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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 --THURSDAY, November 10, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Garland presented a communication from P. O. Hooper, suggesting sundry measures for perfecting the organization of the Medical Department of the Army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Sparrow (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 87) for extending the assessment of prices for the Army to all citizens of the Confederate States;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
Ordered, That the Secretary cause to be bound, for the use of the standing committees of the Senate, 16 copies of the Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States.
Mr. Caperton submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That so much of the report of the Secretary of War as relates to the production and supply of iron be referred to a select committee of five, to be appointed by the President pro tempore.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next.
The following message wits received from the President of the Confederate States. by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, Va., November 9, 1864.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, covering copies of several reports of military operations during the present year, and renew my suggestion that all such papers are submitted for the information of Congress, and that it is not considered advisable to publish them at this time.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Hill,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate adjourned.
SECRET SESSION.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Richmond, Va., November 9, 1864.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary of War, showing that a dangerous conspiracy exists in some of the counties of south-western Virginia, and in the neighboring portions of North Carolina and Tennessee, which it is found impracticable to suppress by the ordinary course of law. The facts are so fully exhibited by the report and accompanying papers, herewith submitted, that I consider it unnecessary to repeat them, or to do more than invite your early attention to disclosures upon which I deem it my duty to recommend the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, in order that full efficacy may be given to the military power for the repression of the evil.
It may be proper here to add that, after the expiration of the term for which the writ was suspended, serious embarrassment was encountered, particularly at Mobile, Wilmington, and Richmond, on account of the inability of the military authorities to arrest and hold suspected persons against whom the testimony was sufficient to give full assurance that they were spies or holding treasonable communication with the enemy, though legal proof could not be adduced to secure their commitment and conviction by the courts, either because of the character of the evidence or of the necessity for concealing the sources of information, which were not unfrequently within the enemy's lines.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion by Mr. Hill,
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:
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, I nominate the person named on the annexed list to the office designated.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Va., November 9, 1864.
Confederate States of America, Navy Department,
Richmond, November 8, 1864.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nomination for appointment in the Provisional Navy:
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
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To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, I nominate the persons named on the annexed list to the offices designated.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Va., November 9, 1864.
Confederate States of America, Navy Department,
Richmond, November 8, 1864.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointments in the Provisional Navy:
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, I nominate the persons named on the accompanying list to the offices designated.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Va., November 9, 1864.
Navy Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, Va., November 8, 1864.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Marine Corps:
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
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Richmond, Va., November 10, 1864.
To the Senate of the Confederate States.
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, I nominate the persons named on the annexed list to the offices designated.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Navy Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, November 9, 1864.
The President.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Provisional Navy:
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
The messages were read.
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The following message was received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:
Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, November 10, 1864.
To the Senate of the Confederate States:
Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate T. Jeff. Peyton, of Virginia, to be a captain in the Adjutant-General's Department in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
No. 1.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, November 9, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of T. Jeff. Peyton, of Virginia, to be captain in the Adjutant-General's Department in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from June 20, 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.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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