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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 --NINETY-SECOND DAY--SATURDAY, February 25, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Peterkin.
Mr. Herbert moved to postpone the consideration of the Calendar.
Mr. Miles moved that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was lost.
Mr. McMullin moved a call of the House.
The motion was not agreed to.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Herbert to postpone the consideration of the Calendar,
Mr. Herbert demanded the yeas and nays thereon; which were ordered.
Pending which,
Mr. Read moved that the House do now adjourn.
Upon which motion Mr. Ramsay demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baldwin, Bradley, Horatio W. Bruce, Chrisman, Cluskey, Darden, Dupré, Foster, Gilmer, Gray, Hatcher, Johnston, Miles, Moore, Murray, Perkins, Pugh, Read, J. M. Smith, Swan, Turner, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Anderson, Atkins, Batson, Blandford, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Carroll, Clopton, Colyar, Conrow, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Fuller, Funsten, Gholson, Hanly, Hartridge,
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Herbert, Hilton, Holliday, Logan, Machen, McMullin, Ramsay, Rogers, Russell, Sexton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Staples, Triplett, Villeré, and Wilkes.
So the motion to adjourn was lost.
On motion of Mr. Hanly, the House resolved itself 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, notifying the House that on the 23d instant the President approved and signed
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
And on motion of Mr. Rogers,
The House adjourned until 11 o'clock a. m. on Monday.
SECRET SESSION.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business; which was the consideration of
A bill (S. 200) "to provide transportation for Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress to their respective places of residence, and to increase, for a limited time, their salaries."
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved that the House resolve itself into open session.
The motion was lost.
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Mr. McMullin moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be read a third time.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr. Baldwin moved that the bill be committed to a select committee to consist of three members to be appointed by the Chair.
Mr. Hilton called the question; which was ordered, and the motion of Mr. Baldwin was not agreed to.
Mr. Snead moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "shall," in section 1, line 12, the following words:
after deducting therefrom the mileage which he shall have received for that portion of the route over which he may have received transportation in kind, or commutation thereof, under the provisions of this act.
Mr. Atkins moved that the House resolve itself into open session on the bill.
Upon which motion he demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the House refused to go into open session.
Mr. Foster demanded the previous question.
The main question was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Snead was agreed to, and the bill was read a third time.
Mr. Atkins moved to reconsider the vote by which the House ordered the bill to be read a third time.
Mr. Marshall called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider did not prevail.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Hartridge called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Marshall demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Baylor, Blandford, Boyce, Darden, Hartridge, Johnston, J. T. Leach, Moore, Pugh, Simpson, and Wilkes.
Nays: Anderson, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Bradley, Branch, Burnett, Carroll, Chrisman, Clark, Clopton, Cluskey, Colyar, Conrow, Cruikshank, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gholson, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Hilton, Holliday, J. M. Leach, Logan, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, McCallum, McMullin, Menees, Miles, Ramsay, Read, Rogers, Russell, Sexton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Staples, Swan, Turner, Villeré, Wickham, Witherspoon, and Mr. Speaker.
And the bill was rejected.
Mr. Marshall moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was rejected.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and on motion of Mr. Swan, the bill was referred to the Committee on Pay and Mileage.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Wickham offered the following resolution; which was adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That the President of the Confederate States, if compatible with the public interests, be requested to inform this House, in secret session, whether any orders have been issued by the military authorities in regard to the deportation or destruction of the cotton or tobacco in the city of Richmond; and if so, what those orders are, and the grounds on which such orders have been issued.
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Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Herbert introduced
A bill "to encourage the production of cotton;"
which was read first and second times.
Mr. Herbert moved to suspend the rule requiring the bill to be referred to a committee.
The motion was lost, and the bill was referred to the Committee on Brays and Means.
Mr. Burnett moved that the Chair be empowered to appoint a temporary member upon the Committee on Pay and Mileage, in place of Mr. Echols.
The motion prevailed, and the Chair appointed Mr. Blandford.
Mr. Machen moved to reconsider the vote on the adoption of the resolution of inquiry offered by Mr. Wickham.
Mr. Wickham moved to suspend the rules, in order to consider the motion to reconsider.
The motion was lost, and the House proceeded to the consideration of the special order; which was a bill "to provide for the establishment of a bureau for special and secret service."
Mr. Perkins moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "shall," line 4, section 9, the words "if approved by the President."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Perkins moved to amend the bill by striking out, in section 9, line 11, the words "are engaged in its duties" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "shall be established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War as necessary to the secret service."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. J. T. Leach moved to amend by striking out, in section 15, line 8. the words
President. as to what service and business of this character shall be placed under the control of the secret service bureau,
and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, to wit:
commanding general of the Confederate armies, and approved by the Secretary of War.
Mr. Foster demanded the previous question.
The main question was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. Leach was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. J. T. Leach demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Batson, Blandford. Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Carroll, Clark, Cluskey, Conrow, Darden, Dickinson, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Hatcher, Herbert, Holliday, Machen, McMullin, Miles, Murray, Read, Rogers, Sexton, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Triplett, Wilkes, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Anderson, Baldwin, Boyce, Bridgers, Chrisman Clopton, Colyar, Cruikshank, Dupré, Farrow, Foster, Fuller, Gholson, Gilmer, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, McCallum, Moore, Pugh, Ramsay, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Turner, Villeré, and Wickham.
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And the bill was passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Clark moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion of Mr. Hatcher, the House resolved itself into open session; and having spent some time therein, resolved itself into secret session again.
Mr. Hanly, from the Committee on Pay and Mileage, to whom had been referred
A bill (S. 200) "to provide transportation for Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress to their respective places of residence, and to increase, for a limited time, their salaries," reported back the same with the recommendation that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that the bill do lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Hanly, from the same committee, reported and recommended the passage of
A bill "to provide transportation for Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress to their respective places of residence, and to increase, for a limited time, their salaries;"
which was read first and second times.
The question being upon postponing the bill and placing it on the Calendar.
It was decided in the negative, and the bill was engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Swan moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and called the question; which was ordered.
Upon which Mr. Baldwin demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Baldwin, Batson, Bridgers, Clopton, Colyar, Cruikshank, Darden, Dickinson, Dupré, Farrow, Foster, Funsten, Gholson, Gilmer, Goode, Hatcher, Hilton, Holliday, Logan, Machen, Miles, Perkins, Pugh, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Turner, Witherspoon, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Atkins, Blandford, Bradley, Branch, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Carroll, Chrisman, Clark, Cluskey, Conrow, Elliott, Ewing, Fuller, Gaither, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Johnston, Keeble, J. T. Leach, McCallum, Menees, Moore, Murray, Ramsay, Read, Rogers, J. M. Smith, Snead, Swan, Villeré, and Wilkes.
The motion to reconsider did not prevail.
And on motion of Mr. Read,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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