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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 --TUESDAY, April 30, 1861.
OPEN SESSION.
Congress met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Mitchell.
Mr. Chilton presented a communication from A. Hatchett, of the city of Memphis; which was referred, without being read, to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Cobb presented a memorial from certain ministers of the gospel relative to the appointment of chaplains for the Army; which was referred, without being read, to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Ochiltree laid before Congress a memorial from J. P. Nash, R. P. Crump, and others, suggesting the establishment of an armory in the county of Marion, State of Texas; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Congress then went into secret session; and after remaining some time therein, adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
Congress having resolved itself in secret session,
Mr. Chilton moved that the Committee on Public Buildings be instructed to inquire and report to Congress relative to the occupancy by the Congress of the Hall of the House of Representatives.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Rhett offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That so much of the President's message and accompanying documents as relates to the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States be referred to the Committee on the Permanent Constitution.
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The resolutions were agreed to.
Mr. Cobb made the following report, viz:
The Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the printing of the President's message and accompanying documents, have had the same under consideration and report:
That they recommend the printing of 5,000 copies of the message in pamphlet form.
That the report of the Postmaster-General and exhibits be submitted to the chairman of the Committee on Postal Affairs, to select therefrom, in connection with the Postmaster-General, such matters as they see proper and have as many copies thereof printed for the use of the Congress and the Department as they may decide to be necessary.
The remaining reports and accompanying documents the committee recommend shall not be printed at present.
The report was agreed to.
Congress then took up for consideration, from the Calendar,
A bill in relation to citizenship and to prescribe uniform rules of naturalization.
On motion of Mr. Clayton, the same was recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary.
The next regular order being
A bill to establish a patent office, and to provide for the granting and issuance of patents for new and useful discoveries, inventions, and improvements;
which was, on motion of Mr. Brooke, recommitted to the Committee on Patents.
The next regular order being
A bill to provide revenue from commodities imported from foreign countries.
On motion of Mr. McRae, the same was recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
The next regular order on the Calendar being
A bill to prevent the importation of African negroes from any foreign country other than the slaveholding States of the United States, and to punish persons offending therein.
The same was, on motion of Mr. Clayton, recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Chesnut,
Congress adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
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