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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 --NINTH DAY--TUESDAY, July 30, 1861.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume I]
NINTH DAY--TUESDAY, July 30, 1861.

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OPEN SESSION.

Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Seeley.

Congress resolved itself in secret session.

SECRET SESSION.

Mr. McRae of Alabama, from the Committee on Enrollment, reported as correctly enrolled two resolutions, one in reference to donations from certain churches, and the other in relation to the First Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers.

A message was received from the President by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn, informing Congress that he had on yesterday approved and signed

An act relating to the prepayment of postage in certain cases.

Mr. Stephens of Georgia moved that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the postal bill approved and signed by the President, and that the same be published in the daily journals of the city, and that any charge for said publishing be paid for out of the contingent fund; which was agreed to.

Mr. Kenan of Georgia offered

A resolution requesting the Secretary of War to have a copy of an act entitled "An act in relation to the prepayment of postage in certain cases" to be forwarded to each of the colonels in command of the Confederate forces, with instructions to have the same read to all the companies of their command;
which was read and agreed to.

The Chair presented a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, containing estimates and accompanying documents; which were read and referred to the Committee on Finance.

The Chair presented a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury; which, on motion of Mr. Chesnut of South Carolina, was referred to the Committee on Finance and one copy for each member ordered to be printed.

Mr. Thomason of Arkansas introduced

A resolution directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the importance of providing by law for the protection of such of the citizens of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia as may be taken prisoners by the United States, because of their sympathy with or aid given to these Confederate States in the great struggle in which they are now engaged for the establishment of liberty and independence, and report by bill, etc.;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Perkins of Louisiana presented the memorial of William Carter; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Harris of Mississippi offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of conferring certain rank on chaplains in the Army, and to report by bill, etc.;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Rhett of South Carolina offered resolutions instructing the Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the expediency of laying a

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duty of 15 per cent ad valorem, in addition to the duties imposed by the tariff law of 21st day of May, 1861, on all wares, goods, and merchandise imported from any of the United States into the Confederate States: Provided. however, That the productions made free of duty by any laws now existing shall not be amenable to the above-proposed tax; and that the same committee inquire into the expediency of prohibiting the entrance of any goods, wares, or merchandise, the production or manufacture of European nations, into the Confederate States from any portion of the United States.

Mr. Hunter of Virginia introduced a preamble and resolutions defining the position of the Confederate States on points of maritime law, as laid down by the Congress of Paris of 1856; which were read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Chesnut of South Carolina introduced

A bill to authorize the distribution of the proceeds of the sale of the ship A. B. Thompson, condemned as a prize; which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Chesnut of South Carolina introduced

A bill to increase the number of sergeants in all light infantry companies.

Mr. Conrad of Louisiana introduced

A resolution requesting the President to transmit to Congress any information in his possession in relation to the sailing of a flotilla of iron gunboats down the Mississippi River, and whether any preparations have been made to resist the same; which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Rhett of South Carolina, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported in part as follows, to wit:

That the committee deem it expedient to postpone for the present the consideration of two resolutions referred to them--the first, inquiring into the expediency of permitting consuls of foreign nations accredited to the United States to perform the duties of their offices in the ports of the Confederate States, and the second, inquiring into the expediency of prohibiting the exportation of our agricultural productions to any nations not having friendly relations with us, and that the resolutions be laid on the table;
which was agreed to.

Mr. T. R. R. Cobb, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred

A resolution inquiring into the expediency of conferring upon the district courts jurisdiction in cases of libel of steamboats and other vessels designed for the navigation of the navigable rivers of the Confederate States,
reported adversely to the same, and begged to be discharged from the further consideration, and that the resolution lie on the table; which was agreed to.

A message was received from the President by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn, informing Congress that he had this day approved

A resolution to dispose of donations made by certain churches on the late fast day; also

Resolutions in relation to the First Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers.

Mr. T. R. R. Cobb of Georgia, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred

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A resolution instructing said committee to inquire into the propriety of longer detaining United States prisoners held for offenses committed in the Indian country, etc.,
reported adversely to the resolution, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that the resolution lie on the table; which was agreed to.

Mr. T. R. R. Cobb of Georgia, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back

A bill relative to moneys deposited in the registries of the courts, with the recommendation that it pass with the amendments offered by the committee.

The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed as amended.

Mr. Smith of Alabama, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported

A bill further to amend an act entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the Confederate States of America;" which was read the first and second times, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.

Mr. Smith of Alabama, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported

A bill to be entitled "An act providing penalties for violating the provisions of an act approved May twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled 'An act to authorize certain debtors to pay the amounts due by them into the Treasury of the Confederate States;'" which, on motion, was ordered to be printed and placed upon the Calendar.

Mr. Miles of South Carolina, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back the claim of Doctor Hill, with the request that it be referred to the Committee on Claims.

The report was agreed to.

Mr. Miles of South Carolina, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back a letter from certain railroads in Virginia, with the request that it be referred to the Secretary of War, and that he be requested to publish the same; which was agreed to.

