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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 --FORTY-SECOND DAY--TUESDAY, January 26, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Keen.
The Chair laid before the House the proceedings of a meeting of the One hundred and fifty-fourth Senior Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, with reference to the organization of the Army; which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Also, a memorial from the Army of Northern Virginia, asking that field officers disabled in the service should be provided for; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Gray, by unanimous consent, introduced
A bill to enable the Government to procure cotton to purchase arms and army supplies for the defense of the Trans-Mississippi Department;
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Read presented the memorial of Capt. W. T. Estep, assistant quartermaster, Second Kentucky Infantry, praying to be relieved from the loss of $11,642 (stolen from his tent); which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Gartrell presented the memorial of assistant paymasters in the Navy, asking increased compensation; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Goode, from the special committee on that subject, reported
A bill to authorize the impressment of meat for the use of the Army under certain circumstances;
which was postponed, placed upon the Calendar, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Curry presented a communication from Capt. John McGuire, covering sundry claims for horses impressed by order of Generals Bragg and Wheeler; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
The House then resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday; which was the Senate bill (S. 144) to change the time for the assembling of Congress for its next regular session.
Mr. Machen moved that the consideration of the bill be postponed.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Jones moved that the House recede from its amendment.
Mr. Gartrell called the question; which was ordered, and the motion of Mr. Jones prevailed.
Mr. Jones moved to amend the bill by striking out the words "the first Monday in May" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Monday, the twenty-second February."
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Miles demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Bell, Boteler, Clark, Conrad, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Gardenhire, Goode, Ingram, Jones, Lyons, Martin, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miles, Miller,
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Perkins, Preston, Read, Singleton, Staples, Tibbs, Villeré, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Barksdale, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gartrell, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Hilton, Holcombe, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Machen, McQueen, McRae, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, and Vest.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Hartridge called the question.
Mr. Hilton called the previous question.
The demand for the main question having been seconded, the bill was read a third time and passed.
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.
Mr. Atkins moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the motion to adjourn prevailed.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill entitled
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate bill (S. 169) to repeal an act entitled "An act supplementary to an act to provide for the funding and further issue of Treasury notes," approved 30th April, 1863; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Preston moved that the consideration of the special orders be postponed to enable the Committee on Foreign Affairs to make a report.
Mr. Gardenhire called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to postpone prevailed.
Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
A bill making additional appropriation of secret service money;
which was read a first and second time.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering said bill, Mr. Russell in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that they had had the subject under consideration and recommended that the bill do pass with an amendment.
Mr. Gardenhire called the previous question.
The main question having been seconded, the amendment of the committee was read and agreed to as follows, viz:
Strike out the words "one million five hundred thousand" and insert the words ' "five millions."
The bill was then engrossed and read a third time.
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And the question recurring on the passage of the bill,
The yeas and nays required by the Constitution were recorded as follows, viz:
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Barksdale, Bell, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Clark, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Funsten, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Holder, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, Menees, Miles, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Tibbs, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Baldwin, Clopton, Gaither, and Jones.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Curry moved to postpone the special orders, to enable him to introduce a joint resolution.
The motion prevailed, and
Mr. Curry introduced
A joint resolution in reference to the exchange of prisoners;
which was read a first and second time.
Mr. Curry moved to suspend the rule requiring the joint resolution to be referred to a committee.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Russell submitted the following amendment:
Insert after the word "requested" the words "whenever he shall be satisfied that an equitable exchange of prisoners can be thereby effected."
Pending which,
The House,
On motion of Mr. Kenan of Georgia,
Resolved itself into open session.
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