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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 --TWENTY-FIFTH DAY--SATURDAY, August 17, 1861.
OPEN SESSION.
Congress met pursuant to adjournment; and
Resolved itself into secret session.
SECRET SESSION.
Congress being in secret session,
The Chair presented the following communication from the President; which was read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, to wit:
Executive Department,
Richmond, August 15, 1861.
Hon. Howell Cobb,
President of Congress.
Sir: I herewith transmit to the Congress a communication from the honorable Secretary of War, asking for an appropriation of $130,000 to provide for cooks and nurses to minister to the sick and wounded of the Army.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas moved to take up the consideration of a resolution which was introduced by him and laid on the table, fixing the time of adjournment of the Congress.
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The motion prevailed.
Mr. Ochiltree moved to amend by striking out the words "twenty-sixth" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-second."
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas called the question; which was seconded, and, at the instance of the State of Arkansas, demanded that the yeas and nays of whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, 3.
Nay: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 4.
Divided: Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, 3.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Keitt moved to amend by striking out the words "twenty-sixth" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-fourth," and called for the question; which was seconded; and the question being put, the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Thomason moved to amend by inserting after the words "nineteenth instant" "and its next meeting on the third Monday in November next," and by adding at the close of the resolution the words "and meet again on the first Monday in December next."
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "first Monday in December" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "first Monday in October."
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas called the question; which was seconded; and the question being put, the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Sparrow moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "first Monday in December" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "first Monday in January," and called the question; which was seconded; and the question being put, the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Thomason called the question, which was upon agreeing to the amendment as offered by him; and the call being seconded, Mr. Thomason; at the instance of the State of Arkansas, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; which are as follows, to wit:
Yea: Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, 3.
Nay: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, 6.
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Divided: Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, 2.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Keitt called the question, which was upon agreeing to the resolution as amended; and the call being seconded, the question was put, and the resolution as amended was agreed to.
Congress then resumed the unfinished business of yesterday; which was the consideration of the motion by Mr. Waul to strike out the first section of
A bill to provide for the admission of Missouri, etc.
Mr. Avery called the question; which was not seconded.
Mr. Shorter, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
An act amendatory of an act to prescribe the rates of postage in the Confederate States of America, approved February 23, 1861.
Mr. Waul withdrew his motion to strike out, and pending the consideration of the first section,
Congress, on motion of Mr. Miles,
Adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday morning.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Congress being in executive session,
The Chair presented a communication from the President, transmitting, for the advice and consent of the Congress, a list of appointments for collectors, viz:
Tandy H. Trice, for Memphis, Tenn.; W. C. Davis, for Elizabeth City, N. C.; Joseph Ramsey, for Plymouth, N. C.;
which was referred to the Committee on Commercial Affairs.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the nomination of P. O. Hébert, to be brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, reported the same back and recommended that Congress advise and consent to the same.
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The report was agreed to, and Congress advised and consented to the nomination.
Mr. Crawford, from the Committee on Commercial Affairs, to whom was referred the communication of the President, of the 14th instant, transmitting a list of appointments for collectors made during the recess of Congress, reported the same back and recommended that Congress advise and consent to the nominations.
The report was agreed to, and Congress advised and consented to the nominations.
Congress resumed legislative session.
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