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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-SIXTH DAY--TUESDAY, February 7, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate bill (S. 137) "to establish the flag of the Confederate States;" which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.
The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of Saturday last, viz:
Joint resolution "for the relief of Nathaniel Moore."
The question being on ordering the joint resolution to be engrossed and read a third time,
Mr. Perkins demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Darden, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Elliott, Ewing, Fuller, Garland, Herbert, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, Marshall, Menees, Norton, Ramsay, Russell, Simpson, Triplett, and Wilkes.
Nays: Akin, Batson, Carroll, Chilton, Chrisman, Clopton, Colyar, Conrow, Dupré, Farrow, Foster, Gholson, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hatcher, Hilton, McMullin, Miles, Perkins, Sexton, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Villeré, and Mr. Speaker.
So the joint resolution was engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. Barksdale called the question; which was ordered.
The question being put,
Shall the joint resolution pass?
Mr. McMullin demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the joint resolution was lost.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina from the Committee on Claims, reported
A joint resolution "for the relief of James D. Browne;"
which was read a first and second time.
The question being on postponing the joint resolution and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
The question being on ordering the joint resolution to be engrossed and read a third time,
Mr. Marshall demanded the yeas and nays;
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Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Atkins, Baylor, Boyce, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Carroll, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Clopton, Darden, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Elliott, Farrow, Foster, Fuller, Gholson, Gilmer, Gray, Hatcher, Herbert, Hilton, Johnston, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, Miles, Norton, Ramsay, Russell, Simpson, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, and Wickham.
Nays: Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Blandford, Colyar, Conrow, Ewing, Garland, Hanly, Machen, Marshall, McMullin, Menees, Pugh, Sexton, J. M. Smith, Triplett, Villeré, and Wilkes.
So the joint resolution was engrossed and read a third time.
The question being put,
Shall the joint resolution pass?
It was decided in the affirmative, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Akin, from the Committee on Claims, to whom had been referred the memorial of Weatherford & Thomas, asking compensation for tobacco lost in the custom-house at Nashville, Tenn., 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. Akin, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of J. Gardner, postmaster at Christiansburg, Va., asking to be relieved from liability for postage stamps captured by the enemy, 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. Akin, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of Capt. R. E. B. Hewetson, asking relief in relation to certain money captured by the enemy, 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. Akin, from the same committee, reported
A bill "for the relief of Major D. W. Hinkle, quartermaster of Finegan's and Perry's brigades;"
which was read a first and second time.
The question being on postponing the bill,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Dickinson, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of John Hughes, asking compensation for damages sustained by him by reason of the burning of his house and other property by the military authorities, 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. Dickinson, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of Mary Weaver, asking compensation for
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the destruction of her house and other property by the military authorities, 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.
On motion of Mr. Russell, leave of absence was granted to his colleague, Mr. Montague (detained from his seat by indisposition).
Mr. Norton, from the Committee on Claims, to whom had been referred the petition of Ellenor Thurmond, of South Carolina, asking that a bond given by her for the exemption of her overseer may be vacated, 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. Norton, from the same committee, reported
A bill "appropriating ten thousand dollars to pay claims in the recruiting service of the Confederate States;"
which was read a first and second time.
The question being on postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was engrossed and read a third time.
The question being put,
Shall the bill pass?
The yeas and nays required by the Constitution were recorded,
Yeas: Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Carroll, Chambers, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Colyar, Conrow, Darden, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Gholson, Gilmer, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Hilton, Holliday, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, Machen, Marshall, McMullin, Menees, Miles, Norton, Orr, Pugh, Ramsay, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Triplett, Turner, Villeré, Wickham, and Wilkes.
Nays: Dupré.
Two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the bill was passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Norton, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of D. E. Henderson, asking to be relieved from responsibility for certain money stolen from him. 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. Norton, from the same committee, to whom had been referred the memorial of T. A. Mitchell, asking indemnity for the loss of certain moneys, 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. Chambers entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution "for the relief of Nathaniel Moore" was rejected.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary, as follows:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of the following title, viz:
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States war steamer Alabama, and the officers and crew under his command;
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
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.
On motion of Mr. Sexton, the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, and all papers connected with the bill "to levy additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five for the support of the Government," were ordered to be printed.
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 they had had the subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no resolution thereon.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary, as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate agree to the first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth, and disagree to the third, tenth, and eleventh amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications and perform other labor connected with the defenses of the country; and they agree to the sixth amendment of the House of Representatives to the said bill, with an amendment; 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.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, notifying the House that on the 3d instant the President approved and signed the following acts and joint resolutions, viz:
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increasing the compensation of certain officers and employees of the Government.
On motion,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session, 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. Clopton in the chair; and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that they had had the subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no resolution thereon.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the injunction of secrecy was removed from all the proceedings on said bill, and on motion of Mr. Lyon, it was
Resolved, That all further proceedings on said bill be had in open session.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina offered the following resolution; which was adopted, viz:
Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the act of Congress retaining in the military service persons over fifty years of age.
On motion of Mr. Baylor, the joint resolution in favor of Don Rafael and Manuel Armijo and Julian Tesorio was taken from the Calendar, postponed until Saturday next, made the continuing special order for that day and from day to day until disposed of.
A message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary, notifying the House that on the 3d instant the President approved and signed
On motion of Mr. Lyon,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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