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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, March 7, 1865.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 4]
TUESDAY, March 7, 1865.

OPEN SESSION.

Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 390) for the relief of taxpayers in certain cases, reported it with the recommendation that it ought not to pass.

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The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and

On motion by Mr. Semmes,

Ordered, That it lie upon the table.

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 402) to make rules concerning captures on land, reported it with amendments.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill as amended was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass with amendments.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 342) providing for the auditing and payment of properly authenticated claims, reported it without amendment.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. Semmes, it was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill as amended was read the third time.

On the question,

Shall the bill now pass?

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 14
• Nays ... 0

The vote having been taken by yeas and nays, conformably to the Constitution,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Caperton, Graham, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Oldham, Orr, Semmes, Walker, and Wigfall.

So it was

Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted therefor.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, the title was amended so as to read: "An act providing for the auditing and payment of certain properly authenticated claims."

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.

Mr. Baker, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 33) for the relief of postmasters in certain cases, 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.

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Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

Mr. Baker, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 405) to establish certain post routes therein named, reported it without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Maxwell,

Ordered, That the Committee on Patents be discharged from the further consideration of the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents.

Mr. Orr, from the committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (S. 166) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide and organize a general staff for armies in the field, to serve during the war," approved June 14, 1864, reported

That they have met, in free conference, and have agreed to recommend and do hereby recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House, and agree to the same with the following amendments: In line 2, strike out "four" and insert "three," and at the end of the section add "Provided, That the pay of aids-de-camp of the rank of first lieutenant of cavalry shall be the same as now allowed by law."

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

Resolved, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

Mr. Henry, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported

A bill (S. 221) for the relief of maimed soldiers; 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. 394) to authorize the President to appoint a commissioner to take proof as to expenditures made by the State of Tennessee for the benefit of the Confederacy previous to the transfer of her troops to the Confederate Government, reported it without amendment.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed bills of the following titles; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:

• H. R. 307. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow specie, to be applied to the redemption and reduction of the currency;
• H. R. 385. An act making additional appropriations for the support of the Government of the Confederate States of America from January 1 to June 30, 1865;
• H. R. 414. An act making an additional appropriation for the redemption of a temporary loan, made in the year 1861, of sundry banks in the Confederate States, to supply funds to the Treasury;
• H. R. 415. An act making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the War Department during the fiscal period ending December 31, 1864; and
• H. R. 416. An act to increase the compensation of tax collectors and assessors in the cities of Richmond and Petersburg.

And they have passed the bill of the Senate (S. 220) to increase the salary of the assistant treasurer at Charleston, S. C.

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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 (H. R. 379) to levy additional taxes for the year 1865, for the support of the Government.

The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 28th ultimo he approved and signed the following acts and joint resolution:

• H. R. 373. An act to provide for the more efficient transportation of troops, supplies, and munitions of war upon the railroads, steamboats, and canals in the Confederate States, and to control telegraph lines employed by Government;
• H. R. 375. An act authorizing proof to be received of the loss or destruction of vouchers necessary in the settlement of accounts; and
• H. R. 27. Joint resolution for the relief of the legal representatives of John R. Cardwell.

That on the 1st instant he approved and signed the following acts:

• H. R. 325. An act to make appropriations for the support of the Government of the Confederate States of America from the 1st day of January to the 30th day of June, 1865;
• H. R. 377. An act to establish an arsenal and foundry in the valley of Deep River, in the State of North Carolina; and
• H. R. 382. An act to amend the fourteenth section of an act entitled "An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds."

And that on the 3d instant he approved and signed the following acts:

• H. R. 348. An act to increase the compensation of marshals, criers, jurors, and witnesses;
• H. R. 371. An act to relieve agriculturists exempted and detailed under the act of February 17, 1864, in certain cases;
• H. R. 381. An act to provide for the redemption of the old issue of Treasury notes held by certain Indian tribes; and
• H. R. 383. An act to require noncommissioned officers and privates, held as prisoners of war, to be paid upon their individual certificates, supported by oath.

Mr. Orr, from the committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H. R. 350) to diminish the number of exemptions and details, reported

That they have met, and, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the first, third, fourth, and fifth amendments of the Senate, and agree to the same.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the second amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, to wit: After "laborers" insert "employed in the Niter and Mining Bureau in localities where slave labor can not with safety be employed."

