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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 --TENTH DAY--THURSDAY, August 28, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Seeley.
Mr. Dargan introduced
A bill to provide for the public defense:
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Chilton, the vote by which the resolution relating to the Richmond post-office was agreed to was reconsidered, and
On motion of Mr. Chilton, the same was laid upon the table.
Mr. Swan offered the following resolution, to wit:
Whereas there are ninny persons in the Confederate States who, because of foreign birth, have sought the protection of foreign consuls, whereby they are to be exempted from military service, and by means of such claim to exemption are exercising many of the privileges of citizens and thereby accumulating property to the demoralization of adopted citizens in the Confederate States Army: Therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether such exemption can, lawfully, be extended by foreign consuls to any inhabitant of the Confederate States, whereby his person or property, or both, shall be relieved from that tribute to this Government now exacted of all citizens in their persons and property; and that the committee report by bill or otherwise;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Gray offered
A resolution that during the present session of Congress it shall not be in order for any member of this House to speak longer than ten minutes on any bill, resolution, or other subject before report of a committee thereon; nor after such report shall any member be allowed to speak more than once, nor longer than thirty minutes, on any bill, resolution, or question without the consent of a majority of the House; and moved to suspend the rule requiring it to lie over for two days.
The motion prevailed: and Mr. Gray called for the question; which was ordered.
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Mr. Crockett demanded a division of the question.
And the question being upon the first portion of the resolution, Mr. Lyons asked for the yeas and nays.
The call was sustained,
Yeas: Ashe, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Bottler, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Dargan, De Jarnette Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Gartrell, Graham, Gray Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, McLean, McRae, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Read, Royston, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Texas, Wright of Tennessee, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Arrington, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clopton, Cooke, Curry, Davis, Lyons, and Russell.
So the first portion was adopted.
Mr. Foote moved that the House reconsider the vote adopting the first, part of the resolution.
The motion was lost.
And the question being upon the second portion of the resolution, Mr. Lyons asked that the vote be taken by yeas and nays;
Which was agreed to,
Yeas: Barksdale, Batson, Bonham, Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Currin, Curry, Dargan, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, McDowell, McLean, McRae, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Moore, Preston, Pugh, Read, Royston, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Bell, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Conrad, Cooke, Crockett, Davidson, Davis, Elliott, Gaither, Hanly, Lyons, Marshall, Perkins, Russell, and Mr. Speaker.
So the second portion was adopted.
Mr. Foote moved a reconsideration of the vote adopting the second part.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Gartrell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
A bill to compensate the marshals and their assistants for taking the census in 1860 in those States now forming the Southern Confederacy, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, from the same committee, to whom was referred
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A bill for the relief of the collector of the port at Norfolk and Portsmouth,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell presented the memorial of sundry citizens of Georgia in relation to Sunday mails; which was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, without being read.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred
A bill to authorize the appointment of additional officers of artillery for ordnance duties,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The rules were suspended, and the bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to whom was referred
A resolution relating to the manner of impressing slaves,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Pugh, from the same committee, reported
A bill authorizing the discharge of private soldiers under 18 years of age, and prohibiting the enlistment of such persons,
with the recommendation that it pass.
The bill was read the first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the Calendar and printed.
Mr. Pugh asked unanimous consent, pending the call of the States, to introduce
A bill authorizing generals to accept resignations,
for the purpose of having it printed and placed upon the Calendar.
Consent was granted, and the bill was introduced and read the first and second times, placed on the Calendar, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Harris asked unanimous consent to have the said bill considered at this time; which was objected to;
Thereupon,
Mr. Swan moved that the rules be suspended to allow the bill to be considered and acted on at this time; which motion prevailed.
And the question being on the engrossment and third reading of the bill, Mr. Russell moved to amend by inserting after the words "do enact that" the words "during the war."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Graham moved to amend the bill by adding thereto the words "Provided, That this act shall only apply to resignations hereafter tendered."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Bonham moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Holt moved that the bill be laid upon the table during the session; which motion prevailed.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President, transmitting an estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury for expenses in detecting forgers; which was read and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also, a communication from the President, inclosing estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury of the amount required to refund to the State of North Carolina the excess over her quota paid into the Treasury
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on account of the war tax of the Confederate States; which was read and referred to the Committee on Wars and Means.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash: which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that they have concurred in a joint resolution of this House of the following title, viz:
Joint resolution in relation to a joint committee to investigate the management of the Naval Department.
Mr. Heiskell, by unanimous consent, from the special committee appointed to add additional standing committees, to whom was referred a resolution appointing additional standing committees, reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the word "Resolved" and insert in lieu thereof the following:
That the Speaker of this House appoint the following additional standing committees:
That said committees be charged with the duty of investigating the management of their respective departments, with authority to report from time to time and with authority to send for persons and papers.
On motion of Mr. Swan,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
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