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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 --THIRTY-FOURTH DAY--THURSDAY, June 9, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Read.
On motion of Mr. Blandford, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Akin.
The following message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States having returned to the Senate the bill (S. 24) entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of additional officers of artillery for ordnance duties," with his objections to the same, the Senate proceeded to reconsider the bill; and
Resolved, That the bill do not pass, two-thirds of the Senate not agreeing thereto.
The President of the Confederate States having returned to the Senate the joint resolution (S. 7) in regard to the exemption of editors and employees of newspapers, with his objections to the same, the Senate proceeded to reconsider the joint resolution; and
Resolved, That the joint resolution do not pass, two-thirds of the Senate not agreeing thereto;
I am directed by the Senate to communicate the said bill and joint resolution, the message of the President returning the same to the Senate with his objections, and the proceedings of the Senate thereon, to the House of Representatives.
Mr. Foote moved to postpone the pending matter before the House under a suspension of the rules.
The motion was lost.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill "relating to the issuing of certificates of indebtedness by the Government of the Confederate States."
The following message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a joint resolution (H. R. 11) of thanks to Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor and the officers and men of his command.
They have concurred in the amendment of this House to the bill (S. 59) to authorize the owners of the registered eight per cent ten-year convertible bonds issued under the provisions of the act approved May 16, 1861. to exchange the same for coupon bonds.
Mr. Foster submitted the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina:
Strike out the same and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Such certificates may, at the pleasure of the holder, be converted at par into six per cent bonds, provided for in the sixth section of an act entitled 'An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds,' approved seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four."
The following message was received from the President, by Mr. Burton N. Harrison, his Private Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: On the 7th instant the President approved and signed the following acts:
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Very respectfully,BURTON N. HARRISON,
Private Secretary.
Richmond, Va., June 9, 1864.
Mr. Swan, from a special committee, submitted a verbal report.
Mr. Singleton called the question; which was ordered.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Foster to the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina,
Mr. Marshall called for the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Chambers, Dupré, Elliott, Foote, Foster, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Hilton, Marshall, McCallum, McMullin, Menees, Pugh, Read, Rogers, Simpson, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Swan, Triplett, Welsh, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Atkins, Ayer, Barksdale, Blandford, Bradley, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clopton, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Fuller, Funsten, Gholson, Gilmer, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Holder, Holliday, Johnston, Kenner, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lyon, Machen, Miles, Montague, Murray, Perkins, Rives, Russell, Sexton, Shewmake, Singleton, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Villeré, and Wright.
So the amendment to the amendment was lost.
Mr. Foote submitted the following amendment to the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina:
Provided, That the creditor of the Government shall be allowed to receive Treasury notes, at his option, in lieu of the certificates of indebtedness herein provided for.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Swan moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table.
Mr. Blandford demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Ayer, Blandford, Bridgers, Chambers, Clopton, Cruikshank, Dupré, Elliott, Foster, Fuller, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Johnston, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Marshall, McMullin, Pugh, Read, Rogers, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, Swan, and Wright.
Nays: Akin, Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Colyar, Conrad, Dickinson, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Funsten, Gholson, Gilmer, Heiskell, Hilton, Holliday, Kenner, Lyon, Machen, McCallum, Menees, Miles, Montague, Murray, Perkins, Rives, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Triplett, Villeré, and Witherspoon.
So the motion was lost.
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The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Smith of North Carolina,
Mr. Lyon demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Ayer, Blandford, Bridgers, Chambers, Clopton, Cruikshank, Dupré, Foote, Foster, Fuller, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hartridge, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Marshall, McMullin, Murray, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Rogers, Russell, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Swan, Witherspoon, and Wright.
Nays: Akin, Atkins, Barksdale, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Colyar, Conrad, Dickinson, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Gilmer, Heiskell, Hilton, Holliday, Kenner, Lyon, Machen, McCallum, Menees, Miles, Montague, Rives, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, Triplett, and Villeré.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. Conrad moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table.
Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Anderson, Ayer, Blandford, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Clopton, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Goode, Hartridge, Holliday, Keeble, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Machen, Marshall, McMullin, Miles, Morgan, Pugh, Read, Rogers, Russell, Shewmake, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Swan, Triplett, and Wright.
