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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 --TWENTY-SECOND DAY--FRIDAY, March 14, 1862.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hoge.
Mr. Gartrell announced the presence of Julian Hartridge,a Representative-elect from the State of Georgia, who came forward, was qualified, and took his seat.
Mr. Chilton introduced
A bill to make Treasury notes issued by the Confederate States of America a lawful tender in the payment of debts;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Royston presented a memorial from Henry M. Lanay and 102 others, citizens of Lafayette County, Ark., praying that the pay of volunteers be increased to $20 per month; which was laid upon the table, without being read.
Mr. Hanly presented the memorial of John H. Ward, of Arkansas, in relation to a railroad invention; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Clapp offered
A resolution that the Committee on Claims be instructed to inquire what legislation, if any, is necessary in reference to arrearages due deceased soldiers, and to report by bill or otherwise;
which was read and agreed to.
Also, a letter from A. Q. Withers, of Byhalia, Miss., in relation to an invention of guns; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Foote presented the memorial of J. M. Vernon in relation to a decimal system of currency, weights, and measures; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, without being read.
Mr. Gardenhire offered
A resolution that the President be, and is hereby, requested to send to this House a copy of Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden's report the battle of Fishing Creek, if not deemed incompatible with the public interest;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Singleton offered
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A resolution that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety of allowing the families of soldiers who have been taken prisoners to draw the pay of such soldiers;
which was read and agreed to.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate to regulate the compensation of members of Congress.
The bill having been read as follows, to wit:
Mr. Singleton moved to amend the first section of the same by striking out the following words, to wit:
That the compensation of each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress shall be three thousand dollars for each year, and mileage at the rate of twenty cents per mile for each session, to be paid in manner following, to wit: On the first day of the first session of each Congress, or as soon thereafter as he may be in attendance and apply, each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall receive his mileage and all his compensation from the beginning of his term, to be computed at the rate of two hundred and fifty dollars per month, and during the session compensation at the same rate,
and insert in lieu thereof the following words, to wit:
That the compensation of each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress shall be twenty-two hundred dollars for each year, and mileage at the rate of twenty cents per mile for each session, to be paid in the manner following, to wit: On the first day of the first session of each Congress, or as soon thereafter as he may be in attendance and apply, each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall receive his mileage and one thousand dollars of his compensation, the balance to be paid at the rate of one thousand [hundred?] dollars per month at the expiration of each month.
Pending which,
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash, as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a resolution requesting the House of Representatives to return to them the resolution (H. R. --) recommending the planters of the Confederate States to refrain from the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, and devote their energies to raising provisions.
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The Senate have agreed to the amendments of this House to the bill (S. 12) to regulate the compensation of the officers of the Senate, with an amendment; in which amendment I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
And they have passed a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee on engrossment and enrollment, to consist of three on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House of Representatives; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Senate have appointed as members of the joint committee on engrossment and enrollment, Messrs. Phelan, Mitchel, and Maxwell, on their part.
On motion, the request of the Senate, that the resolution recommending the planters of the Confederate States to refrain from the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, and devote their energies to raising provisions, be returned to them, was agreed to.
Mr. Jones then moved to recommit the bill and amendment to the committee, with instructions to report a bill in lieu of the bill from the Senate, providing a daily compensation of $8 to each Senator and Representative, and 10 cents per mile for travel on steamboats and railroad lines, and 20 cents per mile by other modes of travel.
Mr. Foote moved to amend the motion of Mr. Jones as follows, to wit:
And that said committee be instructed to report a bill abolishing all pay and mileage of members of Congress during the war, or equalizing their pay with that of privates in our Army.
Mr. Singleton called for the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Garnett demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Ayer, Baldwin, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Cooke, Davis, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Garnett, Gartrell, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Holt, Kenner, Menees, Miles, Moore, Preston, Pugh, Royston, Sexton, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Boyce, Burnett, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Gaither, Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Herbert, Holcombe, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, McRae, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Ralls, Read, Russell, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
So the motion of Mr. Foote was lost.
Mr. Smith of Virginia demanded the question, which was upon the motion of Mr. Jones.
The question was ordered.
Mr. Jones called for the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Batson, Bocock, Boyce, Chambers, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Davis, Gartrell, Goode, Hartridge, Herbert, Holcombe, Holt, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Lyon, Lyons, Marshall, Menees, Perkins, Preston, Royston, Russell, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Swan, Trippe, and Welsh.
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Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Boteler, Burnett, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Currin, Davidson, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Machen, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Ralls, Read, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Tibbs, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was lost.
