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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, September 8, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Yancey (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 75) to regulate the nomination and appointment of brigadier-generals;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Hill (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 76) to change the time for the assembling of Congress for its next regular session;
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar.
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Mr. Hill submitted the following resolution for consideration:
Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That the Congress shall adjourn its present session, without day, on Monday, the twenty-second day of September, instant, at twelve o'clock m.
Mr. Lewis submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Postmaster-General be requested to inform the Senate why it is that the Great Southwestern Mail, going from Richmond, by the way of Lynchburg, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia, is detained about eleven hours at Lynchburg; and why it is that, on its return, it is detained about seven hours at Bristol, Tennessee; and to indicate what measures are necessary to remedy the evil.
Mr. Dortch submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate, if not incompatible with the public interest, the number of troops each State has furnished to the Confederate Army since the commencement of the war.
Mr. Orr submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be directed to inquire and report the terms upon which the debates in the Senate may be reported in one of the daily newspapers in the city of Richmond.
Mr. Orr submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire and report whether any of the soldiers in the Confederate Army have been executed by order of General Bragg without trial, the number thus executed, the crimes or offenses imputed to them, and the circumstances under which they were executed; whether the proceedings have been laid before the President; and what, if any, action has been taken by him in the premises; and what, if any, additional legislation is necessary to secure a fair and impartial trial to every soldier charged with crime.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 65) regulating the payment of claims of deceased soldiers.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 73) to amend an act entitled "An act for the establishment and organization of a general staff for the Army of the Confederate States of America," reported it without amendment.
Mr. Henry, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 77) to authorize medals to be given to the officers, noncommissioned officers, and men for gallantry on the field; which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 78) to determine the annual pay of the engineer in chief and passed assistant surgeons of the Navy;
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.
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Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 79) amendatory of an act to reorganize the Marine Corps; 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.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 80) to permit persons subject to enrollment to enlist in the Marine Corps;
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar.
Mr. Yancey presented a device for a flag for the Confederate States; which was referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.
Mr. Orr presented two devices for a flag for the Confederate States, designed by Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina; which were referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.
Mr. Henry presented the memorial of Robert B. Craddock, praying an increase of pay as messenger to the President of the Confederate States; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
The joint resolution (H. R. 13) of thanks to Commander Farrand, of the Confederate Navy, senior officer in command of the naval and military forces, and Capt. A. Drewry, senior military officer, and the officers and men under their command, at Drewry's Bluff, on the 15th May, 1862, was read the first and second times and considered as in the 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 unanimously, That it pass.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled joint resolution, I am instructed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 62) to amend an act entitled "An act to exempt certain persons from enrollment for service in the Army of the Confederate States," approved 21st April, 1862.
The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed to the bill by Mr. Dortch, viz: After the word "post-office," in line 7, to insert the words "and justices of the peace."
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Preston,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Simms,
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
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SECRET SESSION.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the bill from the Senate (S. 64) to increase the provisions for detecting counterfeit notes, with an amendment; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Lamar:
Mr. President: I am directed by the House of Representatives to request the Senate to return to the House a bill of the Senate (S. 64) to increase the provisions for detecting counterfeit Treasury notes, passed by the House with an amendment.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to return to the House of Representatives the bill (S. 64) last mentioned, in accordance with their request.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Colonel Ives:
Richmond, September 8, 1862.
To the President of the Senate of the Confederate States:
I nominate the persons named in the annexed letter of the Secretary of the Navy, agreeably to his recommendation.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Confederate States, Navy Department,
September 4, 1862.
To the President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Navy of the Confederate States:
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
The message was read; and
On motion by Mr. Brown,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the nomination of James M. Smythe, as postmaster at Augusta, Ga.
On the question,
Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of James M. Smythe?
It was determined in the affirmative.
So it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
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The Senate resumed the consideration of the nomination of Thomas Crawford, as postmaster at Athens, Ga.
On the question,
Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Thomas Crawford?
It was determined in the negative.
So it was
Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of Thomas Crawford, to be postmaster at Athens, Ga.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
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