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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 --THURSDAY, April 2, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed three enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.
The House of Representatives have passed the joint resolution of the Senate (S. 10) authorizing the Postmaster-General to extend the time for receiving bids for transportation of the mails in the States therein named, with an amendment; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
They have passed, without amendment, Senate bills of the following titles:
And they have passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
Mr. Orr submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the President be requested to inform the Senate if any and what orders have been given by the military authorities in Richmond to arrest soldiers whose furloughs have not expired and confine them in barracks or prisons while said soldiers remain in Richmond.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (S. 94) to establish the form of fifty-cent Treasury notes, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 94) last mentioned; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
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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. Mitchel, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (S. 85) to establish a preferred mail across the Mississippi River, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 85) last mentioned; 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.
The bills and joint resolution received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times.
Ordered, That the bill numbered 20 and the joint resolution numbered 7 be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs; that the bill numbered 21 be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs; that the bill numbered 22 be referred to the Committee on Commerce; that the bill numbered 23 be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and that the bill numbered 24 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the joint resolution (S. 10) authorizing the Postmaster-General to extend the time for receiving bids for transportation of the mails in the States therein named; and
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
On motion by Mr. Maxwell, that the vote on passing 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, be reconsidered,
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. Barnwell, Burnett, Clay, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter. Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, and Sparrow.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Brown, Caperton, Clark, Davis, Dortch, Johnson of Georgia, Mitchel, Peyton, Phelan, Wigfall, and Yancey.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 36) to increase the strength and efficiency of heavy artillery for seacoast defense, returned by the President with his objections; and
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow at half past 12 o'clock.
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The Senate proceeded to consider the motion submitted by Mr. Maxwell on the 31st of March, to reconsider the vote on passing the bill (S. 4) to regulate the action of the Secretary of the Navy upon the decisions of naval general courts-martial; and
The motion was not agreed to.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. 10) to allow minors to hold commissions in the Army; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
The said bill was read the third time.
On the question,
Shall the bill now pass?
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Davis, Dortch, Haynes, Maxwell, Mitchel, Orr, Peyton, Phelan, and Yancey.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Clark, Clay, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Semmes, and Sparrow.
So it was
Resolved, That this bill pass.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Dortch, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles:
The President pro tempore having signed the enrolled bills last reported to have been examined, they were 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 (H. R. 12) for the relief of certain officers and soldiers from the State of Missouri.
An amendment having been proposed to the bill by Mr. Peyton,
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Peyton,
Ordered, That the bill, together with the proposed amendment, be recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 75) to provide for having the laws relating to military and naval affairs digested and published.
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The blanks in the bill having been filled,
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Phelan,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Printing.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the 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; and
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 4) in relation to the free navigation of the Mississippi River; and
On motion by Mr. Clay,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 62) to pay officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates not legally mustered into the service of the Confederate States for services actually performed; 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.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 47) making Columbia, S. C., a port of delivery for goods imported into Charleston, S. C., and Wilmington, N. C.; and
On motion by Mr. Clay,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
Mr. Wigfall submitted the following motion for consideration:
Ordered, That the vote on passing the bill (S. 56) to amend an act entitled "An act to organize military courts to attend the Army of the Confederate States in the field, and to define the powers of said courts," approved October 9, 1862, be reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 18) to lay taxes for the common defense and carry on the Government of the Confederate States, reported it with an amendment.
Ordered, That the bill and amendment be printed.
On motion by Mr. Barnwell, and by unanimous consent,
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Ordered, That 200 additional copies of the amendment be printed for the use of the Senate.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 25) to make appropriations for ironclad and other war steamers, steam engines, and other supplies contracted for abroad; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill (H. R. 25) this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Yancey (by leave) introduced
A joint resolution (S. 11) to provide for the removal of the seat of government;
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, April 2, 1863.
