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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-FOURTH DAY--SATURDAY, January 16, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Garland moved that the rules be suspended to enable him to offer the following resolution:
Whereas it appears somewhat likely that the Federal Congress may possibly call for one million or more of men, to attempt to release all Federal prisoners in the Confederacy and to plant the Federal flag upon every prison in the Confederate States, and to do divers other things within the coming ninety days too numerous to mention, and to render the accomplishment of these things certain there is a remote possibility that the members of the Federal Congress under fifty years of age may take the field: Therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency and propriety of at once conscribing five hundred thousand men to meet this immense host, to serve until "next grass;" and if in their opinion this is not sufficient, they further inquire into the propriety of putting into the service for that time every member of Congress under seventy-one years of age; and that they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
Mr. Jones moved a call of the House.
The motion was lost.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Garland to suspend the rules,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Jones moved that the House resolve itself into secret session, and demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Chambliss, Conrow, Dargan, Ewing, Funsten, Garland, Garnett, Heiskell, Hilton, Jones, Lander, Perkins, Pugh, Villeré, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Baldwin, Bell, Breckinridge, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Curry, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Foster, Gaither, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyons, Machen, Martin, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was lost.
The House then resumed the consideration of unfinished business; which was the bill to fix the rank, pay, and allowances of the adjutants of regiments and independent battalions.
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 entitled
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. H. W. Bruce was lost.
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Mr. Kenan of Georgia moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambliss, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Foster, Graham, Gray, Ingram, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Machen, Ralls, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Breckinridge, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Chrisman, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, Hilton, Lewis, Lyons, Martin, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Miller, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Pugh, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Welsh, and Wilcox.
So the motion was lost.
Mr. Hilton submitted the following amendment:
Strike out the words "and allowances of captains of cavalry" and insert the words "of captains in the arm of the service to which they are attached."
Mr. Trippe moved to amend the amendment by striking out the word "rank."
Mr. Goode demanded the previous question; which was ordered.
The question being on the amendment to the amendment,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Hilton,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time.
And the question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Kenan of Georgia demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Boteler, Breckinridge, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Davidson, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, McRae, Miles, Miller, Moore, Munnerlyn, Preston, Pugh, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Staples, Swan, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, De Jarnette, Dupré, Foster, Gardenhire, Garland, Gray, Hanly, Ingram, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Machen, Perkins, Read, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Trippe, Vest, and Welsh.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Miles moved to amend the title by striking out the words "and allowances."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
An act to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States from the State of Missouri.
And the Speaker signed the same.
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The House then, on motion of Mr. Jones, resolved itself 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, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House entitled
The Senate have passed a bill entitled
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The House then,
On motion of Mr. Barksdale,
Adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday.
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Heiskell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which had been referred
A bill for the benefit of citizens and noncombatants seized by the enemy,
reported back the same, with the recommendation that it do pass.
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The House then resumed the consideration of the special order; which was the bill to tax, fund, and limit the currency.
Mr. Baldwin submitted the following amendment:
Add at end of the amendment, in section 6, ending with word "issue," the words "and except duties on imports and exports during the war, which Congress may, by law, require to be paid in specie."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Hartridge submitted the following amendment:
Strike out after the word "interest," in line 6, section 8 (of the bill as amended), the words "the entire net receipts into the Treasury of all duties on imports are hereby specially pledged" and insert in lieu thereof the following, viz: "the entire net receipts of any export duty ofhereafter laid on the value of all cotton, tobacco, and naval stores which shall be exported from the Confederate States, and so much of the net receipts of import duties as with such export duties will be sufficient to pay, annually, the interest and one per cent of the principal of the bonds which shall be issued under this section, are hereby specially pledged; and the coupons attached to said bonds shall, as they become due, be receivable in payment of said duties, or any other duties required hereafter to be paid in specie."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Baldwin submitted the following amendment (in the nature of a substitute) to the ninth and tenth sections of the bill as amended:
Strike out whole of sections 9 and 10 and insert
The amendment was agreed to.