Nays: Atkins, Barksdale, Bridgers, Farrow, Foote, Gholson, Gilmer, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Kenner, Lyon, McCallum, Menees, Montague, Perkins, Rives, Sexton, Singleton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Villeré, and Witherspoon.
So the bill was laid upon the table.
Mr. Foster moved to reconsider the vote just taken.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. McMullin moved that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Miles moved that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. Hilton demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Burnett, Dupré, Farrow, Gholson, Goode, Hartridge, Kenner, Marshall, McMullin, Miles, Montague, Simpson, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Akin, Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Blandford, Bradley, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chilton, Clopton, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Foote, Foster, Fuller, Funsten, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Gilmer, Heiskell, Hilton, Holder, Holliday, Keeble, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, McCallum, Menees, Morgan, Perkins, Pugh, Rives, Rogers, Russell, Sexton, Shewmake, Singleton,
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J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Triplett, Villeré, and Wright.
So the House refused to adjourn.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved to postpone the next special order.
Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Blandford, Branch, Bridgers, Chilton, Clopton, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Dupré, Farrow, Foote, Foster, Fuller, Gaither, R. K. Garland, Gilmer, Hartridge, Heiskell, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Miles, Morgan, Pugh, Rives, Sexton, Shewmake, Singleton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Swan, Villeré, Witherspoon, and Wright.
Nays: Bradley, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, Colyar, Conrad, A. H. Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hilton, Holliday, Keeble, Kenner, Marshall, McCallum, Menees, Montague, Murray, Perkins, Rogers, Russell, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Staples, and Triplett.
So the motion to postpone the special order prevailed.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved to suspend the rules.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Conrad moved to suspend the rules, to enable him to offer a resolution, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon; which were not ordered, and the motion to suspend the rules was lost.
The hour of 3 o'clock having arrived,
The House took a recess till 8 o'clock;
And having reassembled,
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., June 8, 1864.
To the House of Representatives:
In response to a resolution of the House of Representatives of January 15, 1864, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War covering a copy of the proceedings of the court of inquiry relative to the capture of New Orleans.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The communication and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Chair also laid before the House another communication from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., June 8, 1864.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, covering copies of additional reports of military operations during the year 1863.
It is suggested that these papers are intended to be used for the information of the members of Congress, and that their publication at this time is considered unadvisable.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The communication and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the first special order was postponed.
Mr. Lyon moved to postpone the second special order.
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Mr. A. H. Garland moved the indefinite postponement of the second special Order, viz:
A bill for the organization of the bureau of conscription and the appointment of officers in said bureau.
The motion prevailed.
The Chair laid before the House
A bill "to amend the tax laws;"
which had been returned from the Senate with sundry amendments.
The bill and amendments were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The following message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, with amendments, a bill of this House (H. R. 107) to amend the tax laws: in which amendments I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. Miles moved to reconsider the vote by which the special order, viz:
A bill for the organization of the bureau of conscription and the appointment of officers in said bureau,
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Barksdale moved to postpone the consideration of the bill until the bill "to amend the laws relating to the tax in kind" was disposed of.
Mr. Foote moved to lay on the table the motion of Mr. Miles to reconsider the vote by which the second special order was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Miles demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered.
Yeas: Atkins, Baylor, Blandford, Bridgers, Chilton, Clopton, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Dickinson, Dupré, Elliott, Foote, Foster, Fuller, Gaither, A. H. Garland, R. K. Garland, Gilmer, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hedge, Kenner, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lyon, Machen, McMullin, Menees, Morgan, Murray, Orr, Sexton, Shewmake, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Triplett, Turner, Witherspoon, and Wright.
Nays: Anderson, Barksdale, Boyce, Bradley, Branch, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chambers, De Jarnette, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Gholson, Hilton, Holder, Holliday, Johnston, McCallum, Miles, Montague, Moore, Perkins, Pugh, Rogers, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, J. M. Smith, Staples, and Villeré.
So the motion to lay on the table prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the next special order was postponed.
