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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-THIRD DAY--MONDAY, January 4, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., December 31, 1863.
To the House of Representatives:
In response to your resolution of the 18th instant, I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, covering a copy of the report of Brigadier-General Echols, relating to the battle of Droop Mountain.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Also, another communication from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., December 31, 1863.
To the House of Representatives:
In further response to your resolution of the 11th instant, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, covering copies of several reports of military operations.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The communications and accompanying documents were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Chilton moved that the usual number of copies be printed for the use of the House; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing.
On motion of Mr. Dupré, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Kenner, detained from his seat by indisposition.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate joint resolution (S. 21) of thanks to Gen. Robert E. Lee and to the officers and soldiers under his command; which was read a first and second time.
Mr. Chambliss moved that the rule be suspended requiring the joint resolution to be referred to a committee.
The motion prevailed, and the joint resolution was read a third time and passed unanimously.
Mr. Russell presented the petition of dental surgeons of ten years' practice, asking to be exempted from military service; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Russell introduced
A bill to repeal certain exemptions from military service;
which was read a first and second time and, on motion of Mr. Russell, laid upon the table.
Mr. Russell moved that the rule requiring the call of the States be suspended to enable the Committee on Military Affairs to report a bill.
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The motion prevailed, and
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
A bill repealing existing and regulating future exemptions from military service;
which was read a first and second time, postponed, placed upon the Calendar, ordered to be printed, and
On motion of Mr. Miles, made the special order for Wednesday next and each alternate day thereafter during the morning hour in which the States would be called for resolutions, etc.
Mr. Goode introduced
A joint resolution in relation to the war;
which was read a first and second time.
The rule, on motion of Mr. Goode, having been suspended requiring the joint resolution to be referred to a committee,
Mr. Clapp moved that it be referred to a select committee.
Mr. Foote demanded the previous question; which was seconded.
And the question being on the motion of Mr. Clapp to refer to a select committee,
Mr. Kenan of Georgia demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrad, Currin, Curry, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Graham, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Read, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Clopton, Conrow, Dargan, De Jarnette, Foote, Freeman, Gardenhire, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyon, Martin, McQueen, Miles, Pugh, Simpson, Villeré, and Mr. Speaker.
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Chilton moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Boteler called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Clapp moved that the House resolve itself into secret session.
Mr. Gray demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the motion prevailed.
The House then went into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, the Secretary, as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
Mr. Clapp moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to provide for placing in the military service persons claiming to be citizens of the United States was ordered to be engrossed.
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And the House,
On motion of Mr. Curry,
Adjourned until 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Heiskell, under a suspension of the rule, submitted the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Select Committee on Searches and Seizures be instructed to inquire and report upon the treatment of our prisoners at Point Lookout, and that they examine such of the returned prisoners now at Camp Lee as they may deem necessary to the full ascertainment of the facts.
On motion of Mr. Swan, the injunction of secrecy was removed from the resolution just adopted.
Mr. Bell moved that the special order be postponed for the purpose of considering the bill to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States from the State of Missouri.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Vest moved to amend the bill by striking out, in the second section, the words "day of June" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
"Monday in April."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Foote demanded the previous question; which was seconded.
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time.
And the question recurring,
Shall the bill pass?
Mr. Foote called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Curry demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, Dargan, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, McLean, Menees, Miles, Miller, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Read, Simpson, Singleton, Staples, Strickland, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Clopton, Curry, Davidson, Gaither, Gray, Jones, Lander, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Smith of Alabama, and Smith of North Carolina.
So the bill was passed.
The special order was then taken up for consideration; which was the bill reported by Mr. Baldwin, from the Special Committee on the Currency, to tax, fund, and limit the currency.
The question being on the motion of Mr. Lyons to reconsider the vote by which the House removed the injunction of secrecy from the vote by which the motion of Mr. Baldwin to consider the bill in open session was lost,
It was decided in the negative.
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On motion of Mr. Jones, it was ordered that the Clerk deliver to the Secretary of the Treasury copies of all the bills reported from the Special Committee on the Currency, and inform him that they were reported in secret session.
Mr. Lyons moved that the House resolve itself into open session for the purpose of considering the bills reported from the Special Committee on the Currency, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Clopton, Curry, Davidson, Dupré, Farrow, Foote, Gaither, Goode, Gray, Hilton, Lyons, McQueen, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Read, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, and Welsh.
Nays: Arrington, Atkins, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, Dargan, De Jarnette, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gardenhire, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miller, Pugh, Ralls, Smith of Alabama, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was lost.
Mr. Lyons moved that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the vote just taken.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Baldwin, from the Special Committee on the Currency, reported
A bill to amend the act for the assessment and collection of taxes, approved May 1, 1863;
which was read first and second times, postponed, placed upon the Calendar, ordered to be printed, and made the special order to be considered after the other bills reported by said committee.
Mr. Miles moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the bill to tax, fund, and limit the currency.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Vest, the forty-second rule was suspended; which requires bills to lie over two days for reconsideration.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Curry,
Resolved itself into open session.
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