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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--TUESDAY, December 20, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Doggett.
On motion of Mr. Simpson, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Witherspoon.
The House resumed the consideration of the special order for the morning hour, viz:
The bill "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. Atkins moved the previous question; which was ordered.
The question being on the motion to recommit the bill and amendments,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Herbert,
Mr. Darden demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Baylor, Boyce, Branch, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chrisman, Clopton, Colyar, Conrow, Cruikshank, Darden, Farrow, Fuller, Gilmer, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Holder,
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Holliday, Kenner, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Marshall, McCallum, Montague, Moore, Norton, Orr, Ramsay, Read, Sexton, Simpson, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Triplett, Villeré, Wickham, and Wilkes.
Nays: Akin, Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Bell, Blandford, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Clark, Cluskey, Dickinson, Dupré, Echols, Elliott, Ewing, Foster, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hartridge, Hilton, Johnston, Keeble, Lester, Lyon, McMullin, Miles, Pugh, Rogers, Russell, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Swan, Welsh, Whitfield, and Witherspoon.
So the amendment was agreed to.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Simpson,
It was decided in the negative.
The bill was engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. Orr moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to its engrossment.
Mr. Baldwin moved to postpone the bill and place it on the regular Calendar after the morning hour; which latter motion was lost.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill (S. 122) regulating the compensation of postmasters, special agents, and route agents; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The morning hour having expired,
Mr. Orr moved that the Calendar be postponed.
The motion prevailed.
The question being on the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to its engrossment,
Mr. Orr called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Baldwin demanded the yeas and nays,
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Baldwin, Boyce, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Darden, Farrow, Fuller, Gaither, Gilmer, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, Hatcher, Herbert, Holder, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lester, Marshall, Orr, Ramsay, Russell, Simpson, W. E. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Staples, Villeré, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Anderson, Atkins, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Cluskey, Conrow, Dickinson, Dupré, Echols, Elliott, Ewing, Foster, Funsten, Garland, Gholson, Hilton, Johnston, Kenner, Lyon, Machen, Miles, Montague, Pugh, Rives, Sexton, Shewmake, J. M. Smith, Swan, Triplett, Welsh, Whitfield, and Wilkes.
So the motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Atkins called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Conrad demanded the yeas and nays:
Which were ordered,
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Yeas: Akin, Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Bridgers, Eli M. Bruce, Burnett, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Cluskey, Conrow, Dickinson, Dupré, Echols, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hartridge, Hilton, Holder, Johnston, Lester, Lyon, Machen, Menees, Miles, Montague, Perkins, Pugh, Rives, Rogers, Russell, Sexton, J. M. Smith, Swan, Triplett, Welsh, Wilkes, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Atkins, Baldwin, Blandford, Boyce, Branch, Horatio W. Bruce, Chrisman, Colyar, Conrad, Cruikshank, Darden, Farrow, Foote, Fuller, Gilmer, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Kenner, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Marshall, Orr, Ramsay, Read, Shewmake, Simpson, W. E. Smith, Smith of Alabama, Smith of North Carolina, Snead, Villeré, and Whitfield.
So the bill was passed, and the title was read and agreed to.
Mr. Russell moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and called the question; which was ordered.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion, Mr. Foote was excused from further service on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Chair appointed Mr. Atkins of Tennessee in his place.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved that the special order be postponed to enable him to offer a resolution.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Lyon moved that the special order be postponed to enable the Committee on Ways and Means to report back several bills.
The motion was lost.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Clopton in the chair, to consider the special order, viz:
The bill "to provide more effectually for the reduction and redemption of the currency;"
And having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that the committee had had the subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no conclusion thereon.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
On motion of Mr. Holliday, it was ordered to be recorded upon the Journal that had be been present to-day when the vote was taken upon the passage of the bill "to provide for sequestrating the property of persons liable to military service who have departed, or shall depart, from the Confederate States without permission," he would have voted in the negative.
It was also ordered to be recorded that Mr. McMullin, had he been present, would have voted in the affirmative; Mr. De Jarnette, in the affirmative; Mr. Wickham, in the negative, and Mr. McCallum, in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Holliday,
The House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock m.
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