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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 --FIFTEENTH DAY--WEDNESDAY, December 23, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Burrows.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
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.
The Speaker laid said bill before the House.
On motion of Mr. Miles, the rule requiring the bill to be referred to a committee was suspended, and the bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. Machen moved to suspend the forty-second rule, which requires the bill to lie over for two days; which motion was agreed to.
The Speaker also laid before the House a Senate bill to be entitled
The bill having been read first and second times,
Mr. Sexton moved to suspend the rule requiring it to be referred to a committee; which motion was agreed to.
The bill having been ordered to a third reading,
Mr. Gartrell moved to lay the bill on the table.
The motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Garland moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to a third reading.
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Mr. Foote moved to amend the motion of Mr. Gartrell to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary by adding the following, viz:
with instructions to report a bill providing in some judicious manner for the removal of the existing evil.
Mr. Curry demanded the previous question; which was ordered.
The question being on agreeing to the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to a third reading,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Foote,
It was decided in the negative.
The question then recurring on agreeing to the motion of Mr. Gartrell,
Mr. Gray demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Atkins, Bell, Boteler, Clapp, Collier, Currin, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Miles, Miller, Perkins, Preston, Read, Sexton, Singleton, Staples, Swan, Vest, Villeré, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Farrow, Garland, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Kenan of Georgia, Lyons, Machen, McLean, Menees, Moore, Ralls, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Trippe, Welsh, and Wilcox.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Menees, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the joint resolution of the Senate in relation to the public printing, submitted the following report:
The committee of conference on the disagreement between the two Houses on the joint resolution in relation to the public printing beg leave to report and recommend that the House recede from its amendment, and that the Senate agree to the following amendment, viz:
In the fifth line, strike out the word "committee" and insert "joint committee."
Mr. Hilton demanded the question; which was ordered, and the report of the committee was agreed to.
Mr. Gray, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which had been referred
A bill to be entitled "An act supplementary to and amendatory of the several acts for the sequestration of the estates, property, and effects of alien enemies," etc.,
by unanimous consent, reported the same back with sundry amendments.
The bill and amendments were placed upon the Calendar and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Boteler offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of providing by law for temporarily filling vacancies caused by the capture of officers.
Also, the following resolution (accompanied by memoranda of proposed legislation); which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire what legislation is necessary to make adjutants and sergeants-major eligible to any offices in the regiments for exhibitions of extraordinary valor and skill, and that they report by bill or otherwise.
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Mr. H. W. Bruce, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a Senate bill to be entitled
And the Speaker signed the same.
Mr. Foote, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which had been referred the memorial of Gen. G. Tochman, reported the same back, moved that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee on Claims.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Chambliss offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That when the House adjourns to-day it will adjourn until Tuesday, the twenty-ninth instant, at twelve o'clock.
Mr. Atkins moved to lay the resolution on the table, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Atkins, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Graham, Hartridge, Heiskell, Lander, Lewis, Machen, McLean, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Ralls, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Bell, Chambliss, Clark, Collier, De Jarnette, Farrow, Funsten, Gartrell, Goode, Hanly, Hilton, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyons, Miller, Moore, Preston, Read, Simpson, Staples, and Vest.
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Lyons presented the memorial of W. Goddin, praying increase of rent for the building used as the Post-Office Department; which, without being read, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Also, the memorial of the mechanics employed in the Quartermaster's Department, praying increased compensation; which, without being read, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday; which was the bill to be entitled "An act to amend the law in relation to substitutes."
Mr. Gartrell moved that the bill and amendments be recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Hartridge demanded the question; which was ordered, and the motion to recommit was lost.
Mr. Hilton submitted the following amendment, to be added to the end of the first section:
Provided, That nothing in the foregoing clause shall be so construed as to relieve the substitute from any obligation or liability contracted or assumed by him as such substitute.
Mr. Preston demanded the previous question; which was ordered.
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The question being on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Clark,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Hilton,
It was decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Russell, by unanimous consent, modified his amendment by adding thereto the following: "This act shall not entitle substitutes to be discharged."
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment as modified,
Mr. Russell demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ayer, Bell, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Clapp, Clark, De Jarnette, Funsten, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Kenan of North Carolina, Russell, Smith of Alabama, Staples, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Graham, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, McLean, Menees, Miles, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
The question then recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Conrad to the amendment of Mr. Moore,
Mr. Chilton, by unanimous consent, offered the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Conrad, to be added at the end of section:
But this act shall not be so construed as to affect persons who, though not liable to render military service, have, nevertheless, put in substitutes;
which was agreed to.
Mr. Currin, by unanimous consent, moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Conrad by striking out the word "hereafter;" which motion was agreed to, and the amendment of Mr. Conrad, as amended, was agreed to.
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Moore, as amended,
Mr. Russell demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Bell, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Currin, Curry, Dargan, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Machen, Menees, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Staples, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Ayer, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Gaither, Gartrell, Hilton, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyons, McLean, Miles, Singleton, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, and Mr. Speaker.
So the amendment as amended was agreed to.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the preamble of the amendment of
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Mr. Moore by striking out the whole and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz:
Whereas in the present circumstances of the country it requires the aid of all who are able to bear arms.
The motion was agreed to, and the preamble of the amendment of Mr. Moore, as amended, was agreed to.
The bill having been engrossed and read a third time,
Mr. Preston demanded the question; which was ordered.
The question being,
Shall the bill pass?
Mr. Singleton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Bell, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, Curry, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, McLean, Menees, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Staples, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Ayer, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Dargan, Gartrell, Lyons, Miles, Strickland, Swan, and Trippe.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the title of the bill by striking out the whole and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz:
An act to put an end to the exemption from military service of those who have heretofore furnished substitutes.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Heiskell moved to reconsider the vote just taken by which the bill was passed.
Mr. Swan moved that the House adjourn; which motion was lost.
Mr. Hilton moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which motion was agreed to.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Wright of Texas,
Adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
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