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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-SECOND DAY--THURSDAY, February 2, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
Mr. Wickham moved that the rules be suspended to enable him to present a memorial.
No quorum voting, Mr. Marshall moved a call of the House; which was ordered.
Upon the call of the roll the following gentlemen answered to their names:
Messrs. Atkins, Baldwin, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Branch, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Carroll, Chrisman, Clopton, Cluskey, Colyar, Conrad, Conrow, Cruikshank, Darden, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, Hatcher, Hilton, Holder, Holliday, Keeble, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lester, Logan, Machen, Marshall, Menees, Miller, Moore, Orr, Russell, Simpson, W. E. Smith, Snead, Staples, Swan, Triplett, Wickham, Wilkes, Witherspoon, and Mr. Speaker.
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A quorum being present,
On motion of Mr. Atkins, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
The rules were suspended, and Mr. Wickham presented the memorial of the patients of Chimborazo Hospital, asking relief from want of fuel, and offered the following resolution; which was adopted:
Resolved, That a select committee of three be appointed to investigate the causes of the scanty supply of fuel at the Chimborazo Hospital, and that they report by bill or otherwise.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Witherspoon presented a series of resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Fifth Regiment of South Carolina Infantry; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Hanly presented the proceedings of a meeting of the Texas Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia; which were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Hanly introduced
A joint resolution "of thanks to and commendation of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas and Third Arkansas Regiments, in Field's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia;"
which was read a first and second time.
Mr. Hanly moved that the rule be suspended requiring the joint resolution to be referred to a committee; which motion prevailed.
The joint resolution was engrossed, read a third time, and passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business, viz:
The bill "to provide for the reissue of bonds and certificates of indebtedness of the Confederate States in certain cases."
The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Baldwin, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom had been referred a Senate bill (S. 84) "to regulate, for a limited period, the compensation of the officers, clerks, and employees of the civil departments of the Government in the city of Richmond," reported back the same with the recommendation that it do pass with the following amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause, which reads as follows, viz:
"That for the period of twelve months after the passage of this act the salaries to be paid in lieu of all other compensation to the officers, clerks, and employees of the civil departments of the Government, hereinafter mentioned, in the city of Richmond, shall be as follows, viz:
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force prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, was less than fifteen hundred dollars per annum, shall be paid more than four thousand dollars per annum. Messengers in the several Executive Departments and in the President's office, each fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
"That from and after the passage of this act, and until otherwise provided by law, the annual compensation of each of the following-named officers and employees shall be as hereinafter designated, viz:
"(All clerks, whether civil, detailed, or retired, in the several Executive Departments, or in any of their branches or offices of the Government, in the city of Richmond and at Camp Lee, four thousand dollars.)
"All messengers in the several Executive Departments, or in any of their branches and in the President's office, each three thousand dollars.
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Gholson submitted the following amendment to the amendment of the committee:
Add at the end the following:
"The postmaster in Petersburg, Virginia, six thousand dollars, and the clerks in his office four thousand dollars each."
Mr. Wickham submitted the following amendment to the amendment of the committee:
Strike out the seventh clause and after the ninth clause insert the following, viz:
"All other clerks, artisans, and employees, whether civil, detailed, or retired, in the various departments, bureaus offices or posts in or about the city of Richmond who receive compensation fixed by law, an increase of fifty per cent on the amount now paid them."
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Mr. Boyce submitted the following amendment to the amendment of the committee:
In the second clause, after the word "Attorney-General," insert the words "and the Comptroller of the Treasury."
Mr. Machen moved the previous question; which was ordered.
The question being on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Boyce,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Wickham,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Gholson,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of the committee,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring on ordering the bill to a third reading,
It was decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Wickham moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Herbert called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Blandford called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. McMullin demanded the yeas and nays thereon; which were not ordered.
The question being put,
Shall the bill pass?
It was decided in the affirmative, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Baldwin moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and called the question; which was ordered.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Baldwin moved that the special order be postponed to enable the Committee on Ways and Means to report another bill; which motion prevailed.
