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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 --FRIDAY, April 11, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate the compensation of members of Congress," etc., 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.
Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. --) for the relief of Capt. Ben. Desha, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the resolution (H. R. --) last mentioned; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the resolution was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the resolution read a third time.
The said resolution as amended was read a third time, and the title was amended.
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Resolved, That this resolution pass, with an amendment, and that the title thereof be "A joint resolution for the relief of Capt. Ben. Desha."
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow.
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution in relation to increasing the monthly pay of volunteers.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to amend an act entitled "An act to increase the Corps of Artillery, and for other purposes," approved August 21, 1861, reported it without amendment.
Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. --) to provide for the payment of officers of the Virginia militia for services rendered, reported it without amendment.
On motion by Mr. Johnson,
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 bills and joint resolution:
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill and an enrolled joint resolution, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.
The House of Representatives have passed the following bills and joint resolutions, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
The bill (H. R. --) to authorize the Secretary of War to divide the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the War Department and the Army, was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The joint resolution (H. R. --) of thanks to Gen. H. H. Sibley and his command 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 resolution was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.
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Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The joint resolution (H. R. --) of thanks to the officers and crews of the Patrick Henry, Jamestown, Teazer, and other vessels for gallant conduct 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 resolution was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The bill (H. R. --) to amend the laws relative to the compensation of the attorneys of the Confederate States was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Phelan, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled the following bill and joint resolution:
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) to encourage the manufacture of saltpeter and of small arms; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time as amended.
Resolved, That it pass, with an amendment.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) to promote the efficiency of the Medical Department of the Army.
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That it lie upon the table.
Mr. Phelan, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (H. R. --) to provide further means for the support of the Government.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. --) to regulate the compensation of deputy postmasters.
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Johnson,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed.
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 enrolled bill:
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Mr. Phelan submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of enlisting a certain number of cooks for each company in the Army, or of making some other provision by which the soldiers may be relieved from the preparation of their own food, and said service performed by persons specially employed for that purpose. Also, that the committee inquire into the expediency of obtaining the services of slaves for that purpose.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (H. R.--) to legalize the acts of the district attorney, marshal, and deputy marshals of Tennessee; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors being opened,
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Executive Department, April 11, 1862.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit to Congress a report of the Postmaster-General, supplementary to a report previously submitted, and covering certain documents relative to "frauds perpetrated on the revenues of the Post-Office Department by the Southern Express Company."
I recommend that the suggested alteration of the existing laws receive the careful attention of Congress.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads and printed.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Executive Department, April 10, 1862.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States:
I herewith transmit to Congress a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, covering a "detailed report of Flag Officer Buchanan, of the brilliant triumph of his squadron over the vastly superior forces of the enemy, in Hampton Roads, on the 8th and 9th of March last."
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it lie on the table and be printed.
The President pro tempore having signed the following enrolled bills and enrolled joint resolution, they were delivered to the Secretary of the Senate, and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approbation:
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 12 o'clock.
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SECRET SESSION.
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.
On the question to agree to the amendment proposed to the bill by Mr. Yancey, Mr. Davis having withdrawn his amendment thereto,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, that the said amendment lie on the table,
On motion by Mr. Yancey,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Burnett, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Henry, Hunter, Johnson, Lewis, Orr, Phelan, Peyton, Preston, Sparrow, Semmes, Simms, and Wigfall.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Clay, Haynes, Hill, Maxwell, Mitchel, Oldham, and Yancey.
On motion by Mr. Oldham, to amend the bill by inserting:
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Wigfall, to amend the bill by inserting:
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Baker, to amend the bill by inserting:
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting:
That the President is authorized to increase the military force now employed in the service of the Confederate States to six hundred thousand in manner following: The Secretary of War shall, under the direction of the President, ascertain and establish, upon the basis of their white population, the quota of each State, and shall deduct therefrom the number of soldiers now in service, and the deficit shall be supplied by the President making a requisition upon the executive authorities of each of the States to supply the quota of such State; and should the said quota not be filled at the expiration of thirty days after the notice as aforesaid, then the President shall, by proclamation, call out the militia in such State between the ages of eighteen and forty years, and continue said militia in service during the war, unless, in the judgment of the President, they can be sooner disbanded without detriment to the public service.
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States, nor by calling out the militia, the President is authorized to supply the deficit from the other States, as provided in the first section of this act.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Hill, Lewis, Orr, Oldham, Phelan, and Peyton.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Burnett, Clay, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Johnson, Maxwell, Mitchel, Preston, Sparrow, Semmes, Wigfall, and Yancey.
No further amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.
Ordered, That it be engrossed and read the third time.
The said bill was read the third time, and the title was amended.
On the question,
Shall this bill pass?
On motion by Mr. Orr,
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, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Johnson, Maxwell, Phelan, Peyton, Preston, Sparrow, Semmes, Wigfall, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Hill, Lewis, Mitchel, Orr, and Oldham.
So it was
Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to further provide for the public defense"
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 5th instant) the nomination of J. P. Flewellen, to be a major in the Provisional Army, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of J. P. Flewellen, to be a major in the Provisional Army, agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 11th of March) the nomination of L. M. Walker, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of L. M. Walker, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army, agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 19th of March) the nomination of M. L. Smith, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of M. L. Smith, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army, agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred (on the 29th of March) the nomination of Wade Keyes, of Alabama, to be Assistant Attorney-General; Rufus R. Rhodes, of Mississippi, to be Commissioner of Patents; and George E. W. Nelson, of Georgia, to be Superintendent of Public Printing, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Wade Keyes, to be Assistant Attorney-General; Rufus R. Rhodes, to be Commissioner of Patents; and George E. W. Nelson, to be Superintendent of Public Printing, agreeably to their respective nominations.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following nominations, viz:
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reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
Whereupon, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Daniel Ringo, Granville Wilcox, William M. Randolph, James M. Brown, John G. Halliburton, Chandler C. Yonge, Elias E. Blackburn, Alexander M. Clayton, Carnot Posey, William H. H. Tison, Asa Biggs, George V. Strong, Wesley Jones, Andrew G. Magrath, James Conner, Daniel H. Hamilton, James D. Halyburton, John W. Brockenbrough, Patrick H. Aylett, Fleming B. Miller, John F. Wiley, and Jefferson T. Martin, agreeably to their respective nominations.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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