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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 --TWENTIETH DAY--TUESDAY, September 9, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Dargan offered a resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:
That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire, and report by bill or otherwise, what rules should be adopted by Congress to prevent the abuse of the powers exercised by provost-marshals and these acting under their authority.
Mr. Curry introduced
A bill to secure copyrights to authors and composers, citizens of the Confederate States, whose works were copyrighted under the laws of the United States;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Lyon presented the memorial of sundry citizens of Greene County, Ala., in relation to the exemption law; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Hanly introduced
A bill to authorize certain battalions and regiments to sleet their officers;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Royston offered
A resolution that the President be respectfully requested to communicate to the House of Representatives whether or not persons physically disabled to discharge the duties of a soldier have, by the order of the Secretary of War, been ordered to be enrolled as conscripts for the purpose of performing other duties than those contemplated by the act of Congress entitled "An act further to provide for the public defense," approved on the 16th of April, 1862, and if so, by or under what authority has said order been made;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Hartridge offered
A resolution that the Committee on Ways and Means be requested to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to offer a reward of--thousand dollars for the apprehension and conviction of any person engaged in forging or uttering counterfeit Confederate Treasury notes, and to report by bill or otherwise;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Wright of Georgia introduced
A joint resolution on the subject of a commissioner to the United States Government on the rules of conducting the war;
which was read the first and second times.
Mr. Foote called for the question; which was ordered, and was upon the reference of the joint resolution to a committee.
Mr. Kenner of Georgia asked that the vote be taken by yeas and nays;
Which being seconded,
Yeas: Arrington, Ayer, Baldwin, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Clark, Conrow, De Jarnette, Foote, Foster, Harris, Hartridge,
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Hodge, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Machen, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miles, Preston, Read, Royston, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Vest, Villeré, Wright of Georgia, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Batson, Bonham, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Cook, Crockett, Currin, Dargan, Davis, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Freeman, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lyon, Marshall, McQueen, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Russell, Sexton, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the House refused to refer the joint resolution.
Mr. Wright of Georgia moved that the vote by which the House refused to refer the resolution be reconsidered.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a joint resolution of this House of the following title, viz:
Mr. Boteler presented a communication from Messrs. Walton and Conn upon the subject of exempting millers from military service; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Villeré presented the memorial of Richard M. Harvey and others on the subject of river naval operations; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, without being read.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
A bill making appropriations to comply with the provisions of certain acts of Congress;
And the Speaker signed the same.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the special order, which was a bill to fill up existing companies, squadrons, battalions, regiments, etc.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina.
Pending the consideration of which, Mr. Foster moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow.
Mr. Kenner of Louisiana moved to amend the motion by striking out the words "ten o'clock to-morrow" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "eight o'clock p. m. this evening."
The amendment was lost, and the motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Heiskell,
The House then adjourned.
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