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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, June 1, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
On motion by Mr. Jemison,
Ordered, That the bill (S. 47) to facilitate the settlement of the claims of deceased soldiers be referred to the Committee on Claims.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed Senate bills of the following titles:
And they have passed Senate bills of the following titles, with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
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The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 135) to increase the compensation of the assistant clerks in the Senate and House of Representatives; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the message of the President of the Confederate States of the 30th [28th] of May, 1864, stating his objections to the act passed at the last session of Congress entitled "An act to provide and organize a general staff for armies in the field, to serve during the war," be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Semmes (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 59) to authorize the owners of the registered eight per cent ten-year convertible bonds issued under the provisions of the act approved 16th May, 1864, to exchange the same for coupon bonds;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Semmes (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 60) to amend an act entitled "An act to prohibit the importation of luxuries, or of articles not necessaries or of common use," approved February 6, 1864;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Watson (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 61) to amend an act entitled "An act to organize military courts to attend the, Army of the Confederate States in the field, and to define the powers of said courts;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Graham,
Ordered, That the Hon. William T. Dortch have leave of absence from the sessions of the Senate until Tuesday next.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 10) of thanks to the Ninth Regiment of Texas Infantry, 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. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 55) to authorize the formation of new commands, to be composed of supernumerary officers who may resign to join such commands, and to limit and restrict the appointment of officers in certain cases, reported it without amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill.
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On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by inserting after "organizations," section 2, line 3, the words "or any other company in the Confederate service which does not exceed the maximum prescribed by law,"
it was determined in the affirmative.
No further amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill 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.
On motion by Mr. Brown,
Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the report of the Secretary of the Navy of the 2d of May last.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 62) to amend an act entitled "An act to create a provisional navy of the Confederate States," approved May 1, 1863;
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. Mitchel, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 125) to establish certain post routes therein named, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration 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. Burnett, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Margaret A. Rice, reported
A bill (S. 63) for the relief of Mrs. Margaret A. Rice;
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. Watson presented the memorial of Theodoric C. Lyon, formerly a commissioned officer in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, and cashiered for the utterance in August, 1863, at
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Columbus, Miss., of a political paper known as "the Thompson letter," praying for a redress of grievance; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That the message of the President of the Confederate States of the 15th of February last, transmitting copies of the charges and specifications, and of the accompanying papers, in the case of Maj. H. C. Guerin, commissary of subsistence, be taken from the files of the Senate and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The bill (H. R. 185) to increase the compensation of the assistant clerks in the Senate and House of Representatives was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 33) to regulate the compensation and mileage of members of Congress for the present session; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
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. 15) to furnish transportation to officers of the Army and Navy while traveling under orders; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 31) to promote the efficiency of the cavalry of the Provisional Army, and to punish lawlessness and irregularities of any portions thereof; and
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 34) to provide for the compensation of noncommissioned officers, soldiers, sailors, and marines on detailed service; and
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 43) to regulate the pay of a general assigned to duty at the seat of government under the provisions of the act approved March 25, 1862; and
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 51) to provide supplies for the Army and to prescribe the mode of making impressments.
On motion by Mr. Watson, to amend the bill by inserting at the end of the sixth section the following proviso:
Provided, That this prohibition shall not be applicable to any district, county, or parish in which there shall be no officer or agent charged with the assessment and collection of the tax in kind,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by inserting the following independent section:
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the support of his or her family, the neat cattle of such person, to the extent of fifty head, shall be exempt from the contribution and impressments authorized by this act,
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by striking out all of the sixth section after "confided," in the second line, and inserting:
to the officers and agents charged, in the several districts with the assessment and collection of the tax in kind and of the contribution herein required and no ether person, officer or soldier, shall make impressment except in cases of absolute and pressing necessity, and when subsistence or forage can not be otherwise procured, which necessity shall be determined alone by the officer in immediate command; and the impressment shall be made on the written order of such officer in command, who shall make a written report to the Secretary of War of the necessity and the extent of the impressment,
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by inserting at the end of the first section the words
except that payment for cotton and tobacco shall be made by the agents of the Treasury Department appointed to receive the same,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Barnwell, to amend the bill by striking out the sixth section, as follows:
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, Dortch, Henry, Hill, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Semmes, and Sparrow.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Graham, Haynes, Hunter, Jemison, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Missouri, Mitchel, Orr, Walker, and Watson.
On motion by Mr. Jemison, to amend the bill by inserting after "quartermasters," section 7 line 8 the words "for the tax in kind,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Jemison, to amend the bill by inserting the following independent section:
It was determined in the affirmative.
No further amendment being made, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time.
On the question,
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Shall the bill now pass?
On motion by Mr. Henry,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Caperton, Graham, Haynes, Jemison, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Missouri, Mitchel, Orr, Walker, and Watson.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Baker, Burnett, Henry, Hunter, Maxwell, Semmes, and Sparrow.