Mr. T. R. R. Cobb of Georgia, from the Committee on Printing, reported that the committees to whom the several reports of the Departments were referred having been authorized to print such portions of them as they deemed necessary, he had been instructed to move the reconsideration of the resolution on printing passed on Saturday.

The report was disagreed to.

Mr. Mennninger of South Carolina introduced

A bill to be entitled "An act to make provision for the care of supplies for the sick and wounded;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to Committee on Military Affairs.

A message was received from the President by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Josselyn, transmitting to Congress copy of the instructions to commissioners in Europe, with such portion of their correspondence as is deemed advisable to communicate at this time; which were read and referred to Committee on Foreign Relations.

On motion of Mr. Keitt of South Carolina,

Congress then adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Congress being in executive session,

The Chair presented a communication from the President, transmitting, for the advice and consent of the Congress, lists of appointments for the Navy and Marine Corps of the Confederate States of America, which are as follows, viz:

• James W. Cooke, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles F.M. Spotswood, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William L. Maury, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert B. Pegram, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Carter B. Poindexter, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Henry H. Lewis, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Nay y of the Confederate States.
• George W. Harrison, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William A. Wayne, of Georgia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Peter U. Murphy, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Isaac N. Brown, of Mississippi, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Catesby ap R. Jones, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John J. Guthrie, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Joseph N. Barney, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Van Rensellear Morgan, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Edward L. Winder, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John Wilkinson, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles M. Fauntleroy, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William B. Fitzgerald, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John S. Maury, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Reginald Fairfax, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William A. Webb, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles C. Simms, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John W. Bennett, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Augustus McLaughlin, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William H. Parker, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William L. Powell, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William H. Murdaugh, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• James H. Rochelle, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert D. Minor, of Missouri, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.

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• David P. McCorkle, of the District of Columbia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William Sharp, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles P. McGary, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Hunter Davidson, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert R. Carter, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Oscar F. Johnston, of Tennessee, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Beverly Kennon, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• F. E. Shepperd, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Joseph W. Alexander, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• French Forrest, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• George N. Hollins, of Maryland, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Samuel Barron, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William F. Lynch, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Isaac S. Sterrett, of Maryland, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Lloyd J. Beall, of Maryland, late a paymaster in the Army of the United States, to be a colonel of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• Henry B. Tyler, of Virginia, late adjutant and inspector of the Marine Corps of the United States, to be lieutenant-colonel of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• George H. Terrett, of Virginia, late a captain of the Marine Corps of the United States, to be major of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• John D. Simms, of Virginia, late a captain in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• Israel Greene, of Virginia, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• George Holmes, of Florida, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• Adam N. Baker, of Florida, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• George P. Turner, of Virginia, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a first lieutenant of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• E. Cantey Stockton, of South Carolina, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• James R. Y. Fendall, of Mississippi, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• Wilbur F. Johnson, of Georgia, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• Edmund J. Lloyd, of Virginia, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
• William F. Patton, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• George Blacknall, of North Carolina, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Lewis W. Minor, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William F. McClenahan, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Daniel S. Green, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John T. Mason, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William B. Sinclair, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.

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• R. F. Mason, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• James F. Harrison, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• D. B. Phillips, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles H. Williamson, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William E. Wysham, of Maryland, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Daniel B. Conrad, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• H. W. M. Washington, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Algernon S. Garnett, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Frederick Van Bibber, of Maryland, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John W. Sandford, jr., of North Carolina, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Bennett W. Green, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Joseph D. Grafton, of Arkansas, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles M. Morfit, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• R. R. Gibbes, of South Carolina, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Sidney Smith Lee, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William C. Whittle, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert D. Thorburn, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert G. Robb, of Virginia late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Murray Mason, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William W. Hunter, of Louisiana, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Archibald B. Fairfax, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William McBlair, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Richard L. Page, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Frederick Chatard, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Arthur Sinclair, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles H. Kennedy, of North Carolina, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Matthew F. Maury, of Tennessee, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John R. Tucker, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States
• Thomas J. Page, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• George Minor, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Robert F. Pinkney, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Thomas R. Rootes, of Georgia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• James L. Henderson, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William T. Muse, of North Carolina, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.

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• Thomas T. Hunter, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Charles F. McIntosh, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• William P. Williamson, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Michael Quinn, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• James H. Warner, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Thomas A. Jackson, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Virginius Freeman, of Virginia, late a first assistant engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John De Bree, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• Thomas R. Ware, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• James A. Semple, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
• John Johnston, of North Carolina, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.

The communication was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

The Chair laid before Congress a communication from the President, transmitting a nomination for appointment in the Army of the Confederate States, viz:

Gen. G. T. Beauregard, of Louisiana, to date from the 21st July, 1861.

On motion of Mr. Waul, Congress advised and consented to the nomination unanimously.

Congress resolved itself in legislative session.

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