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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 --TWENTY-NINTH DAY--MONDAY, December 12, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Jeter.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
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The House then proceeded to the consideration of the special order; which was a bill (H. R. 242) "to provide for sequestrating the property of persons liable to military service who have departed, or shall depart, from the Confederate States without permission."
The question being the motion of Mr. Simpson to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary,
Mr. Foote called the question.
Pending which the morning hour expired.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, a bill of this House (H. R. 270) to provide for the printing ordered by either House of Congress.
They have passed bills of the following titles, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence or this House.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Clopton in the chair, on the bill "to provide more effectually for the reduction and redemption of the currency;" and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and, through their Chairman, reported to the House that they had had under consideration the bill referred to them, and had come to no conclusion thereon.
Message was received from the President, by Mr. Harrison, his Private Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
To the honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Speaker: On the 9th instant the President approved and signed an act (H. R. 238) entitled "An act to increase the salary of the judge of the district court for the eastern district of Virginia for a limited time."
On the 10th instant the President approved and signed an act (H. R. 241) entitled "An act to fix the salaries of district judges for a limited time."
Very respectfully,
BURTON N. HARRISON,
Private Secretary.
Richmond, Va., December 12, 1864.
On motion of Mr. Kenner,
The House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock m.
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