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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04974 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Message to the Confederate House of Representatives vetoing an act for investigating committees |
| Date | 25 April 1863 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Vetoes "an act to aid committees of Congress in the investigation of matters referred to them and to punish false swearing before said committees" passed by the Confederate Congress. Davis believes that conferring upon the Congress the power to fine and imprison those appearing before it without trial would be unconstitional. Such powers are reserved for the judicial branch. The fourth leaf has a purple stamp which has been obliterated, possibly a Rebel War Archive stamp. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Government and Civics Law Civil Rights Prisoner Judiciary |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |