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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 --WEDNESDAY, March 26, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
On motion by Mr. Barnwell,
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of R. B. Craddock.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to authorize the President to increase his personal staff, reported it without amendment.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred the resolutions of the Georgia Conference M. E. Church South, on the state of the country, and in relation to the pay of chaplains in the Army, made a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 29) to amend the several acts in relation to the pay of chaplains in the Army; which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. --) to provide for ascertaining and detailing artisans and mechanics from the Confederate States Army; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
The said bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.
Mr. Johnson submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That a joint committee of two on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House of Representatives, be appointed to examine into the condition of
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the records and all other papers of the Provisional Congress heretofore directed to be turned over to the keeping of the two Houses respectively, with a view to make some proper disposition of them; and to report by bill or otherwise.
On motion by Mr. Johnson,
Ordered, That the President appoint the members of the committee on the part of the Senate; and
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Hunter were appointed.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. --) to fix the time for holding the Confederate court for the northern district of Georgia; in which I am directed to request the concurrence of the Senate.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed a bill (S. 23) to regulate the mode of paying members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the disbursement of the contingent fund, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) to fix the times for holding the Confederate court for the northern district of Georgia; which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
The said bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 18) declaring the officer who shall act as President in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice-President.
Pending the consideration of the amendments proposed to the bill by the Committee on the Judiciary,
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
Ordered, That it be recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Phelan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 25) to repeal act No. -- of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, and to enact a substitute therefor, reported it with an amendment.
Ordered, That the amendment be printed.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 28) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the Navy," approved March 16, 1861, reported it with an amendment.
Ordered, That the bill and amendment be printed.
Mr. Burnett, from the Committee on Public Buildings, who was instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, reported a joint resolution (S. 5) authorizing the Joint Committee on Public Buildings to lease a suitable building for the use of the State Department and for offices for the President; which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.
The said resolution was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration
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of the bill (S. 19) to organize the Supreme Court of the Confederate States.
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 8) to repeal an act entitled "An act to provide revenue from commodities imported from foreign countries," and other laws imposing duties on imports.
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order for to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors being opened,
Mr. Phelan, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled the following bill:
The President having signed the bill last reported to have been examined, it was delivered to the Secretary, and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approbation.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Mr. President: The President of the Confederate States, on yesterday, approved and signed the following acts:
On motion by Mr. Hill,
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 12 o'clock.
SECRET SESSION.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a joint resolution (H. R. --) to authorize the suspension of an act to authorize the President to cause to be constructed a certain number of gunboats, approved December 24, 1861; in which 1 am directed to ask the concurrence of the Senate.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the resolution last mentioned; which was read the first and second times, and
On motion by Mr. Barnwell,
Ordered, That it lie upon the table.
Mr. Sparrow submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to report to the Senate, in secret session, the amount of quartermaster, commissary, and ordnance stores and ordnance lost in the recent reverses of our armies at Forts Henry and Donelson, and Fishing Creek and Roanoke Island, and in the retreats from Columbus, New Madrid, Bowling Green, Nashville, and the lines of the Potomac; specifying the loss in each case.
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred (on yesterday) the nominations of James 1. Waddell, to be a lieutenant; Osborn S. Iglehart, to be assistant surgeon, and Samuel D. Drewry, to be assistant surgeon for the war, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed; and in concurrence with said report, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of James I. Waddell, Osborn S. Iglehart, and Samuel D. Drewry, agreeably to their nominations, respectively.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on yesterday) the nominations of Dan Harvey Hill to be major-general; William N. Pendleton, to be brigadier-general of artillery, and J. B. Walton, to be colonel of artillery, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Dan. Harvey Hill, William N. Pendleton, and J. B. Walton, agreeably to their respective nominations.
On motion by Mr. Hill,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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