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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-NINTH DAY--FRIDAY, January 22, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Marshall.
Mr. Miles, under a suspension of the rules, moved that the Committee on Military Affairs have leave to report at any time.
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Mr. Baldwin moved to amend the motion of Mr. Miles by striking out the same and inserting the following:
That all committees be allowed to file their reports with the Clerk, to be entered on the Calendar of Business in their appropriate places.
The amendment of Mr. Baldwin was lost, and the motion of Mr. Miles was agreed to.
Mr. Jones moved that for the remainder of the session the rule requiring the call of the States for resolutions, memorials, etc., be suspended.
No quorum voting,
Mr. Jones moved a call of the House; which was agreed to.
Upon a call of the roll the following members answered to their names:
Messrs. Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Hilton, Holcombe, Holder, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Ralls, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Swan, Tibbs, Vest, Villeré, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
A quorum having been found to be present,
On motion of Mr. Gartrell, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Jones to suspend the rule requiring the States to be called,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Jones moved that the rule be suspended requiring a call of the States this morning; which motion was agreed to.
Mr. Swan, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which had been referred
A bill for the relief of Capt. Joseph A. McRady,
reported back the same, with the recommendation that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee on Claims.
The question being on referring the bill to the Committee on Claims,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Jones moved to amend the bill by inserting before the word "accounts" the word "pay."
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill having been engrossed and read a third time,
Mr. Miles moved that it be referred to the Committee on Claims; which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilcox, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which had been referred
A bill to authorize the President to assign judges of military courts from one court to another,
reported back the same, with the recommendation that it do pass.
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The question being on postponing the bill,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was then engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Wilcox, from the same committee, to which had been referred
A bill to authorize commanders of corps and departments to detail field officers as members of military courts under certain circumstances,
reported back the same, with the recommendation that it do pass.
The question being on postponing the bill,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was then engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to which had been referred
A joint resolution of thanks to Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne and the officers and troops of his division for the gallantry displayed by them in the battle of Ringgold Gap, in the State of Georgia, on the 27th of November last,
reported back the same, with the recommendation that it do pass with an amendment (in the nature of a substitute).
The question being on postponing the same,
It was decided in the negative.
The amendment was read as follows, and agreed to:
Resolved, That the thanks of Congress are due, and are hereby tendered, to Major-General Patrick R. Cleburne and the officers and men of his command for the victory obtained by them over superior forces of the enemy at Ringgold Gap, in the State of Georgia, on the twenty-seventh day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, by which the advance of the enemy was impeded, our wagon train and most of our artillery saved, and a large number of the enemy killed and wounded.
Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate the foregoing resolution to Major-General Cleburne and his command.
The joint resolution was then engrossed, read a third time, and passed unanimously.
The amendment of the committee to the title, which is as follows, was agreed to:
Joint resolution of thanks to Major-General Patrick R. Cleburne and the officers and men of his command for distinguished service at Ringgold Gap, in the State of Georgia, November twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to which had been referred a Senate joint resolution
The question being on postponing the same,
It was decided in the negative, and the joint resolution was read a third time and passed unanimously.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to which had been referred
A bill to create an invalid corps,
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 negative.
Mr. Read moved that the bill be postponed until to-morrow morning, after the reading of the Journal; which motion was agreed to.
The House then, on motion of Mr. Dargan, resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
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A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Anderson; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House entitled
The Senate have passed, with amendments, a bill of this House entitled
The Senate have passed a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz:
In which amendments, bill, and joint resolution I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. Gardenhire, 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. Anderson; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill (S. 180) entitled "An act to provide for the investigation and settlement of the transactions and accounts of quartermasters, commissaries, contractors, and other financial and disbursing officers, agents, and employees of the Confederate States;" in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The House then, on motion of Mr. Curry, took a recess until half past 7 o'clock;
And having reassembled,
On motion of Mr. Jones, resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
On motion of Mr. Clapp,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Dargan, under a suspension of the rules, moved that the bill to ratify and confirm a contract entered into by the Secretary of the Treasury on the part of the Confederate States and Messrs. Emile Erlanger & Co., be recommitted to the Select Committee on the Foreign Loan.
