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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, January 20, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
On motion by Mr. Maxwell,
Ordered, That John W. Anderson, recording clerk of the Senate, have leave of absence until Saturday, the 20th day of February next [sic].
Mr. Hill presented the proceedings of a meeting of the citizens of Pike and Spalding counties, in the State of Georgia, setting forth that they had been deprived of the means of subsistence by the burning of wheat, corn, fodder, oats, and rice by the Confederate troops on their late retreat from Lovejoy's Station, and urging the governor of that State to request the President to allow them to draw the tithe corn and fodder from the Government storehouses in Griffin and Barnesville; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject, reported
A bill (S. 164) to extend the jurisdiction of the State tax collector of Mississippi over eastern Louisiana;
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. Semmes, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 336) to authorize the establishment of an office of deposit in connection with the Treasury, reported it with amendments.
The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the said bill; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in.
Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.
The said bill as amended was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass with amendments.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.
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Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill (S. 165) to amend the act entitled "An act to organize forces to serve during the war," 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.
Mr. Caperton, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the following titles:
The President having signed the enrolled bills and enrolled joint resolution 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.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed bills of the Senate of the following titles:
The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed sundry enrolled bills and an enrolled joint resolution, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature, of their President.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 273) to authorize the consolidation of companies, battalions, and regiments.
The question being on agreeing to the amendment reported from the Committee on Military Affairs, as amended,
A motion was made by Mr. Graham, to amend the said amendment by striking out, section 5, lines 1, 2, and 3, the words "Hereafter all promotions in companies, battalions, and regiments shall be by selection, in the manner pointed out by the third section of this act, and;" and
On the question to agree thereto,
The yeas were 9 and the nays were 9.
The Senate being equally divided, the Vice-President determined the question in the affirmative.
So the amendment was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Walker, to amend the amendment by inserting after "That," section 5, line 1, the words "hereafter all vacancies in
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the office of second lieutenant shall be filled by selection, in the manner pointed out by the third section of this act; and,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to fill the blank in the second line of the ninth section of the amendment with "fourth,"
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Vest, to amend the amendment by striking out "and," section 3, line 6, and inserting:
Provided, That the officers so designated for battalions and regiments shall first be recommended by the officer commanding the brigade to which such consolidated battalions or regiments may belong; and the officers for companies shall be recommended by the colonel or other officer commanding the battalion or regiment to which the companies consolidated may belong; and in the event that battalions or regiments belonging to different brigades, or companies belonging to different battalions or regiments, shall be consolidated, then the commanding officers of both the brigades, regiments, or battalions may recommend the officers to be designated, and the general commanding shall select from the officers so recommended,
It was determined in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to reconsider the vote on disagreeing to the following amendment proposed to the amendment by Mr. Wigfall, to wit: Strike out "shall," section 1, line 9, and insert "may"
It was determined in the affirmative.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the said amendment; and
On the question to agree thereto,
It was determined in the affirmative.
The reported amendment as amended was then agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Garland, that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until Wednesday next,
On motion by Mr. Henry,
The Senate adjourned.
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