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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-SECOND DAY--THURSDAY, December 15, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Jeter.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate joint resolution (S. 16) "defining the position of the Confederate States, and declaring the determination of the Congress and the people thereof to prosecute the war till their independence is acknowledged;" which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Also, a Senate joint resolution (S. 19) "respecting the exemption of State officers;" which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Also, a Senate 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;" which was read a first and second time.
Mr. Montague moved to suspend the rule requiring the bill to be referred to a committee.
Two-thirds not voting in favor of the suspension, the motion was lost.
Mr. Baldwin moved that the bill be referred to the Special Committee on Impressments.
Mr. Wickham moved to amend the motion of Mr. Baldwin by referring the bill to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The amendment was concurred in, and the motion as amended was agreed to.
So the bill was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The Chair laid before the House a resolution of the Senate proposing that when the two Houses adjourn on Saturday, the 24th instant, they adjourn to meet on Monday, the second day of January.
The resolution was taken up for consideration, and
Mr. Lyon moved that it be postponed indefinitely.
Mr. Foote demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Clopton, Cluskey, Colyar, Conrad, Conrow, Cruikshank, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Echols, Ewing, Foote, Foster, Funsten, Garland, Gholson, Hatcher, Hilton, Holder, Holliday, Kenner, J. T. Leach, Lester, Lyon, Machen, McCallum, Orr, Perkins, Pugh, Rives, Sexton, W. E. Smith, Swan, Vest, Welsh, Wickham, and Wilkes.
Nays: Anderson, Baylor, Bradley, Branch, Bridgers, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chrisman, Clark, Darden, Fuller, Gaither, Gilmer, Goode, Hanly, Herbert, Keeble, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, Logan, Marshall, McMullin, Miles, Miller, Montague, Ramsay, Read, Russell, Shewmake, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Staples, Triplett, Witherspoon, and Mr. Speaker.
So the resolution was indefinitely postponed.
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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. 224) to punish certain frauds on the Confederate Government, including larceny and embezzlement of property of the Government.
They have passed a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Chair announced the special order; which was the 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."
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved to postpone the special order until to-morrow morning; which motion was agreed to.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina, under a suspension of the rules, reported back, from the Committee on Claims,
A bill (H. R. 204) "to amend an act entitled 'An act providing for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the Army,' approved June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four," asked that the committee be discharged from its further consideration, and that it do lie upon the table; which was agreed to.
Mr. Smith, from the same committee, under a suspension of the rules, reported
A bill "to amend an act entitled 'An act providing for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the Army,' approved June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four;"
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.
Mr. Foote called the previous question.
Pending which the morning hour expired.
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 that they had had under consideration the bill referred to them, and had come to no conclusion thereon.
On motion of Mr. Ramsay,
The House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock m.
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