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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, February 25, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Wigfall submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to;
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to inquire into the rights and duties of reporters admitted to seats upon the floor of the Senate, and also to inquire whether there has been any breach of those duties in certain comments recently made by a reporter in the columns of a newspaper published in this city on one of the members of this body.
On motion by Mr. Wigfall,
Ordered, That the committee be appointed by the President pro tempore.
And Mr. Wigfall, Mr. Yancey, and Mr. Johnson of Arkansas were appointed.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 15) for the establishment and equalization of the grade of officers of the Navy of the Confederate States, and for other military purposes; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 20th instant be approved and signed an act (H. R. 11) to provide for refunding to the State of Alabama the amount overpaid by said State on account of the war tax of 1862.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled joint resolution, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 27) defining who shall be exempt from military service in the armies of the Confederate States.
On motion by Mr. Yancey, and by unanimous consent, the bill was amended by inserting after the word "officers," in the twenty-first line of the last section, the words
other than the judges of the supreme, district, superior, circuit, and probate courts, the chancellors of State courts, and sheriffs, excluding justices of the peace.
The bill having been read the third time.
On the question,
Shall the bill now pass?
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. Baker, Barnwell, Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Peyton, Semmes, Sparrow, Wigfall, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Hill, Johnson of Georgia, Mitchel, and Simms.
So it was
Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Brown (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 58) to establish a volunteer navy;
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which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 59) to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make certain contracts without advertising for proposals," approved August 29, 1861;
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar and printed.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 60) to authorize the appointment of a register and an additional clerk and a draftsman for the Navy Department;
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole.
An amendment having been proposed by Mr. Henry,
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow, and that the bill and amendment be printed.
Mr. Dortch, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled
A joint resolution (H. R. 2) of thanks to Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder and officers and men under his command at Galveston, Tex.
The President pro tempore having signed the enrolled joint resolution 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.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 44) to amend the law in relation to assistant treasurers and depositaries; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
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.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 52) to fix the rank of officers in the military and naval service of the Confederate States holding commissions under the Provisional Government when reappointed to offices of the same grade under the Permanent Government.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That it be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
The bill (H. R. 15) for the establishment and equalization of the grade of officers of the Navy of the Confederate States, and for other purposes, was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the message of the President of the Confederate States, of yesterday, in relation to shares held by alien enemies in the Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company; and
On motion by Mr. Orr,
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Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
On motion by Mr. Hill,
The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 52) to fix the rank of officers in the military and naval service of the Confederate States holding commissions under the Provisional Government when reappointed to offices of the same grade under the Permanent Government.
An amendment having been proposed by Mr. Hill,
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Yancey,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow, and that the amendment be printed.
Mr. Henry gave notice of his intention to propose an amendment to the bill (S. 52) last mentioned; which was read and ordered to be printed.
On motion by Mr. Yancey,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate proceeded to consider the following resolution, submitted by Mr. Orr on the 23d instant:
Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate, in executive session, all the correspondence which has taken place between this Government and our commissioners to foreign nations.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Yancey,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
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