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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-NINTH DAY--FRIDAY, December 23, 1864.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Doggett.
The Chair laid before the House a message from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., December 19, 1864.
To the House of Representatives:
In response to your resolution of the 18th ultimo, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War relative to contracts for supplies to be paid for in cotton in the Trans-Mississippi Department.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The message and accompanying documents were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Lyon, the House resolved itself into secret session; and having spent some time therein, resolved itself into open session.
On motion of Mr. Machen, leave of absence was granted his colleagues, Messrs, Burnett and Bradley.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Clopton in the chair, to consider the special order, viz:
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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 recommend that the bill do pass with the following amendments:
Mr. Kenner moved the previous question.
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Marshall,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock m. to-morrow.
SECRET SESSION.
The House being in secret session,
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Nash, their Secretary; which is as follows, viz:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, with amendments, a bill of this House (H. R. 267) to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases for a limited time; in which amendments I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
The Chair laid before the House a message from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., December 19, 1864.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to a further foreign loan; and recommend his proposition to your favorable consideration in secret session.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The communication and accompanying documents were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The Chair laid before the House a bill of the House (H. R. 267)
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"to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases for a limited time,"
which had been returned from the Senate with sundry amendments.
The bill and amendments were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Lyon, by consent, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported
A bill "to issue a further foreign loan;"
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.
The bill was engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. Smith of North Carolina moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Colyar moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Foster called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to recommit was lost.
Mr. Baldwin moved that the House resolve itself into open session; which motion was lost.
Mr. Hilton Called the question; which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider was lost.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Lester demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered, and the bill was passed.
Mr. Kenner moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
The motion to reconsider was lost, and the title was read and agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Baldwin,
The House resolved itself into open session.
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