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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 --MONDAY, March 31, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Sparrow submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to inform the Senate whether any of the surgeons and assistant surgeons now in the Confederate service give any portion of their time to their private practice, and if so, has the same been done by the authority or sanction of the War Department.
The President laid before the Senate several devices for a Confederate States flag, designed by Miss L. Augusta Faust, of South Carolina; which were referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to enable the States assuming the payment of their quotas of the war tax to pay the same into the Treasury, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) last mentioned; 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.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the following resolution:
"Resolved (the Senate concurring), That when Congress shall adjourn on Monday, the seventh day of April, it will adjourn to meet again on the first Monday in July, unless sooner convened by the President."
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, reported
A bill (S. 31) to authorize the employment of clerks at the offices of the Treasurer and assistant treasurers;
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.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
On motion by Mr. Hill,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from
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the further consideration of a resolution inquiring into the expediency of reporting a bill to carry into effect the second clause of the sixth section of Article I of the Constitution.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to amend an act approved May 10, 1861, entitled "An act to amend an act to provide for the public defense," approved March 6, 1861, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) last mentioned; 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. 28) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the Navy," approved March 16, 1861; and the reported amendment as amended having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill 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.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to fix the compensation of the President of the Confederate States, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) last mentioned; 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 joint resolution (H. R. --) for the appointment of a special committee for purposes therein named; and
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
Ordered, That the resolution be postponed indefinitely.
On motion by Mr. Barnwell,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors being opened,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 12 o'clock.
SECRET SESSION.
The President having signed the enrolled joint resolution (H. R. --) to authorize the suspension of the execution of an act to authorize the President to cause to be constructed certain gunboats, approved December 24, 1861, heretofore reported to have been correctly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, it was
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delivered to the Secretary, and by him forthwith presented to the President for his approbation.
The President laid before the Senate sundry documents from the Secretary of the Treasury; which were referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) making appropriations for the support of the Government from April 1 to the 30th of November, 1862, and for objects hereinafter expressed, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) last mentioned; 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.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to provide further means for the support of the Government, reported it with amendments.
On the question to agree to the following reported amendment, viz:
In the ninth line of the first section, after the word "dollars," insert the words "of which fifty millions shall be in Treasury notes to be issued without reserve; ten millions in Treasury notes to be used as a reserve fund, and to be issued to pay any sudden or unexpected call for deposits; and one hundred and fifty-five millions certificates of stock or bonds,"
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The vote by which the nominations of T. R. Dunn and J. H. Munford, nominated for appointment as second lieutenants in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, were rejected, was reconsidered.
Mr. Sparrow submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire and report to the Senate, whether the power of appointing T. R. Dunn and J. H. Munford to the position of second lieutenants is in conformity with the Constitution and the laws.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the President of the Confederate States of the reconsideration by the Senate of the rejection of the nominations of T. R. Dunn and J. H. Munford.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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