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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 --SATURDAY, September 13, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Mitchel submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to inform the Senate if he has any official information of the appropriation of the war tax of the State of Arkansas by the commanding general of the Trans-Mississippi Department.
Mr. Lewis submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into and report upon the expediency of instructing the Secretary of War to have any military order revoked or modified, which may now exist, and which may interfere with the transportation of wheat and oats from Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the south and southwest, which may be intended for seed; making it, however, a condition of such order that persons so shipping these articles shall file an affidavit with the railroad agent from whom shipment is obtained that the grain shipped is intended for seed only.
Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5) to provide for the further issue of Treasury notes, reported it with amendments.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
Ordered, That the bill (H. R. 5) last mentioned be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the message of the President of the Confederate States in response to a resolution of the Senate, requesting information concerning the detention of the Great Southwestern Mail at certain points, submitted a report (No. 2) in relation thereto; which was read.
On motion by Mr. Lewis,
Ordered, That it lie upon the table.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion submitted by Mr. Orr on yesterday, to refer the resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire whether any of the soldiers of
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the Confederate Army have been executed by order of General Bragg, etc., to a select committee of three, with power to send for persons and papers; and
Mr. Orr withdrew the same.
The resolution being again under consideration,
Mr. Orr (by consent) modified the same by striking out the words "the Committee on Military Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "a select committee of three, to be appointed by the President," and by adding thereto the words "and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise."
On motion by Mr. Yancey, to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved" and inserting
That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate whether any soldiers in the Army of the Confederate States have been shot by order of any general officer without trial according to the rules and regulations for the government of the land forces, and if so, that he will lay before the Senate all the information he has upon the subject; and whether any steps have been taken by the Executive in the matter.
After debate,
Mr. Brown demanded the question; which was seconded, and
The question being put,
Will the Senate agree to the amendment?
It was determined in the affirmative.
On the question to agree to the resolution as amended,
On motion by Mr. Henry, that it be postponed indefinitely,
It was determined in the negative.
The question then recurring on agreeing to the resolution as amended,
Mr. Yancey demanded the question; which was seconded, and
The question being put,
Will the Senate agree to the resolution as amended?
On motion by Mr. Preston,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Brown, Clark, Davis, Haynes, Lewis, Mitchel, Orr, Peyton, Phelan, Preston, Semmes, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Burnett, Clay, Dortch, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Sparrow, and Wigfall.
So the resolution as amended was agreed to.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, reported a bill (S. 84) to amend the several acts in regard to clothing for the Army, and allowing commutation therefor; which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar.
On motion by Mr. Clark, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the motion submitted by him on the 11th instant to reconsider the vote on agreeing to the resolution to adjourn the present session of Congress on the 30th of September, instant,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate adjourned until Monday morning at 12 o'clock.
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SECRET SESSION.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. 5) to provide for the further issue of Treasury notes; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill as amended was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass with amendments.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.
On motion by Mr. Brown.
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 8th instant) the nominations of Robert B. Pegram and John M. Brooke to be commanders for the war, and William P. Williamson to be engineer in chief, reported, with the recommendation that said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 11th instant) the nominations of Frederic Garretson, John W. Sandford, jr., and Thomas J. Charlton to be passed assistant surgeons in the Navy, reported, with the recommendation that said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 12th instant) the nomination of Julian M. Spencer to be lieutenant for the war, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Mitchel, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred (on the 11th instant) the nomination of William Priestly to be postmaster at Canton, Miss., reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Yancey,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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