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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-NINTH DAY--SATURDAY, September 20, 1862.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Doggett.
The Chair laid before the House a message from the President; which is as follows:
I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Commissary-General in answer to your resolution of the 6th instant, relative to the supply of provisions furnished to the Army of the Peninsula from the 4th of April to the 3d of May, 1862.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
which was read and, with its accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee on the Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments and Military Transportation.
The Chair also laid before the House a message from the President; which is as follows, to wit:
Richmond, Va., September 19, 1862.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your information several communications from the Secretary of War in answer to your resolution of the 21st August, asking copies of the official reports of all battles fought since the adjournment of Congress.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
which was read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Heiskell moved that 1,000 copies thereof be printed; which was referred to the Committee on Printing.
The Chair also laid before the House a message from the President; which is as follows, to wit:
I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Postmaster General in answer to your resolution of the 15th instant, asking "the reasons which have thus far prevented the carrying of the mails from the States east of the Mississippi to the State of Louisiana, west of that river."
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
which was read and referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
The Chair also laid before the House a bill from the Senate entitled "An act to declare the true meaning and intention of the act entitled 'An act to define more accurately the exemption of certain goods from duty;'" which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The Chair also laid before the House a memorial from William R. Scott in relation to a steam battering ram: which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. without being read.
Mr. Chambliss offered a resolution: which is as follows, to wit:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means consider the justice, propriety, and expediency of levying a tax on slaves for the purpose of making a fair and equitable compensation for slaves lost to their owners by reason of the public enemy in the present war, and report the result of their deliberations to this House;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Hilton presented the memorial of the governor of Florida in relation to the exportation of cotton; which was read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Gartrell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was
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referred a bill of the Senate to change the time for the assembling of Congress for its next regular session, reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
Mr. Jones of Tennessee moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed, and that it be placed upon the Calendar.
The motion was lost.
Mr. McQueen called for the question, which was upon the third reading of the bill.
The question was ordered.
The bill was read a third time, and the question being on its passage,
Mr. Hilton called for the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Batson, Bell, Bonham, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett Chambers, Chilton Chrisman Clapp, Clark, Collier, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Davis, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Gardenhire, Garland, Gartrell, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert Holt, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, McLean, McRae, McQueen, Moore, Ralls, Read, Royston, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Tibbs, Vest, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Barksdale, Chambliss, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Foote, Harris, Hilton, Holcombe, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Preston, Russell, Welsh, Wilcox, and Mr. Speaker.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Davis moved that the vote by which the bill granting furloughs to sick soldiers was passed be reconsidered.
Mr. Gartrell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
A bill to make Treasury notes a legal tender in the payment of debts,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, recommended that it do not pass, and that it be placed upon the Calendar.
Mr. Foote moved that the consideration of the bill be postponed, and that the same be made the special order of business after the disposal of the pending special orders.
Mr. Chambliss moved to amend the motion by striking out all after the word "business" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "on the second Monday in January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three."
Mr. Swan called for the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Ayer, Batson, Bonham, Boyce, Burnett, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Freeman, Garland, Garnett, Gentry, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Johnston, Jones, Kenner, Lyon, McQueen, Miles, Moore, Pugh, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Vest, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
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Nays: Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Clark, Currin, Davis, Dupré, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, McLean, McRae, Menees, Perkins, Preston, Read, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Welsh, and Mr. Speaker.
So the amendment was agreed to.
The question then being on agreeing to the motion of Mr. Foote as amended,
Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered.
