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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, April, 9, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to authorize the advance of a certain sum of money to the State of Missouri, 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.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Ford:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the following Senate bills and joint resolution:
They have also passed the following bill and joint resolution:
In which bill and joint resolution they ask the concurrence of the Senate.
Mr. Baker, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to regulate the compensation of deputy postmasters, reported it without amendment.
On motion by Mr. Johnson,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors being opened,
The following message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dixon, their Clerk:
Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed sundry enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.
Mr. Phelan, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled
A bill (H. R. --) to authorize the advance of a certain sum of money to the State of Missouri.
The President pro tempore having signed the enrolled bill last reported to have been examined, and also the bill (S. 16) relative to the estimates of the several heads of Departments, heretofore reported to have been examined, they were delivered to the Secretary, and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approbation.
A message 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 act:
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He has also, to-day, approved and signed the following act:
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the following bills, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) for the organization of a corps of officers for the working of niter caves and establishing niter beds; 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.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 12 o'clock.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Yancey, from the joint committee to report joint rules indicating what questions shall be discussed in both Houses in secret session, reported that they had met the committee on the part of the House, and recommend the adoption of the two following joint rules:
The Senate proceeded to consider the said rules; and
On the question of the adoption thereof,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Burnett, Clay, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Lewis, Maxwell, Mitchel, Orr, Peyton, Simms, Wigfall, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Clark, Hill, Hunter, Johnson, Phelan, Preston, Sparrow, and Semmes.
So the rules were adopted.
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. 32) to raise an army for the Confederate States of America, and to make rules for the government and regulation thereof.
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On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Yancey, amended on motion of Mr. Phelan, by striking out the words "male citizens" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "men,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On the question to agree to the said amendment as amended,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Burnett, to amend the bill by striking out the first section and inserting:
In view of the exigencies of the country, and the absolute necessity of keeping in the Service our gallant Army, and of placing in the field a large additional force to meet the advancing columns of the enemy now invading our soil: Therefore,
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to call out and place in the military service of the Confederate States for three years, unless the war shall have been sooner ended, all white men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years who are not legally exempted from military service. All of the persons aforesaid who are now in the armies of the Confederacy, and whose term of service will expire before the end of the war, shall be continued in the service for three years from the date of their original enlistment, unless the war shall have been sooner ended: Provided, however, That all such companies, battalions, and regiments shall have the right, within thirty days, to reorganize said companies, battalions, and regiments by electing all their officers which they had aright heretofore to elect, who shall be commissioned by the President: Provided further, That all troops that have enlisted for twelve months, and who are continued in the service by the provisions of this bill, shall be entitled to a furlough of sixty days, whenever, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, the exigencies of the service will permit it; and such furloughs shall be granted under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and all laws and parts of laws providing for the reenlistment of volunteers and the organization thereof into companies, squadrons, battalions, or regiments, shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, that it lie on the table,
On motion by Mr. Simms,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Brown, Clay, Davis, Haynes, Henry, Johnson, Phelan, Preston, Sparrow, Semmes, Wigfall, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Baker, Burnett, Clark, Dortch, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell, Mitchel, Orr, Oldham, Peyton, and Simms.
On motion by Mr. Yancey, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Burnett, by striking out, line 9, the words "thirty days" and inserting "forty days, on a day to be fixed by the commander of the brigade,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Simms, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Burnett, by inserting after the words "prescribe," in the sixteenth line,
Provided further, That all persons under the age of eighteen years, or over the age of thirty-five years, who are now enrolled in the military service of the Confederate States, in the regiments, battalions, and companies hereafter to be reorganized, shall be required to remain in their respective companies, battalions, and regiments for ninety days, unless their places can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now in the service, who are between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Burnett, by striking out all from the word "President," in the
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eleventh line, down to and including the word "prescribe," in the sixteenth line, and inserting:
Provided further, That furloughs, not exceeding sixty days, with transportation home and back, shalt be granted to all those retained in the service by the provisions of this act beyond the period of their original enlistment, and who have not heretofore received furloughs under the provisions of an act entitled "An act providing for the granting of bounty and furloughs to privates and noncommissioned officers in the Provisional Army," approved eleventh December, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; said furloughs to be granted at such times and in such numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most compatible with the public interest: And provided further, That in lieu of a furlough the commutation value in money of the transportation herein above granted shall be paid to each private, musician, or noncommissioned officer who may elect to receive it, at such time as the furlough would otherwise be granted,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Simms, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Burnett, by inserting after the word "years," fourth line, "at the time the call or calls may be made,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Yancey further to amend the proposed amendment by inserting after the words "white men," in the third line, the words "who are residents within the Confederate States,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, that the Senate resolve into open legislative session,
It was determined in the negative.
On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Burnett, as amended,
On motion by Mr. Davis,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Baker, Burnett, Clay, Clark, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Mitchel, Orr, Oldham, Phelan, Peyton, Preston, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Davis, Hill, Johnson, Lewis, Sparrow, Semmes, and Wigfall.
So the amendment as amended was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, that the Senate take a recess until 7 o'clock,
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Henry, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to amend the bill by adding at the end of the second section: "and shall elect their company, battalion, and regimental officers,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Yancey submitted an amendment to the bill, to come in as an independent section, after the second section; which was read, and
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That it be printed for the use of the Senate.
On motion by Mr. Davis, that the Senate resolve into open legislative session,
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Wigfall, to amend the bill by striking out, in the fourth and fifth lines of the third section, the words "in default
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thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "on failure to obtain such consent,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Wigfall, to amend the bill by striking out the fourth section and inserting:
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the bill by inserting after the word "States," in the second line of the fifth section, the words "enrolled under the provisions of this act,"
It was decided in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Wigfall, to amend the bill by striking out, in the fifth section, after the word "thereof," in the fourth line, the words "shall be organized into other regiments, battalions, squadrons, or companies by the Secretary of War, and the officers thereof shall be appointed by the. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," and inserting in lieu thereof the words:
shall be kept as a reserve under such regulations as may be established by the Secretary of War, and that at stated periods of not greater than three months, details shall be made from said reserve, so that each company shall, as nearly as practicable, be kept full,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow.
Mr. Henry, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A joint resolution (S. 8) to prevent the discharge of certain regiments now 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 resolution 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. Orr,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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