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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-SIXTH DAY--SATURDAY, June 11, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Read.
Mr. Lyon moved that the House insist on its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill "to amend the tax laws," and grant the conference tendered by the Senate.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Lyon moved that the House insist on its amendments to the amendments of the Senate to the bill "to increase the compensation of the heads of the several Executive Departments and the Assistant Secretary of War and the Treasury," and tender a committee of conference to the Senate.
The motion prevailed.
The Chair laid before the House
A bill (H. R. 12) "to provide for the enrollment and conscription of certain noncommissioned officers and privates in. the Trans-Mississippi Department;"
which had been returned from the Senate with the following amendments:
The amendments of the Senate were concurred in.
A message was received from the Senate. by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The President of the Confederate States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 9th instant, approve and sign the following acts, entitled
The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House (H. R. 155) in relation to the pay of clerks in the office of the depositary.
The Senate have rejected on its third reading a joint resolution of this House (H. R. 14) 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, approved January 30, 1864.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate bill (S. 78) "relating the issuing of certificates of indebtedness by the Government of the Confederate States;" which was read a first and second time.
Mr. Lyon moved to suspend the rule requiring the bill to be referred to a committee.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Foote moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered.
Yeas: Ayer, Blandford, Chambers, Clopton, Foote, Foster, R. K. Garland, Hanly, Hartridge, Holder, Johnston, Marshall, Miller,
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Morgan, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, Villeré, Welsh, and Wright.
Nays: Anderson, Baylor, Boyce, Bradley, Branch, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Fuller, Gaither, A. H. Garland, Gholson, Gilmer, Goode, Heiskéll, Hilton, Holliday, Keeble, Kenner, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lyon, Machen, McCallum, McMullin, Miles, Montague, Orr, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, Singleton, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Staples, Triplett, Turner, and Witherspoon.
So the motion was lost, and the bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The Chair laid before the House Senate joint resolution (S. 141 "for the relief of James Lyons;" which was read a first and second time.
The rule having been suspended requiring it to be referred to a committee, the joint resolution was read a third time and passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate bill (S. 49) "to authorize the manufacture of spirituous liquors for the use of the Army and hospitals."
Mr. Miles moved to suspend the rule requiring the bill to be referred to a committee, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Anderson, Ayer, Barksdale, Baylor, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Branch, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Clopton, Colyar, Conrad, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Ewing, Farrow, Funsten, Gholson, Hartridge, Heiskell, Hilton, Holliday, Johnston, Lamkin, Machen, McCallum, Miles, Montague, Morgan, Orr, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, Welsh, Witherspoon, Wright, and Mr. Speaker.
Nays: Chilton, Cruikshank, Foster, Fuller, R. K. Garland, Gilmer, Hanly, Kenner, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lyon, McMullin, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Triplett, Turner, and Villeré.
So the rule was suspended.
Pending which,
The morning hour having expired,
The Chair announced the appointment of the committee of conference on the part of the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill "to amend the tax laws" as follows, viz:
Mr. Lyon, Mr. Colyar, Mr. Gholson, Mr. Chambers, and Mr. Hilton.
The Chair also announced the appointment of the committee of conference on the part of the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill to "increase the compensation of the heads of the several Executive Departments and the Assistant Secretary of War and the Treasury" as follows, viz:
Mr. Barksdale, Mr. Gaither, and Mr. E. M. Bruce.
On motion of Mr. Chambers,
The House proceeded to the consideration of the special order:
The bill providing for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the Army.
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Mr. Miles moved to postpone the consideration of the bill.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Montague submitted the following amendment:
In section 1, strike out "and" and insert after "wagon" the words "and other property."
The following message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
Mr. A. H. Garland demanded the previous question; which was ordered.
Mr. Foote moved to reconsider the vote by which the main question was ordered.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Montague,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was read a third time, and the question recurring on its passage.
Mr. Conrad demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered.
Mr. Garland moved that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. Foster demanded the yeas and nays thereon: which were not ordered, and
The House adjourned until Monday at 11 o'clock.
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