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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 --TUESDAY, April 21. 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Maxwell presented a memorial of citizens of the State of Florida, praying for the establishment of a port of entry at Gainesville, in that State; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Haynes submitted the following resolution for consideration:
Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourn their respective Houses on Monday, the twenty-seventh of April, at twelve o'clock meridian.
Mr. Oldham presented the memorial of C. G. Forshey, proving for the passage of an act authorizing payment to be made to him for services rendered as engineer of the Texas coast defenses; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Wigfall (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 129) to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate impressments by officers of the Army;"
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar.
Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 109) to provide for retiring officers of the Army, reported it with an amendment.
On motion by Mr. Clay,
Ordered, That the bill and amendment be printed.
Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 14) to authorize newspapers to be mailed to soldiers free of postage, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (S. 119) to declare Treasury notes and bonds, inclosed in boxes for transportation by the Treasury Department, mailable matter, and to regulate the rates of postage, reported it with an amendment.
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The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 119) last mentioned; 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.
Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (S. 118) to authorize the establishment of express mails, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 118) last mentioned; and no amendment being proposed, 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 resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 4) in relation to the free navigation of the Mississippi River; and
On motion by Mr. Clark,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 105) to provide for the conscription of aliens resident in the Confederate States.
On motion by Mr. Clay, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until the second Monday in December next,
After debate,
The hour fixed for the consideration of the special order of the day having arrived, the President pro tempore announced the same;
When,
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 112) to facilitate transportation for the Government; and
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to and made the special order for to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 105) to provide for the conscription of aliens resident in the Confederate States.
On the question to agree to the motion submitted by Mr. Clay, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until the second Monday in December next,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That the bill be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
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Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 26) for the assessment and collection of taxes, reported it with amendments.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. 26) last mentioned.
The reported amendments having been agreed to,
On motion by Mr. Phelan, further to amend the bill by inserting the following independent section:
Sec. --. That any person who may hereafter refuse to accept the Treasury notes of the Confederate States at par in payment of any debt, shall estimate said debt at ten times its actual amount in his estimate of credits due him,
On motion by Mr. Phelan,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Brown, Dortch, Henry, Johnson of Georgia, Phelan, and Sparrow.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Burnett, Caperton, Clark, Clay, Davis, Haynes, Hunter, Johnson of Arkansas, Maxwell, Mitchel, Orr, Semmes, and Simms.
No further amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments made as in Committee of the Whole were concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time as amended.
Resolved, That it pass with amendments.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, reported
A bill (S. 130) supplementary to an act to provide for the funding and further issue of Treasury notes;
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole.
On motion by Mr. Phelan,
Ordered, That it be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McDonald:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill of the Senate (S. 89) to abolish supernumerary offices in the Commissary's and Quartermaster's Departments.
And they have passed a bill (H. R. 49) regulating the granting of furloughs and discharges in hospitals; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed two enrolled bills and an enrolled joint resolution, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.
Mr. Dortch, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the following titles:
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The President pro tempore having signed the enrolled bills and enrolled joint resolution 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 bill (H. R. 49) regulating the granting of furloughs and discharges in hospitals, received this day for concurrence from the House of Representatives, was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr. Haynes, fixing a day for the adjournment of Congress; and
The resolution having been amended, was agreed to as follows:
Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourn their respective Houses, sine die, on Friday, the first day of May next, at two o'clock postmeridian.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr. Orr on the 13th instant, authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to employ such additional force in his office, during the remainder of the present session, as may be necessary to keep up the business of the Senate; and
The resolution was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Davis, that the vote on passing the resolution fixing Friday, the first day of May next, for the adjournment of the present session of Congress, be reconsidered,
It was determined in the negative.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 106) to create a provisional navy of the Confederate States; and
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
Ordered, That it be recommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Johnson of Arkansas, the Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Wholes the consideration of the bill (S. 130) supplementary to an act to provide for the funding and further issue of Treasury notes.
On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by adding thereto the following proviso:
Provided, That said bonds shall in no case be sold for Treasury notes issued prior to the month of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three,
It was determined in the negative.
No amendment being made, 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.
On the question,
Shall the bill now pass?
On motion by Mr. Johnson of Arkansas,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
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Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Burnett, Caperton. Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Oldham, Peyton, Semmes, and Sparrow.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Clark, Clay, Johnson of Arkansas, Orr, and Phelan.
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.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 105) to provide for the conscription of aliens resident in the Confederate States; and
On the question to agree to the motion submitted by Mr. Clay, that the further consideration thereof be postponed until the second Monday in December next,
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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