New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-22
Southern Congress,

NoFTGoNEFY, Ala, March Is, F96l.-After 9ae
offered the following, which was adopted:
ResOEced, That as soon as the signatures OF the,
members Of this Congress are placed on the en-.
roHed Constitution of the Confederate State the.
President of this Congress shall cause the same to
be .tthogra phed and copies thereof 70 be sent to-
each'of the Confederate States.
MI. Clayton, of Mississippi, from ths CornmitteezA
on the Judiciary, reported bill to prohibit the in
of this Confederacy The bill was by ifs title
only, when Mr.. Clayton said: Mr.. President, out
of Difference to the opinion Of many merveers here
do not propose to put The bill on its passage now,
although am in favor Of it's immediate passage.
Ihe object OF the bill is to put stop to The intro
ducfion OF slaves into any Of the Confederate States
from any other State: This til is to be followed
up by somewhat similar Dill in relation % the in
production of slaves from Africa. Now, whilst we
have adopted this policy-ths empha tic policy
to protect oar own slave property, other States
oVernments must take of their OF N interests
in such property. We intend to preve Mt the peo-
pie Of other States from selling their sla yes to our
people, when such policy will only 1T in max
Iiovernment,I simply ask that the bill b read by
its title second time, and placed upon he public
calendar.
The bill was accordingly so disposed Of
Congress then went into secret session.
During the secret session, Congress resolved
itself into Executive Session, and confirmed the
following nominations made the President:
FoR DISTmcT JrDGEs.-A. G. Magrath, Judge
of District Court of South Carolina.
Henry r. jackson, Judge for District Court Of
Georgia.
Wm. G. Jones. for District of Alabama.
VIM. Lamar Harris, for District of Mississippi.
Thomas } ~Semmes, for District of louisiana.
John Hemphill, for District OF Texas
Jesse j. Finley, for District of Florida.
ADMIRALTY COURr.-McQueen Mcintosh to be
Judge of the Admiralty Court at Key West.
Commissioners OF INDIAN AFFA1RS-David Hul-
bard of Alabama, to be Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
Treasury Observation-Disclosures B. Clither-
ALL of Alabama, to be Register of the Treasury
Department of the Confederate States.
=, Boiling Baker, of Georgia, to be Auditor of the
Treasury.
CoLLEcroR OF CUSTOMS. James sorley, of
Texas to be Collector Of Customs at Galveston.
Secrecy has been removed from the following
resolutions, in reference to forts, dock-yards re-
servations, etc, and property ceded to the Con-
federate States:
FeS0lred That the Congress do recommend to
the respective States to cede the forts arsenals,
navy yards, dock yards and other public establish
ments within their respectivs limits to the Confed
crate States, and moreover to cede SO much of the
| lands reserved heretofore by the Government of
the United States, or other public vacant lands in
| their respective limits may be necessary for
| timber lumber for naval or other purposes of
public concern, and that the President of Congress
be requested to communicate this resolution to the
| Governors of the respective States.
Resolved further, That in case of such cessfon
| the President be and he is hereby authorized and
! empowered to take charge of any property ceded.
Secrecy was also removed from the following:
AN ACT authorize the Transmit of Merchandise through
The Congress enacts that goods, wares and mer-
disc, imported from any foreign country into the
Confederate States, destined for any foreign coun-
try may be entered and have transIHi through the
Confederate States free of duty, subject to such
regulations rs the Secretary of the Treasury from
time to time shall make; and the said Secretary of
Treasury shall have power to make such regula-
tons as he may deem eXpedient for the safety of
the revenue and for the public convenience, which
regulations may be enforced in the manner pre-