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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-FOURTH DAY--SATURDAY, February 4, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Hoge.
The Chair laid before the House a communication from Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise, inclosing the proceedings of a meeting of the Thirty-fourth, Forty-sixth, Twenty-sixth, and Fifty-ninth Regiments Virginia Infantry (Wise's brigade), on the 21st January, 1865.
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Mr. Atkins moved that the communication and accompanying papers be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. J. T. Leach moved that they be printed.
Mr. Swan demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Baylor, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Cluskey, Conrow, Darden, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Funsten, Gholson, Gilmer, Hanly, Hartridge, Hilton, Johnston, J. T. Leach, Logan, McMullin, Menees, Moore, Perkins, Rogers, Russell, Simpson, Snead, Swan, Triplett, Wickham, Wilkes, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Batson, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Carroll, Clark, Colyar, Cruikshank, Dupré, Fuller, Gray, Hatcher, Holliday, Lamkin, Machen, Murray, Norton, Orr, Ramsay, J. M. Smith, and W. E. Smith.
So the motion to print prevailed.
Mr. Atkins moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
The question recurring on agreeing to the motion to print,
Mr. Atkins demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Barksdale, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Carroll, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Cluskey, Conrow, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Funsten, Gholson, Hanly, Hartridge, Hatcher, Hilton, Keeble, J. T. Leach, Logan, Lyon, McCallum, McMullin, Menees, Moore, Perkins, Rogers, Russell, Simpson, Snead, Swan, Triplett, Wickham, Wilkes, Witherspoon, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Clark, Colyar, Conrad, Darden, Dupré, Fuller, Gilmer, Gray, Holliday, Lamkin, Machen, Murray, Norton, Orr, Ramsay, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, and Villeré.
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Atkins, by leave, withdrew his motion to refer the communication and accompanying papers to the Committee on Military Affairs, and on motion they were laid upon the table.
Mr. Akin, from the Committee on Claims. to whom had been referred the memorials of J. Toomer and A. J. Ward, asserting a claim. reported back the same with the recommendation that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it do lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of Mrs. Hagner and Mrs. Gordon, proprietors of Shockoe Warehouse, asking to be relieved from the payment of taxes, reported back the same with the recommendation that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; which was agreed to.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina. from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of Charles and James M. Talbott, asking increase of rent, reported back the same with the recommendation
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that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it do lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina, from the same committee, reported
A joint resolution "for the relief of Nathaniel Moore;"
which was read a first and second time.
The question being on postponing the joint resolution,
It was decided in the negative.
Pending the further consideration,
The morning hour having expired,
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, resolved itself into open session.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary, as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution and a bill of the following titles, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
On motion of Mr. Gholson, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Staples.
On motion of Mr. Russell,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
Mr. Akin offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the discussion on the tax bill and pending amendments shall close at one o'clock on Wednesday, the eighth instant, and that discussion on amendments thereafter offered shall be confined to a speech of ten minutes in favor of and ten minutes against said amendments.
Mr. Akin called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. McMullin demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Batson, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Carroll, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Conrad, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Dupré, Ewing, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Gholson, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Holder, Lamkin, J. T. Leach, Lyon, Marshall, Murray, Norton, Orr, Pugh, Simpson, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Triplett, Villeré, Wilkes, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Anderson, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Baylor, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Clark, Colyar, Conrow, Farrow, Gilmer, Johnston,
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Keeble, J. M. Leach, Logan, Machen, McCallum, McMullin, Moore, Perkins, Russell, Sexton, and Wickham.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative,
The resolution was not adopted.
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 subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no conclusion thereon.
On motion of Mr. Colyar,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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