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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, May 27, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Jemison (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 47) to facilitate the settlement of the claims of deceased soldiers;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Walker submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act to organize forces to serve during the war, approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, as to provide for the exemption from military service of the necessary officers of steamboats engaged in transportation for the Government.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 48) to amend the act to provide an invalid corps, approved February 17, 1864;
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
They have passed bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles:
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And they have passed the following bills of the Senate, with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 24th instant he approved and signed an act (H. R. 2) to provide for the redemption of the old issue of Treasury notes held by certain Indian tribes.
The following bills were severally read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs:
The joint resolution (H. R. 9) responsive to the resolutions of the general assembly of Virginia "asserting the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the State of Virginia over her ancient boundaries," 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 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.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 4) to provide means of transit across the Mississippi River for members of Congress residing west of said river in going to and returning from the Confederate States Congress; and
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 39) to amend the several acts in regard to chaplains; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr. Johnson of Missouri yesterday, to rescind the resolution passed by the two Houses fixing Tuesday, the 31st instant, as the day for the adjournment of the present session of Congress; and
On motion by Mr. Johnson of Missouri,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the resolution be postponed until to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate adjourned.
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