Mr. Chilton demanded the previous question.
Mr. Curry called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Bell, Boteler, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Garnett, Gartrell, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Herbert, Holt, Lewis, Machen, McRae, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Strickland, Tibbs, Wilcox, and Wright of Georgia.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Batson, Bocock, Chambliss, Clopton, Conrad, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Foster, Gaither, Goode, Graham, Hilton, Holcombe, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Marshall, Menees, Preston, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
So the call for the previous question was not sustained.
Mr. Chilton called the question, which was on the amendment of Mr. Singleton.
The question was ordered; and
Mr. Singleton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Ayer, Barksdale, Batson, Bocock, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Gaither, Gartrell, Hartridge, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Marshall, Menees, Munnerlyn, Preston, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Singleton, Strickland, and Trippe.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Garland, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Lyons, Machen, McRae, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Swan, Tibbs, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was lost.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Bonham, on account of indisposition.
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary,
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Mr. Josselyn, notifying the House that on the 14th of March, 1862, the President approved and signed a bill entitled "An act to increase the clerical force of the War Department."
Mr. Curry moved to amend the same by striking out in the proviso in the first section all the words after the word "Congress," and called the question thereon; which being sustained, the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved to amend by adding the following, to wit:
And provided further, That the compensation allowed shall be applicable only to members of future Congresses, and that the members of the present Congress shall receive the same compensation allowed to members of the Provisional Congress,
And called the question thereon.
The call was seconded, and the amendment lost.
Mr. Foster moved that the bill be printed and the consideration thereof be postponed and made the special order of business for Wednesday next; which motion did not prevail.
Mr. Trippe moved to amend the same by striking out the words "three thousand dollars," and asked for the yeas and nays thereon; which being seconded,
Mr. Crockett called for the question.
The question was ordered; and
The yeas and nays are recorded as follows, viz:
Yeas: Ashe, Ayer, Batson, Bocock, Boteler, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Foster, Gaither, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Hartridge, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Marshall, Menees, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, and Welsh.
Nays: Atkins, Barksdale, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Heiskell, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, McRae, Miles, Moore, Pugh, Read, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Tibbs, Vallere, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Foote moved to fill the blank by inserting the words "one dollar per day," and called the question thereon.
The question was ordered; and
Mr. Foote demanded that the vote be taken by yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Bell, Chilton, Conrow, Cooke, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Garland, Gartrell, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Holt, Kenner, Lander, McRae, Preston, Pugh, Royston, Tibbs, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Ayer, Batson, Bocock, Boteler, Horatio W.
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Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Conrad, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Gaither, Garnett, Hartridge, Hilton, Holcombe, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, Menees, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Ralls, Read, Russell, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, and Welsh.
So the amendment was lost.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. McLean, on account of sickness in his family.
Mr. Dargan moved to insert the words "twenty-four hundred dollars" and to strike out the word "fifty," wherever occurring.
Mr. Foote moved to insert the words "five hundred dollars."
Mr. Davidson moved to insert the words "twenty-five hundred dollars."
Mr. Foster moved to insert the words "four dollars per day."
Mr. Lyons moved to insert the words "eight dollars per day."
Mr. Burnett moved to insert the words "twenty-nine hundred and twenty dollars."
Mr. Chilton moved to lay the bill and amendments upon the table.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Dargan called the question.
The call was not sustained.
Mr. Swan moved to reconsider the vote by which the words "three thousand dollars" were stricken out.
Mr. Trippe called for the yeas and nays;
Which being ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, McRae, Miles, Moore, Pugh, Read, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Tibbs, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Ayer, Batson, Bocock, Boteler, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Foster, Gaither, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holcombe, Holt, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Marshall, Menees, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, Strickland, Trippe, and Welsh.
Mr. Elliott moved to insert the words "two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents."
Upon motion,
The House then resolved itself into secret session.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
The Chair presented a message from the President; which was read as follows, to wit:
Executive Department, March 14, 1862.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, with estimates of appropriations required for the support of the Government from April 1 to November 30, 1862.
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The estimates of the various Executive Departments are inclosed, and it will be seen by the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury that no estimates for the expenses of Congress have been received.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
On motion, the estimates were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, with instructions to have such as in said committee deemed proper printed immediately.
The Chair presented the report of the Secretary of the Treasury; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, with instructions to have the same printed for the use of the House.
On motion of Mr. Kenner,
The Committee on Ways and Means were authorized to employ a clerk.
The House, on motion of Mr. Elliott,
Then adjourned until 12 o'clock m. to-morrow.
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