief of the State of Missouri.
Mr. Perkins introduced
A bill relative to the collection of duty on imports during the continuance of the present war.
Mr. Curry, the morning; hour having expired, called for the consideration of the special order of the day, and Mr. Perkins moved to postpone the same, for the purpose of considering the bill introduced by him.
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: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, 4.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina. South Carolina, and Virginia, 9.
So the motion to postpone did not prevail.
Mr. Rhett moved that Congress proceed to the consideration of the report of the Committee on Flag and Seal.
The motion was agreed to;
When,
Mr. Morton offered the following resolution, to wit:
Resolved, That it is proper that the decision of a flag for the permanent Government be left to the Congress under that Government about to assemble.
And the question being upon agreeing to the same,
Mr. Morton, at the instance of the State of Florida, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana. Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee, 9.
Nay: Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, 3.
Divided: South Carolina, 1.
So the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Waul offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Congress it is not necessary that the appointment of cadets should be with the advice and consent of Congress.
And the question being upon agreeing to the same,
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:
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Yea: Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 8.
Nay: Florida and Louisiana, 2.
Divided: Alabama, Kentucky, and South Carolina, 3.
So the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Ochiltree moved to take up for consideration from the Calendar
A bill to establish certain judicial districts, and to provide for courts of the Confederate States therein.
The motion was agreed to.
And the ninth section of the bill being under consideration, which refers to the time for holding courts,
Mr. Thomason moved to amend by striking out.
And upon which, at the instance of the State of Arkansas, he demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Kentucky and Louisiana, 2.
Nay: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, 10.
Not voting: Mississippi, 1.
So the amendment was lost.
And section 10 being under consideration, which refers to offenses cognizable in the courts,
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Mr. Brockenbrough moved to amend by striking out the words "presentment or information of the district attorney" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "presentment or indictment of a grand jury."
The amendment was agreed to.
And the bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
And the title to the same, on motion of Mr. Monroe, was amended by striking out the words "certain," "districts, and to provide for," and "of the Confederate States therein" and to insert in lieu thereof the words "in certain Indian Territories."
Mr. Toombs moved that Congress proceed to the consideration of
A bill to provide for raising and organizing, in the State of Missouri, additional forces for the Provisional Army of the Confederate States; which was returned to Congress with the veto of the President.
The motion was agreed to.
And the question being,
Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the veto of the President?
The yeas and nays of the whole body were recorded thereon, and are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and Virginia, 7.
Nay: Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina, 4.
Divided: Texas, 1.
Not voting: Tennessee, 1.
So the bill was lost.
Mr. Harris of Missouri moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Curry moved to take up for consideration
A bill concerning the pay and allowances due deceased soldiers.
The motion was agreed to.
And the bill being under consideration, Mr. Hale moved to amend, as follows, to wit, by striking out the words "written order of" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "upon the pay roll made out and certified by the captain."
And also to strike out "directed to said paymaster or proper, officer as aforesaid, which order" and to insert in hen thereof "which pay roll," and to strike out the word "order" and insert "pay roll."
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Also, to strike out the words "name of the party entitled to such pay and allowance, and in case the order shall be given to the agent, attorney, or guardian of such person or persons, the name of such agent, attorney, or guardian, together with the," and to strike out the word "order," where it occurs again, and insert "pay roll."
The amendments were agreed to.
And the bill as amended was engrossed, read third time, and passed.
Mr. Brockenbrough moved to take up
A bill regulating the fees of clerks, and for other purposes.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Kenan moved that the Congress do now adjourn.
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Conrad introduced
A bill to relinquish any claim on the part of the Government to any share in any prizes;
which was read first and second times, engrossed, read third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Toombs,
Congress adjourned until 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Congress being in executive session,
The following message was received from the President; which was read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs:
Richmond, February 14, 1862.
