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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 --NINETIETH DAY--FRIDAY, May 1, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:
And the Speaker signed the same.
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Mr. Boteler moved to suspend the rules to enable him to make a report from the Committee on Flag and Seal, and on his motion demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Batson, Bell, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Crockett, Currin, Elliott, Ewing, Garland, Garnett, Graham, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Jones, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, Martin, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Read, Russell, Sexton, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Tennessee, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Conrow, Freeman, Holt, Kenner, McRae, and Welsh.
So the rules were suspended.
Mr. Boteler, from the Committee on Flag and Seal, to which had been referred a bill of the Senate to be entitled
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Swan moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr. Miles demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Elliott, Ewing, Freeman, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Herbert, Hodge, Holt, Lewis, Marshall, McLean, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Russell, Swan, Trippe, Welsh, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Batson, Bell, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Clapp, Conrad, Currin, Curry, Garnett, Gray, Hartridge, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Kenner, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, Menees, Read, Sexton, Villeré, Wright of Tennessee, and Mr. Speaker.
So the bill was laid on the table.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 30th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz:
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Mr. Herbert moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill last reported from the Committee on Flag and Seal was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Russell,
The House went into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: On the 30th ultimo the President approved and signed the following joint resolution and acts:
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have rejected the bill of this House entitled
The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
Mr. Smith of Alabama, under a suspension of the rules, made a report from the special committee appointed to inquire into the treatment of prisoners confined in Castle Thunder; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Simpson, from same committee, made a minority report; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Chambers, from Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
Mr. Hartridge moved to reconsider the vote by which the House laid on the table the report of the Committee on Flag and Seal.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
The question being on the motion to lay the bill on the table,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill having been read as follows, viz:
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: A white field with the battle flag for a union; which shall be square and occupy two-thirds of the width of the flag, and a blue bar, one-third of the flag in its width, dividing the field lengthwise.
Mr. Hartridge moved to amend the bill as follows, viz: Strike out the words "and a blue bar" and what follows.
Mr. Conrad moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Hartridge as follows, viz: Strike out all after the word "flag," in second place, and insert
and a red border around the entire field, except that portion occupied by the union, which border shall be on each side one-tenth of the width of the entire flag.
Mr. Garnett called the question, and on his call
Mr. Miles demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
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Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Batson, Bell, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Conrow, Crockett, Ewing, Freeman, Gaither, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Hilton, Jones, Machen, Martin, McLean, Munnerlyn, Read, Russell, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Atkins, Barksdale, Boteler, Clapp, Currin, Curry, Farrow, Garnett, Gray, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Holcombe, Holt, Kenner, Lewis, Lyons, Marshall, McRae, Menees, Miles, Perkins, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Villeré, and Welsh.
So the amendment of Mr. Conrad was adopted.
Mr. Chambers moved to amend the bill by striking out the word "two-thirds" and inserting the word "three-fifths."
Mr. Atkins moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table, and on his motion demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
Mr. Garnett called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Chambers was adopted.
Mr. Swan moved to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting
That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: A red field with a Saint Andrew's cross of blue edged with white and emblazoned with stars,
And on his motion demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Clapp, Clopton, Curry, Heiskell, Marshall, McRae, Menees, Perkins, Swan, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Collier, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Freeman, Gaither, Garland, Garnett, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Jones, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Martin, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Vest, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the amendment of Mr. Swan was not agreed to.
Mr. Barksdale moved to amend the bill as follows, viz:
Provided, That the cross in the union shall not be emblazoned with stars.
Mr. Trippe moved to postponed and to lay the whole subject on the table until the second Monday in December next, and on his motion
Mr. Jones called the question; which was ordered.
The motion to postpone was lost.
Mr. Garnett called the previous question, and the main question was ordered; which, being on the amendment of Mr. Barksdale, was decided in the negative, and the amendment was lost.
Mr. Gray moved to amend the original bill as follows, viz: Strike out all after the words "as follows," in third line, and insert
The field to be white, the length double the width of the flag, with the union (now used as the battle flag) to be a square of two-thirds the width of the flag, having the ground red, thereon a saltier of blue, bordered with white and emblazoned with mullets or five-pointed stars, corresponding in number to that of the Confederate States.
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Upon which Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the amendment was agreed to.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did on to-day approve and sign a bill entitled
Mr. H. W. Bruce, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a bill of the following title:
A message was received from the President, through the hands of Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
To the honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Speaker: On the 30th ultimo the President approved and signed the following joint resolution and acts:
Very respectfully,
BURTON N. HARRISON,
Private Secretary.
