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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, December 30, 1864.
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:
The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 22d instant he approved and signed an act (H. R. 283) 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," approved June 14, 1864.
Mr. Sparrow (by leave) introduced
A bill (S. 152) to amend the several acts in regard to military storekeepers of ordnance;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Sparrow 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 increasing the number and rank of officers in the Engineer Corps of the Provisional Army.
Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was recommitted the bill (S. 140) to guard against improper constructions of the tax laws by the officers charged with the execution of the same, reported it without further amendment.
the Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and
On motion by Mr. Garland,
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Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until Monday next.
The bills received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times; and
Ordered, That the bill numbered 305 be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and that the bill numbered 306 be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending the passage of a law making funds in the hands of depositaries subject to the drafts of the Postmaster-General; which was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.
The doors having been opened,
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 agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the resolution of the House providing for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses of Congress to inquire into our present and future means of public defense; and have appointed, as the committee on their part, Messrs. Baldwin of Virginia, Machen of Kentucky, Pugh of Alabama, Conrad of Louisiana, and Colyar of Tennessee.
On motion by Mr. Walker,
Ordered, That the committee on the part of the Senate, under the resolution last mentioned, be appointed by the President; and
Mr. Caperton, Mr. Oldham, and Mr. Hill were appointed.
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.
On motion by Mr. Semmes,
The Senate resolved into open legislative session.
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