To the President of the Senate of the Confederate States:
I nominate the person named in the annexed letter of the Secretary of the Navy, agreeably to his recommendation.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Navy Department, Richmond, April 2, 1863.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nomination for appointment in the Navy for the war:
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, to whom were referred the nominations of A. C. Riley, Abner Perrin, Thomas S. Garnett, W. P. Bynum, W. McComb, N. H. Harris, T. W. Mangham, to be colonels; H. A. Garland, J. N. Brown, J. C. Higginbotham, R. H. Dungan, W. R. Cox, John A. Fite, R. W. Withers, W. A. Witcher, James W. Lockert, A. J. Hutchins, N. J. George, W. G. Vaughan, John M. Legett, Jesse J. Alldridge, E. S. Barelay, James S. Boynton, to be lieutenant-colonels; John P. Bane, R. J. Duffy, E. Croft, Oscar White, W. S. Stallings, N. M. Morris, F. G. Buchanan, James H. Neal, T. J. Hardin, S. B. Thomas, W. M. Hardwick, Jos. Hamilton, to be majors; W. H. Binford, Thomas E. Moss, D. H. Hamilton, Edward B. Goode, S. A. Gassaway, A. C. Dickenson, Bird Holland, Lores Moritz, Fred. H. West, John E. Hart, J. T. Morehead, O. H. Leland, T. J. Eubanks, J. R. Massey, Charles M. Christian, Oscar R. Hough, Benjamin F. Keller, J. H. Barbee, James C. Marshall, Benjamin
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Green, W. M. Davis, Thomas F. Roche, Jesse W. Edmundson, Jos. L. Robertson, J. E. Harwood, De B. Waddell, Robert K. Jones, H. B. McClellan, A. J. Sykes, Philip Jones, J. L. Powers E. M. Clayton, George P. Fuhrman, H. Marshall, Frank W. Baker, David M. McIntire, Benjamin F. Miller, Henry Fisher, Wilbur F. Blackman, Sam. L. Alexander, George D. Parker, L. L. McDowell, John M. Douglass, S. D. Steedman, John L. Cowardin, John H. Cox, Robert Wayne, Henry T. Jordan, J. Harper Lindsay, H. N. Hutton, James D. Harden, J. N. Gilmer, N. T. Roberts, James A. Harden, Thomas H. Smith, Holmes Conrad, J. C. B. Smith, Richard G. Wharton, Richard A. Irvin, G. S. Barthelmess, Robert W. Haynes, Thomas J. Shine, John T. Beach, John M. Preston, Thomas Riggs, J. F. Love, Robert H. Williams, John A. Lewellyn, Thomas Smith, W. W. Brown, C. A. De Russey, Thomas J. Dyson, Robert M. Brown, James F. Crocker, J. J. Dunlop, Clark G. Hale, George O. Elms, Byron B. Bower, M. M. Shelly, C. L. Sims, John L. Hood, Benjamin Shodgrass, John C. Buffington, James R. Hagood, W. F. Colcock, William S. McNeill, John Orr, Benjamin II. Newton, Robert H. Davis, George W. Johnson, Thomas A. Nicoll, George W. Booth, James W. Moore, William B. Sayers, Alexander Marks, Lewis P. Butler, J. S. Williamson, W. W. Bailey, Henry R. Kenna, S. W. Nelson, John J. Symons, George R. Cammack, John S. Jenkins, John T. Ault, Henry H. Houston, M. H. Hopkins, James L. White, James Williams, J. H. R. Cundiff, George L. Griscom, E. K. Bryan, W. A. Floyd, F. C. Hume, A. W. Green, R. B. Snodgrass, Horace M. Smith, William Galt, Lucius H. Smith, J. W. Gray, L. T. Mallory, W. F. Shellman, T. M. Freeman, S. Whitaker, William D. Biser, John A. Wallace, W. F. Dunaway, John B. Jones, William L. Church, A. H. Pickett, M. E. Williams, to be adjutants, with the rank of first lieutenant, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to their nomination by the President.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 30th ultimo) the nomination of William F. Howell, to be navy agent, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William F. Howell, to be navy agent, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the nomination of Francis A. Shoup, to be brigadier-general.
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
Ordered, That its further consideration be postponed till to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the nomination of R. H. Chilton, to be assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of colonel.
On motion by Mr. Clark,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed till to-morrow.
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Mr. Semmes submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire and report whether a nomination made at a previous session of the Senate, and postponed by a vote of the Senate to an ensuing session, can be considered by the Senate, at such ensuing session, for confirmation or rejection.
Mr. Wigfall submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby, requested, in nominating surgeons to the Senate for confirmation, to designate those nominated for hospitals and those for regiments, specifying the regiments for which they are respectively nominated.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
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