Mr. Baldwin, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom had been referred a Senate bill (S. 155) "to regulate the pay and allowances of certain female employees of the Government," reported back the same with the recommendation that it do pass with the following amendments:
Strike out section 3, which reads as follows, viz:
In the fourth section, fourth line, strike out "seventy-five" and insert "one hundred."
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
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Mr. Blandford moved the previous question: which was ordered.
The question being on the first amendment of the committee,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring on the second amendment of the committee,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring on ordering the bill to a third reading,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The bill having been read a third time,
Mr. Moore called the question; which was ordered.
The question being put,
Shall the bill pass?
It was decided in the affirmative, and the title was read and agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Baldwin, the special order was again postponed, the rules were suspended, and the bill (S. 150) "to provide for the lighting and warming of the Executive Mansion, and for the supply of forage and commissary stores for the use of the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States," was taken up for consideration.
Mr. Blandford moved the previous question; which was ordered.
The question being on ordering the bill to a third reading,
It was decided in the affirmative.
The bill having been read a third time,
Mr. Colyar called the question: which was ordered.
Mr. J. T. Leach demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.
The question being put,
Shall the bill pass?
It was decided in the affirmative, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Hilton moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and called the question; which was ordered, and the motion was lost.
Mr. Marshall moved to reconsider the vote by which the title was agreed to; which motion was lost.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Goode offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to report a bill providing for an increase of pay of all field, company, and staff officers who are serving in the field.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, resolved itself into open session.
Mr: Chilton moved that the rules be suspended to enable him to offer a resolution; which motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the House again resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; 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.
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The Senate have also passed a resolution giving additional powers to the joint committee of the two Houses to whom was referred the investigation of the condition and treatment of prisoners of war, and the causes of their detention in captivity.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
Mr. Dupré moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. Blandford demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Baldwin, Branch, Horatio W. Bruce, Clark, Conrad, Conrow, Darden, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Fuller, Funsten, Gilmer, Gray, Hartridge, Holliday, Keeble, J. M. Leach, Logan, Marshall, McMullin, Menees, Norton, Perkins, Ramsay, Sexton, Simpson, Turner, Wickham, and Wilkes.
Nays: Akin, Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Bridgers, Chilton, Clopton, Colyar, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Hatcher, Hilton, Lamkin, J. T. Leach, Lester, Lyon, Orr, Pugh, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Swan, Triplett, Villeré, and Witherspoon.
So the motion prevailed, and
The Speaker announced that the House stood adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Blandford, under a suspension of the rules, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That during the consideration of the tax bill by the House in Committee of the Whole said committee will take a recess at three o'clock postmeridian until half past seven o'clock postmeridian.
Mr. H. W. Bruce moved to lay the resolution on the table; which motion was lost.
Mr. Hilton called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Sexton demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bridgers, Burnett, Carroll, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Cluskey, Colyar, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Hatcher, Hilton, Holder, J. T. Leach, Lyon, Norton, Orr, Pugh, Russell, Simpson, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Swan, Triplett, Villeré, Wilkes, and Witherspoon.
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Nays: Baldwin, Branch, Horatio W. Bruce, Conrad, Conrow, Darden, Dupré, Elliott, Fuller, Funsten, Gaither, Gholson, Gilmer, Herbert, Holliday, Johnston, Keeble, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, Logan, Marshall, McCallum, McMullin, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Ramsay, Sexton, and Wickham.
Two-thirds not having voted in the affirmative, the resolution was not adopted.
Mr. Akin offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That this House will take a recess to-day from a quarter past three o'clock until a quarter before eight o'clock.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole to consider the special order, viz:
The bill "to levy additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five for the support of the Government,"
Mr. Sexton in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had the matter referred to them under consideration and had come to no resolution thereon.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the House resolved itself into open session.
Being again in secret session.
The House again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole to consider the special order, viz:
The bill "to levy additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five for the support of the Government,"
Mr. Sexton in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had the subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no resolution thereon.
On motion of Mr. Sexton,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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