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The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Report of the Senate committee on President Davis's late message. (search)
thing is more desirable than concord and cordial co-operation between all departments of Government. Hence your committee regret that the Executive deemed it necessary to transmit to Congress a message so well calculated to excite discord and dissension. But for the fact that the success of the great struggle in which the country is engaged depends as much on the confidence of the people in the Legislative as in the Executive Department of the Government, the message would have been received without comment. Your committee would have preferred silence. It has been induced to an opposite course, because they believe Congress would be derelict in its duty to permit its legitimate and constitutional influence to be destroyed by Executive admonitions, such as those contained in the message under consideration, without some public exposition of its conduct. Respectfully submitted. James L. Oer, Chairman, Thomas J. Semmes, W. A. Graham, A. T. Caperton, John W. C. Watson.
The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ay, March 18, 1865. The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. M. On motion of Mr. Watson, a resolution was adopted extending the session from 12 M. to 2 P. M. MrMr. Watson, from the Select Committee on the Treatment and Exchange of Prisoners of War, made a report, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On msolved into executive session. When the doors were opened, on motion, by Mr. Watson, it was resolved that the Chair be authorized to appoint a joint committee onnications to Congress, they were ready to adjourn. The Chair appointed Messrs. Watson, Oldham and Henry as the committee on the part of the Senate. The billCaperton, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Slimms of Kentucky, Vest, Watson and Wigfall--11. Nays.--Mr. Semmes of Louisiana. No quorum voting, the bill was lost. Mr. Watson, of Mississippi, read the following report: Mr. President,--The joint committee charged with that duty have waited upon the Pre