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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-EIGHTH DAY--THURSDAY, December 22, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Doggett.
Mr. Cruikshank, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as Correctly enrolled
And the Speaker signed the same.
The House resumed: the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, viz:
The bill (H, R. 214) "to define and punish conspiracy against the Confederate States."
Mr. Swan demanded the previous question; which was seconded.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Baldwin,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Chilton,
It was decided in the negative.
The question recurring on the motion to agree to the amendment of the Senate,
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Mr. Marshall demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
Yeas: Akin, Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Blandford, Bradley, Eli M. Bruce, Horatio W. Bruce, Chambers, Chilton, Chrisman, Clark, Cluskey, Conrad, Conrow, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Dupré, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gaither, Garland, Gholson, Goode, Hartridge, Hatcher, Herbert, Hilton, Johnston, Keeble, Kenner, Lyon, Machen, McMullin, Miles, Miller, Moore, Murray, Norton, Perkins, Read, Russell, Sexton, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Swan, Triplett, Villeré, Welsh, Whitfield, Wickham, Wilkes, and Witherspoon.
Nays: Atkins, Ayer, Baldwin, Bell, Boyce, Branch, Burnett, Clopton, Colyar, Cruikshank, Darden, Echols, Farrow, Foster, Fuller, Gilmer, Hanly, Holliday, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, Lester, Marshall, McCallum, Montague, Orr, Shewmake, W. E. Smith, and Snead.
So the amendment of the Senate was concurred in.
Mr. Moore moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in and to lay the motion on the table; which latter motion prevailed.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz:
In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Chair laid before the House a Senate bill (S. 112); which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Also, a Senate bill (S. 147); which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also, a Senate bill (S. 141); which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Also, a Senate bill (S. 148) "in relation to the accounts to be kept at the Treasury of sequestrated estates;" which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also, a Senate bill (S. 149); which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Goode, the special order for the morning hour, viz, "Joint resolution of thanks to, and for the relief of, Major Gaspar Tochman, formerly of the Polish army," was postponed until the 5th January next.
On motion of Mr. Montague, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Miller, until the 2d January next.
On motion of Mr. Gholson, leave of absence was granted his colleagues, Messrs. Montague and McMullin.
On motion of Mr. Cluskey, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Swan.
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On motion of Mr. Hilton, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Gilmer.
On motion of Mr. Fuller, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Ramsay.
On motion of Mr. Atkins, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Moore.
On motion of Mr. Hanly, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Lamkin.
Mr. Aver moved to reconsider the vote by which leave of absence was granted to Mr. Miller.
Mr. Hilton called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Bell demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was not seconded.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion of Mr. Gilmer, leave of absence was granted his colleagues, Messrs. Fuller and J. M. Leach.
On motion of Mr. Smith of North Carolina, leave of absence was granted his colleague, Mr. Bridgers.
On motion of Mr. Conrad, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Whitfield.
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, according to order, had the subject referred to them under consideration and had come to no conclusion thereon.
On motion of Mr. Perkins,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock m. to-morrow.
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