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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 --THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY--TUESDAY, April 1, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Moore.
The Chair announced as the committee under the resolution offered on yesterday by Mr. Foote, the following:
Messrs. Ralls of Alabama, Menees of Tennessee, Sexton of Texas, McLean of North Carolina, and Johnston of Virginia.
Mr. Jones moved that the call of the States be suspended and that the House proceed to the call of the committees; which was agreed to.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of War, inclosing copies of the official reports of the battle of Bethel; which was read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Burnett, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Chrisman.
The House then took up for consideration a report from the Committee on Rules; which is as follows, to wit:
Resolved, That there be added to the standing committees of the House a committee on war and ordnance, to consist of nine members, to be appointed by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr. Perkins, the same was laid on the table.
Mr. Moore moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Foote. requesting the President to have certain interrogatories propounded to a former Secretary of War answered by the present Secretary.
Mr. Foote demanded the question: which being ordered, the motion was lost.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina, from the Committee on Rules and Officers of the House, to whom was referred
A resolution inquiring as to the expediency of adopting a rule that no bill should be put on its passage until printed and distributed, unless by a two-thirds vote,
reported a resolution, with the recommendation that it pass; which is as follows, to wit:
No bill or joint resolution shall be put on its passage except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, until the same has been printed and distributed;
which was read and laid over under the rules.
Mr. Holt, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred
A resolution in relation to the production and purchase of cotton, reported a bill to provide additional means for the prosecution of the war by the purchase of cotton; which was read the first and second times and placed upon the Calendar and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Garnett, from the same committee, to whom was referred sundry bills in relation to the tariff, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that the bills lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Garnett, from the same committee, also reported
A bill to admit imports duty free, except such as may be imported from the United States of America;
which was read the first and second times.
The rules were suspended, and the bill was taken up.
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Mr. Garnett demanded the previous question, which was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Lyons demanded that the vote be taken by yeas and nays; which was seconded.
Pending which,
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
The act to authorize the President to increase his personal staff;
Also, the act to enable the States assuming the payment of their quotas of the war tax to pay the same into the Treasury; and
S. 3. An act to provide for the organization of the Arkansas and Red River Superintendency of Indian Affairs, to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indians therein, and to preserve peace on the frontiers;
And the Speaker signed the same.
And the yeas and nays are recorded,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Batson, Bell, Boteler, Boyce, Burnett, Chambers, Clapp, Clark, Conrow, Currin, Dargan, Dawkins, Foster, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Graham, Harris, Herbert, Holt, Jones, Lander, McDowell, McLean, McRae, Menees, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Royston, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Vest, Villeré, Wright of Tennessee, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Ashe, Baldwin, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, hilton, Clopton, Conrad, Crockett, Curry, Davis, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Gaither, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Jenkins, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Marshall, Moore, Ralls, Russell, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Staples, and Trippe.
So the previous question was not ordered.
Mr. Kenner moved that the consideration of the bill be postponed.
The motion was agreed to.
A message was received from the President, at the hands of his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison; which is as follows, to wit:
To the honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sir: I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, covering "additional estimates for clerks to be employed in the offices of the Treasurer, assistant treasurers, and depositaries of the Confederate States," and I recommend that the appropriation be made of the sums and for the purposes specified.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
which was read and, with its accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
A message was also received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison, as follows:
To the honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sir: I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a communication from the Secretary of War in reference to a "resolution of the House" requesting the President to furnish to the House "a copy of the report of Gen. H. A. Wise touching the fall of Roanoke Island, which was made by him to the Secretary of War under date of the 21st of February, 1862, if not inconsistent with the public interest."
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr. Foote moved that the message, with its accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
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Mr. Miles moved to amend the motion by striking out the words "Military Affairs" and inserting the words "special committee: on Roanoke disaster," and called the question thereon; which was seconded.
The amendment was then agreed to, and the motion as amended prevailed.
Mr. Foote moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Smith of North Carolina. the House proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Committee on Elections on the memorial of J. P. Johnson, of Arkansas.
Mr. Dupré moved to dispense with the reading of the same.
Mr. Miles moved a call of the House.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which being seconded,
Yeas: Arrington, Ayer, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Davis, Dawkins, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Garnett, Harris, Hartridge, Holcombe, Kenner, Marshall, McDowell, McRae, Menees, Miles, Moore, Ralls, Read, Royston, Smith of Alabama, Wilcox, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Boteler, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Clark, Dargan, De Jarnette, Gaither, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Gentry, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Jenkins, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Russell, Smith of North Carolina, Smith of Virginia, Strickland, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the motion was lost.
A message was received from the Senate, by the hands of their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which reads as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, bills of this House of the following titles, viz:
The Senate have also passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, viz:
In all which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
On motion of Mr. Herbert, heave of absence was granted to Mr. Wright of Texas, on account of sickness.
The further reading of the report of the Committee on Elections was then dispensed with.
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Mr. Crockett moved to amend the report of the committee by substituting therefor the following, to wit:
Mr. Kenan of Georgia moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Crockett by substituting therefor the following:
Resolved, That the Honorable A. H. Garland is entitled to retain his seat as a member of this House from the Third district in the State of Arkansas.
Pending which,
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Holt, by the consent of the House, from the committee of conference to whom was referred
A joint resolution relating to the manner of paying members of the Provisional Congress the arrearages of their pay and mileage, reported as follows:
That they have met, and, after full and free conference, they have agreed to recommend and do recommend as follows:
That the House of Representatives do recede from their disagreement to the Senate amendment and concur in the same.
Mr. Chambers moved that the report be agreed to.
Mr. Curry called for the question; which being seconded, the report was agreed to.
And on motion,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
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