Yeas: Ashe, Atkins, Batson, Burnett, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrad, Conrow, Cooke, Davidson, Farrow, Freeman, Garland, Gartrell, Gentry, Holt, Johnston, Kenner, Lander, McLean, Munnerlyn, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Vest, Wilcox, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Aver, Barksdale, Bonham, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Dawkins, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Gardenhire, Garnett, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Hedge, Holcombe, Jones, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, McRae. McQueen, Menees, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Read, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Welsh, Wright of Texas, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the motion was lost.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz:
Mr. Chilton moved that the further consideration of the special order be postponed until 2 o'clock p. m. to-day.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
A bill to protect persons who resist the efforts of the invading enemy to subjugate these States and to exterminate the loyal people thereof, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs; which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, from the same committee, to whom were referred bills in relation to martial law, of the following titles, to wit:
A bill to amend an act to authorize the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases;
A bill to repeal the second section of an act therein named, etc.; and A bill to repeal the second section of an act entitled "An act to limit the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus," reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that they be placed upon the Calendar.
Mr. Gray moved that the bills be laid upon the table; which was agreed to.
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Mr. Gartrell, also from the same committee, to whom were referred sundry resolutions in relation to the writ of habeas corpus, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that they be laid upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, from the same committee, to whom was referred A resolution in relation to an amnesty to disloyal persons, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, also from the same committee, to whom was referred
A resolution in relation to the sequestration act,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the same lie upon the table: which was agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell, from the same committee, to whom were referred sundry memorials praying that Treasury notes be made a legal tender, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that they lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Russell, from the same committee, to which were referred two resolutions in relation to retaliation, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that the same lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Heiskell, also from the same committee, to whom were referred two resolutions in [relation] to the protection of the issue of Treasury notes, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that they lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Heiskell, on the part of the same committee, moved that the House take up for consideration a bill introduced during the last session to punish forgery and counterfeiting.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Gray, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the adjustment of the claims of deceased soldiers, reported a bill supplementary to an act concerning the pay and allowances due deceased soldiers, approved February 15, 1862, and to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for arrearages of pay, allowances, and bounty due to deceased officers and soldiers, with the recommendation that it pass.
The bill was read the first and second times.
The rules were suspended;
The bill was taken up, and the first section being under consideration; which is as follows:
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That claims due to deceased noncommissioned officers and privates for pay, allowances, and bounty may be audited and paid without the necessity of the parties entitled producing a pay roll from the captain or commanding officers when there is ether official evidence of the amount due, satisfactory to the Second Auditor under such regulations as he has or may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary of War,
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the same by striking out the words "when there is other official evidence" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "whenever the accounting officer has a pay roll or the copy of a pay roll in his possession."
Mr. Gray demanded the question; which was ordered, and the amendment was lost.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the same by striking out the word "official" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "satisfactory."
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The amendment was lost.
Mr. Bonham moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until the next call of committees.The motion was lost.
Mr. McLean demanded the previous question.
The demand was not sustained.
The second section being under consideration; which is as follows:
The claims of deceased commissioned officers who have no other estates than the balance due them for pay and allowances shall be paid to their heirs or representatives in the same manner as similar claims of noncommissioned officers and privates are now or may be directed by law to be paid; and to assist the Second Auditor in more effectually carrying out the provisions of this act and other pressing business of his office, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to appoint an experienced accountant, already in said office, who, with the chief clerk, shall have authority to sign and attest such official business as said Auditor shall approve and direct,
Mr. Chilton moved to amend the same by striking out the words "already in the office;" which was agreed to.
Mr. Jones moved to strike out from the same the words "who have no other estates than the balance due them for pay and allowances," etc.; which was agreed to.
Mr. Crockett demanded the previous question; which was ordered, and the bill as amended was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
On motion, leave of absence was granted Mr. Ashe.
On motion of Mr. Crockett,
The House took up for consideration the resolution reported from the Committee on Elections; which is as follows, to wit:
Resolved, That A. H. Garland is entitled to the seat now held by him.
Mr. Crockett, from the minority of the same committee, moved to amend the resolution of the committee by striking out all of the same and inserting as follows, to wit:
Resolved, That Honorable Jilson P. Johnson is duly elected Representative from the Third Congressional district of Arkansas, and as such is entitled to his seat in this House.
On motion of Mr. Wright of Texas.
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock on Monday.
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