The Van Buren press., 1861-06-26

rroceedings. and from time to time publish
tho same. excepting such parts as may in
thor judgement require secrssy; and the
yeas and nays OF the members of either
House On any question. shall, at the desire
OF one-fitth OF those present, be entered on
the ,Iournai.
4. Neither House duriag the session CT
Congress shall. without thu consen. Of the
other, adjourn for more than three days,
nor to any other place Than that in which
the two Houses shall be sitting
sgcTiox vi.
1. The Senators ana Representatives
shall receive compensation for their services
to be ascertainsd by law, aad paid cut of
the. Treasury Of the Uonfa.ssate States
lhsT shall, IL all cases. esscsst. i 5ss.n ard
gs.a. i "a tie ,ssace, o. s''ssr \ - or
A-4-s sa..s,ls ~tt.sslrafss s55 bsssi6s
|vk their respective houses. and IN gong TO
AMI returning frou the same and for any
speech or debate in either house they shall
not be questioned in any other place.
=. No Senator or Representative shall,
during the time FOX which he was elected,
be appointed to any civil Office under the
authority OF the Confederate States. which
shall have been created, or the ernoluments
thereof been increased during such time. and
no person holding any Office under tine Con
federate States shall be q member of either
house during his continuance I'D Office But
congress may by law, grant to the princi-
pal officer III each Of the Executive Depart
ments seat upon the floor of either house,
with the privilege Of discussing any meas
ures appertaining to his department.
SECTION VII.
l. All bills for raising revenue. shall
originate in the House OF Representatives
but the Senate may propose or concur with
amendments as on other bills
=. Every bill which shall have passed
both houses, shall before it becomes law.
be presented to the President of the Con
iederate States If he approve. he shall
sign 1t but il not, he shall return it, with
bis objections to the house in which it shall
have originated, who shall enter the obiec-
lions at large on their journal, and pro-
ceed to reconsider it. Ii after such recon.
sideration two-thirds Of that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent to-
gether with the objections, to the other
hodse, by which it shall likewise he recon
sldered, aad II approved OF by two-thitds
ot that house. it shall become law. Bul
IN all such cases. the voice Of both houses
| shalt be determined by yeas and nays, and
the names of the persons voting for and
, against the bill shall be entered on the Jour
/ nal of each house respectively If anv bill
| shall not be returned by the President with
III ten days, Sundays excepted, after it shall
have been presented to him, the same shall
be law, in like manner as if he had sign
ei it, unless the Congress, by their adjourn
ment, prevent Its return ; in which case it
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prove any appropriation and disapprove
any other Appropriation in the same bill
| n such case he shall, in signing the bill,
designate the appropriations disapproved,
and shall return copg Of such appropria-
tions. with his objections, to the house in
which the blu shall have originated /; and
the same proceedings shall then be had as
in case Of other bills disapproved by the
President.
5. Every order, resolution or vole to
which the concurrence of bolh houses may
be necessary Except on 4 question Of ad-
journment) shall be presented to the Pres
| Ident of the Confederate States and before
the same shall take effect shall be approved
by him or being disapproveI BY him. may
be repasscd by two-thirds of both Houses
according to the rules and limitations pres.
cribed in case of a bill.
SECTION VIII.
| The Congress shall have power
l. To lay and collect taxes, duties, I'M
posts and excuses for revenue necessary to
pay the debts, provide for the common de-
| fence, and carry on the Government of the
Confederate States but no bounties shall
be granted from the treasury, nor shall any
duties or taxes or importations from for
eign countries be laid to promote or foster
any branch of industry ; and all duties, i'm
! posts and excises shall be uniform through
out the Confederate States.
g To borrow money on credit Of the
Confederate States.
3. To regulate commerce with forei gu ma
tions and among the several States, and
with the Indian tribes but neither this,
nor any other clause in the constitution
shall ever be construed to delegate the pow
er to Congress to appropriate money fol
any internal improvement. intended to ia.
cilitate commerce except for the purpose
of furnishing beacons and buoys and othe1
aids to navigation upon the coasts, and thu
improvement of harbors and removing O
distractions in river navigation. in all o
which cases such duties shall be laid on th'
navigation facilitated thereby. as may b
necessary to pay the costs and expense:
thereof.
4. To establish uniform laws of naturali
zation, and uniform laws on the subject cl
bankruptcies throughout the Confederate
States but no law of Congress shall dis
/ charge any debt contracted before the pass
age Of the same.
! 5. To coin money. regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix tn,
standards of weights and measures.
6. To provide for the punishment of coun
terfeiting the securities and current coin o.
the Confederate States.
! 7. To establish postofices and postroutes
but the expenses Of the postoffice depart
ment, after the first day of March. 1868
shall be paid out Of its own revenue.
8. To promote the progress of science
and useful arts, by securing. for limited
times, to authors and inventors. the exclus
i've right to their respective writings and
discoveries.
i 9. To constitute tribunals inferior to thu
Supreme Court.
j 10. To define and punish piraces and fel
onies committed on the high seas, and Of
fences against the law of nations.