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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 --FORTY-SIXTH DAY--FRIDAY, April 11, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Pettigrew.
Mr. Miles, by the consent of the House, introduced
A bill to amend an act to increase the military establishment of the Confederate States, and to amend the act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Boyce introduced
A joint resolution of thanks to Major-Generals Price and Van Dorn and the officers and soldiers under their command for their valor, skill, and good conduct in the battle of Elkhorn, in the State of Arkansas, and of respect for the memory of Generals McCulloch and Mcintosh; which was read the first and second times.
The rules were suspended, and the resolution was taken up.
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Mr. Atkins called for the question; which was ordered, and the joint resolution was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the call of the States was suspended, and the House proceeded to call the committees.
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred
A Senate bill to authorize the exchange of bonds for articles in kind, and the shipment, sale, or hypothecation of such articles,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
On motion, the bill was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
A bill for the organization of a corps of officers for the working of niter caves and establishing niter beds.
Also, joint resolution of thanks to the patriotic women of the country for voluntary contributions furnished by them to the Army.
The Speaker signed the same.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred
A bill to authorize the appointment of officers in the Provisional Army,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The rules were suspended;
The bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time; and passed.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, with an amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
A bill (H. R. --) to authorize the employment of clerks at the offices of the Treasurer and assistant treasurers;
In which amendment I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred
A bill to increase the Corps of Engineers of the Provisional Army,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The rules were suspended;
The bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from same committee, to whom was referred
A bill to organize a signal corps,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The rules were suspended;
The bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to whom was referred
A bill to amend an act to provide for the public defense, approved March 6, 1861, and to regulate the appointment of generals,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
And the bill having been taken up and read as follows, to wit:
The Congress of the Confederate States do enact, That the sixth section of an act entitled "An act to provide for the public defense," approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be amended as follows:
That the words "who shall hold their offices only while such brigades and divisions are in service" be, and the same are hereby, stricken out and the following words inserted in their stead: "but the number of major-generals shall not exceed one for every sixteen regiments, and the number of brigadier-generals shall not exceed one for every four regiments in the Provisional Army,"
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Mr. Jones moved to amend by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, to wit:
That upon the reappointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of the commanding officers of brigades or divisions now in the military service of the Confederate States Army whose term of service shall expire under the provisions of the sixth section of the act entitled "An act to provide for the public defense," approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the commissions of such commanding officers shall take rank from the time of their original commissions, respectively.
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Foote, the House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred
A joint resolution directing how prize money shall be paid in certain cases,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The rules were suspended;
The resolution was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Lyons, the amendment offered by him to a bill to facilitate the transportation of troops and munitions of war by railroad was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled the following Senate bills, to wit:
A bill to increase the number of depositories of public funds;
Joint resolution of thanks for the victory at Shiloh, Tenn.; and
A bill to provide for the payment of musicians in the Army not regularly enlisted.
The Speaker signed the same.
On motion of Mr. Royston, a bill to establish certain post routes therein named was taken up and recommitted to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
Mr. Jones moved that the House adjourn.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Royston moved that the House take a recess until half past 7 o'clock.
Mr. Hilton demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which being seconded,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garnett, Goode, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Jenkins, Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Pugh, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Virginia, Swan, Villeré, and Wilcox.
Nays: Ayer, Batson, Farrow, Foote, Garland, Gartrell, Herbert, Jones, McRae, McQueen, Preston, Welsh, and Mr. Speaker.
So the motion prevailed, and the House took a recess until half past 7 o'clock.
When, on reassembling, on motion of Mr. Garnett,
The House resolved itself into secret session.
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SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Proceeded to the consideration of A joint resolution of the Senate to prevent the discharge of certain regiments now in the Army.
Mr. Foote moved to postpone indefinitely the further consideration of the same.
Mr. Smith of Virginia moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Upon which motion Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays;
And the demand being sustained, the yeas and nays are recorded,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clark, Clopton. Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Davis, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Garnett, Gartrell, Gentry, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Royston Russell Sexton Singleton Smith of Alabama, Smith of Virginia, Startles Strickland Vest Villeré, Welsh, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Boyce, Breckinridge, Gardenhire, Heiskell, and Lewis.
So the motion to lay on the table prevailed.
A message was received from the President, by the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred
A bill to amend an act to provide for the organization of a navy, approved March 16, 1861,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the bill lie on the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Conrad, from the same committee, to whom was referred the message and report of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the building of iron-plated gunboats in Europe, reported a bill to authorize a certain contract for iron-plated vessels of war; which was read first and second times, placed on the Calendar, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of War in relation to the supply of small arms, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the report lie on the table; which was agreed to.
On motion, the consideration of the special order of the day was postponed, and
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred a Senate bill authorizing the issue of Treasury notes under the denomination of five dollars, reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass with sundry amendments.
And section first being under consideration, the committee moved to amend by inserting after the words "public dues" the words "including postage."
The amendment was agreed to.
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And section second being under consideration, the committee moved to amend by striking out the word "issuance" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "issue."
The amendment was agreed to.
The committee moved to amend by inserting as section 3 the following, to wit:
The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue Treasury notes, payable in six months after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States, of a denomination not less than one hundred dollars, bearing interest at the rate of two cents per day for each hundred dollars, the said notes when issued to be a substitute for so much of the one hundred and sixty-five millions of bonds authorized by the act of Congress passed at the present session, and said notes shall be receivable in payment of all public dues, except the export duty on cotton.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Swan moved to amend the second section of the bill by adding thereto the following words, to wit:
Provided, The Secretary of the Treasury shall employ no one to print or lithograph the notes provided to be issued under this act who has been in any manner engaged in the purchase and sale of notes of any banks that have fallen within the lines of the public enemy, and whose specie funds shall have been removed to cities within the United States.
Mr. Curry called the previous question; which was sustained, and the amendment was lost.
And the bill was read a third time and passed.
And the title to the same was amended by striking out therefrom the words "under the denomination of five dollars."
On motion of Mr. Lyons, the House resolved itself into open session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into secret session;
When,
A message was received from the Senate, by the hands of the Secretary of that body, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The President of the Confederate States, on yesterday, approved and signed an act entitled "An act to encourage enlistments in the Corps of Marines."
On motion of Mr. Miles, the House took up for consideration a Senate bill further to provide for the public defense; which was read first and second times, and
On motion of Mr. Miles, was ordered to be printed and made the special order for to-morrow immediately after the meeting of the House, and from day to day until concluded.
Mr. Garnett moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet at 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.
Mr. Atkins called the question; which was sustained, and the motion was agreed to.
And on motion of Mr. Swan,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
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