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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Memphis (Tennessee, United States) or search for Memphis (Tennessee, United States) in all documents.
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Extra session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States.Second day. Montgomery, Ala., April 30, 1861.
Congress met to-day at noon. Opened by prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Mitchell.
The Journals of yesterday were read and confirmed.
The President stated that the first business in order was the call of States for resolutions, memorials, &c., &c.
Mr. Chilton, of Ala., presented a communication he had received from Memphis, Tenn.
and in his opinion contained important information, which he desired should be submitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The communication, without being read, was accordingly referred.
Mr. Wright, of Ga., said he did not rise to offer a resolution, or present a memorial, but simply for the purpose of making the inquiry from the chairman of the Military Committee as to what had been done with the bill introduced at the last session providing for the formation of a volunteer division in the regular Army of the Confede