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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, March 10, 1865.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 4]
FRIDAY, March 10, 1865.

OPEN SESSION.

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. 324. An act to authorize the appointment of certain tax of Beers for the Trans-Mississippi Department;
• H. R. 341. An act requiring suit to be brought against persons connected with the Cotton Bureau and Cotton Office in the Trans-Mississippi Department;
• H. R. 424. An act for furnishing bagging and rope for the packing of tithe cotton; and
• H. R. 425. An act to authorize the settlement of the claim of the State of North Carolina for expenses incurred in executing the acts of Congress to further provide for the public defense, and to organize forces to serve during the war.

And they have passed bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles:

• S. 217. An act in relation to printing and binding, in pamphlet form, the acts, resolutions, and treaties adopted at each session of Congress;
• S. 223. An act for the relief of the Exchange Bank of Virginia; and
• S. 37. Joint resolution of thanks to Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton.

And they have passed a resolution extending the time for the adjournment of the present, session of Congress; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The House of Representatives recede from their amendment, disagreed to by the Senate, to the bill (S. 199) to change the time for the assembling of Congress for its next regular session.

The bills received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times; and

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Ordered, That the bills numbered 324, 424, and 425 be referred to the Committee on Finance and the bill numbered 341 to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Johnson of Missouri (by leave) introduced

A bill (S. 224) to limit the issue of forage;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Burnett,

The Senate adjourned.

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