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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-SIXTH DAY--THURSDAY, January 7, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Read.
The House resumed the consideration of unfinished business of yesterday; which was the motion of Mr. Boyce to suspend the rules to enable him to offer a resolution.
The yeas and nays having been ordered on said motion,
Yeas: Atkins, Boteler, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Collier, Crockett, De Jarnette, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Hartridge, Hilton, Jones, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, McLean, Perkins, Pugh, Singleton, Staples, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Burnett, Clapp, Curry, Dargan, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Hanly, Kenan of Georgia, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Miller, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Read, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Stricland, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Curry, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Clopton.
On motion of Mr. McLean, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Ashe.
Mr. Lyons moved to suspend the rules, to enable him to offer a resolution, and thereon demanded the yeas and nays;
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Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Bell, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dupré, Foster, Funsten, Gaither, Hanly, Hartridge, Hilton, Jones, Lewis, Lyons, Martin, McLean, Menees, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Boteler, Burnett, Dargan, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Freeman, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Gray, Heiskell, Kenan of Georgia, Machen, McDowell, McQueen, Moore, Perkins, Read, Sexton, Simpson, and Staples.
So the motion was lost.
Mr. Hanly, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which had been referred
A bill appropriating $100,000 for the use and benefit of the Cherokee Nation,
under a suspension of the rules, reported the same back, with the recommendation that it do pass.
The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and the vote on its passage being taken by yeas and nays, as required by the Constitution,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Menees, Miller, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Smith of Alabama.
So the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr. Wright of Texas, the forty-second rule was suspended, requiring bills to lie over two days for reconsideration.
Mr. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules, to enable him to offer a resolution.
The motion was lost.
The Chair laid before the House a joint resolution of the Senate to be entitled
The Chair also laid before the House a Senate bill
The bill having been read a first and second time,
Mr. Goode moved that the rule be suspended requiring the bill to be referred to a committee.
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The motion was lost, and the bill was referred to the Special Committee on the Currency.
Mr. Foote offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That a committee of three members be appointed to examine into the charge of corruption against a member of this House, which appeared in the Examiner this morning.
The House then resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for placing in the military service persons claiming to be citizens of the United States.
Pending which,
The morning hour having expired,
Mr. Chilton moved that the consideration of the special order be postponed to enable him to offer a resolution, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Goode, Hartridge, Hilton, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McLean, Menees, Moore, Preston, Pugh, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas,
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Boteler, Burnett, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Foote, Gardenhire, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Heiskell, Holcombe, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, McDowell, McQueen, Miller, Munnerlyn, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Staples, Strickland, and Vest.
So the motion prevailed, and
Mr. Chilton offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That when this House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet at ten o'clock to-morrow.
The House then, on motion of Mr. Curry, resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 5th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution of the following title, viz:
The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House (H. R. 83) entitled "An act to authorize the cancellation of certain Confederate States bonds, and the substitution of others for them."
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On motion of Mr. McQueen, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Miles.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Garland,
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session, resumed the consideration of the special order; which was the bill to tax, fund, and limit the currency.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the first section of the bill by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "March."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Gardenhire moved to amend the first section by striking out the words "until the first day of," in the fourth line.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the first section by striking out, in fourth line, the word "six" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four," and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Boyce, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Crockett, Curry, Farrow, Foster, Gardenhire, Garland, Hanly, Kenan of Georgia, Lewis, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Villeré, and Welsh.
Nays: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Boteler, Bridgers, Burnett, Chambliss, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Menees, Miller, Moore, Preston, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Trippe, Vest, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was lost.
Resolved, That the bill under consideration, together with the bill to lay taxes, be recommitted to the special committee with instructions--
Pending which,
Mr. Heiskell offered the following resolution as a privileged question:
Resolved, That the Doorkeeper of this House be directed to regulate the ventilating and heating of the Hall so as to preserve a temperature not higher than sixty-two degrees, Fahrenheit's thermometer.
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Mr. Machen moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion prevailed.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Garland,
Resolved itself into open session.
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