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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 --FRIDAY, January 16, 1863.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 3]
FRIDAY, January 16, 1863.

OPEN SESSION.

The President pro tempore read to the Senate a telegram from the Hon. James L. Orr, stating that he was detained from his seat by indisposition.

Mr. Sparrow submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the act entitled "An act to exempt certain persons from military duty, and to repeal an act entitled 'An act to exempt certain persons from enrollment for service in the Army of the Confederate States,' approved twenty-first April, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," as follows:

• First. By confining the exemptions of persons allowed for the police of slaves to those cases only where the sole owner of the farm or plantation is a feme sole, a minor, a person of unsound mind, or a person in the public service absent from home in the discharge of his duties.
• Second. By still further restricting the exemption of persons engaged in the merchant marine service, and in the employment of railroad, telegraphic, and canal companies, and also river navigation.
• Third. By repealing so much of said act as exempts shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, and wagonmakers, or modifying the same so as to make their exemption depend upon the discretion of the military authorities in view of the public necessities, and upon their giving their labor or its products for a fair consideration.
• Fourth. By repealing so much of said act as exempts artisans, mechanics, and employees in the Government establishments engaged in manufacturing arms, ordnance and ordnance stores, and other munitions of war, or who may be employed by persons having contracts with the Government for the manufacture of these articles, and providing that persons skilled in such work may be detailed therefor.

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• Fifth. That no person engaged in the production or manufacture of salt shall for that reason be exempt when the price for which said salt is sold shall exceed six cents per pound.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

Ordered, That it be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.

On motion by Mr. Hill,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the report of the Superintendent of Public Printing, referred to that committee in the report of the Attorney-General, and that it be referred to the Committee on Printing.

Mr. Henry (by leave) introduced

A bill (S. 2) to modify the act entitled "An act to exempt certain persons from military duty, and to repeal an act entitled 'An act to exempt certain persons from enrollment for service in the Army of the Confederate States,' approved twenty-first April, eighteen hundred and sixty-two;"
which was read the first and second times; and

On motion by Mr. Henry,

Ordered, That it be transferred to the Secret Legislative Calendar.

Mr. Clay presented two designs for a flag for the Confederate States; which were referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.

On motion by Mr. Clay,

Ordered, That a committee, consisting of five members, be appointed to organize and report the regular standing committees of the Senate.

On motion by Mr. Clay,

Ordered, That the committee be appointed by the President pro tempore; and

Mr. Barnwell, Mr. Wigfall, Mr. Yancey, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Burnett were appointed.

On motion by Mr. Yancey,

Ordered, That he be excused from serving on said committee; and

Mr. Davis was appointed in his stead.

On motion by Mr. Clay,

Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next.

On motion by Mr. Clay,

The Senate adjourned.

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