Mr. Lyon, under a suspension of the rules, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to whom had been referred
A bill "to increase the compensation of the heads of the several Executive Departments and the Assistant Secretary of War and the Treasury,"
reported back the same to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass with the following amendment to the amendments of the Senate, as follows, viz:
After the words "six thousand dollars," in the fifth line, insert the words "and the chief officer of every Government bureau in the city of Richmond,
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including the Commissioner of Patents, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and First, Second, and Third Auditors, to five thousand dollars per annum, payable as now provided by law: Provided, however, That no officer holding a commission in the military or naval service shall be entitled to the benefits of this act. And that the salary of all clerks and employees in the various departments located in the city of Richmond be increased fifty per cent, and at all other points throughout the Confederate States twenty-five per cent: Provided, That clerks detailed from the Army or Navy shall not be entitled to the benefits of this act."
The following message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, bill and a joint resolution of this House of the following titles, viz:
They have passed, with amendments, bills of this House of the following titles, viz:
They have passed bills of the following titles, viz:
In which bills and amendments i am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. McMullin moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Lyon by striking out the words "fifty per cent" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-five per cent," and by striking out the words, in the latter part of the section, "twenty-five per cent" and inserting in lieu thereof "twelve and a half per cent."
Mr. Barksdale called the question; which was ordered, and the amendment of Mr. McMullin was lost.
Mr. Holliday submitted the following as a substitute for the amendment of the Committee on Ways and Means, viz:
That the employees in the several Departments of the Government be allowed fife same ration, pay, allowances, and compensation as the detailed men in the same.
The amendment was lost.
The amendment of the committee was agreed to.
Mr. Lyon moved to amend the title by adding thereto the words "and of the officers therein named."
Mr. Lyon, from the same committee, to whom had been referred
A bill "to amend the laws relating to the tax in kind;"
which had been returned from the Senate with the following amendments, viz:
"That the account of slaughtered hogs required by the first section of said
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act shall be rendered on or about the first day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-five and eighteen hundred and sixty-six, for each year preceding said date."
The amendments of the Senate were concurred in.
Mr. Lyon, from the same committee, reported
A bill "in relation to the pay of clerks in the office of the depositary,"
with the recommendation that it do pass with the following amendment, viz:
The question being upon agreeing to the amendment of the committee,
It was decided in the affirmative, and the bill as amended was engrossed, read a third time, and passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Lyon, from the same committee, reported and recommended the passage of
A joint resolution "explanatory of the act to increase the compensation of certain civil officers and employees in the President s office and in the executive and legislative departments at Richmond for a limited period;"
which was read first and second times.
And the question being put,
Shall the joint resolution be postponed and placed on the Calendar?
It was decided in the negative.
Mr. Hilton moved to amend the joint resolution by adding at the end thereof the words "and the clerk of the court of commissioners under the sequestration act."
The amendment was agreed to, and the joint resolution as amended was engrossed and read a third time.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the vote of the House Ordering the joint resolution to be engrossed for a third reading was reconsidered.
Mr. Lyon moved further to amend the same by adding thereto the following words, to wit:
Provided, The amount to be paid to any such clerk shall not exceed three thousand dollars per annum.
The amendment was agreed to, and the joint resolution as amended was engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. Perkins moved that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the joint resolution,
Mr. J. T. Leach demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Barksdale, Boyce, Bradley, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Chilton, Conrad, Dickinson, Dupré, Foote, Funsten, A. H. Garland,
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R. K. Garland, Gholson, Gilmer, Goode, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Kenner, J. T. Leach, Lyon, McCallum, Miles, Montague, Moore, Morgan, Rogers, Russell, Sexton, W. E. Smith, Staples, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Anderson, Blandford, Burnett, Chambers, Clopton, Cruikshank, Elliott, Farrow, Fuller, Holder, Marshall, McMullin, Murray, Orr, Perkins, Pugh, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Triplett, Turner, Villeré, Witherspoon, and Wright.
So the joint resolution was passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, the Secretary of that body; which is as follows, to wit:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House of the following title, viz:
They have passed a bill of the following title, 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.
Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported and recommended the passage of
A bill "to amend an act entitled 'An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds,' approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four;"
which was read first and second times.
Mr. Rogers moved that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was lost.
The Chair laid before the House an act (S. 77) "to amend an act entitled 'An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds,' approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four;" which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr. J. T. Leach,
The House adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.
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