The Daily Dispatch: March 17, 1862., [Electronic resource]

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Confederate Congress
First session.
Senate.

The Senate resumed the discussion of the bill of Mr. Phelan in relation to the prohibition of cotton planting. The bill was debated for about one hour this morning on a motion to refer to the Judiciary Committee. The Senate then went into secret session, Upon again resolving itself into open session, a motion was made to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to pass the House resolution, recommending the people of the Confederacy to plant no cotton this year. After a few remarks by Messrs. Barnwell and Semmes, the vote was reconsidered, and the resolution adopted by the following vote:

Yeas.--Messrs. Brown, Burkett, Clay, Clarke, Davis, Henry, Mitchell, Orr, Sparrow, and Semmes--10.

Nays.--Messrs. Barnwell, Haynes, Hunter, Oldham, Phelan, Peyton, Preston, and Wigfall--8.

Mr. Haynes offered the following resolution, which was agreed to:

‘ Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be directed to inquire into the expedioncy of providing by law for obtaining, by way of loan, for the use of the Confederate States Government on the bonds of said Government, having twenty years to run, at an interest of eight per cent per annum from the time when the blockade now upon the Southern ports shall have been removed, such quantity of cotton now on hand in the Confederate States, or the Secretary of the Treasury may be able to procure, and report by bill or otherwise.

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