Richmond, Va., May 1, 1863.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have adopted a resolution in regard to the adjournment of the two Houses of Congress; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz:
An act to establish certain post routes therein named;
which was signed by the Speaker.
Mr. Garnett moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. H. W. Bruce moved to amend the resolution of the Senate by inserting "the first day of June."
The motion to amend was lost, and the resolution of the Senate was agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President; which is as follows; viz:a
[Note a: a The message is not recorded in the Journal.]
On motion of Mr. Garnett, the message and accompanying documents were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
The Speaker also laid before the House a message from the President; which is as follows, viz:a
On motion of Mr. Conrad, the message was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
The Speaker presented a bill of the House to be entitled
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The question being upon postponing and placing the bill on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was then taken up for consideration and read as follows, viz:
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be paid to the North Carolina Cherokee Indians embraced in the roll of John C. Mullay, or the legal representatives of such of them as have died since their enrollment, the interest annually due upon the sum of forty-three dollars and thirty-three cents, respectively, per capita, from the twenty-third day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty, and annually thereafter at the rate aforesaid, until the said Indians shall remove to the Indian Territory or shall be allowed to remain permanently in the State of North Carolina by an appropriate act of the said State.
The question then recurred upon agreeing to the amendments of the Senate; which are as follows, viz:
And the amendments were agreed to.
Mr. Herbert, from the committee to examine into the affairs of Castle Thunder, submitted a minority report; which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Boteler, from the Committee on Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, under a suspension of the rules, reported back a Senate bill to be entitled
The House having refused to postpone and place the bill on the Calendar,
It was read a third time and passed.
Mr. Gray, from the Committee on the Judiciary, under a suspension of the rules, reported back a joint resolution to be entitled
On motion of Mr. Gray, the joint resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back a Senate bill to be entitled
The bill was postponed and placed upon the Calendar.
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a resolution; which is as follows, viz:
Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this House at the next session of Congress the names of the officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the Army who have received medals or badges of distinction under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize the grant of medals and badges of distinction as a reward for courage and good conduct on the field of battle," approved October thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.
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Mr. Heiskell moved to amend the resolution as follows, viz: By inserting, after the word "distinction," the words "or to whom they have been awarded."
The motion to amend was agreed to, and the resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr. Conrad moved to suspend the rules so as to enable him to introduce a bill, and on his motion
Mr. Garland demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Crockett, Curry, Ewing, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Hodge, Jones, Lyons, Machen, Miller, Perkins, Swan, Welsh, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Batson, Bell, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clapp, Currin, Farrow, Freeman, Garland, Garnett, Herbert, Holt, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Martin, McRae, Menees, Miles, Munnerlyn, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Vest, Villeré, Wilcox, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the House refused to suspend the rules.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
To the honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Speaker: The President has to-day approved and signed the following act and joint resolutions:
Very respectfully,BURTON N. HARRISON,
Private Secretary.
Richmond, May 1, 1863.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz:
Mr. Perkins moved to reconsider the vote by which the House postponed and placed on the Calendar a bill of the Senate to be entitled
Mr. Baldwin demanded the yeas and nays;
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Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ashe, Baldwin, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Clapp, Collier, Conrad, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Graham, Gray, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Martin, Menees, Miles, Miller, Perkins, Read, Sexton, Swan, Trippe, Vest, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Atkins, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Conrow, Crockett, Freeman, Garland, Hanly, Jones, Kenner, Marshall, Pugh, and Wright of Tennessee.
There being no quorum present,
The House took a recess until 3 o'clock p. m.
On reassembling,
Mr. Perkins moved that a committee of three be appointed to wait upon the President and inform him that Congress has resolved to adjourn at 4 o'clock, and inquire if he has any further communication to make.
The motion was agreed to, and
The Speaker appointed as the committee, Messrs. Perkins, Holcombe, and Curry.
Mr. Miles moved to extend the session to 5 o'clock.
The motion to extend was agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the resolution of the House of Representatives in regard to the hour for adjournment of the Congress.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back a Senate bill to be entitled
A message was received from the President, through the hands of Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, informing the House that he had to-day approved and signed the following acts:
Mr. McRae, from the Committee on the Commissary and Quartermaster's Departments, reported back a bill of the House to be entitled "An act better to provide for the shelter and subsistence of troops passing through Richmond;" which was read first and second times, postponed, and placed upon the Calendar.
