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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 --SIXTEENTH DAY--FRIDAY, January 30, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Moore.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the Attorney-General, stating that he was prevented by law from furnishing the acts of the present Congress called for by resolution of this House; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr. Dupré introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act relating to the prepayment of postage in certain cases;'"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
Mr. Dupré also offered the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the members of this House draw again for seats in this Hall immediately.
Mr. Foote demanded the question; which was ordered, and the question being on agreeing to the resolution,
Mr. Vest demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Boyce, Horatio W Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Davidson, Davis, Dupré Elliott, Farrow, Freeman, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Lyons, Machen, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Ralls, Royston, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Boteler, Breckinridge, Burnett, Clark, Clark, Clopton, Conrow,
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Dargan, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Garland, Hanly, Hodge, Holt, Johnston, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Marshall, McDowell, McLean, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Swan, and Wright of Georgia.
So the resolution was agreed to.
On motion, the drawing for seats was in the following manner, viz:
The number of each seat to be put in a hat, and a page to draw a number therefrom, on the call (alphabetically) of the name of a member.
The members respectively having drawn seats,
Mr. Dargan offered the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That when this House adjourns to-day it shall adjourn to meet at twelve o'clock on Monday next.
Mr. Jones of Tennessee demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Ayer, Barksdale, Boteler, Boyce, Chambers, Chambliss, Clark, Collier, Conrad, Crockett, Currin, Dargan, Elliott, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gaither. Gardenhire, Gartrell, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holcombe, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenner, Lyon, Lyons, McQueen, McRae, Miles, Moore, Preston, Royston, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Baldwin, Batson, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Chrisman, Clapp, Clopton, Conrow, Curry, Davidson, Ewing, Freeman, Goode, Hilton, Hodge, Holt, Jones, Lander, Lewis, Machen, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Perkins, Ralls, Russell, Staples, Strickland, Swan, and Wright of Georgia.
So the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
An act making appropriations to meet the increase of pay authorized by the act of Congress entitled "An act to increase the pay of certain officers and employees in the executive and legislative departments," approved October 13, 1862.
And the same was signed by the Speaker.
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Miles called for the order of the day.
Mr. Foote moved to postpone the consideration of the same.
The motion to postpone was lost, and the House proceeded to the consideration of the special order.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, on a bill declaring what persons shall be exempt from military service, Mr. Curry in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that they had had under consideration the bill referred to them and had arrived at no conclusion thereon.
Mr. Holcombe, by consent, introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to authorize and regulate impressments of private property," etc.;
which was read the first and second times and ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Russell,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock on Monday.
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SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled a Senate bill to authorize a foreign loan.
And the Speaker signed the same.
And on motion of Mr. Jones,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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