So it was
Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
On motion by Mr. Orr, that the vote on passing the bill (S. 51) to provide supplies for the Army and to prescribe the mode of making impressments be reconsidered,
On motion by Mr. Henry,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Baker, Burnett, Dortch, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Georgia, Maxwell, Semmes, and Sparrow.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Caperton, Graham, Haynes, Jemison, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Missouri, Mitchel, Orr, Walker, and Watson.
So the Senate refused to reconsider the vote on passing the said bill.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The Senate resolved into executive 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 bills of the following titles; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate:
The bills (H. R. 90 and H. R. 134) last mentioned were severally read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 58)to authorize the appointment of quartermasters and assistant quartermasters and commissaries and assistant commissaries in the Provisional Army in certain cases.
On motion by Mr. Mitchel, to amend the bill by inserting after "can," section 3, line 5, the words
in the opinion of the Quartermaster or Commissary General, subject to the discretion of the Secretary of War,
It was determined in the affirmative.
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No further amendment being proposed, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.
Ordered, That the bill 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.
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
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. 133) making appropriations for the redemption of the seven per cent foreign loan authorized by act of Congress approved January 29, 1863; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill (H. R. 133) last mentioned was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following messages were received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Confederate States of America, Executive Department,
Richmond, June 1, 1864.
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 rank affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 21.]Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, May 26, 1864.
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,
J. A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Confederate States of America, Executive Department,
Richmond, June 1, 1864.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw, of South Carolina, to be a major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, June 1, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw, of South Carolina, to be a major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (to command McLaws' division, Army of Northern Virginia), to rank front May 18, 1864.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it 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:
Confederate States of America, Executive Department,
Richmond, June 1, 1864.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Brig. Gen. William Mahone, of Virginia, to temporary rank of major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, under act approved May 30, 1864.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, June 1, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Brig. Gen. William Mahone, of Virginia, to temporary rank of major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, under act approved May 30, 1864 (to command Anderson's division, Army of Northern Virginia), to date from confirmation.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
Richmond, Va., May 31, 1864.
To the Senate the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I hereby nominate Brig. Gen. S. D. Ramseur, to be major-general, with temporary rank, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, May 31, 1364.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Brig. Gen. S. D. Ramseur, of North Carolina, to temporary rank of major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, under act approved May 30, 1864 (to command Early's division, Army of Northern Virginia), to date from confirmation.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
Confederate States of America, Executive Department,
Richmond, May 31, 1864.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Maj. Gem R. H. Anderson, of South Carolina, to be a lieutenant-general in the Provisional Army, with temporary rank, for the command of a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia, to date from May 31, 1864.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond May 31, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Maj. Gen. R. H. Anderson, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-general, with temporary rank, for the command of a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to date from May 31, 1864.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the nominations of Brig. Gen. William Mahone, of Virginia, to temporary rank of major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (to command Anderson's division, Army of Northern Virginia), to date from confirmation; Brig. Gen. S. D. Ramseur, of North Carolina, to temporary rank of major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate, States of America (to command Early's division, Army of Northern Virginia), to date from confirmation; Maj. Gen. R. H. Anderson, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-general, with temporary rank, for the command of a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from May 31, 1864, under act approved May 31, 1864: and
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Confederate States of America Executive Department,
Richmond, May 31, 1864.
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 rank affixed to their names, respectively.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, Va., May 7, 1864.
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,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.
