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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, January 6, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Johnson of Arkansas 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 reporting a bill to reform the system of enrollments, and particularly to fix some limitation upon the class of persons or officers who may be appointed or assigned to positions of enrolling officers, and to prescribe by whom to be selected or assigned, and to limit the length of time during which any such officer shall be allowed to continue to serve over one and the same district, county, or beat, and to establish some rule or regulation by which an inspector of enrolling districts may be appointed for separate States or sections, and regulations by which such enrolling officers shall be restricted in the number of men placed in the provost guard.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed, unanimously, the joint resolution of the Senate (S. 21) of thanks to Gen. Robert E. Lee and to the officers and soldiers under his command.
And they have passed the bill of the Senate (S. 160) to authorize the appointment of a Third Auditor of the Treasury.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President.
Mr. Phelan (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 175) to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in all cases involving the right to subject to military duty persons who have furnished substitutes to the Army of the Confederate States;
which was read the first and second times; and
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session for the further consideration of the said bill.
The doors having been opened,
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 158) to organize forces to serve during the war; and
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session for the further consideration of the said bill.
The doors having been opened,
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Mr. President: The President of the Confederate States, on the 5th instant, approved and signed a joint resolution (S. 16) in relation to the public printing.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Maxwell, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled
A bill (H. R. 80) to continue in force an act entitled "An act to provide for the compensation of certain persons therein named," approved May 1, 1863.
The President pro tempore having [signed] the enrolled bill last reported to have been examined, it was delivered to the Secretary of the Senate and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approval.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Z. McDaniel and F. M. Ewing, submitted a report (No. 13) accompanied by
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A joint resolution (S. 22) for the benefit of Zedekiah McDaniel, of Kentucky, and Francis 51. Ewing, of Mississippi;
which was read the first and second times; and
On motion by Mr. Brown,
Ordered, That the resolution and report be printed. On motion by Mr. Clay, The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 86) to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States from the State of Missouri; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
Ordered, That the bill (S. 175) to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in all cases involving the right to subject to military duty persons who have furnished substitutes to the Army of the Confederate States be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
The Senate being again secret legislative session,
On motion by Mr. Caperton, that the bill (S. 158) to organize forces to serve during the war be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar,
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. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Clark, Clay, Dortch, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Jemison, Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Arkansas, Maxwell, Phelan, and Simms.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Oldham, Orr, Semmes, and Wigfall.
So it was
Ordered, That the bill (S. 158) to organize forces to serve during the war be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 175) to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in all cases involving the right to subject to military duty persons who have furnished substitutes to the Army of the Confederate States; and
On motion by Mr. Clay,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill (H. R. 86) received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 158) to organize forces to serve during the war.
On motion by Mr. Phelan, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed to and made the special order for to-morrow at 1 o'clock,
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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. Brown, Burnett, Clay, and Phelan.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Caperton, Clark, Dortch, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Jemison, Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Dortch, to amend the bill by striking out, section 1, line 3, the word "sixteen" and inserting "eighteen,"
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, January 6, 1864.
To the Senate:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of State, I hereby nominate the persons named in the annexed letter to the offices designated.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Department of State,
Richmond, January 6, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following names for appointment:
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. P. BENJAMIN,
Secretary of State.
To the President.
The message was read.
The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of William Preston, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Confederate States to the Government of Mexico, and Walker Fearn, to be secretary of legation at the City of Mexico; and it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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