Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-22
CONGRESS
OF TEE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
SATURDAY, April l9-h, 1861.
SENATE

SENATE
Mr. SE&NES OF LII, from the Joint Committee OF
Congress on Flag and Seal submitted the following re-
port:
To hs n rOraBis thr Ssnats and Ros Of R,prs'snta-
tiVss Of the esnfed5ra.s States
The JOlnt Committee on Flag aad Sal submit to the
iuGgatRt of Congress the aceSDPanyiag dsslgh Oh
dag, ana rEcSmmsnf It's aaopleh a. inc nts vi 'n'
Confederate States OF America
Tho considerations which Influenced the Committee in
selecting the proposed design, we're:
lX. IL vant Of resemblance to the hig OF any other
nation.
81 s simplicity, and oonseq lent facility Of faerioa-
ton ier emergency.
All. It's sonfOraity TO the propIiStes OF hcraiary.
oh is synboliI,ti Of the oharassrisics Oh Tree
and prosperous people. i, !,
Aosnt hsr.ds, IL their qaIint language, would de-
scribe tbs Z IS ION 'ld y's rsa, sAilisr argent
(white) vi SHIELD aIurs (b!uo,) charged with sun
10 his glory or yellow.
Tns r.d field denots martial preWess eoldnessi eour-
age vaor The satier IAN honorable oeslnary 10 her'
Gdry, the emblem oi progress Ana Su ..4s o..
while lnGic4Ing puri y innSesucs and gentness Tue
blue Of the shield Ispr Is.ce, Aith porseVs'sne
aud vigilance. The mauisss the dominion, geher-
osl y and stability Of the Ceniedsrscy.
Nearly al the designs submitted 70 toe COO
tanned couhiEa.on Of stars This Asrsisic emblem,
however, has been discarded, a. manifestation oil our
entire aud absolute severance from the 'Uned States,
AID the complete GnAh!ntoH Of every sentiment inacA
| ting the iantest heps Of reconstruction.
(Signsd) /. .. sAAss
ALEX X. BorkLEk,
Chairman on the part Of the House OF presentAuves
The report was read laid the table for tho present
| and ord rid to be printed.
Mr. SEH&ES then offered the following, WHICH, aiter
btlaS read, postponed for consideration I'LL 'W''1
&C oOk
Resolved BY the Oongress Of the Confederate States
Of America That the Dag Of the Confederate sisteo
.hal be ~ follows: A red field charged with white
lisr having IN ne centre the device OF sun Ia hi'
sl,ry ON an T1.r shield the rsys Of the RES
pJnding with tho number Of the States composing lhe
| UoIlederscy.
The Senate then WR into secret session.
BILLS FAssED
Aior the doors we're opened, the Senate pissed the
| following bills;
House bill supplemented TO bill TO encourage the
nauuiac. ure of sapetre aud email arms The bill su-
.horx the Pa sisut TO coztract for coal sr years
,head for the u,e Of :ou1ircs and shar GoVsrnnoa'
| wo Is
House bill providing for the enlistment OF white or
black or isre or bsnd cocks in the army. Under It's
| loorAiioa tIur cooks slloEed 10 escI company.
House bill 70 enActing The laws Of the Uied safes
reg lI,nR the transmission Of mAiable matter by III
| VI IS and Other c0mpSLits
The House bill Approprsiing one million aud halt
OF DO lars for the rucion OF raroad (rogArd,
| a. military necessary ostWeen Galveston TeINs aud
| New 0h.ans sfIer bang jscted, was re-cShsiiereo
aud plsssd-yess u nays
House biz 10 Il blish certain pot route in Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisitp Florida Georgia, II assoc, VH
kiua, North CAROLS :, South OLroins and TsfAs.
GUERILLA WAUARS.
House bill was t.k,n up "a provide for tho oreahsI
=, "A Of part Z n rang authorizing tho P.esiient 10
--sl,siog ,csS 10 rtcTui: aud N st plrtI IN rang
=, h~ regularly neeivsd n,o the service, sus
ID 10 existing LAS IA Who seiil De Pha lot gu
arm, stDss aud goods hey may csP'ur ''' '"'m.
| Mr.. BURNETT, Of ~ spoke in iAvor of the goa.
provisions OF he bill, but he oyei y s'e ost the
section IN relation 70 AllOWirg vouN ,eers 20 20 taken
rom those slrsldy eproIsd or mustered into service.
The bill vas opposed w Mr. PRESTON, OF Va, Who
urged that i. EcHd conflict With ihe BAH lsst passed BY
| the o. grets for the public defence.
Mr.. BURNETT again spoke in favor Ct irregular val
fare, Aad contrsscd is advantage Hh the more regular
| actics Of Vest PJiat His remarks elscJd peal Of
applause from some soldiers in the gslSry
Tn. PresSsGt p.c tom W. ORB d,.ired the gentle.
men to cease ard instantly o.serts The diordsry per
IT: !. the gallery 10 b. rsmCyed ~ the Sergeant a..
arms
| M wIGPALL, Of Ts&A-,-I hope, Mr.. President, we
| vii do more than tuFl tam cut. Applause In the
gAl,rss Of the Senate is something that night be eI
| Stc,.d frsm the mob At Wasting on, but which cid
not think could IN this country, aud II should be
| punished on the d ST al nc,.
Severed gentls iGtet cted rsInhils Ia behalf oil
orgiveurss for this, tho fiat Unsnc, aud hJaly Nc
HIGrALL Ecqlits,eG 0Sntsntius hi estli With hGvIg
brought the matter 10 the NOTICE Of the SENATE Sseuop
of the bill stricken and tSe 40; passed.
The Senate soon after took gill " O'Clock p.
p.
The evening session with closed doors.
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