The motion was agreed to.
The House then resumed the consideration of the special order; which was the bill to levy additional taxes for the common defense and support of the Government.
Mr. Swan, under a suspension of the rules, offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That debate on the amendments of the committee be limited to five minutes, and that no member be allowed to address the House more than once on any amendment.
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The first amendment of the committee was agreed to as follows, viz:
Insert, in line 11, section 1, after the word "Provided," the words "That on all such property within the Confederacy owned by one not a citizen of the Confederate States, or by a citizen of the Confederate States residing outside of the Confederacy, and not in the public service, the tax shall be ten per cent: And provided."
The second amendment, which is as follows, viz:
In line 16, section 1, strike out the word "three" and insert "two,"
was agreed to.
The third amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 2, line 4, after the word "clothes," insert the words "cotton yarns;" after the word "hats" insert the words "shoes, boots," and after the word "iron" insert the words "spirituous liquors."
Mr. Swan moved to amend the first section by inserting after the word "mixed," in line 1, the words "except slaves."
The amendment was lost.
The fourth amendment of the committee was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 2, clause 2, line 11, after the word "cotton," insert the words "except fifteen pounds ginned cotton for each member of a family."
Mr. Ingram moved to amend the second clause of section 2 by striking out, in line 11, the word "twenty" and inserting "ten."
Upon which Mr. McQueen demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Baldwin, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clopton, Dargan, Farrow, Foster, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Holcombe, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Lewis, Lyon, Martin, McQueen, Munnerlyn, Ralls, Read, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Trippe, Wilcox, and Mr Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Foote, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garnett, Gartrell, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyons, Machen, Menees, Miles, Miller, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Russell, Strickland, Tibbs, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Curry submitted the following amendment to the second clause of section 2 (in the nature of a substitute):
On the value of all cotton, except fifteen pounds ginned cotton for each member of a family, tobacco and naval stores, held or owned by any other than the producer or grower, twenty per cent, but when held and owned by the producer, ten per cent,
And thereon demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Dargan, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Hanly, Holcombe, Holder, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Munnerlyn,
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Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Staples Trippe, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Boteler, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, De Jarnette, Dupré, Freeman, Gardenhire, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lyon, Menees, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Strickland, Tibbs, and Welsh.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Garnett submitted the following amendment, to come in after the second clause of the second section:
On all lands purchased since the first of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, twenty-five per cent, to be assessed at the price paid therefor: Provided, That this shall not apply to any lands on which the purchaser is habitually residing or actually cultivating under their own superintendence, in good faith, nor to any lands purchased by persons who, since the first of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, have sold other lands for two-thirds of the value of their purchase.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the amendment by inserting after the word "lands" the words "houses and lots."
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Garnett,
Mr. Ralls demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, De Jarnette, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Hilton, Holder, Ingram, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Martin, McQueen, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Boyce, Chambers, Clopton, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Holcombe, Johnston, Jones, Lyons, McDowell, Miles, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Tibbs, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Conrad moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Clapp called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Ralls demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Garnett by striking out the words "to be assessed at the price paid therefor."
The amendment to the amendment was lost.
Mr. Dargan submitted the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Garnett; which was agreed to, viz:
Add at the end the words "Provided, The tax shall not apply to purchases made by trustees, executors, or guardians for their beneficiaries."
Mr. Swan submitted the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended, to come in at the end:
And provided further, That it shall not apply to purchases made with Confederate Treasury notes received at par in payment of debts contracted before the war.
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Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays thereon; which were not ordered, and his amendment to the amendment was lost.
Mr. Wright of Texas moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended, by striking out "eighteen hundred and sixty-three" and inserting "eighteen hundred and sixty-two."
Mr. Gardenhire moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended, on the table.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Clapp called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Wright of Texas to the amendment as amended was lost.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina submitted the following amendment to the amendment to the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended:
Insert after the words "by persons" the words "who since January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, have made sale of real or personal estate, or received money on notes existing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the proceeds whereof have been applied in payment therefor."
The amendment of Mr. Smith was lost.
