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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, February 2, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Brown (by leave) introduced
A joint resolution (S. 26) of thanks to Mr. John Lancaster, of England, for his friendly conduct toward the commander, officers, and crew of the Alabama;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Watson, from the joint select committee appointed to investigate the condition and treatment of prisoners of war held by the Confederate and United States Governments, reported the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the joint committee to whom was referred the investigation of the condition and treatment of prisoners and the causes of their detention in captivity, shall, in addition, investigate and report upon the violations, by the enemy, of the rules of civilized war in the conduct of the war; and also whether the enemy will resume exchanges, and if so, upon what terms; and that they report what legislation they deem expedient in the premises.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the resolution.
Mr. Johnson of Missouri (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 179) to amend an act to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States from the State of Missouri, approved January 19, 1864; which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 162) to amend an act entitled "An act to impose regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States to provide for the public defense," approved February 6, 1864, reported it without amendment.
Ordered, That it be printed.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 173) to receive volunteer troops for the war, reported it without amendment.
Ordered, That it be printed.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of a resolution of the legislature of the Stats of North Carolina in relation to the pay of disabled soldiers, and that it lie upon the table.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of a resolution of the legislature of the State of North Carolina in relation to the expenses of the State incurred in the execution of the conscription laws, and that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the following subjects:
Memorials of the officers of Finegan's, Weisiger's, Harris', and Forney's brigades, praying the passage of the bill (H. R. 305) to grant free transportation to officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the Army traveling on leave of indulgence; and
Resolution of the legislature of the State of North Carolina in relation to brigading certain North Carolina regiments.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 24) of thanks to the officers and men of the Ninth, Fourteenth, and Fifty-seventh regiments of Virginia Infantry, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said resolution; and no amendment being proposed, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
The said resolution was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 346) providing for the discharge of soldiers in certain cases, and their future exemption from military service, reported it with the recommendation that it ought not to pass.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and no amendment being proposed, it was reported to the Senate.
On the question,
Shall the bill be read a third time?
It was determined in the negative.
So the bill was rejected.
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Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on the Judiciary, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, reported
A bill (S. 180) to amend an act entitled "An act to prevent the procuring, aiding, and assisting persons to desert from the Army of the Confederate States, and for other purposes," approved January 22, 1864;
which was read and passed to a second reading.
Ordered, That it be printed.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 177) to amend an act to establish the judicial courts of the Confederate States of America, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; 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 and the title was amended.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to amend an act to establish the judicial courts of the Confederate States of America, approved March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one."
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, and to whom were referred the bill (S. 107) to provide supplies for the Army, and to prescribe the mode of making impressments, and the bill (S. 124) to amend the several acts now of force on the subject of impressments, and to define what is "just compensation," reported
A bill (S. 181) to provide supplies for the Army, and to prescribe the mode of making impressments;
which was read and passed to a second reading.
Ordered, That it be printed.
On motion by Mr. Burnett, the vote on passing the bill (S. 169) to abolish the office of certain quartermasters and assistant quartermasters, commissaries and assistant commissaries, and to provide for the appointment of bonded agents in said departments, was reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. Burnett, the vote on ordering the said bill to its engrossment and third reading was also reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. Burnett, to amend the bill by inserting after "revoked," section 6, line 4, the words "except as to skilled artisans and mechanics permanently employed in said departments,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
No further amendment being made,
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. Burnett, from the Committee on Claims, reported
A bill (S. 182) for the relief of holders of Treasury notes of the
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denomination of one hundred dollars, who have been prevented from funding the same by reason of being held as prisoners of war; which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications and perform other labor connected with the defenses of the country; and
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
The Senate adjourned.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 16th [December], ultimo) the nominations of E. N. Woodland, Douglas West, Addison Craft, John Ryan, M. L. Strong, A. J. Hawthorn, C. M. Bradford, E. A. Burk, George Tucker, C. W. Gassett, G. R. Fairbanks, R. T. Scott, J. R. Viley, and R. H. Bigger, to be quartermasters, with the rank of major; J. J. Brown, H. Richardson, E. A. Hickman, John C. Maben, William F. Bell, J. M. Hanger, Charles A. Smith, J. S. Richardson, P. B. Jones, jr., N. T. Green, B. H. Smith, S. A. Shortridge, W. G. Raoul, E. C. Payne, P. H. Mayo, S. W. Morgan, Charles Vidor, W. R. Price, S. C. Head, J. B. Goodloe, Fred. Emory, Z. A. Philips, James Beaty, Frank Arnold, J. Crockford, D. H. White, W. D. Leiper, A. S. English, W. D. Douglas, and J. W. James, to be assistant quartermasters, with the rank of captain; W. T. Gary, James L. Armstrong, Horace W. Jones, D. H. C. Spence, T. A. Cromwell, C. H. Parmalee Jos. W. Urquhart, to be commissaries, with the rank of major; Lewis E. Harvie, John M. Strother, W. W. Meriwether, J. J. Blackwell, J. H. Devereux, W. H. Flynn, M. J. Clancy, E. M. Griffin, Robert Burns, J. C. Abrams, J. H. Demund, L. F. Choice, J. N. Williams, A. Dawson, E. G. Pearl, Jos. S. James, L. F. Lucado, Walton Smith, J. J. Lock, George W. Long, James McKay, J. W. Baker, J. S. Carpenter, I. Shelby, jr., A. W. Harris, and W. D. Van Dyke, to be assistant commissaries, with the rank of captain, 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 do advise and consent to all of said appointments, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 25th ultimo) the nominations of W. M. Inge, to be colonel of cavalry; C. W. Grandy, to be quartermaster, with the rank of major; and Isaac Shelby, to be commissary, with the rank of major, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
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Resolved, That the Senate do advise and consent to all of said appointments, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 28th ultimo) the nominations of J. S. Bransford, F. Ducayet, Hermann Hirsch, and J. B. Moore, to be quartermasters, with the rank of major, and Marcus Hofflin (referred to same committee on the 31st ultimo), to be assistant commissary, with the rank of captain, 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 do advise and consent to all of said appointments, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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