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The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Baker, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom were referred (on the 30th ultimo) the nominations of Edward A. Thomas, to be postmaster at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss.; N. A. Bull, to be postmaster at Orangeburg, S. C.; Nathan Seligman, at Shreveport, La.; Henry Townsend, at Wetumpka, Ala.; Richard C. Wallace, at Georgetown, S. C.; Noah L. Cloud, at Bainbridge, Ga.; Rufus W. Daniel, at Weldon, N. C.; and of Dr. James H. Starr, of Nacogdoches, Tex., to be agent of the Post-Office Department for the country west of the Mississippi River, under act of Congress approved February 10, 1864, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred (on the 25th of May last) the nominations of S. J. Gholson, Bryan Grimes, James Conner, Rufus Barringer, to be brigadier-generals; Isham Harrison, W. D. Mitchell, T. P. Shaw, W. G. Swanson, Robert White, O. M. Dantzler, to be colonels; J. McAnerney, C. T. O'Ferrall, W. W. Billopp, E. G. Brasher, D. E. Scruggs, to be lieutenant-colonels; J. J. Owen, James W. Banning, George W. Reynolds, J. W. Carter, N. Stallworth, F. H. Calmese, to be majors of infantry; Sidney T. Fontaine, George R. Wilson, to be majors of artillery; R. C. M. Sale, A. L. De Rosset, J. R. S. Gilliland, to be captains; W. Perrin Kemp, J. L. Bostick, William H. Hardy, to be aids-de-camp, with the rank of first lieutenant; William M. Cravens, John L. Hammond, W. J. Van de Graaff, J. L. Lockwood, John W. Johnson, David L. Sweatman, George W. Orton, W. W. Zimmerman, to be adjutants, with the rank of first lieutenant; A. P. Sangrain, to be adjutant Twenty-seventh Arkansas Regiment; L. T. Nunnelee, to be second lieutenant, Stuart's Artillery; C. Carrington, Charles D. Lee, to be first lieutenants of cavalry and infantry; Wensley Hobby, Robert L. Cooper, T. M. S. Rhett, George M. Stoney, T. A. Quattlebaum, L. Bowie, E. S. Ogden, Robert M. Scott, John D. McIntyre, E. J. O'Brien, S. P. Norris, to be second lieutenants; Bennett Clark, to be military storekeeper of ordnance, with the rank of first lieutenant of infantry; J. B. Hardeman, to be a quartermaster, with the rank of major; Isaac A. Clarke, L. C. Fisher, to be assistant quartermasters, with the rank of captain; John W. Brown, to be a commissary, with the rank of major; R. A. Watkins, Duff Child, John T. McFarland, William Hoskins, Henry V. Gray, John C. Mobley, Ed. B. Perrin, Henry Clay Ghent, Alex, Rives, Charles H. Todd, Robert Donnell Gwin, Samuel V. D: Hill, Benjamin F. Duvall, James B. Luckie, Patrick H. Griffin, Jos. J. Holt, Junius Roane, William W. Keith, G. A. D. Galt, William G. Carter, John William Lawson, William W. Douglas, William E. Kemble, Alfred R. Garnier, Jos. H. Mittall, Thomas R. Cosby, Alfred Smith, S. A. Holt, Henry Plummer, William E. Saunders, Matthew Deavenport, John William Crowders, George W. Henderson, Jos. Bensadon, John Gratton Cabell, John Dickson Bruns, Eben Hillyer, Alfred Raoul, Bolling A. Pope, William A. Cochran, John M. Henson, John W. King, B. T. Marshall, R. T. Abernathy,
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R. J. Christie, to be surgeons; W. R. Jones, A. T. Robertson, L. W. Harris, L. T. Richardson, W. H. Brame, T. J. Black, R. H. Lee, A. F. Wills, J. F. Hughes, R. U. Burges, D. Williams, W. R. Hughes, J. F. I. McClery, W. P. Thurman, E. A. Leggett, J. R. Jones, T. S. Fox, H. W. De Saussure, B. B. Poellnitz, H. S. Beatty, J. D. Neill, J. R. McKenzie, T. E. Nott, H. D. Green, J. C. Arant, D. C. Millen, H. J. Smith, T. W. Brian, J. W. Suggs, P. H. Adams, J. B. Simpson, J. T. Harden, T. F. Dunn, E. Ravenel, jr., P. J. Maxwell, H. J. Nott, W. J. Upshaw, J. V. Brookes, L. W. Dick, L. F. Dozier, T. A. Southerland, J. J. W. Glenn, J. R. Gildersleeve, S. R. Deakins, M. M. Pitts, R. E. Shelton, M. W. McCaine, T. C. Brown, S. M. Lewis, S. C. Martin, W. R. Minniece, W. Magruder, W. T. Parker, W. Henderson, J. F. Zacharias, E. W. Latimer, W. J. Williams, W. H. Dulaney, G. S. Field, J. R. Wood, W. L. Lundy, W. J. Pierce, J. W. Banks, J. C. Blakeney, G. McD. Brumby, J. L. Speake, W. S. Pierson, W. H. Pue, S. S. Carter, H. A. Coleman, A. J. Wolfe, D. P. Holloway, R. B. Harris, G. B. Williams, C. G. Stephens, L. D. McReynolds, J. W. Caldwell, G. B. Lester, T. J. Goodwyn, A. McD. Moore, B. A. Bobo, W. A. Strother, T. J. Taylor, B. Williams, T. I. Webb, A. S. Epes, J. C. Goodman, F. S. Hall, H. W. Dorsey, T. E. Moorman, M. W. Stanford, A. M. Robertson, W. D. Witherspoon, H. M. Heath, J. S. Deyerle, P. Roan, H. J. McLaurin, H. D. Shell, E. T. Adams, G. A. Merritt, G. W. Jordan, William M. Baird, B. M. Alford, L. A. Woodson, to be assistant surgeons, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to their appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Burnett,
The vote by which the nomination of J. J. Flournoy, to be assistant quartermaster, with the rank of captain, was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, was reconsidered.
The Senate proceeded to consider the said nomination; and
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of J. J. Flournoy, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
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