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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 --THIRTY-FIFTH DAY--SATURDAY, March 29, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Peterkin.
The Chair announced as the committee of conference, under the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Curry:
Messrs. Curry of Alabama, Chambers of Mississippi, and Holt of Georgia.
The Chair laid before the House a communication of the Secretary of War, informing the House that copies of all reports in regard to the battle of Leesburg, or Ball's Bluff, were submitted to the Provisional Congress, and are now to be found upon its files; which was read and, on motion, was laid on the table.
The Chair laid before the House a report, with accompanying documents, from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the war tax; which was read and, on motion of Mr. Kenner, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Holt moved that the call of the States be suspended, and that the House proceed to the call of the committees.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Curry presented an account of Starke & Cardozo for stationery furnished to the Provisional Congress; which was referred to the Committee on Claims, without being read.
Mr. Pugh presented an account of Judge Acree, of Alabama, for taking the census; which was referred to the Committee on Claims, without being read.
Mr. Chilton offered
A joint resolution for raising a special committee for purposes therein named;
which was read the first and second times, and the rules being suspended, the resolution was taken up.
Mr. Hanly moved to amend by striking out in third line the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirteen," and inserting in fourth line, between the words "members" and "on," the words "one from each State;" so as to make it read "consisting of thirteen members, one from each State."
The amendment was agreed to.
And the joint resolutions as amended were engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Garland, the House then took up for consideration the resolution offered by him increasing the number of the Military Committee from nine to thirteen.
Mr. Foote demanded the question thereon; which being ordered, the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Davis asked to be excused from serving on the Committee on Military Affairs; which was agreed to.
Mr. Kenner, by the consent of the House, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred
A joint resolution to authorize the State of Virginia to pay her quota of the war tax upon the terms prescribed in the twenty-fourth section of the act levying the same at any time when the proper list shall be furnished,
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reported the same back, with the recommendation that the resolution lie on the table.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Kenner, by consent, from the same committee, reported
A bill to be entitled "An act to enable the States assuming the payment of their quota of the war tax to pay the same into the Treasury;" which was read the first and second times, engrossed, read and passed.
Mr. Marshall offered
A resolution that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into and report on the expediency of allowing the twelve months' volunteers now in the Confederate service the privilege of extending their term of service under their present respective organization for a period not less than ninety days, whenever such extension may be deemed expedient by the President;
which was read and agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Foote,
The House then resolved itself into secret session.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
The Chair presented a message from the President; which is as follows, to wit:
Executive Office, Richmond, March 29, 1862.
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a report and accompanying tabular statement from the Secretary of State in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 26th instant.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
On motion, the message and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Jones moved that the Doorkeeper be allowed the services of his assistant in the House during the secret sessions of the same.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Gartrell, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred two bills--one to make Treasury notes a legal tender, and one to make Treasury notes issued by the Confederate States of America a lawful tender in the payment of debts--and also a resolution instructing the committee to inquire into the constitutionality of making Treasury notes a legal tender, reported that the committee had duly considered the subject referred, and, without expressing any opinion upon the constitutional point involved, recommended that the bills be placed upon the Calendar, and that t e committee be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution, and that the same lie on the table.
On motion, the bills were placed on the Calendar, and the resolution was recommitted to the committee.
Mr. Harris, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Ayers & Littlepage in relation to a bullet-rolling machine, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the memorial lie on the table; which was agreed to.
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Mr. Tibbs, from the Committee on Enrollment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled
A joint resolution to authorize the suspension of the execution of an act to authorize the President to cause to be constructed certain gunboats, approved December 24, 1861;
And the Speaker signed the same.
On motion of Mr. Kenner, the House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. McRae in the chair, on
A bill to prevent the exportation of either cotton or tobacco the growth of the present year, in certain cases:
and having spent some time therein, rose and. Mr. McRae, their Chairman, reported that the committee had, according to order, the said bill under consideration, and had come to no conclusion.
And on motion of Mr. Curry.
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock m. on Monday.
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