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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-SEVENTH DAY--THURSDAY, February 26, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President; which is as follows, viz:
Confederate States of America, Executive Office,
Richmond, February 23, 1863.
To the House of Representatives of the Confederate States:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Postmaster-General, with accompanying papers, in reply to the resolution of your body of October 13, 1862, asking information relative to the telegraphic companies in the Confederate States, the expenditures of the Government in that connection, and "such other information as may be deemed useful in determining the policy and practicability of merging the telegraph in the postal system of the Confederate States."
The documents presented contain all of the information that it is practicable at present to furnish.
As to the propriety of merging the telegraph in the postal system, it may well be doubted whether the development of the art of telegraphing would be better promoted by withdrawing the management of the lines from private companies and placing it in the hands of the Government, and it is also doubted whether the present is an opportune time so largely to increase the administrative labors of the Executive Departments.
The extension of executive patronage involved, the political effect of giving the Government control of the transmission of the first intelligence, as well as the question of constitutional power, were, it is to be supposed, considered by the House before transmitting the resolution, and are, therefore, not regarded as proper subjects for remark on this occasion.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
which was read and, with its accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
The Chair laid before the House a bill of the Senate to be entitled "An act to increase the pay of acting midshipmen in the Navy;" which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. H. W. Bruce moved that the rules be suspended and the House take up for consideration a motion (of Mr. Ralls) to reconsider the vote by which a bill to be entitled "An act in relation to the transfer of troops, and to repeal an act entitled 'An act in relation to the transfer of troops,' approved September twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," was passed.
Mr. Vest demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Batson, Boteler, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrad, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Harris, Hodge, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Ralls, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Strickland, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Barksdale, Clark, Collier, Conrow, De Jarnette, Duprée, Freeman, Garland, Hilton, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, McLean, McQueen, McRae, Miles, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Royston, and Staples.
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So the rules were suspended.
Mr. Gray demanded the question.
The question was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion of Mr. Gartrell, leave of absence was granted Mr. Holt, on account of sickness in his family.
A message was received from the Senate; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Chair laid before the House a bill of the Senate entitled "An act defining who shall be exempt from military service in the armies of the Confederate States;" which was read the first and second times, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and
On motion of Mr. Miles, was ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. H. W. Bruce, the rules were suspended, and the House took up for consideration a resolution offered by him to rescind the rule limiting speeches on any given subject to thirty minutes.
Mr. Ralls demanded the question; which was ordered, and was on agreeing to the resolution.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Curry, De Jarnette, Farrow, Foote, Goode, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Harris, Holcombe, Kenner, Lyons, Marshall, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Staples, Swan, Villeré, Welsh, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Batson, Boteler, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridgers, Chrisman, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Dargan, Davidson, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenhire, Gartrell, Heiskell, Hilton, Hodge, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Read, Royston, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the resolution was lost.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred joint resolutions of thanks to Gen. Braxton Bragg and the officers and soldiers under his command for gallant conduct in the battles near Murfreesboro, Tenn., reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that the same lie on the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Miles also, from the same committee, reported joint resolutions of thanks to Gen. Braxton Bragg and the officers and privates composing the Army of Tennessee for their operations near Murfreesboro, Tenn.; which were read the first and second times.
The question being on postponing and placing the resolutions upon the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative, and the resolutions were taken up.
Mr. Pugh demanded the question; which was upon the engrossment of the same for a third reading.
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The question was ordered.
Mr. Hodge demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Dupré, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Gardenshire, Garland, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, McDowell, McLean, McQueen, McRae, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Preston, Pugh, Ralls, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Stricland, Swan, Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Tennessee, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Breckinridge, Hodge, Lyons, and Read.
So the resolutions were engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. Royston demanded the question; which was ordered, and the resolutions were passed.
Mr. Miles, from the Military Committee, to which was referred
A bill relative to orders from heads of Departments,
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 same committee, reported
A joint resolution relative to general orders issued from the Adjutant-General's Office;
which was read the first and second times.
The question being on postponing and placing the joint resolution on the Calendar,
The same was decided in the negative, and the joint resolution was taken up, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Kenner,
The House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session;
When,
On motion of Mr. Garland,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
On motion of Mr. Kenner, resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, on a bill to provide for the further issue of Treasury notes, and for other purposes, Mr. Russell in the chair; 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.
On motion of Mr. Collier, amendments of Messr. Dupré and Machen to a bill under consideration in Committee of the Whole were ordered to be printed.
And on motion of Mr. Ralls,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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