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Mr. McRae, from the same committee, also submitted a report; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, informing the House that he had to-day approved and signed the following acts:
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House entitled
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., May 1, 1863.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, covering copies of the reports of the battle of McDowell, in response to your resolution of the 25th ultimo.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message and accompanying documents were laid upon the table, and 3,000 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr. Perkins, from the joint committee of the two Houses appointed to wait upon the President and inform him that Congress had resolved to adjourn at 4 [5?] o'clock, reported that the committee had performed that duty, and that the President had informed them he was engaged in the preparation of a message which he would not be able to communicate to the House prior to the hour fixed for the adjournment.
Mr. Perkins moved to extend the session to 9 o'clock, and the motion was agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did on to-day approve and sign bills entitled
The Senate have passed the following resolution; in which they request the concurrence of this House:
"Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the resolution fixing the hour for the adjournment of Congress at five o'clock postmeridian to-day be, and
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the same is hereby, rescinded, and that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourn their respective Houses, sine die, at nine o'clock postmeridian this day."
The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, informing the House that he had to-day approved and signed the following acts:
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President has notified the Senate that he did, on the 30th ultimo, approve and sign a bill of the following title, viz:
The President to-day approved and signed bills of the following titles, viz:
The Senate have passed a resolution postponing the hour of adjournment of the two Houses of Congress until 10 o'clock p. m.;
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Speaker laid before the House the resolution of the Senate; which is as follows, viz:
Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the resolution fixing the hour of adjournment of Congress at nine o'clock postmeridian this day be, and the same is hereby, rescinded, and that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourn their two Houses, sine die, at ten o'clock post-meridian.
The question being on agreeing to the resolution,
Mr. De Jarnette demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
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Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Jones, Kenner, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, McRae, Menees, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Ashe, Baldwin, Garland, Graham, and McLean.
No quorum having voted, the yeas and nays were again ordered by the House,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, De Jarnette, Elliott, Ewing, Gaither, Garnett, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Jones, Kenner, Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, McRae, Menees, Miles, Moore, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Baldwin, Garland, and Graham.
So the resolution of the Senate was agreed to.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
To the honorable House of Representatives of the Confederate States of America:
I herewith return the House act to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States in the State of Tennessee, with a statement of the objections which have caused me to withhold my approval of the same.
The first clause of the fourth section of the first article of the Constitution authorizes Congress to legislate as to the times, place, and manner of holding elections for Representatives.
I have grave doubts whether this extends to the proposed change from the district to the general ticket system of representation, which seems to me to be rather to change the mode of representation than to alter the manner of holding elections.
The fifth section of the bill is, in my judgment, unconstitutional in this, that it assumes that a citizen may forfeit his right of citizenship by adhering to the enemy, and recognizes the right of a citizen to elect to be a citizen, not of his State, but of the United States, a foreign nation. This directly repudiates State sovereignty and admits that a citizen's allegiance to his State may be renounced while resident therein.
This section also is subject to the objection that it exercises the power of prescribing the qualifications of voters, which belongs exclusively to the States.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, Va., May 1, 1863.
Mr. Garland moved to postpone the consideration of the message and the bill vetoed by the President.
The motion was agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a joint resolution of this House entitled
The Senate have also passed, without amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
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The Speaker laid before the House a Senate bill to be entitled
Mr. Atkins demanded the previous question, and the main question was ordered.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
Mr. Miles introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Doorkeeper of the House be authorized to have made a Confederate flag, after the model of the flag adopted by Congress this day, and that the same be raised over the Capitol at twelve meridian on the first day of the next session of Congress; the expenses of making said flag to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House;
which was agreed to.
Mr. Lyons moved to postpone the message of the President vetoing the bill of this House (H. R. 67) entitled "An act to provide for holding elections for Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States in the State of Tennessee" until next session.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Conrad, Conrow, Currin, De Jarnette, Elliott, Garland, Graham, Hanly, Harris, Hartridge, Herbert, Hilton, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons, Machen, Marshall, McRae, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Trippe, Villeré, Welsh, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Batson, Crockett, Ewing, Gray, Jones, Martin, McLean, Menees, and Munnerlyn.
So the motion to postpone prevailed.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, informing the House that he had to-day approved and signed the following acts:
Mr. H. W. Bruce, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a joint resolution entitled
And the Speaker signed the same.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, to wit:
Richmond, Va., May 1, 1863.
To the House of Representatives:
In response to your resolutions of the 29th January and the 28th February, I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, covering a report of the Commissary-General and copies of other papers relative to Lieut. Col. W. A. Broadwell.
