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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 --TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY--MONDAY, February 16, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and
The Chair submitted the following as the amendment of rule 39, adopted by the House, viz:
Ordered, That rule thirty-nine be so amended that on each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, after the first six days of the session, the call of committees for reports
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shall precede the call of the States, and after one hour spent each day in the call of States or committees, the regular order of business shall be to take up and dispose of bills, joint resolutions, etc., in the order in which they stand on the General Calendar. But this rule shall not be construed to deprive special orders of their priority, nor to prevent a postponement of the General Calendar, with a view to continue the call of States or committees.
And resolved further, That during the remainder of the present session the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Military Affairs shall have leave to report at any time.
On motion of Mr. Simpson, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Farrow, on account of sickness.
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred a bill of the Senate to be entitled "An act to authorize the issue of bonds for funding Treasury notes," reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass with amendments.
The question being on the postponement of the bill and placing it upon the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative.
The bill was taken up, and having been read as follows, to wit:
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue coupon bonds and certificates of stock, with interest payable semiannually, at the yearly rate of eight per cent, for such amount as may be required in exchange for all Treasury notes which are now fundable in eight per cent bonds, and also to pay for any subscription to the produce loan which may remain unpaid after exhausting the one hundred million loan.
Mr. Kenner, on the part of the committee, moved to amend the same by striking out the whole of the third section and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz:
That all bonds issued under this act shall be made redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after the expiration of five years from their respective dates, but the faith of the Government shall be pledged to redeem the same at the expiration of thirty years from such dates;
which was agreed to.
Mr. Kenner, from the same committee, moved further to amend the bill by striking out the whole of the fourth section and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz:
That until the bonds authorized by this act can be prepared, the Secretary may issue in their stead certificates showing the right of the holders to demand bonds of like date and amount as soon as the same can be prepared;
which was agreed to.
The bill as amended was read a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Kenner, the forty-second rule was suspended, and the bill and amendments were ordered to be immediately reported to the Senate.
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Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
A resolution in relation to the claims of deceased soldiers, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee on Claims; which was agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of the following title, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
On motion of Mr. Davidson, the joint resolution of the Senate for the relief of Capt. John F. Divine was taken up, read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
A bill to be entitled "An act to provide for refunding to the State of Alabama the amount overpaid by said State on account of the war tax of eighteen hundred and sixty-two,"
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The question being on the postponement of the bill and placing the same on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative, and the bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Harris, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred
A bill for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the State of Missouri,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The question being on the postponement of the same and placing it upon the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative, and the bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to which was referred
A resolution in relation to minors holding commissions in the Army, reported and recommended the passage of
A bill to allow minors to hold commissions in the armies of the Confederate States;
which was read the first and second times.
The question being on postponing the same and placing it upon the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative.
The bill was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred
A bill to increase the monthly pay of noncommissioned officers and privates in the Army,
reported the same back, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that it lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to which was referred
A bill to increase the pay of each noncommissioned officer and private in the Army of the Confederate States,
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reported the same back, asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that it lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Miles, also from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred
A joint resolution of thanks to Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder and the officers and men of his command at Galveston, Tex.,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The question being on postponing the same and placing it upon the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative, and the joint resolution was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed unanimously.
Mr. Miles also, from the same committee, to which was referred
A joint resolution of thanks to Gen. W. S. Walker and the officers and men under his command for good conduct and gallantry in the battles of Pocotaligo and Coosawhatchie,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The question being on postponing and placing the same upon the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative, and the joint resolution was engrossed, read a third time, and passed unanimously.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred
A bill to be entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish the general staff of the Army of the Confederate States,'"
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass.
The question being on postponing and placing the same upon the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Royston called for the order of the day.
Mr. Miles moved that the order of the day be postponed until the bill under consideration should be disposed of.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Miles, by the unanimous consent of the House, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred
A joint resolution of thanks to Gen. Joseph Wheeler and the officers and men under his command,
reported the same back, with the recommendation that it pass with an amendment.
The question being on postponing and placing the same upon the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative.
The joint resolution having been read as follows:
Resolved, That Congress appreciates with no ordinary feelings the bold and daring attack made by General Wheeler and his command upon the enemy's transports and gunboats on the Cumberland River, and, for the brilliant success of the enterprise, General Wheeler, his officers and men, are eminently entitled to the thanks of this Congress,
Mr. Miles moved to amend the same by striking out all thereof after the word "Resolved" and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit:
That the thanks of Congress are due and are hereby tendered to Brigadier-General Wheeler and the officers and men of his command for his daring and successful attacks upon the enemy's gunboats and transports on the Cumberland River;
which was agreed to, and the joint resolution as amended was engrossed, read a third time, and passed unanimously.
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The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Russell in the chair, on a bill to be entitled "An act to fund the currency;" 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.
On motion of Mr. Lyons,
The House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
Mr. Baldwin, by consent, introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to provide just compensation for private property heretofore impressed for the use of the Army and other military purposes;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Garland, from the Committee on the Judiciary, moved that the communication of the Postmaster-General in relation to the deficit in the revenues of the Post-Office Department be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary; which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Baldwin,
The House of adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the issue of bonds to the Bank of Louisiana; which was read and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Garland, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred
A bill to provide for punishing persons committing offenses against the Government of the Confederate States,
reported the same back and recommended its passage with an amendment.
The further consideration of the bill and amendment was postponed and placed on the Calendar.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Russell being in the chair, on a bill to fund the currency; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and, through their Chairman, reported that they had had under consideration the matter referred to them and had come to no conclusion thereon.
And on motion of Mr. Royston,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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