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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, February 28, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Burnett presented a series of resolutions passed at a meeting of the officers and men of Dukes Kentucky cavalry in relation to the prosecution of the war; which were ordered to lie upon the table and be printed.
Mr. Watson (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 208) to provide for returned prisoners of war;
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.
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 President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 25th instant he approved and signed the following acts:
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, reported
A bill (S. 209) to continue in force and extend an act entitled "An act to increase the compensation of the noncommissioned officers and privates of the Army of the Confederate States," approved June 9, 1864;
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.
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.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 379) to levy additional taxes for the year 1865, for the support of the Government, reported it with amendments.
Ordered, That the bill and amendments be printed.
Mr. Oldham submitted the views of the minority of the committee on the said bill; which were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 389) to amend an act to authorize the appointment of assistants to the Register in signing bonds and certificates, approved February 14, 1863, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration
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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 amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill as amended was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass with an amendment.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 388) to authorize the First Auditor to receive and keep the accounts of the Navy Department, reported it without amendment.
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.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
The said bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
Mr. Wigfall, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported A bill (S. 210) to further regulate the control and management of hospitals;
which was read and passed to a second reading.
Ordered, That it be printed.
Mr. Maxwell, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the following titles:
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.
A message from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Mr. President: The President of the Confederate States, on the 18th instant, approved and signed the following acts and joint resolutions:
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On the 23d instant the President approved and signed the following acts:
On the 24th instant the President approved and signed a joint resolution (S. 22) exempting maple sugar from the tithe imposed by the act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to lay taxes for the common defense and carry on the Government of the Confederate States,' approved April twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three," approved February 17, 1864.
On the 25th instant the President approved and signed the following acts:
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, Va., February 25, 1865.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary of War, covering an estimate for an additional appropriation required by the War Department.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, Va., February 27, 1865.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Postmaster-General relative to an act fixing the salaries of certain civil officers in the Trans-Mississippi Department, and invite your special attention to his suggestions, with a view to further legislation on the subject if you deem it necessary.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message was read.
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Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
On motion by Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 266) to amend post route No. 1649, in the State of Georgia.
On motion by Mr. Johnson of Georgia, to amend the bill by striking out the words "and Youngsville," line 5,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting:
That every public highway in the Confederate States be, and the same is hereby, declared a post route,
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. Barnwell, Burnett, Maxwell, Orr, Watson, and Wigfall.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Brown, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Semmes, Simms, Vest, and Walker.
No further amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill as amended was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass with an amendment.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 203) for the relief of Thomas Lanigan; and
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
Ordered, That it lie upon the table.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
The following message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 393) to provide for paying in cotton the annuities due the Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw nations of Indians; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The House of Representatives have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (S. 117) to authorize the commanders of the reserves in each State to order general courts-martial and to revise the proceedings of courts-martial and military courts.
Mr. Oldham (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 211) to confine the outstanding circulation of Treasury notes within a fixed and limited amount;
which was read and passed to a second reading.
Ordered, That it be printed.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the bill of the Senate (S. 208) to provide for returned prisoners of war, with an amendment; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
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The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 208) last mentioned; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The bill (H. R. 393) received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. Orr submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to employ such temporary clerical force as will be sufficient to keep up the business of the Senate during the remainder of the present session.
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 361) to provide for the establishment of a bureau of special and secret service; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill (H. R. 361) last mentioned 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 bill (S. 207) to authorize the issue of licenses for the sale of tobacco and cotton, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and
On motion by Mr. Oldham, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until Thursday next,
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Burnett, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms, and Wigfall.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Barnwell, Caperton, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes, Vest, Walker, and Watson.
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Simms, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow,
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 and the title was amended.
On the question,
Shall the bill now pass?
On motion by Mr. Oldham,
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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Caperton, Graham, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes, Simms, Vest, Walker, Watson, and Wigfall.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Missouri, and Oldham.
So it was
Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to authorize the issue of licenses for the sale of tobacco, cotton, and naval stores."
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Caperton (by leave) introduced
A joint resolution (S. 33) extending the provisions of the act entitled "An act to provide transportation for Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress to their respective places of residence, and to increase, for a limited time, their salaries;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. Hunter,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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 23, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 217.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
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Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 209.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 21, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
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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 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Asst. Surg. John R. Leigh, of Virginia, to be promoted to surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 221.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 23, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Asst. Surg. John R. Leigh, of Virginia, to be promoted to surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from June 1, 1862.
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 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 216.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
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 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 212.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
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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 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 215.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
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Executive Department Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Capt. T. F. Henry, of Tennessee, to be promoted to major in the Adjutant-General's Department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 218.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Capt. T. F. Henry, of Tennessee, to be promoted to major in the Adjutant-General's Department, for duty with Brown's division, Army of Tennessee (an original vacancy), to rank from February 16, 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 24, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the grades affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 214.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, February 22, 1865.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
The messages were respectively read.
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The following messages were received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, Va., February 25, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Postmaster-General relative to the removal of a postmaster from office.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Va., February 25, 1865.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Postmaster-General, I hereby nominate Isaac Estell, to be postmaster at Talladega, Ala.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Post-office Department, Richmond, February 24, 1865.
To the President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend, for confirmation by the Senate, the following appointment of postmaster, made since the opening of the present adjourned session of Congress February 22, 1865, Isaac Estell, Talladega, Talladega County, Ala.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN H. REAGAN,
Postmaster-General.
The messages were read.
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Senate resumed the consideration of the nominations of C. W. Digges, P. G. Johnson, D. H. Reid, and J. E. Porter, to be aids-de-camp, with the rank of first lieutenants; which were reported from the Committee on Military Affairs (on the 25th instant) and laid on the table by order of the Senate; and it was
Resolved, That the Senate do advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Wigfall, from the Committee on Military Affairs (on the 25th instant), declaring that Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, having been appointed lieutenant-general under the act of February 17, 1864, and having been relieved from the discharge of the duties in the command to which he was appointed, can not be confirmed by the Senate to the said command, but must now resume his former rank in the service; and
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Caperton,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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