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Mr. Chilton, by unanimous consent, submitted the following amendment:
Strike out, in section 8, the word "forever," in line 5, and insert, in line 6, after the word "taxation," the words "during the war,"
And thereon demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Crockett, Curry, Elliot, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Funsten, Gartrell, Hanly, Ingram, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Machen, McDowell, McRae, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Trippe, and Welsh.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Collier, Conrad, Dargan, Dupré, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Jones, Lyon, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Swan, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment prevailed.
Mr. Welsh moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr. Swan called the question; which was ordered.
And being on the amendment of Mr. Chilton,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Baldwin submitted the following amendment:
Strike out, in last line of section 10, the word "them" and add at the end of section 10 the words "the bonds issued under the third section."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton submitted the following amendment:
Strike out, in section 10, the words "may be either registered or coupon bonds, as the parties taking them may elect, and they may be exchanged for each other under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe," and insert in lieu thereof the words "shall be registered bonds."
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Chambliss moved to amend section 11 by inserting the word "special" before the word "deposit."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Gray moved to amend by striking out the eleventh section.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Conrad submitted the following amendment as an independent section:
Mr. Wright of Texas called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment was lost.
Mr. Baldwin submitted the following amendment (as a substitute for eleventh section of the bill as amended):
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Mr. Menees moved to amend the amendment by inserting after the words "addition in" the words "Kentucky and Tennessee."
Mr. Collier called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chrisman, Conrad, Dargan, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Garland, Goode, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Machen, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Read, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Swan and Vest.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Barksdale, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Curry, Davidson, Dupré, Funsten, Gaither, Garnett, Gray, Hartridge, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyon, McDowell, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment to the amendment was lost.
Mr. Moore submitted the following amendment to the amendment:
Add at end the words "And that the people of the State of Kentucky, within the enemy's lines, shall be allowed two months to fund such Treasury notes as they may have after they shall be within the lines of the Confederate Army."
The amendment to the amendment was lost.
The amendment to Mr. Baldwin was agreed to.
Mr. Baldwin moved to amend section 13 by inserting, in third line, after the word "States," the words "and by such other means."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Baldwin moved to amend the first section by filling up the blank with the word "April."
Mr. Foster moved to amend the amendment by striking out "April" and inserting "May."
The amendment to the amendment was lost.
Mr. Dupré moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Wright of Texas called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Baldwin,
Mr. Foster demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Baldwin moved to amend the second section by striking out the word "March" and inserting "April," and striking out the word "May" and inserting "June."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Johnston moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Baldwin to the third section was agreed to.
Mr. Collier demanded the previous question.
The demand was sustained, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Swan to the amendment of Mr. Boyce,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Boyce,
Mr. Gardenhire demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Boyce was lost.
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time.
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Mr. Garnett moved to reconsider the vote just taken, by which the bill was ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chilton, Clopton, Davidson, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hilton, Ingram, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, McDowell, Menees, Miller, Moore, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, and Vest.
Nays: Baldwin, Barksdale, Chrisman, Clark, Collier, Conrad, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Garland, Garnett, Gray, Hartridge, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyon, Machen, McQueen, McRae, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Singleton, Strickland, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. E. M. Bruce moved that the bill be recommitted to the special committee.
Mr. Read called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to recommit was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Hilton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Barksdale, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrad, Crockett, Dargan, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Johnston, Jones, Lyon, Machen, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Sexton, Singleton, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chilton, Collier, Curry, Davidson, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Goode, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Ingram, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, McDowell, Miller, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, and Swan.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Gardenhire moved that the House resolve itself into open session.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Jones moved to reconsider the vote just taken, by which the bill to tax, fund, and limit the currency was passed.
The motion was lost.
And the House,
On motion of Mr. Gardenhire.
Resolved itself into open session
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