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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 --EIGHTEENTH DAY--SATURDAY, May 21, 1864.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 7]
EIGHTEENTH DAY--SATURDAY, May 21, 1864.

OPEN SESSION.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Minnigerode.

Several members appeared, were sworn to support the Constitution of the Confederate States, and took their seats in the House, viz:

• Mr. Rufus K. Garland, of Arkansas.
• Mr. Simpson H. Morgan, of Texas.
• William R. Smith, of Alabama.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the special order, viz:

The motion of Mr. Russell to print the communication from the President and refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Pending which,

The morning hour having expired,

Mr. McMullin moved that the consideration of the Calendar be postponed; which motion prevailed.

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A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the amendments of this House to the bill (S. 5) to provide passports for Senators and Representatives in Congress when traveling in the Confederate States.

They have passed bills of the following titles, viz:

• S. 9. An act for the relief of Green T. Hill; and
• S. 32. An act to authorize the appointment of general officers with temporary rank and command, and to define and limit the power of assigning officers to command;

  In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 19th instant, approve and sign the following acts:

• S. 12. An act to authorize the withdrawal from the Treasury of money contributed to build an ironclad gunboat by ladies of the State of South Carolina, and deposited therein; and
• S. 25. An act for the relief of the widow and heirs of the late Brig. Gen. Leroy A. Stafford, of the Confederate States Army.

Mr. Welsh called the question; which was ordered, and the motion of Mr. Russell prevailed.

Mr. Hartridge moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion prevailed, and called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.

Mr. Atkins submitted the following resolutions:

Resolved, That the members of this House have heard of the death of the Honorable David M. Currin, the Representative-elect for the Eleventh Congressional district from the State of Tennessee, with most painful regret.

Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved family in this their irreparable affliction, and request the Speaker to forward to them a copy of these resolutions as a slight testimonial of our appreciation of the virtues and moral worth of our departed comrade.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Senate.

Resolved, As a mark of further respect for the memory of the deceased, that this House do now adjourn;
which were unanimously adopted.

In pursuance of the last resolution,

The Chair announced that the House stood adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday.

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