Mr. Gardenhire submitted the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended:
Add at end thereof the words "Provided, This tax shall not apply to refugees."
The amendment of Mr. Gardenhire was lost.
Mr. Hilton moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Swan to the amendment of Mr. Garnett was lost.
Mr. Curry demanded the previous question.
The demand was not sustained.
Mr. Foster called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider prevailed.
The amendment of Mr. Swan was agreed to.
Mr. Clapp called the question; which was ordered.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Garnett, as amended,
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Boteler, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Hilton, Holder, Ingram, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Machen, McQueen, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Swan, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boyce, Chambers, Chrisman, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Dupré, Gardenhire, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Johnston, Jones, Lyon, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, Menees, Miles, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Tibbs, Trippe, Villeré, Wilcox, and Mr. Speaker.
So the amendment of Mr. Garnett was agreed to.
The fifth amendment of the committee was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 3, line 1, insert after the word "coin" the words "gold dust, gold or silver bullion, whether held by banks or individuals."
Mr. Singleton submitted the following amendment:
In section 3, line 2, strike out the words "to be assessed and collected in kind" and insert in lieu thereof the words "ten per cent."
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Mr. Heiskell called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Singleton demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Barksdale, Clapp, Conrad, Davidson, Dupré, Farrow, Foster, Garnett, Gray, Hilton, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Ralls, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Wilcox, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Baldwin, Bridgers, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Ewing, Freeman, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Kenan of Georgia, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Menees, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Russell, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Swan, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment of Mr. Singleton was lost.
Mr. Swan submitted the following amendment to the fifth amendment of the committee:
After the word "bank" insert the words "or other corporations."
The amendment of Mr. Swan was agreed to.
Mr. Ralls moved to amend the third section by striking out the word "five," in the first line, and inserting the word "three."
Upon which Mr. Singleton demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Ralls was lost.
Mr. Dargan demanded the previous question.
Upon which Mr. Conrad demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Farrow, Foote, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Holcombe, Holder, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Martin, McDowell, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Tibbs, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Conrad, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Gardenhire, Garland, Gray, Heiskell, Hilton, Johnston, Lyons, Machen, McQueen, Menees, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Villeré, and Welsh.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, the demand for the previous question was not sustained.
The sixth amendment of the committee was agreed to as follows, viz:
Add at the end of line 2, clause 1, section 3, the following words: "And upon all moneys held abroad, or upon the amount of all bills of exchange drawn therefor on foreign countries, a tax of five per cent, such tax upon money abroad to be assessed and collected according to the value thereof at the place where the tax is paid."
The seventh amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 3, clause 2, line 3, after the word "all," insert the word "solvent," and after the word "credits" strike out the words "of value."
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The eighth amendment of the committee having been read as follows, viz:
In section 3, clause 2, line 4, after the word "bonds," strike out the words "and Treasury notes."
Mr. Lyon demanded the yeas [and nays] thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Davidson, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Gardenhire, Garnett, Gartrell, Graham, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Ingram, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Swan, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Clapp, Collier, Crockett, Dargan, De Jarnette, Dupré, Farrow, Freeman, Gaither, Garland, Goode, Gray, Hartridge, Holcombe, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Staples, Tibbs, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Trippe submitted the following amendment:
In section 3, clause 2, line 4, strike out after the word "bonds" the words "and Treasury notes of the Confederate States and of all other paper used as currency, five per cent," and insert the words "of the Confederate States interest-bearing Treasury notes, or all other paper used as currency, except Treasury notes, five per cent; and on all other Treasury notes, except those of the denomination of five dollars and under, twelve and a half per cent."
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Trippe was lost.
Mr. Boyce moved to amend section 3 by striking out the word "bonds," in the fourth line of the second clause.
Upon which Mr. Gray demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered.
Pending which,
The House, on motion of Mr. Garnett, resolved itself into open session.
