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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, January 15, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The Hon. A. G. Brown, of the State of Mississippi, and the Hon. William E. Simms, of the State of Kentucky, severally attended.
Mr. Barnwell (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 1) to authorize the appointment of assistants to the Register in signing bonds and certificates;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hunter announced to the Senate the decease of the Hon. William Ballard Preston, and submitted the following resolution; which was considered and unanimously agreed to:
Resolved, That the Senate deeply laments the recent death of the Honorable William Ballard Preston, who at the time of his decease was a member of this body from the State of Virginia, and tenders to his widow a sincere sympathy in this most afflictive bereavement.
Ordered, That the Secretary communicate a copy of the foregoing resolution to the family of the deceased; and further, that he communicate these proceedings to the House of Representatives.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
The Senate adjourned.
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