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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, November 22, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Walker (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 106) to repeal in part an act to regulate the destruction of property, under military necessity, and to provide for the indemnity thereof, approved March 17, 1862;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Walker (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 107) to provide supplies for the Army, and to prescribe the mode of making impressments;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Garland 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 allowing such details for railroads and iron works, from time to time, as they may require, upon condition that the president and superintendent of such railroads and iron works make formal application, under affidavit, for such details, showing the necessity for the same, and such application be approved by the Government agent of transportation for the district in which such details are asked; and into the expediency of making all details for railroads report to the Government superintendent of railroad transportation in each military district, who shall be responsible for the men detailed, and who shall have authority to transfer any one thus detailed from one road to another, and, also, to any other department in his district, when, in his judgment, changes are found necessary to the efficient working of any of such departments.
Mr. Garland (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 108) to amend the impressment acts;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed two enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.
Mr. Orr submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the causes of the recent reverses sustained by the Confederate arms in the valley of Virginia, and what, if any, additional action is required by the legislative department of the Government to prevent their recurrence.
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Mr. Henry, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 109) to amend an act entitled "An act to increase the efficiency of the Army by the employment of free negroes and slaves in certain capacities," approved February 17, 1864;
Which was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar and printed.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (S. 104) to revive and extend an act entitled "An act in relation to the receipt of counterfeit Treasury notes by public officers," approved May 1, 1864, 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 bill be engrossed and read a thirds time.
The said bill was read the third time and the title was amended.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to extend the revisions of an act entitled 'An act in relation to the receipt of counterfeit Treasury notes by public officers,' approved May first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and the provisions of the fifth section of the act approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled 'An act to amend the act for the assessment and collection of taxes, approved May first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.'"
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, reported
A bill (S. 110) to amend the twelfth section of the act entitled "An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds," approved February 17, 1864;
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.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Hill on the 9th instant, inquiring what additional legislation, if any, may be needed to secure prompt payment of dues to the Army.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 111) to authorize the President to appoint commissioners for the exchange of prisoners;
Which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole.
On motion by Mr. Graham, to commit the bill to the Committee on Military Affairs,
It was determined in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Orr, to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the words "and said officers shall be removable at the pleasure of the President,"
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It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 87) for extending; the assessment of prices for the Army to all citizens of the Confederate States, reported it with the recommendation that it ought not to pass.
Mr. Caperton, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles:
The President pro tempore having signed the enrolled bills last reported to have been examined, they were delivered to the Secretary of the Senate and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approval.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 99) to amend an act entitled "An act providing for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the Army," 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 bill be engrossed and read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time and the title was amended.
Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to continue in force an act entitled 'An act providing for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the Army,' approved June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four."
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 98) to amend an act to establish the judicial courts of the Confederate States of America, approved March 16, 1861, reported it with an amendment.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and
On motion by Mr. Barnwell, that the bill and amendment be printed,
It was determined in the negative.
After debate,
On motion by Mr. Sparrow.
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into executive session.
The doors having been opened,
On motion by Mr. Haynes,
The Senate adjourned.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred (on the 21st instant) the nomination of G. A. Trenholm, to be Secretary of the Treasury, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and in concurrence therewith, it was
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of G. A. Trenholm, to be Secretary of the Treasury, agreeably to the nomination of the President.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred (on the 21st instant) the nominations of Henry Williams, to be district attorney of the Confederate States for the district of Georgia; Frank P. Stubbs, to be marshal of the Confederate States for the district of Louisiana, and Pride Jones, to be marshal of the Confederate States for the district of North Carolina, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider 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 21st instant)the nominations of W. H. Yarborough, to be colonel; W. A. Walker, Martin J. Ford, J. D. Wylie, James P. Snapp, W. A. Barden, Samuel Toole, and James H. Rion, to be lieutenant-colonels; A. McC. Lewis, J. B. Moore, John A. McFarlane, and John V. B. Rogers, to be majors; Ezekiel Foster, T. Bell, John J. Neilson, and C. J. C. Hutson, to be adjutants, with rank of first lieutenants, reported, with the recommendation that all of said nominations be confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to consider 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. Orr,
Ordered, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the message of the President of the 21st instant, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, inquiring whether any State of the United States had expressed a willingness to go into convention with the States of the Confederacy for the purpose of negotiating a peace, or effecting a cessation of hostilities, and that it be printed.
On motion by Mr. Orr,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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