The House having taken a recess until 7.30 o'clock, reassembled at that hour;
And being again in secret session,
The yeas and nays, which had been ordered on the amendment of Mr. Boyce,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Curry, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Gaither, Garland, Graham, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Ralls, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Swan, Vest, and Wilcox.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Bridgers, Chambers, Chrisman, Clapp, Conrow, Dargan, Davidson, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gardenhire, Gray, Hanly, Holcombe, Ingram, Jones, Lewis, Lyon, Machen,
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Menees, Miller, Pugh, Russell, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Tibbs, Trippe, Villeré, and Welsh.
So the amendment was agreed to.
The tenth amendment of the committee having been read as follows, viz:
In section 3, clause 2, line 5, after the word "paper," insert the words "other than Treasury notes of the Confederate States,"
was not agreed to.
Mr. Lyon submitted the following amendment:
Strike out all of the second clause in section 3 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
"Upon the amount of all solvent credits and of all bank bills and interest-bearing Treasury notes, and of all other paper used as currency other than noninterest-bearing Treasury notes, a tax of five per cent; and upon all Treasury notes not bearing interest, a tax of twenty-five per cent."
Mr. Gray moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Lyon as follows, viz:
Add at the end thereof the words "which tax shall be deducted from the said notes, in whatever hands they may be when presented for funding or in payment of other taxes."
Mr. Dargan moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Lyon and the amendment to the amendment on the table; which motion was agreed to.
Mr. Chambers submitted the following amendment:
Strike out all of the second clause in section 3 and insert in lieu thereof the following, viz:
"On the amount of all solvent credits and of all bank bills, and of all other paper used as currency except Treasury notes hereinafter taxed, five per cent, and on the Treasury notes of the Confederate States of denominations over five dollars, now outstanding and not bearing interest, twenty-five per cent on the amount promised thereon; but this tax shall not apply to notes on which any other tax shall be imposed for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, at the present session of Congress, nor to notes paid for taxes imposed by this act, or by the act of April twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, on other subjects, and the tax hereby imposed on such Treasury notes shall be deducted from the same whenever they shall be received by the Government or any of its officers or agents, or shall be paid by the Government, but not when received for other taxes imposed by this act as aforesaid."
Mr. Trippe moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Chambers by striking out "twenty-five per cent" and inserting "twelve and one-half per cent."
Mr. Foster called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Trippe was lost.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Chambers,
Mr. Hilton called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Chambers, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, De Jarnette, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Gardenhire, Holder, Ingram, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Singleton, Tibbs, Vest, Villeré, and Wilcox.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambliss, Chilton, Collier, Crockett, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Gaither, Garland, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton,
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Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Trippe, and Welsh.
So the amendment of Mr. Chambers was lost.
Mr. Chilton submitted the following amendment:
Strike out all of the second clause in section 3 and insert the following:
"Upon the amount of all solvent credits and of all bank bills and bonds of the Confederate States, and on all other paper used as currency, exclusive of Confederate Treasury notes, five per cent; and on all Treasury notes above the denomination of five dollars, twenty-five per cent."
Mr. Foster called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Chilton was lost.
Mr. Chilton moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Garnett was agreed to.
Mr. Chilton submitted the following amendment:
Strike out all of the second clause of section 3 and insert the following:
"Upon the amount of all solvent credits and of all bank bills and all other paper used as currency, exclusive of Confederate Treasury notes, five per cent; and on all Treasury notes above the denomination of five dollars, except interest-bearing Treasury notes, twenty-five per cent."
Mr. Trippe moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Chilton by striking out "twenty-five per cent" and inserting "ten per cent."
Mr. Machen demanded the previous question.
Upon which Mr. Foster demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the demand for the previous question was sustained.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Trippe to the amendment of Mr. Chilton,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Chilton,
Mr. Chilton demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the amendment was agreed to.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Chilton to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Garnett was agreed to,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Garnett,
Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Bridgers, Chambliss, Chrisman, Conrow, Crockett, De Jarnette, Ewing, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Holder, Lander, Lewis, McQueen, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Simpson, Singleton, Swan, Vest, Villeré, and Welsh.
Nays: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Curry, Davidson, Dupré, Foster, Gardenhire, Garland, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Ingram, Johnston, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyon, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McRae, Menees, Miles, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Smith of North Carolina, Tibbs, Trippe, and Wilcox.
