The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10

Compilation of Historioai Data, Hitherto
Neglected, of tho NLost Cause"


1T is a curious thing" said lawyer in New
York to SUN reporter. that there was no
such thing as a Congressional Directory Of the
Confederate Congress. l was in Richmond
during the war. employed in various capacities.
The last session OF the Confederate Congress
was held only few weeks before the surrender
ofLee. 1have forgotten how many were present.
but not many. have frequently thought OF 1t
since the war. but only for mement. and now
1 am reminded OF II again by document l saw
in Washington the other day. think the title
in Executive and Congressional Directory OF
the Confederate States from 1861 to 1885,
1t Ia compiled from the records OF the PEN
sion Office. and Is the work OF Gen. Ainsworth.
Il jotted down few things in the pamphlet.
all OF which knew, but in the accumulation
Of business and cares they had got away from
me. There was but one President and Vice
President OF the Confederacy. The Secretary
OF the Navy was the only member OF the Cabi-
net not changed during the war
There were four Secretaries OF State.
Robert Toombs hold the portfolio five months;
r. N. T, Hunter. seven months; W NJ. Browne
was ad interim. and Judah p. Benjamin was
There were Ave In the once Of Attorney
Davis.
Tho Secretaries OF the Treasury were
,HhIlos W. wv W lcpfs buSSooucu
pHsnry Est was offered Ter, the PLACE 80. q
John Reagan was appointed and held on until
the overthrow OF the cause.
order .h'f' name tx k ss s wsF ths
Benjemin. followed by Gen, @; W. Randolph.
then Major Gen; G W. Smith; he BY James 4.
ruary. 1866. Benjamin held three Cabinet
The S a had fs ss i.e
It adjourned March ~ to meet IN NAY The
and ae IN
1851. The session lasted until Aug. 81. There
was onsidsy session Of 9l the Gontedsrat. Con,
met Nov. Is. 1851, and lasted until Feb II;
1862. This was the end OF the Provisional
The First Congress- succeeded and continued
In session two months The second SESSION MON
third session was from Jan. 3. 1883. until May
L; The last session adjourned Feb. II. 1864.
ss & tf ss and the ssSHPS u
second session n met Nov. 7. and adjourned
There were one hundred members OF the
There was no senate until 1862 The frit
Congress- was complete. having two Senators
from each Of the thirteen States.
A., %igfall OF Texas was q Representative IN
tho st consress tho House sa we're sePE ar
land, Barksdae Ia soldier in Lees army. Vest.
h9Eer bpyoT end from
In the second Congress. Garland. Ben Hill and
George e. Vest were Senate Senators IA! Among the
still lives in Washington. having served his
State since the war in the United States Sen
ate: Marshall. OF Kentucky: Singleton. OF Mis-
sissippi. who became known as the father Of
the Congressional Library OF the lower house:
also. John b Clark. afterward clerk Of the
lower house at Washington.
In the lower house Alabama had y mem
bers. Arkansas 5. Florida 3. Georgia II, Ken
lucky 10. Louisiana Q. Mississippi q. Missouri
O. North Carolina 10. South Carolina o. Ten
nessee Z. and Texas T.
Prominent among these Confederate legis-
ators still living are } b. L. NJ. Curry. Cleve-
lands Min lister to Spain: Vest, a Senator, and
Reagan. who has been in the lower and upper
branches OF Congress at Washington"