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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 --FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY--TUESDAY, January 17, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The Chair laid before the House a message from the President, in response to a resolution of the House, relative to passports issued to youths to leave the Confederate States; which was referred to a special committee of three members.
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The Chair also laid before the House a message in response to a resolution, inclosing a communication from the Hon. Howell Cobb, relative to the publication of the Journals of the Provisional Congress and of the convention which framed the Provisional and Permanent Constitutions of the Confederate States; which was laid on the table and ordered printed.
Also, a message inclosing a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to specie belonging to certain banks, but seized by the Government for the public service; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
The Senate bill increasing the salary of the Vice-President for a limited period was taken up, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. McMullin, by consent of the House, rose to a personal explanation in relation to the discussion in the House yesterday on the article published in the Richmond Sentinel.
Upon the conclusion of which,
The House resumed the consideration of the bill "to impose a duty on tobacco and an additional duty on cotton exported from the Confederate States."
Mr. Wickham moved to amend the bill so as to exempt tobacco sent to prisoners of war from the duty proposed in the bill; which amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Echols moved to amend so as to provide that, the provisions of the bill shall only operate during the war.
Mr. Herbert. moved the further consideration of the bill and amendments be postponed until Tuesday next.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Marshall moved to recommit the bill and amendments to the Committee on Ways and Means, with instructions to report a bill to take all cotton and tobacco in the Confederacy on account of the Government, and to provide for the future payment therefor to owners at the present market value.
Pending the further consideration of the bill,
The morning hour having expired,
On motion of Mr. Atkins, the privilege of the floor was extended to Maj. Gen. Bushrod Johnson during his stay in the city.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending that the portion of Louisiana east of the Mississippi be placed, for purposes of Confederate taxation, under the jurisdiction of the State collector of Mississippi.
The communication was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Miles offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved (the Senate concurring), That a joint committee to consist of five members of the House andmembers of the Senate, be appointed to prepare an address to the people of the Confederate States, assuring them of the unalterable determination of Congress to continue with all its energy the struggle for independence in which we are engaged, and assuring them of the final triumph, which, in our solemn judgment, must crown our efforts if we stand firm and united together, and wield our resources with strength and wisdom.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the exemption bill.
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Mr. Russell called up the motion made by him to postpone the bill in order to adopt the following in lieu thereof:
Pending further consideration of the subject,
Mr. Branch rose to announce the death of the Hon. Mr. Morgan, member from the Sixth Congressional district of Texas, and offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this House has heard with deep sorrow of the death, while on his way to attend the present session of this Congress, of the Honorable Simpson H. Morgan, one of its present members of the State of Texas.
Resolved, In testimony of respect for his memory, that the members of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That the Speaker furnish the family of the deceased with a copy of these resolutions.
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House inform the Senate of the adoption of these resolutions.
Resolved, That as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased that the House do now adjourn.
The resolutions were adopted.
And the Speaker declared that the House stood adjourned until to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
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