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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 --SEVENTY-THIRD DAY--SATURDAY, April 11, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Edwards.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday; which was the motion of Mr. Conrad that the House reconsider the vote by which a bill to be entitled "An act supplementary to and amendatory of the several acts for the sequestration of the estates, property, and effects of alien enemies, and for indemnity of citizens of the Confederate States and persons aiding the same in the existing war with the United States," was passed.
Mr. Royston demanded the question.
The question was ordered.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Boyce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Clapp, Clark, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, Davis, Dupré, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Goode, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Hodge, Jones, Kenan of Georgia, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, McRae, Menees, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Read, Royston, Sexton, Singleton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Villeré, Welsh, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Boteler, Bridgers, Chilton, De Jarnette, Farrow, Garland, Gray, Heiskell, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Johnston, Lewis, Martin, McLean, McQueen, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Preston, Russell, and Wilcox.
So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the vote by which the bill as amended was ordered to a third reading was reconsidered.
Mr. Jones moved that the vote agreeing to the amendment offered by the committee be reconsidered; which was agreed to.
Mr. Jones moved that the further consideration of the bill and amendment be indefinitely postponed, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon.
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The yeas and nays were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Barksdale, Bell, Chambers, Clopton, Conrow, Davidson, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Lewis, Lyons, Menees, Pugh, Ralls, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Welsh, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Batson, Boteler, Boyce, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clapp, Clark, Collier, Conrad, Curry, De Jarnette, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Garland, Goode, Gray, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Johnston, Kenan of Georgia, Kenner, Machen, Martin, McLean, McQueen, McRae, Miller, Perkins, Preston, Read, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Villeré, and Wright of Texas.
So the motion was lost.
A message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Nash; 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.
They have also concurred in the amendments of this House to bills of the following titles, viz:
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a bill of the Senate to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Confederate States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks from military service.
And the Speaker signed the same.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the amendment by inserting as an additional section, after section 2, the following, viz:
Mr. Lyons moved that the bill and amendments be recommitted to a special committee of five members, to be appointed by the Chair, with leave to report at any time.
Mr. Jones moved to amend the motion by instructing the committee to strike out the fifth and sixth sections of the amendment offered by the committee.
Mr. Atkins demanded the question.
The question was ordered.
Mr. Chilton demanded a division of the question.
The question being on instructing the committee to strike out the fifth section of the amendment,
The same was lost.
The question then being on instructing the special committee to strike out the sixth section of the amendment,
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Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Bridgers, Chambers, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Curry, Dargan, Davidson, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Garnett, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Herbert, Hodge, Jones, Kenan of North Carolina, Kenner, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, McRae, Menees, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Ralls, Read, Royston, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Strickland, Swan, Villeré, Welsh, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Tennessee, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Batson, Dupré, Farrow, Garland, Goode, Gray, Heiskell, Hilton, Holt, Kenan of Georgia, McLean, McQueen, Miller, Perkins, Russell, and Vest.
So the committee were instructed to strike out the sixth section of the amendment.
Mr. Foote demanded the question; which was ordered, and the motion to recommit as amended was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Kenner of Louisiana,
The House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session:
When,
On motion of Mr. Davidson,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock on Monday.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Kenner, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which had been referred the amendment of the Senate to a bill of the House to lay taxes for the common defense and carry on the Government of the Confederate States, reported the same back, with the recommendation that the House do disagree to the amendment of the Senate.
Mr. Singleton moved that the further consideration of the bill and amendment be postponed and made the special order for Monday next.
Mr. Heiskell moved that the House resolve itself into open session.
The motion was lost, and the motion to postpone and make special order prevailed.
Mr. Foote, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which had been referred sundry resolutions in relation to the pending war, reported the same back, asked to be discharged from their further consideration, and that the resolutions lie on the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Foote, from the same committee, reported and recommended the passage of the following resolution, to wit:
Resolved, That the Government of the Confederate States never designed to deny to the States of the Northwest the navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and that we are prepared to negotiate with them when they shall dissolve their connection with the United States.
Mr. Swan moved to lay the resolution upon the table.
Upon which Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered.
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Pending which,
The House,
On motion of Mr. Garnett,
Resolved itself into open session.
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