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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-SIXTH DAY--SATURDAY, January 30, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Ryland.
The House resumed the consideration of unfinished business; which was a bill, reported from the Committee on Military Affairs, amendatory of an act entitled "An act to put an end to the exemption from military service of those who have heretofore furnished substitutes."
Mr. Ralls moved to amend the first section of the bill by adding, in the third line, after "eighteen hundred and sixty-three," the words "and who are now so engaged."
Mr. Baldwin offered the following as a substitute for the amendment of Mr. Ralls:
Strike out, in line 3, section 1, the words "in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three" and insert in lieu thereof the words "on the fifth of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four."
Mr. Bridgers demanded the previous question; which was not ordered.
The question recurring on Mr. Baldwin's amendment,
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clark, Davidson, Dupré, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, McQueen, Miles, Pugh, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Trippe, and Villeré.
Nays: Atkins, Boteler, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrow, Farrow, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Hartridge, Holder, Ingram, Johnston, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, McRae, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Russell, Strickland, Tibbs, Vest, and Wilcox.
So the amendment was agreed to.
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The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Ralls, as amended,
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambers, Clark, Davidson, Dupré, Foster, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lyon, McQueen, Miles, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Trippe, Vest, and Villeré.
Nays: Atkins, Boteler, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrow, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Gartrell, Hartridge, Hilton, Holder, Ingram, Johnston, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Martin, Miller, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Russell, Strickland, Tibbs, and Wilcox.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Dupré moved to amend the first section by striking out, in line 4, the word "either" and, in lines 4 and 5, the words "or in superintending the labor of others," and inserting the following, to come in after the word "labor," in the fourth line: "or who are exempted under the act entitled 'An act to repeal certain clauses of an act entitled "An act to exempt certain persons from military service,"' approved first May, eighteen hundred and sixty-three."
Mr. Conrad moved to postpone the bill indefinitely.
Mr. Hartridge called the question; which was not sustained.
Mr. Holcombe demanded the yeas and nays upon the motion to postpone;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Chambliss, Chrisman, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Garland, Gartrell, Graham, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, McRae, Menees, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Tibbs, Vest, Welsh, and Wilcox.
Nays: Ashe, Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Chambers, Chilton, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Davidson, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Garnett, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, McLean, Miles, Munnerlyn, Preston, Pugh, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, and Wright of Georgia.
So the motion did not prevail.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Dupré,
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. Gartrell offered the following amendment; which was adopted, viz:
In paragraph 3, line 18, after the word "families," insert the words "or for the use of the Army."
Mr. Foote demanded the previous question.
Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
The main question was ordered.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Swan moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
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Mr. Hilton called the question; which was ordered.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Wilcox demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clapp, Clark, Davidson, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Gardenhire, Garland, Garnett, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, McLean, McQueen, Miles, Preston, Pugh, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Strickland, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Wright of Georgia, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Boteler, Chambliss, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Dargan, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Funsten, Gartrell, Graham, Ingram, Johnston, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, McRae, Miller, Munnerlyn, Ralls, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, Tibbs, Vest, Welsh, Wilcox, and Wright of Texas.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. Chilton moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: On the 27th instant the President approved and signed an act (H. R. 84) to authorize the appointment of an agent of the Treasury Department west of the Mississippi.
Very respectfully, etc.,BURTON N. HARRISON,
Private Secretary.
The House then resumed the consideration of the bill to create an invalid corps.
Mr. Baldwin moved to amend the first section by adding thereto the following:
And when any officer has resigned his place in the Army because of a disability which is permanent, he may be reappointed and be replaced upon the same footing in all respects from the time of his appointment as officers of the like grade whose resignations have been accepted.
Mr. Holder moved to amend Mr. Baldwin's amendment as follows.
Provided, That all noncommissioned officers, musicians, privates, and seamen who are discharged from the service because of permanent disability be entitled to the provisions of this act and be placed on the same footing of those remaining in the service.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Conrad moved that the House resolve itself into secret session.
The motion was not agreed to.
The question recurred on the amendment of Mr. Baldwin, as amended.
Mr. Miles demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Boteler, Bridgers, Chambliss, Davidson, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gartrell, Hanly, Holder, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lyon, McLean, McQueen, Menees, Perkins, Preston, Russell, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Swan, Vest, Welsh, and Wright of Georgia.
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Nays: Barksdale, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Dupré, Foote, Garnett, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Ingram, Jones, Machen, McRae, Miles, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Ralls, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Villeré, and Wright of Texas.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Swan moved that the House adjourn; which motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Funsten offered the following amendment (in the nature of a substitute):
A bill to be entitled "An act to provide for an invalid corps."
Mr. Preston demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
The amendment was then adopted.
The bill as amended was then engrossed, read third time, and passed.
Mr. Jones moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Atkins,
The House then adjourned until 11 o'clock a. m. on Monday.
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