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In addition to the information furnished by the Secretary of War, I may state that before his appointment to his present commission Mr. Broadwell was an agent of the Government to pay and purchase certain supplies for the troops of the State of Missouri in the year 1861. His accounts were adjusted to the satisfaction of the accounting officers of the Government.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message and accompanying documents were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled the following bill:
A message from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, informing the House that he had to-day approved and signed the following joint resolution:
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz:
And the same was signed by the Speaker.
The hour fixed for adjournment by the two Houses having arrived, the Speaker pronounced the House adjourned sine die.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Russell, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the joint resolutions relative to the plan of retaliation proposed in the President's message, made the following report:
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the Senate and House of Representatives on the joint resolutions relative to the plan of retaliation proposed in the President's message respectfully recommend as follows, viz:
That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House, with an amendment, and that the House agree to said amendment as follows, viz:
Strike out the resolutions adopted by the House and insert in lieu thereof the resolutions herewith reported, and that the title be amended so as to read "Joint resolutions on the subject of retaliation."
Committee of the House.
Committee on the part of the Senate.
The resolutions having been read as follows, viz:
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of the Government of the United States and its authorities, commanders, and forces, designed or tending to emancipate slaves in the Confederate States, or to abduct such slaves, or to incite them to insurrection, or to employ negroes in war against the Confederate States, or to overthrow the institution of African slavery and bring on a servile war in these States, would, if successful, produce atrocious consequences, and they are inconsistent with the spirit of those usages which in modern warfare prevail among civilized nations, they may therefore be properly and lawfully repressed by retaliation.
Mr. Gray called the question.
Mr. Lyons demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Clapp, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Ewing, Garland, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Herbert, Holt, Kenner, Lewis, Machen, Marshall, Miles, Moore, Russell, Sexton, Swan, Welsh, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Curry, Freeman, Garnett, Hanly, Hilton, Holcombe, Jones, Lyon, Lyons, Martin, McLean, Menees, Miller, Perkins, Read, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the question was ordered.
Mr. Holt moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Jones demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Arrington, Ashe, Baldwin, Barksdale, Bell, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Currin, Curry,
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Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Hanly, Hodge, Holcombe, Holt, Jones, Lyon, Lyons, Martin, McLean, Menees, Miles, Read, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Trippe, Villeré, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
Nays: Atkins, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Chambers, Clapp, Conrow, Crockett, Ewing, Garland, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Herbert, Kenner, Lewis, Machen, Marshall, Moore, Perkins, Russell, Sexton, Swan, Welsh, Wright of Texas, and Mr. Speaker.
So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
The question being on ordering the question on the report of the committee of conference,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Perkins called the question.
Mr. Gray demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Boteler, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Clapp, Conrow, Crockett, Currin, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Garland, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holcombe, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, Martin, Miles, Perkins, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Alabama, Swan, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Eli M. Bruce, Chambliss, Clopton, Collier, Conrad, Curry, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Holt, Jones, Lyons, McLean, Menees, Miller, Smith of North Carolina, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the question was ordered; which being on the adoption of the report of the committee of conference,
Mr. Lyons demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Barksdale, Batson, Boteler, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chambliss, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Crockett, Currin, Curry, Ewing, Garland, Gray, Harris, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Kenner, Lewis, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, Martin, McRae, Miles, Miller, Munnerlyn, Perkins, Russell, Sexton, Welsh, and Wright of Texas.
Nays: Arrington, Ashe, Atkins, Baldwin, Bell, Conrad, Conrow, Farrow, Freeman, Gaither, Garnett, Hanly, Holt, Jones, Lyons, McLean, Menees, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Villeré, Wright of Georgia, and Wright of Tennessee.
So the report was agreed to.
Mr. Russell moved that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the report of the committee of conference when the President shall have approved the same, and that the report be printed.
The motion was agreed to.
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A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., April 30, 1863.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in reference to a recent act of Congress establishing a "volunteer navy."
I concur with him in the opinion that the injunction of secrecy should be removed from the law.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
And on motion of Mr. Conrad, the injunction of secrecy was removed from the act alluded to in the message of the President.
Mr. Elliott, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
A message was received from the Senate, through the hands of Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the joint resolution of the Senate (S. 2) entitled "Joint resolution relative to the plan of retaliation proposed in the President's message."
The President has notified the Senate that he did, on the 30th ultimo, approve and sign a bill entitled
The President to-day approved and signed bills entitled
And on motion of Mr. Conrad,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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