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Confederate States Congress.
(adjourned session.)Senate.
Monday, August 18th, 1862.
The Confederate States Senate met pursuant to adjournment, at noon, in the Capitol Vice President Stephens called the Senate to order.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Seeley of the 2d Baptist Church.
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll, the following Senators answering to their names Alabama Messrs. Yancey and Clay, Florida, Messrs. Maxwell and Baker; Georgia, B. H. Hill, Kentucky H. C. Burnett, Louisiana, T. J. Semmes Mississippi, Messrs Brown and Phelan, Missouri Jno. B. Clark, North Carolina, Messrs. Davis and Dertch; Tennessee, London C. Haynes; Texas, Messrs. Wigfall and Oldham; Virginia, Messrs, Hunter and Preston--17.
The absentees wire Messrs. Johnson and Mitchell of Arkansas; J. W. Lewis.
of Ga.; Wm. E. Simms, of Ky.; Ed. Sparrow, of La., R. L. Y. Peyter of Mo., Messrs. Barnwell and Ott, of S. C. G. A. Henry, of Tenn.
Mr. Yancey, of Ala., gave notice that he could move an
Confederate States Congress.[adjourned session.]
Senate.
Wednesday,Aug. 20, 1862
The Senate met at twelve o'clock and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Seeley of the Baptist Church.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved, and the call of the States and of committees was made without response.
Mr. Barnwell, of South Carolina, presented a petition from the Bishop of the P. E. Church in South Carolina, and other Professors of its Theological Seminary, asking exemption of candidates for the ministry from conscription.
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, offered the following, which was afterwards withdrawn, the matter being already under consideration by the authorities:
Resolved,That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into what legislation, if any, is necessary to prevent abuses in the matter of introducing substitutes into the army.
On motion of Mr. Oldham, of Texas, the Senate
Senate.
Wednesday,Aug. 20, 1862
The Senate met at twelve o'clock and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Seeley of the Baptist Church.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved, and the call of the States and of committees was made without response.
Mr. Barnwell, of South Carolina, presented a petition from the Bishop of the P. E. Church in South Carolina, and other Professors of its Theological Seminary, asking exemption of candidates for the ministry from conscription.
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, offered the following, which was afterwards withdrawn, the matter being already under consideration by the authorities:
Resolved,That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into what legislation, if any, is necessary to prevent abuses in the matter of introducing substitutes into the army.
On motion of Mr. Oldham, of Texas, the Senate adjourned.
Confederate States Congress.[adjourned session]Senate.
Thursday Aug. 21, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at twelve o'clock M., by Vice-President Stephens, and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Seeley, of the Second Baptist Church.
The Journal of yesterday being read, was approved.
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Semmes, of La., was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing an agency for the Treasury Department west of the Mississippi, for the purpose of issuing Treasury Notes to supply the wants of the Government, and report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Barnwell, of S. C., announced to the Senate that the absence of his colleague (Mr. Orr) was occasioned by severe indisposition.
Mr. Sparrow, of La., from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bills, which were read a second time and placed upon the calendar:
An act to amend an act entitled "An act to orga
House of Representatives.
Thursday, Aug. 28, 1862.
The House met, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Seeley.
Mr. Swann, of Tenn., offered the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, There are many persons resident in the Confederate States, who, because of foreign birth, have sought the protection of foreign Consuls, whereby they are to be exempted from military service, and by means of such claim to exemption are exercising many of the privileges of citizens, thereby accumulating property, to the demoralization of adopted citizens in the Confederate States army: Therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether such exemption can lawfully be extended by foreign Consuls to any inhabitant of the Confederate States, whereby his person or property, or both, shall be relieved from that tribute to this Government now exacted of all citizens, in their persons and property; and that the committee report by bill or oth
House of Representatives.
Friday, August 29, 1862.
The House met at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Seeley.
Mr. Chambliss, of Va., moved a suspension of the rule requiring a call of the States, with a view to take up the following bill: "An act authorizing the discharge of private soldiers under 18 years of age, and prohibiting the enlistment of such persons.
This bill provides that any private soldier of the Provisional army, who is under the age of eighteen years, shall be entitled to a discharge from all military service while he is under such age, on the application of himself, his parents, guardian, or next of kin, to the Colonel of the regiment to which such private soldier belongs, sustained by proof satisfactory to said Colonel of the age of said private soldier, and that hereafter no person under said age shall be allowed to enlist in the military service of the Confederate States."
Mr. Miles, of S. C., moved to amend by striking out the word "Colonel," a
Confederate States Congress.
Wednesday, March 4, 1863.
Senate.--The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock M, by Mr. Hunter, of Va., and opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Seeley, of the Second Baptist Church.
Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill making Columbia, S. C., a port of delivery for goods imported into Charleston, S. C., and Wilmington, N. C., reported, with the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr. Clay, from the same committee reported a bill to abolish all ports of delivery in the Confederate States, which was placed upon the calender.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Military Committee, reported back a joint resolution relative to General Orders issued from the Adjutant-General's office, with the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr. Oldham, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, reported, without amendment, the bill to vest in the Government, as a part of its postal system, all the rights of the Americ
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Anticipated Invasion of the upper Valley. (search)
Yankee Oppression.
--Rev. John Tovell, an exile from Nashville, Tenn, will lecture tomorrow night at the Baptist Church (Dr. Seeley's,) corner Main and 6th streets, on the atrocities of the Federals in that unhappy city.
The lecturer has spent some time in a Yankee prison there, and the narrative of his experience will very likely be interesting.