To the Congress of the Confederate States:
I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Spaulding McIntosh, of Georgia, to take rank May 18, 1861; Jesse Sharks of Texas to take rank May 18, 1861; Thomas Maclin, of Texas, to take rank May 18, 1861; William Kemp Tabb, of Virginia, to take rank May 18, 1861; Duncan C. Haywood, of North Carolina, to take rank May 18, 1861; John Hemphill Dickens, of Texas, to take rank May 18, 1861; George Hampton Smith, of Tennessee to take rank May 18, 1861; M. M. Lindsey, of Mississippi, to take rank May 18, 1861; J. Hamilton Worley, of South Carolina, to take rank May 18, 1861; Alfred P. Lucas, of Georgia, to take rank May 18, 1861; Charles M. Lumpkin, of Georgia, to take rank May 18, 1861; John Lee, of Virginia, to take rank May 18, 1861; Henry S. Foote, jr., of Tennessee, to take rank May 20, 1861; W. H. Harris, of Mississippi, to take rank May 20, 1861; John S. Lanier. of Mississippi, to take rank May 20, 1861; James M. Keeble, of Pennessee, to take rank May 20, 1861; Theodore O. Chestney, of District of Columbia, to take rank May 20, 1861; James Baltzell, of Texas, to take rank May 20, 1861; H. D. Garden, of Texas, to take rank May 20, 1861; Winfield C. Worthington, of Mississippi, to take rank May 20, 1861; William A. Deas, of Virginia, to take rank May 20, 1861; Joseph D. Mayers, of Mississippi to take rank May 20, 1861; Henry K. Washburn, of Georgia, to take rank May 20, 1861; C. Irvine Walker, of South Carolina, to take rank May 20, 1861; James G. Cowan, of Alabama, to take rank May 20, 1861; Thomas Bush, of Alabama, to take rank May 21, 1861; Philip B. Spence, of Tennessee, to take rank May 21, 1861; Henry M. Rutledge, of South Carolina, to take rank May 21, 1861; William Tyler, of Virginia, to take rank May 21, 1861; George D. Wise, of Virginia, to take rank May 22, 1861; Richard M. Booker, of Virginia to take rank May 24, 1861; A. R. H. Ranson, of Maryland, to take rank June 8, 1861; Charles B. Campbell, of --, to take rank June 11, 1861; Ladislas Wankowicz, of Louisiana, to take rank June 27, 1861; William K. Bradford, of Maryland, to take rank July 3, 1861; J. N. Lipscomb, of --, to take rank July 3, 1861; S. P. Kerr, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1801; E. M. Dabney, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; W. H. Morgan, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; W. E. Hill, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; E. B. Goode, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; E.G. Mohler, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; B. F. Bishop, of Virginia, to take rank July 16, 1861; G. A. Henry, jr, of Tennessee, to take rank July 19, 1861, Charles H. Brown, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; William V. Taylor, of Virginia, to take rank July 19, 1861; Johnson Hagood, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; R. A. Chambers, of Georgia, to take rank July 19, 1861; Thomas K. Fauntleroy, of Virginia, to take rank July 19, 1861; John D. Payne, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; James M. Mason, jr., of Virginia, to take rank July 19, 1861; C. L. Jackson, of Mississippi, to take rank July 19, 1861; H. S. Duval, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; W. W. Revely, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; Lawrence L. Butler, of Louisiana, to take rank July 19, 1861; L. M. Butler, of Florida, to take rank July 19, 1861; S. F. Adams, of --, to take rank July 19, 1861; Henry Bryan, of Virginia, to take rank September 4, 1861; Thomas J. Clay, of Kentucky, to take rank September 6, 1861; James Bowles, of Kentucky, to take rank September 9, 1861; Robert Grant, of --, to take rank September 18, 1861; John S. Rudd, of --, to take rank September 21, 1861; P. L. Burwell, of Virginia, to take rank September 23, 1861; R. M. Hooe, of Virginia, to take rank September 24, 1861; W. D. Lyon, of Alabama, to take rank October 2, 1861; Charles S. Morgan, of Virginia, to take rank October 5, 1861; Walter G. Turpin, of Virginia, to take rank October 7, 1861; George M. Emack, of Maryland, to take rank October 8, 1861; W. E. Cutshaw, of Virginia, to take rank October 31, 1861; E. E. Portlock, jr., of --, to take rank November 1, 1861; W. G. Bonner, of Louisiana, to take rank November 4, 1861; John J. Clarke, of --, to take rank November 6, 1861; C.W. McDonald, of Virginia, to take rank November 7, 1861; W. Eugene Webster, of Maryland, to take rank November 8, 1861; James M. Garnett, of --, to take rank November 9, 1861; D. Callihan, of Louisiana, to take rank November 11, 1861; Frank Jones, of --, to take rank November 16, 1861; J. B. Russell, of South Carolina, to take rank November 19, 1861.
The Chair presented the following message from the President, nominating officers in the Army of the Confederate States:
Richmond, February 14, 1862.
To the Congress of the Confederate States:
I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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The nominations were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Congress then resumed business in legislative session.
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