The eleventh amendment of the committee was read as follows, viz:
On the amount of all Treasury notes outstanding at the date of the passage of this act a tax of twenty-five per cent: Provided, One-half this tax shall be remitted in
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favor of any taxpayer under the act of the twenty-fourth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, to which this is amendatory, or under this act, who may pay his taxes imposed by either of said acts, on or by the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, if assessed and ascertained by the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, then one-half the tax shall be remitted on any amount of Treasury notes deposited in the Treasury, or any one of the depositories, on or by the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and subsequently applied in payment of any taxes imposed by either of said acts. But all such Treasury notes not so paid in taxes or deposited to be applied in payment of taxes as aforesaid by the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, shall be subject to the tax of twenty-five per cent, and every holder of said Treasury notes shall on or (before?) the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, pay into the Treasury, or some one of the depositories, the tax hereby imposed, and upon making such payment shall received evidence stamped on the remainder of the notes in such mode as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe of the payment of the tax on such notes, and any such Treasury note on which said tax shall not have been paid by the first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and the evidence of such payment thereon shall no longer be received in payment of public dues, except at the rate of twenty-five cents in the dollar, nor shall any such Treasury notes not so stamped be circulated or used as circulation, except at the rate of seventy-five cents in the dollar thereof, as aforesaid.
The amendment was not agreed to.
The twelfth amendment, which is as follows, was lost:
The tax in the foregoing paragraph shall not apply to interest-bearing Treasury notes and Treasury notes of and under the denomination of five dollars.
The thirteenth amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
Strike out the third and fourth clauses of the third section; which are as follows, viz:
The fourteenth amendment, which is as follows, was agreed to:
In section 4, paragraph 1, in line 2, after the word "selling," insert "spirituous liquors," and in line 4 of same paragraph, after the word "cattle," insert "horses, mules," and after the word "leather," insert "boots, shoes, cotton, yarns, wool."
The fifteenth amendment, which is as follows, was agreed to:
In the second paragraph of section 4, line 8, after the word "selling," insert the words "money, gold, silver, foreign exchange, stocks, notes, debts, credits, or obligations of any kind."
The sixteenth amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 6, paragraph 1, line 4, strike out the words "living in" and insert in lieu thereof the word "of."
The seventeenth amendment was agreed to, viz:
In section 6, paragraph 3, line 15, after the word "service," insert the words "or of such as have been disabled in such service."
The eighteenth amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
Amend by adding an additional paragraph to section 6 as follows, viz:
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The nineteenth amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 6, paragraph 5, line 17, after the word "property," insert the words "and bonds issued by," and after the word "and," in the same line, insert the words "the property."
The twentieth amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 7, line 4, strike out the word "sixty" and insert "ninety."
The twenty-first amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
Add at end of section 7 the words "Provided, That in calculating the tax of five per cent on the value of property employed in agriculture, the collection of three per cent thereof shall be suspended until the value of the tax in kind for eighteen hundred and sixty-four shall be assessed and ascertained."
The twenty-second amendment was agreed to as follows, viz:
In section 8, line 2, after the word "on," strike out the words "which an ad valorem" and insert "the amount or value of which a."
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time.
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, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Garland called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Johnston demanded the yeas and nays.
Pending which,
Mr. Trippe moved that the House resolve itself into open session.
The motion was lost.
The yeas and nays demanded by Mr. Johnston were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Ewing, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Graham, Hartridge, Holcombe, Ingram, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyon, Machen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Ralls, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Arrington, Baldwin, Chambers, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, De Jarnette, Dupré, Foster, Garnett, Gray, Hanly, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Johnston, Lewis, Martin, McDowell, McQueen, Preston, Pugh, Smith of North Carolina, and Mr. Speaker.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Jones moved to reconsider the vote just taken by which the bill was passed, and called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Chambliss moved that the Clerk be authorized to furnish the chairman of the committee on military [affairs?] of the house of delegates of the Virginia legislature with a copy of the bill, which recently passed the Senate in secret session, to organize forces [to serve] during the war.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Hilton,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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