New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-13
Uoion, and about jeff Davis's purposes, but
more anon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
TwENTy-EIGHTH DAY.

THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
TwENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March z, 1861.
Mr. CLAYTON Misa.l, fr''m the judiciary Committee,
repored the flnwi'g bill define the ursd etion OF
the Federal Co1rts in certain cases, which was read
twice a. laced on tire calendar;
The Cong Of the Confederate states do enact hat IN tns
Of fct Of arms betSeen the Confederate Stas no
the States Of refusal the part Of he 81
The Un ss to b the sent By The
with the former IN relation to The several n
Confederate sss hall boi ste eoeuissnee Of any c Gaze ~
which III, plaintiff mny be either he sad Unted st's OF
or ss.irners or lnd,eT Or pdorS OF shy such
sFc Al p~nd case. Ia Which 'he plaintiff maj Ge ~
Of the afOr~sid be dismissed on moo and a
Il ,uch plaintiff hall be arrested AID declared inOpcaye.
MrT r. X. Cobb OF Georgia offered the following
resolution in relation 10 INTERNATIONAL copy gS, when
was adorted;
W4erea Gies Britain, France Pruss saIopy and other
Furoro Powers passed laws to eu.hors OF ohef
Suites The et' AID Piyesss 81 their s0pyiirh upon
authors the subjects q the Powers ao osai the
R;rl by ,he Corrcs, the Con'edernio ates That The
P,ctdt BE- be "a hereby authorized 10 n'tctthe Conn
,a1. y % "a, to r ns snr To- 10 copy
right Pyes- all suihoI' the Citizens and subjects o the
As no ether busness was ole ed the President, I'M
der the rule declared that Congress would 90 INTO
secret session. 80,
Congrefs to-day confirmed the nomination o. Col.
BraAion Bragg, If La"isiara IA Bngadel. General:
and Col William j. ardce, Of Geo'gl, as Colonel of
the lat Regiment of Infantry Of the Army OF thu Con-
federate Suites
TWENTY-SINTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, March g. tSti
Congress met to-day AT 10 a. III. Pray wac offered
BY the Rev. Mr.. Pecoer. The journals OF yesterday
were read aud ConfuCed
Mr.. Wright of Georgia said lie bad received a com.
mu i, stio ireuI gentleman in New-Yok, who states
tLai he has completed war implement Of Ereu power,
and oHers the use Of to the Confederate Saies The
communication was referred tothe Military ConiIm,1ee,
W tbout beiug nt.
MIR. CIs,tun of Mrs, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, reported bin 70 esabh Court OF Ad-
u irty ard Mari'i be jurisdiction AT Kew West. lie
bill was read twice by ns lite and placed upon the
calendar and ordered Ia be- printed.
The President stated ID I the only bill on the pubc
c,lendar wrs the in relation 10 the power OF the
Crcnit Couts Of the COnied ,e States under ce tain
CONTINGENCIES. ~
il was Necessary to take up the i'll iii. uorng AID
moved that acIiun it DO postponed for tho present.
which was agreed 10.
Mr. Wall Of Texas sad he understood that the Con
stituion of the FIoNi Oua Government war ready 10
receive the signatures II tie deputies from Texas. WHO
are now present, and, if co. he ut ked for hnfen ana
,al to be allowed 10 sin IL, Hs nenbeis oil OIL
ef ~. tes had dOne. - 80,
Leave wab granted, and Messrs. Waul and Ohham
signed the Constitution.
Gen. Sparrow of Louisiana offered the following:
I,or,a that tho Commute. on Commerce b. Instructed to
Inquire ~. aud rco Oh ID. pre-.n, condition u h. cs.'o
Hons. q New Cil..n, what .,s any, immsdi.tely
pfe the rJu csnss. AID also TO irpHt
bal NidIg Tor the AceoinH odruon CT ITO f'aeiA '"e
and Tor the preservation Of tho record thereof
Mr. SPARROW stated that he was informed thai the
C,,om.IIoute IN New-Orleaft IA in a condition that
reoui t. int edinie attenticn. Tie records In the
builabg are LaLle to injury frUm exl oeare TO the
weather the bulldog does not now afford protection
from lie .cct- OF rain uId Storm il will TO be sry
To urnyiie rome otler hOuie for tho protection ana
preservation # Il records md so for tie accUao-
ia ion "a u o Corrs which may be held ihere. lie
moved thai tie re,Cl tvn 10 referred TO TIC Committee
on Commerce. ,..
Nj. Clayton Of Mi,,,sipIi raid that the Jodiriary
Committee had bad the subject OF the resolution nnder
cons d.raion ind intends at early oay 10 report
| Til Tor that pGrio-e. 80,
| in whith the United saiee Court was held, and IN
viii it's records Kept, la,ei for that ,ur-
ros. and that the esse cal iIeJ the Let Jay Of be
pe.ent month. There H. therefore. how 10 place Tor
| holding tho courts or preserving the records He
stated further that there is gentleman p.fcnt who
ea give the Committee hll tie reformation Ia feier-
| ,nce 10 this matter lhut my be Dcces ary
Mr.. CLAYTON ssi be had 10 objection 10 the reier-
enee of tie luton, and II referred to The Com-
mer, iaI Commiiiee.
Mr. Cowar OF La soi1 he had received from a
stituent aid friend communication IN regard 10 rcne
char gee that are expedeDt aud Necessary TO he made
in Tie law of Congre regulate steamboats,, and par
ticulatly those on TIE Eirsissippi Liver. There
chanyrs are necesspy in eluence OF oar change
of Government. The communication was referred 10
| tic Commercial Committee without being read.
! Congrers then went into secret sestiJn.