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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 --THIRTY-THIRD DAY--FRIDAY, January 15, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Funsten presented the petition of Mrs. Caroline M. Brent, executrix of William Brent, deceased, praying relief from the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to certain "call certificates;" which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Chilton introduced
A bill to organize the field artillery of the Provisional Army of the Confederate States;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Garland introduced
A bill for the relief of George A. Davis, of the State of Arkansas; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Hilton offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That hereafter this House will take daily a recess from half past three o'clock postmeridian to six o'clock postmeridian,
And thereon demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Bell, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Gray, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Machen, Miles, Perkins, Ralls, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Chambliss, Clapp, Curry, Dupré, Farrow, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Hanly, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Miller, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Swan, and Wright of Texas.
So the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Staples presented the memorial of Gen. G. Tochman, communicating copies of correspondence with the Secretary of War and asking that it be considered with other papers relating to his claim of brigadier's salary, etc.; which was referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Lyons presented the memorial of certain students of the Medical
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College of Virginia relative to the law revoking the exemptions heretofore granted to persons who had furnished substitutes; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Clapp moved that the rules be suspended to enable the Select Committee on the Veteran Soldiers' Home to make a report, and on his motion demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Bell, Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Collier, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Preston, Russell, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Baldwin, Clopton, Dargan, Dupré, Perkins, Pugh, and Ralls.
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Clapp, from said committee, to which has been referred
A bill to provide for wounded and disabled officers, soldiers, and seamen an asylum, to be called "The Veteran Soldiers' Home," reported the same back, with the recommendation that it do pass with sundry amendments.
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
The first amendment is as follows, viz:
Strike out after the words "pending war," section 1, line 9, the words "the sum ofdollars" and insert "all moneys that have been or that may be paid into the Treasury on account of exemptions from military service under the laws heretofore enacted by Congress."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Clapp moved to postpone the bill until Monday next, and make it the special order for that day during the morning hour.
The motion was agreed to.
The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Ingram of Georgia, in place of Mr. Wright of that State, and Mr. Garland of Arkansas, in place of Mr. Royston, as temporary members of the Committee on the Medical Department.
Mr. Villeré offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the President be requested to furnish to this House a copy of the proceedings of the court of inquiry of General M. Lovell.
Mr. Welsh introduced
A bill more effectually to enforce General Orders, No. 105, issued July 29, 1863, in reference to officers in the Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Commissary and Quartermaster's Departments.
Mr. Kenan of North Carolina presented the petition of Alsa Southerland, postmaster at Kenansville, N. C., praying relief from loss of postage stamps carried off by the public enemy; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina introduced
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A bill amendatory of the act entitled "An act to put an end to the exemption from military service of those who have heretofore furnished substitutes," approved January 5, 1864;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Miles offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this House the number of officers of different grades who have been retired or dropped from the Army in accordance with the provisions of the act for ridding the Army of ignorant, disabled, and incompetent officers.
Mr. Farrow offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire--
Mr. Farrow presented the memorial of the officers of the Holcombe Legion Infantry, praying a separation from the cavalry portion of the legion; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Heiskell introduced
A bill to place in the military service all persons who have submitted to take the oath of allegiance to the United States;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Lyons offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to inform this House by what authority Generals Sam. Jones and Imboden have prohibited the transportation of food from the military district in which they are located to the city of Richmond for private use and consumption.
Mr. Conrow presented the memorial of Maj. H. R. Hooper, praying relief from loss of Confederate Treasury notes; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Conrow introduced
A joint resolution for the relief of Maj. Henry R. Hooper;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Strickland presented a joint resolution of the legislature of Georgia, asking the establishment of a mail route; which was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
Mr. Burnett introduced
A joint resolution upon the subject of retaliation;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The House then, on motion of Mr. Heiskell, resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
Mr. Baldwin moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. Hilton demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the motion of Mr. Baldwin prevailed.
The Speaker announced that the House stood adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
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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. Preston, by unanimous consent, presented a proposition on the currency; which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Barksdale called the question; which was ordered.
And being on the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina.
Mr. Foster demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chilton, Collier, Conrad, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Ingram, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McRae, Menees, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Villeré, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Boyce, Bridgers, Burnett, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Farrow, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Johnston, Jones, Lander, Lyon, Lyons, McLean, McQueen, Miles, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Trippe, Welsh, and Wilcox.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the sixth section by striking out, in the third line, the words "such as shall be specially declared to be payable in specie," and, in the amendment of Mr. Garnett, agreed to yesterday, the words "and export duties heretofore laid."
Mr. Foster called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Conrad demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Breckinridge, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Bridgers, Clopton, Gray, Jones, Munnerlyn, Pugh, and Singleton.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton submitted the following amendment as an independent section:
Mr. Boyce demanded the previous question.
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The demand was not sustained.
Mr. Jones moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Chilton by inserting after the word "notes," in the first line, the words "coupon bonds and registered stock."
Mr. Foote called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Chilton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Freeman, Hartridge, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Martin, McLean, Menees, Pugh, Simpson, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Davidson, Elliott, Foote, Foster, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hilton, Holcombe, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, and Welsh.
So the amendment to the amendment was lost.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Chilton,
Mr. Foote called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Chilton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chilton, Clark, Conrad, Curry, Foote, Foster, Gartrell, Gray, Hanly, Ingram, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyon, Lyons, Menees, Preston, Ralls, Staples, Strickland, and Welsh.
Nays: Baldwin, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Hilton, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Conrad submitted the following amendment as an independent section:
Mr. Dupré called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Conrad demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Clopton, Collier,
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Conrad, Curry, Davidson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Funsten, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Baldwin, Boyce, Gaither, Garland, Jones, Machen, McLean, Munnerlyn, Pugh, and Sexton.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Gray moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Swan moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed.
Mr. Lyons moved to postpone the consideration of the special order for the present for the purpose of enabling him to offer a resolution.
Mr. Swan called the question; which was ordered, and the motion prevailed.
Mr. Kenan of Georgia moved that the rules be suspended to enable Mr. Lyons to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby, respectfully requested to visit this House, with his Cabinet, or without, as he may prefer, in secret session, and confer with it upon the condition of the country and the Army, with a view to suggest such measures as he may deem best calculated to relieve both the country and the Army, and also to consider whether it would be expedient in the present practical cessation of arms to make any overture to the authorities of the United States for peace, upon the basis of the independence of the Confederacy and the preservation of all her institutions, and that he will notify the House of the time at which it will be agreeable to him to comply with this request.
Mr. Preston demanded the yeas [and nays] on the motion to suspend the rules;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Boyce, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Clark, Collier, Curry, Davidson, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hilton, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyons, McDowell, McLean, Ralls, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Baldwin, Barksdale, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrow, Dargan, Dupré, Elliot, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Heiskell, Jones, Lyon, Machen, Martin, McQueen, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, and Vest.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, the motion was lost.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Swan,
Resolved itself into open session.
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