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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 --WEDNESDAY, February 15, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Johnson of Missouri presented a document in relation to the proper measures to be adopted for recruiting the Army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Johnson of Georgia presented a series of resolutions passed at a meeting of the officers and men of Thomas' brigade in relation to peace, reconstruction, and the prosecution of the war; which were read.
Ordered, That they he upon the table and be printed.
Mr. Caperton presented a series of resolutions passed at a meeting of the officers and men of the Thirty-sixth and Sixtieth regiments and the Forty-fifth Battalion of Virginia Infantry, in relation to the prosecution of the war and the terms of peace proposed by the President of the United States to the Confederate States commissioners; which were read.
Ordered, That they lie upon the table and be printed.
Mr. Semmes (by leave) introduced
A joint resolution (S. 30) of thanks to the officers and men of the Washington Artillery Battalion, of New Orleans;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 28) authorizing the transfer of funds in the Quartermaster-General s Department, 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. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 84) to regulate, for a limited period, the compensation of the officers, clerks, and employees of the civil departments of the Government in the city of Richmond, reported them with amendments.
Ordered, That the amendments be printed.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 193) to increase the pay of assistant paymasters in the Provisional Navy;
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being proposed, 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.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 371) to relieve agriculturists exempted and detailed under the act of February 17, 1864, in certain cases; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
And they have passed a Senate bill and joint resolution of the following titles:
The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 10th instant he approved and signed an act (H. R. 361 ) to provide for the reissue of bonds and certificates of indebtedness of the Confederate States in certain cases.
Mr. Sparrow submitted the following motion for consideration:
Ordered, That the vote on passing the bill (S. 181) to provide supplies for the Army, and to prescribe the mode of making impressments, be reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Representatives requesting the return of the bill (S. 181) last mentioned to the Senate.
Mr. Semmes, from the committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H. R. 336) to authorize the establishment of an office of deposit in connection with the Treasury, reported
That they have met the managers on the part of the House of Representatives, and after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective Houses as follows:
That the House of Representatives do recede from their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree thereto.
And that the bill be further amended by inserting the following section:
The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
Resolved, That they concur therein, and that the bill be amended accordingly.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Sparrow, from the committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H. R. 273) to authorize the consolidation of companies, battalions, and regiments, reported
That they have met the managers on the part of the House of Representatives, and after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows:
That the House of Representatives do recede from their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate, and that they concur in the said amendment, with amendments, as follows:
Strike out the words "having the number, rank, and file now fixed by law," section 2, lines 3 and 4, and insert the words "having a number, rank, and file, not less than sixty-four nor more than one hundred and twenty-five."
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Insert as section 3 the following:
Insert as section 4 the following:
Strike out the words "offices of adjutants and," section 6, line 1, and insert the words "office of," and strike out lines 4, 5, 6, and 7 in the same section, and the word "also," in line 8.
Strike out, section 7, all preceding and including the word "formed," line 4, and insert in lieu thereof the words "the general commanding the department or army shall designate the names of the battalions or regiments organized under the provisions of this act."
Strike out, section 8, line 11, the words "with the rank held by them in the line," and insert in lieu thereof the words "with the rank previously held by such officers in the service."
Insert after "act," section 9, line 3, the words "or they may be assigned or appointed to vacancies in the new organizations."
And that the Senate agree to the said amendments to their amendment.
The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 350) to diminish the number of exemptions and details.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by inserting after "except," section 2, line 2, the words
of persons who, upon satisfactory evidence submitted to the Secretary of War, are, or may be, more useful at home to the public by their skill, labor, or services than in the field, or,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes, Walker, and Watson.
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Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by inserting after "hereby," section 2, line 10, the words
ordered to be reviewed by the Secretary of War, and if the detail shall be found to have been improperly granted, the same shall be,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes, Walker, and Watson.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by striking out of the second section the words:
The bonds heretofore given by exempted and detailed men shall bind them to comply with the same only to an extent bearing the same proportion to the whole amount which would be due thereon in one year, if this act had not passed, as the time they shall have been exempted or detailed bears to a year,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Graham, and Orr.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, Walker, Watson, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Graham, to amend the bill by inserting after "except," section 2, line 2, the words
according to the census of eighteen hundred and sixty, of the following artisans, who shall be persons of skill and experience in their several callings (whether such persons be in the Army or not), to wit: One blacksmith for every two thousand inhabitants, one miller for every two thousand inhabitants, one tanner for every four thousand inhabitants, one millwright for every four thousand inhabitants, the said artisans to be designated by the governors of the several States, respectively, upon the recommendation of the county court of ordinary, or probate court, who may hear testimony and make such recommendation; and such artisans shall thereupon be discharged from military duty so long as they shall faithfully and habitually work for the public at their several callings,
On motion by Mr. Graham,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Dortch, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, and Orr.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, Walker, and Watson.
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On motion by Mr. Caperton, to amend the bill by inserting after 'revoked," section 2, line 10, the following proviso:
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of War from detailing such officers and employees of the James River and Kanawha Canal as he may deem necessary under the same restrictions and provisions which apply to railroad companies,
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Orr, and Semmes.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms, Vest, Walker, Watson, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by striking out the third section,
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Dortch, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, and Watson.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, Walker, and Wigfall.
On motion by Mr. Dortch, to amend the bill by striking out "forty-five," section 3, line 5, and inserting "forty,"
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to recommit the bill to the Committee on Military Affairs,
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Garland,
The Senate adjourned.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 14, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 201]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 14, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate
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States of America, to command Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, to rank from February 14, 1865.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
The message was read.
The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton, to be lieutenant-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, contained in the message of this day; and
Resolved, That they do advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
The following messages were received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 14, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Col. C. Leventhorpe, of North Carolina, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (under act approved October 13, 1862).
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 200.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 14, 1865
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Col. C. Leventhorpe, of North Carolina, to be a brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (under act approved October 13, 1862), to command brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, vice General Clingman, disabled, to rank from February 3, 1865.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 14, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate H. T. Scott, of Tennessee, to be captain of artillery, for ordnance duty, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 185.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 7, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of H. T. Scott, of Tennessee, to be a captain of artillery, for ordnance duty, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (report to Chief of Ordnance for assignment to duty), to rank from January 19, 1865.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War,
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 14th instant) the nomination of Isaac M. St. John, of Virginia, to be Commissary-General, with rank of brigadier-general, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Wigfall,
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Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 21st of December last) the nominations of William Hawn, John E. Logwood, J. M. Stevens, and William Aubrey, to be military storekeepers, with pay and allowance of captains of infantry; Carrington Mason, Thomas S. Martin, W. D. Bell, W. W. Tyler, and E. Ledyard, to be military storekeepers, with pay and allowance of first lieutenants of infantry, 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 their appointments, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 8th instant) the nominations of William Eggleston and C. F. Hampton, to be aids-de-camp, with the rank of first lieutenants, reported, with the recommendation that 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 their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Garland,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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