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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, March 30, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Maxwell (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 99) to extend and amend an act to increase the pay of certain officers and employees in the executive and legislative departments, approved October 13, 1862;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was recommitted the bill (S. 73) to provide and organize a general staff for armies in the field, to serve during the war, reported it with an amendment.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the bill and amendment be printed.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 97) to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Confederate States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks from military service; and no amendment being proposed, the bill 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.
On motion by Mr. Barnwell,
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance have leave to sit during the session of the Senate.
Mr. Brown presented the memorial of certain officers of the Army, praying the passage of a resolution before the Senate to regulate the issue of clothing to officers in the Army; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
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The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of 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; and
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill of the Senate (S. 51) to alter and amend an act entitled "An act for the sequestration of the estates, property, and effects of alien enemies, and for indemnity of citizens of the Confederate States and persons aiding the same in the existing war with the United States," approved August 30, 1861, and an act altering and amending the same, approved on the 15th day of February, 1862; without amendment.
They have passed a bill of the Senate (S. 48) to authorize the discharge of certain civil officers from the military service of the Confederate States, with an amendment; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
And they have passed a bill (H. R. 19) to establish a niter and mining bureau; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The President of the Confederate States has notified the House that, on the 26th instant, he approved and signed an act (H. R. 9) to regulate impressments.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 7) to place hospitals under military control.
On motion by Mr. Mitchel, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow,
It was determined in the negative.
On the question to agree to the following reported amendment, viz:
Add the following independent section:
It was determined in the negative.
No amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate.
On the question,
Shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time?
It was determined in the negative.
So the bill was rejected.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 4) to regulate the action of the Secretary of the Navy upon the decisions of naval general courts-martial; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time.
On the question,
Shall the bill now pass?
On motion by Mr. Brown,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Burnett, Caperton, Clark, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Orr, Peyton, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
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Messrs. Baker, Brown, Clay, Maxwell, Mitchel, Oldham, and Wigfall.
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.
On motion by Mr. Brown,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
The bill (H. R. 19) to establish a niter and mining bureau was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Orr (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 100) to amend an act to establish the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on indian Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was recommitted the bill (S. 58) to establish a volunteer navy, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 58) last mentioned; which was again read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill 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.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following messages were received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, March 28, 1863.
To the President of the Senate:
I nominate the person named in the annexed letter of the Secretary of the agreeably to his recommendation.
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Navy Department, Richmond, March 28, 1863.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nomination for appointment in the Marine Corps:
With much respect, your obedient servant,S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
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The message was read.
The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Daniel G. Brent, to be second lieutenant in the Marine Corps; and it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Richmond, March 28, 1863.
To the President of the Senate:
I nominate the person named in the annexed letter of the Secretary of the Navy, agreeably to his recommendation.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Navy Department, Richmond, March 28, 1863.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nomination for appointment:
With much respect, your obedient servant,
S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the nominations for surgeons and assistant surgeons, made by the President on the 24th instant, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and
On motion by Mr. Wigfall,
Ordered, That said nominations lie on the table.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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