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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-NINTH DAY--THURSDAY, April 3, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.
Mr. Perkins, by the consent of the House, offered
A resolution that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire what legislation is necessary to insure the punishment of crimes committed in the Army, and not provided for under the military code, and which have occurred in localities surrendered to the enemy; which was agreed to.
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Mr. Gartrell, by the consent of the House, offered
A resolution that the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for the payment of all deputy marshals in the Confederate States for taking the census for the year 1860, and report by bill or otherwise;
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the call of the States was suspended, and the House proceeded to the call of the committees.
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the amendments of the Senate to
A bill to provide further means for the support of the Government, reported the same back, with the recommendation that the House concur therein.
Upon which,
On motion of Mr. Lyons, the House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session;
When,
On motion of Mr. Smith of North Carolina, the House proceeded to the consideration of the report from the Committee on Elections.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, bills of this House of the following titles, viz:
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison, informing the House that the President on yesterday approved and signed an act entitled "An act to enable the States assuming the payment of their quotas of the war tax to pay the same into the Treasury."
The President also, on yesterday, approved and signed an act entitled "An act to authorize the President to increase his personal staff."
Mr. Foote, by the consent of the House, offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
Resolved, That Mr. Johnson, the contestant, be allowed to speak and be heard by this House in vindication of his claim, and that Mr. Garland, the present occupant, be allowed to speak in reply and close the debate.
A message was received from the President, at the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison, informing the House that the President has to-day approved and signed an act entitled "An act to fix the compensation of the President of the Confederate States."
Also, a bill entitled "Joint resolution relating to the manner of paying members of the Provisional Congress the arrearages of their pay and mileage."
He has also, to-day, approved and signed an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the Government from April first to the thirtieth of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and for objects hereinafter expressed."
He has also, to-day, approved and signed an act entitled "An act to amend an act approved May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled 'An act to amend an act to provide for the public defense,' approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one."
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Mr. Gardenhire moved that the Senate be requested to return to the House
A bill to provide further means for the support of the Government.
Mr. Boteler, by the consent of the House, introduced
A bill to provide for the payment of officers of the Virginia militia for service rendered;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Lyons,
The House then adjourned until 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Proceeded to the consideration of the amendments of the Senate to
A bill of the House to provide further means for the support of the Government.
And the first amendment being under consideration, which is to strike out after the word "dollars," in the first section of the bill, the words
to be apportioned in their respective amounts as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem most advantageous to the public interest,
and insert in lieu thereof the words
of which fifty millions shall be in Treasury notes, to be issued without reserve; ten millions in Treasury notes to be issued as a reserve fund, and to be issued to pay any sudden or unexpected call for deposits, and one hundred and fifty millions certificates of stock or bonds,
Mr. Garnett moved to amend the amendment by striking out there, from the words "one hundred and fifty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and sixty-five."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Garnett moved further to amend by adding to the amendment of the Senate the following, to wit:
Provided, however, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall meet the requisitions from the War and Navy Departments in Treasury notes.
The amendment was lost, and the amendment of the Senate as amended was concurred in.
And the second amendment of the Senate being under consideration, which is to insert after the word "exchange," in the first section, the words "or Treasury notes,"
The same was concurred in.
And the third amendment being under consideration, which was to insert in section second, after the word "dollars," the words
which fifty millions shall constitute a part of the one hundred and fifty-five millions of stock and bonds above authorized,
On motion of Mr. Garnett, the same was amended by striking out "one hundred and fifty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof "one hundred and sixty-five."
And the amendment as amended was concurred in.
And on motion of Mr. Smith of North Carolina,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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