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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journal of the Confederate Congress --FORTY-SECOND DAY--MONDAY, October 6, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Reed.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, which was a bill of the Senate to authorize the President to accept and place in the service certain regiments and battalions heretofore raised.
And the question being on agreeing to the amendments of the committee; which are as follows, to wit: Insert after the words "in good faith" the words "prior to the first day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," and also, by striking out in the proviso the words "military organizations raised after this time" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "regiments or battalions organized after the said first day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,"
The second amendment was agreed to.
And the question being on agreeing to the third amendment,
Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Ayer, Barksdale, Batson, Bonham, Boteler, Boyce, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Curry, Dargan, Dawkins, Dupré, Farrow, Foster, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Gentry, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Swan, Vest, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Clapp, Cooke, Currin, De Jarnette, Elliott, Foote, Freeman, Garland, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Jones, McRae, Menees, Perkins, Royston, Smith of Alabama, Tibbs, Welsh, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the third amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Swan moved that the House reconsider the vote agreeing to the third amendment, and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider upon the table.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
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A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendment of this House to the bill (S. 106) to organize military courts to attend the Army of the Confederate States in the field, and to define the powers of said courts.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, covering estimates of the various Departments for the month of January, 1863; which was read and, with its accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
The Chair also presented a communication from the President; which is as follows, to wit:
Richmond, Va., October 4, 1862.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War in response to your resolution of the 9th ultimo, in reference to the enrollment of persons as conscripts who are physically disabled from discharging the duties of soldiers.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
On motion, the message and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Chair also presented a communication from the President; which is as follows, to wit:
Richmond, Va., October 4, 1862.
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting "estimates of appropriations required for the service of the Treasury Department and for miscellaneous objects for the month of January, 1863."
I recommend an appropriation of the amount and for the purpose specified.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
On motion, the message and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the special order of the day, which was a bill to raise revenue, and resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Curry being in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had under consideration the bill referred to them, and had on voting found that the committee was without a quorum.
Mr. Baldwin moved a call of the House.
Upon which Mr. Atkins demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Batson, Chambers, Chilton, Clapp, Cooke, Currin, Foster, Freeman, Garland, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Marshall, McRae, McQueen, Perkins, Royston, Vest, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Ayer, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambliss, Clopton, Conrow, Curry, Dargan, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, McDowell, Menees, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was not agreed to, and a quorum being present, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Curry
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in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had under consideration the bill referred to them, and that on a vote had again ascertained itself to be without a quorum.
Mr. Baldwin moved a call of the House.
The motion was lost, and a quorum being present, the House again resolved itself rate Committee of t e Whole, Mr. Curry in the chair; and having spent some time therein, again rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had under consideration the bill referred to them, and on vote had again found itself without a quorum.
Mr. Kenner moved a call of the House, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Batson, Bonham, Chilton, Collier, Dupré, Foster, Freeman, Hanly, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, McRae, McQueen, Perkins, Pugh, Royston, Swan, and Welsh.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Clopton, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Elliott, Farrow, Foote, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Gentry, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Holt, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, McDowell, Menees, Miles, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Tibbs, Trippe, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
So a call of the House was not ordered.
A quorum being present, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Curry being in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that they had had under consideration the bill referred to them, which was a bill to raise revenue, and reported the same back, with the recommendation that the enacting clause thereof be stricken out.
Mr. Foote moved that the bill be laid upon the table.
Mr. Kenner demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Batson, Boteler, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Dawkins, Elliott, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Gentry, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Herbert, Hilton, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, McDowell, Menees, Miles, Pugh, Ralls, Sexton, Swan, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Bonham, Boyce, Chilton, Currin, Curry, Dupré, Farrow, Gardenhire, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holt, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Marshall, McQueen, Perkins, Royston, Russell, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Tibbs, and Trippe.
So the bill was laid upon the table.
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison, informing the House that the President of the Confederate States has to-day approved and signed the following acts:
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special agents to superintend and secure the certain and speedy transportation of the mails across the Mississippi River in the Confederate States; also
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker
A bill to be entitled "An act for the relief of John Hunter, collector of customs and agent of the marine hospital at the port of Natchez, Mississippi;" also,
A bill to be entitled "An act [to amend an act entitled 'An act] for the organization of the staff department of the Army of the Confederate States of America,' approved March fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one;" also,
A bill to be entitled "An act to authorize the establishment of camps of instruction, and the appointment of officers to command the same." And the Speaker signed the same.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz:
They have also passed, with amendments, bills of this House with the following titles, viz:
In which bill and amendments I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Senate have concurred in the amendments proposed by the House to the bills of the following titles, viz:
Mr. Kenner moved a suspension of the rules to enable the Committee on Ways and Means to report.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Perkins, by consent, offered
A resolution that the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to report immediately a bill for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum to meet the accruing interest upon the whole interest-bearing debt of this Government heretofore created, and such as may be contracted hereafter previous to the 1st day of January, 1863; which was read, and Mr. Foote moved to amend the same by adding thereto the following:
that the committee be instructed to insert in said bill a clause making Treasury notes a legal tender for the payment of debts, both to the Government and individuals.
Mr. Jones, being in the chair, ruled the amendment out of order, as irrelevant.
Mr. Foote appealed from the decision of the Chair, and the question being,
Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
The same was decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Johnston moved to amend by striking out all of the same and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to report to this
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House at the earliest moment practicable, for its consideration, a tax bill embracing property, business, and incomes, which will yield at least fifty millions of dollars of revenue.
Mr. Boyce moved to amend the amendment by striking out all of the same and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to report a bill for a comprehensive system of internal taxation, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to dispose of bonds at current rates.
Mr. Boyce demanded the previous question; which was ordered, and the amendment to the amendment was lost.
The amendment was lost, and the question being on agreeing to the resolution,
Mr. Perkins called for the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Ayer, Baldwin, Batson, Bonham, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Dawkins, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Foote, Freeman, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Gray, Harris, Hartridge, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Marshall, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Perkins, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, and Welsh.
Nays: Atkins, Collier, De Jarnette, Foster, Gartrell, Gentry, Graham, Hanly, Herbert, Hilton, Holt, Pugh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Garnett moved that the House reconsider the vote agreeing to the resolution.
Mr. Kenner moved to lay that motion on the table.
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Chambers,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
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