That the House recede from its disagreement to the sixth amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment, to wit: Strike out all the amendment after the word "employed," in lines 4 and 5, and that the Senate agree to the same as amended.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

Resolved, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

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. 379) to levy additional taxes for the year 1865, for the support of the Government, 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 with the following amendment, to wit:

Strike out all after "That," section 1, line 1, and insert as follows: "in addition to the taxes levied by the act approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, 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 twenty-fourth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three,' there shall be levied for the year

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eighteen hundred and sixty-five, on the subjects of taxation hereinafter mentioned, and collected from every person, copartnership, association, or corporation liable therefor, taxes as follows, to wit:

• "I. Upon the value of all property, real, personal, or mixed, of every kind and description, not hereinafter exempted, or taxed at a different rate, eight per cent. The value of the property taxed under this section shall be assessed on the basis of the market value of the same or similar property in the neighborhood where assessed in the year eighteen hundred and sixty; and it is hereby declared that all the property and assets of corporations, associations, or joint stock companies, whether incorporated or not, shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner and to the same extent as the property and assets of individuals. The tax on such property and assets to be assessed against and paid by such corporations, associations, or joint stock companies: Provided, That no bank or banking company shall be liable to pay a tax on deposits of money to the credit of and subject to the checks of others: And provided further, That the stock or shares representing property or assets in corporations, associations, or joint stock companies shall not be assessed or taxed as property under this act, but the dividends derived therefrom shall be subject to be taxed as income under existing laws.
• "II. Upon the amount of all gold or silver coin, and upon the amount of all moneys held abroad, or bills of exchange drawn therefor, promissory notes, rights, credits, and securities, payable in foreign countries, and upon the value of all gold dust or gold and silver bullion, valued in specie, twenty per cent; and upon the value of gold and silver wares, plate, jewels, jewelry, and watches, valued on the basis of the value of such property in the year eighteen hundred and sixty, ten per cent.
• "III. Upon the amount of all moneys, except those mentioned in paragraph two, bank bills, Treasury notes, and other paper issued as currency, on hand or on deposit, on the day of the approval of this act, five per cent.
• "IV. Upon the amount of all solvent credits, except those mentioned in paragraph two, five per cent: Provided, That all the bonds and stocks issued by the Confederate States, or by any State, and all loans to the Government of the Confederate States, shall be exempt from taxation, except as to the interest payable thereon, which shall be taxed as income under existing laws: Provided further, That the interest on the bonds, stocks, or obligations of the Confederate States, or of any State, shall not be taxed as income in cases where the acts under which they were issued contain a stipulation that the interest thereon shall be exempt from taxation.
• "V. Upon profits made by buying and selling merchandise, effects, or property of any description, or money, gold, silver, stocks, credits, or obligations of any kind, at any time between January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, ten per cent in addition to the tax on such profits as income; said profits to be ascertained by the difference between the price paid in Confederate Treasury notes, including all costs and charges, and the price realized in the same currency: Provided, That if the objects of sale were purchased at any time since January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, this additional tax shall attach on the profits realized on the sale thereof during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five.
• "VI. Upon the amount of profits exceeding twenty-five per cent made during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five by any bank or banking company, insurance, canal, navigation, importing or exporting, telegraph, express, railroad, manufacturing, mining, dry dock, or other joint stock company of any description, whether incorporated or not, twenty-five per cent: Provided, That this tax shall apply to individuals and partnerships engaged in trade, or in any business or employment enumerated in this paragraph, as well as to corporations or joint stock companies: Provided further, That individuals and partnerships who have not been assessed, or have not paid, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, the tax of twenty-five per cent imposed on the excess of profits over twenty-five per cent for that year, shall be assessed and required to pay during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five twenty-five per cent on the excess of profits over twenty-five per cent realized during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
  • "Sec. 2. The property, the income and moneys, of hospitals, asylums, churches, schools, colleges, and charitable institutions shall be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this act or any other law. All property within the lines of the enemy shall be exempt from taxation so long as it remains within such lines; but any income derived therefrom shall be taxed as income under existing laws. The exemptions enumerated in paragraphs one, two, and three of section five of the act entitled 'An act to levy additional taxes for the common defense and support of the Government,' approved seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, are hereby

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    reenacted. Household furniture, where the value does not exceed three hundred dollars on the basis of the value thereof in the year eighteen hundred and sixty; wearing apparel, goods manufactured by any person for the use and consumption of his family, including slaves; poultry, fruit, and the products of gardens, when said poultry, fruit, and products are raised for the family of the producer and not for sale; corn, bacon, and other agricultural products which were produced in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and necessary for the taxpayer's family, including slaves, during the present year, and in his possession on the day of the approval of this act, shall be exempt from taxation.

  • "Sec. 3. That the taxes on property for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five imposed by this act shall be assessed as on the day of the approval of this act, and be due and collected on the first day of June next, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The additional taxes on profits for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five shall be assessed and collected according to the provisions of existing laws in regard to the assessment and collection of taxes on incomes; and all the taxes imposed by this act, as well as the taxes on incomes and profits, and the specific taxes and taxes on sales, shall be payable in Confederate Treasury notes of the new issue, or in the certificates of indebtedness authorized by an act entitled "An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds," approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, at par without any allowance for interest: Provided, That at least one-half of said taxes shall be paid in Treasury notes as aforesaid: And provided further, That the tax for the increased pay of soldiers shall be paid in Confederate Treasury notes of the new issue only. And it is hereby enacted that the certificates of indebtedness authorized by the said act of February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, may be issued for debts contracted prior to the passage of said act, and the agent of the Treasury for the Trans-Mississippi Department be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, certificates of indebtedness provided for in said act of February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, for debts contracted prior or subsequent to the passage of said act in the Trans-Mississippi Department, and that all the certificates above mentioned shall be received in payment of said taxes in like manner and to the same extent as the certificates originally authorized by the said act of seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, subject to the provisos above mentioned.
  • "Sec. 4. That upon all the subjects of taxation mentioned in this act and the act approved seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, 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 twenty-fourth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three,' there shall be levied and assessed for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five an additional tax in money, equal to one-eighth of the amount of the tax on the same subjects imposed for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five by this act and the said act of seventeenth February eighteen hundred and sixty-four; which tax shall be payable in Confederate Treasury notes of the new issue only, and shall be assessed and collected at the same time with the other taxes; and the money arising therefrom shall be first appropriated to the payment of the increased compensation of the soldiers of the Army: Provided, That this additional tax shall not be construed to apply to or to increase the tax in kind.
  • "Sec. 5. Any taxpayer, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be allowed to pay into the Treasury, in advance, such sum or sums as he may choose on account of taxes to accrue against him, and to obtain therefor an unassignable certificate of such payment.
  • "Sec. 6. Congress having intended by the act of seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled 'An act to levy additional taxes for the common defense and support of the Government,' as amended by the act of fourteenth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to impose said additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four only, the said act of seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, as amended, in so far as it can be construed to operate otherwise than as thus intended, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and all the taxes imposed by this act shall be paid without any discount or credit for the value of the tax in kind, or the income tax, and all the taxes on incomes and profits under existing laws shall be paid without any credit or deduction of the ad valorem tax.
  • "Sec. 7. That when property, real or personal, has been injured or destroyed by the enemy, or the owner thereof has been temporarily deprived of the use thereof, or, in the case of real estate, of the means of cultivating the same, by reason of the possession or proximity of the enemy, the assessment on such property may be reduced in proportion to the damage sustained by the owner, or the tax assessed thereon may be reduced in the same ratio by the district collector on satisfactory evidence submitted to him by the owner or assessor.

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  • "Sec. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury, on the recommendation of the boards of police, county courts, or such other county, district, or parish tribunal as may be prescribed by the State collectors, respectively, transmitted through said collectors, is hereby authorized to suspend the collection of taxes now due or imposed by this or any other or future act in those districts where depredations have been committed by the enemy, in cases of individuals in such districts where in his judgment the resources of the taxpayer asking such suspension have been so seriously damaged or destroyed as to render the payment of taxes impossible or excessively oppressive; such suspension to be revokable at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Treasury,"

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

On the question to concur therein,

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 12
• Nays ... 3

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, Barnwell, Burnett, Caperton, Graham, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Orr, Semmes, Walker, and Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Henry, Johnson of Missouri, and Oldham.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate concur in the said report.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

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 4th instant, approved and signed the following acts and joint resolution:

• S. 106. An act to modify and amend an act to regulate the destruction of property, trader military necessity, and to provide for the indemnity thereof, approved March 17, 1862;
• S. 137. An act to establish the flag of the Confederate States;
• S. 160. An act to allow missionaries in the Army rations;
• S. 193. An act to increase the pay of assistant paymasters in the Provisional Navy;
• S. 195. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to negotiate with the governors of the several States for slave labor;
• S. 197. An act declaring certain persons liable to duty in the reserve forces of the respective States;
• S. 208. An act to provide for returned prisoners of war;
• S. 209. An act 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; and
• S. 32. Joint resolution construing the act of May 31, 1864, to provide for the appointment of a disbursing clerk in the War Department.

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., March 4, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

I have this day approved and signed an act which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act (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."

In the first section the general commanding reserves in each State is authorized to order general courts-marshal for the trial of offenses committed against the military code by persons belonging to his command and to revise the proceedings.

In the second section military courts are authorized, under certain circumstances, to try offenses committed by members of the organizations of reserves. But no provision is made by which the general commanding reserves is authorized to revise the

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proceedings of military Courts in any case. From the title of the act it seems to have been the intention to confer this power, and I thought it proper to invite your attention to what seems to be an oversight in not granting it.

A copy of the act is inclosed.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives of the approval by the President of the said act.

The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:

Richmond, Va., March 4, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

In response to your resolution of the 21st ultimo, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, covering copy of Gen. John B. Hood's report of the operations of the Army of Tennessee while under his command.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 367) to increase the military force of the Confederate States; and

After debate,

On motion by Mr. Oldham,

The Senate resolved into executive session.

The doors having been opened,

On motion by Mr. Oldham,

Ordered, That the Senate take a recess until half past 7 o'clock p. m.

HALF PAST 7 O'CLOCK P. M.

The bills (H. R. 307, 385, 414, 415, and 416) received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (H. R. 394) to authorize the President to appoint a commissioner to take proof as to expenditures made by the State of Tennessee for the benefit of the Confederacy previous to the transfer of her troops to the Confederate Government; 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.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 367) to increase the military force of the Confederate States; and

After debate,

On motion by Mr. Simms,

The Senate adjourned.

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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, March 7, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate A. D. Warwick, of Virginia, to be second lieutenant Company E, Thirtieth Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 249.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, March 6, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of A. D. Warwick, of Virginia, to be second lieutenant Company E, Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, vice Lieutenant Adams, retired, to rank from March 4, 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, March 7, 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. 247.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, March 6, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:

Quartermasters--majors.
• Capt. A. J. Allensworth, of --, to be major, for duty with McComb's brigade, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy), to rank from March 2, 1865.
• Capt. W. C. Marrow, of Virginia, to be major, for duty with Conner's brigade, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy), to rank from March 2, 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, March 7, 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. 248.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, March 6, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:

Captains of artillery, for ordnance duty.
• John M. Rose, of Arkansas, to be captain of artillery (an original vacancy), to rank from March 2, 1865.

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• N. B. Trist, of Louisiana, to be captain of artillery (an original vacancy), to rank from March 2, 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, March 7, 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. 246.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, March 6, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for promotion in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America:

Captains.
• First Lieut. R. H. Atkinson, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Conner, killed, to rank from February 20, 1864.
• First Lieut. F. M. Myers, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Kenan, retired, to rank from July 18, 1864.
• First Lieut. Tho. Burdell, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Montgomery, retired, to rank from August 25, 1864.
• First Lieut. Charles S. Wylly, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Grieve, promoted, to rank from September 3, 1864.
• First Lieut. B. H. Hudson, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Hill, promoted, to rank from September 3, 1864.
• First Lieut. J. R. Du Bose, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Howard, appointed captain engineers, to rank from October 15, 1864.
• First Lieut. J. D. Anthony, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Captain Bowdre, retired, to rank from November 2, 1864.

First lieutenants.
• Second Lieut. R. J. Magill, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, [First] Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Blance, resigned, to rank from January 16, 1864.
• Second Lieut. Pearce Horne, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Atkinson, promoted, to rank from February 20, 1864.
• Second Lieut. F. B. Palmer, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Cass, died, to rank from June 28, 1864.
• Second Lieut. A. H. Rutherford, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Myers, promoted, to rank from July 18, 1864.
• Second Lieut. M. De Graffenried, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Burdell, promoted, to rank from August 25, 1864.
• Second Lieut. W. B. Griffin, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Wylly, promoted, to rank from September 3, 1864.
• Second Lieut. S. C. De Pass, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Hudson, promoted, to rank from September 3, 1864.
• Second Lieut. L. C. Berrien, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Lieutenant Du Bose, promoted, to rank from October 15, 1864.
• Second Lieut. John P. Fort, of Georgia, to be first lieutenant, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Anthony, promoted, to rank from November 2, 1864.

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, March 7, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate F. L. Thompson, of Mississippi, to be captain Company D, Thirty-sixth Mississippi Regiment, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 250.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, March 7, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of F. L. Thompson, of Mississippi, to be captain Company D, Thirty-sixth Mississippi Regiment, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, vice Captain Tatom, killed (the officers entitled to promotion waiving claims), to rank from January 18, 1865.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The messages were read.

Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Orr,

The Senate resolved into open legislative session.

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