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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 --SIXTH DAY--SATURDAY, May 7, 1864.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 7]
SIXTH DAY--SATURDAY, May 7, 1864.

OPEN SESSION.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Duncan.

The Chair announced the appointment of the standing committees of the House as follows:

• 1. Elections.
• • 1. Mr. Gilmer of North Carolina.
  • 2. Mr. Heiskell of Tennessee.
  • 3. Mr. Miller of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. Chrisman of Kentucky.
  • 5. Mr. Hilton of Florida.

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  • 6. Mr. Simpson of South Carolina.
  • 7. Mr. Holder of Mississippi.
  • 8. Mr. Branch of Texas.
  • 9. Mr. Bell of Georgia.
• 2. Ways and Means.
• • 1. Mr. Lyon of Alabama.
  • 2. Mr. Baldwin of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Conrad of Louisiana.
  • 4. Mr. Gilmer of North Carolina.
  • 5. Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi.
  • 6. Mr. E. M. Bruce of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. Sexton of Texas.
  • 8. Mr. Colyar of Tennessee.
  • 9. Mr. Anderson of Georgia.
• 3. Military Affairs.
• • 1. Mr. Miles of South Carolina.
  • 9. Mr. Pugh of Alabama.
  • 3. Mr. Marshall of Kentucky.
  • 4. Mr. Chambers of Mississippi.
  • 5. Mr. Hilton of Florida.
  • 6. Mr. Swan of Tennessee.
  • 7. Mr. Staples of Virginia.
  • 8. Mr. Bridgers of North Carolina.
  • 9. Mr. Villeré of Louisiana.
  • 10. Mr. Hanly of Arkansas.
  • 11. Mr. J. M. Smith of Georgia.
  • 12. Mr. Branch of Texas.
• 4. Foreign Affairs.
• • 1. Mr. Rives of Virginia.
  • 2. Mr. Perkins of Louisiana.
  • 3. Mr. Foote of Tennessee.
  • 4. Mr. W. R. Smith of Alabama.
  • 5. Mr. De Jarnette of Virginia.
  • 6. Mr. H. W. Bruce of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. Orr of Mississippi.
  • 8. Mr. Turner of North Carolina.
  • 9. Mr. Witherspoon of South Carolina.
• 5. Naval Affairs.
• • 1. Mr. Boyce of South Carolina,
  • 2. Mr. Clopton of Alabama.
  • 3. Mr. Funsten of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. Shewmake of Georgia.
  • 5. Mr. Wright of Tennessee.
  • 6. Mr. Ramsay of North Carolina.
  • 7. Mr. Rogers of Florida.
  • 8. Mr. Holder of Mississippi.
  • 9. Mr. Whitfield of Virginia.

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• 6. Judiciary.
• • 1. Mr. Russell of Virginia.
  • 2. Mr. Chilton of Alabama.
  • 3. Mr. A. H. Garland of Arkansas.
  • 4. Mr. Moore of Kentucky.
  • 5. Mr. Gaither of North Carolina.
  • 6. Mr. Keeble of Tennessee.
  • 7. Mr. Blandford of Georgia.
  • 8. Mr. Gholson of Virginia.
  • 9. Mr. Dupré of Louisiana.
• 7. Accounts.
• • 1. Mr. Welsh of Mississippi.
  • 2. Mr. Johnston of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Farrow of South Carolina.
  • 4. Mr. Shewmake of Georgia.
  • 5. Mr. McCallum of Tennessee.
• 8. Rules and Officers of the House.
• • 1. Mr. Perkins of Louisiana.
  • 2. Mr. Montague of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Smith of North Carolina.
  • 4. Mr. Chilton of Alabama.
  • 5. Mr. Lester of Georgia.
• 9. Pay and Mileage.
• • 1. Mr. Burnett of Kentucky.
  • 2. Mr. Hanly of Arkansas.
  • 3. Mr. Echols of Georgia.
• 10. Printing.
• • 1. Mr. Dupré of Louisiana.
  • 2. Mr. Goode of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Cruikshank of Alabama.
  • 4. Mr. Logan of North Carolina.
  • 5. Mr. Swan of Tennessee.
• 11. Public Buildings.
• • 1. Mr. McMullin of Virginia.
  • 2. Mr. Pugh of Alabama.
  • 3. Mr. Conrad of Louisiana.
• 12. Flag and Seal.
• • 1. Mr. Chilton of Alabama.
  • 2. Mr. Rives of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Chambers of Mississippi.

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• 13. Medical DePartment.
• • 1. Mr. Clopton of Alabama.
  • 2. Mr. Farrow of South Carolina.
  • 3. Mr. Read of Kentucky.
  • 4. Mr. Menees of Tennessee.
  • 5. Mr. De Jarnette of Virginia.
  • 6. Mr. Ramsay of North Carolina.
  • 7. Mr. Echols of Georgia.
  • 8. Mr. Holder of Mississippi.
  • 9. Mr. McCallum of Tennessee.
• 14. Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments.
• • 1. Mr. Machen of Kentucky.
  • 2. Mr. Johnston of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Foote of Tennessee.
  • 4. Mr. Lester of Georgia.
  • 5. Mr. J. M. Leach of North Carolina.
  • 6. Mr. Orr of Mississippi.
  • 7. Mr. Simpson of South Carolina.
  • 8. Mr. Read of Kentucky.
  • 9. Mr. Holliday of Virginia.
• 15. Ordnance and Ordnance Stores.
• • 1. Mr. Atkins of Tennessee.
  • 2. Mr. Montague of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. W. E. Smith of Georgia.
  • 4. Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi.
  • 5. Mr. Cruikshank of Alabama.
  • 6. Mr. Witherspoon of South Carolina.
  • 7. Mr. Logan of North Carolina.
  • 8. Mr. Bradley of Kentucky.
  • 9. Mr. Murray of Tennessee.
• 16. Enrolled Bills.
• • 1. Mr. Cruikshank of Alabama.
  • 2. Mr. Rogers of Florida.
  • 3. Mr. Fuller of North Carolina.
• 17. Commerce.
• • 1. Mr. Hartridge of Georgia.
  • 2. Mr. Goode of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Burnett of Kentucky.
  • 4. Mr. Farrow of South Carolina.
  • 5. Mr. Lamkin of Mississippi.
  • 6. Mr. Dickinson of Alabama.
  • 7. Mr. Fuller of North Carolina.
  • 8. Mr. Atkins of Tennessee.
  • 9. Mr. Perkins of Louisiana.

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• 18. Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
• • 1. Mr. Sexton of Texas.
  • 2. Mr. McMullin of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Witherspoon of South Carolina.
  • 4. Mr. Foster of Alabama.
  • 5. Mr. Lamkin of Mississippi.
  • 6. Mr. Bradley of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. J. T. Leach of North Carolina.
  • 8. Mr. McCallum of Tennessee.
  • 9. Mr. Bell of Georgia.
• 19. Territories and Public Lands.
• • 1. Mr. A. H. Garland of Arkansas.
  • 2. Mr. McMullin of Virginia.
  • 3. Mr. Menees of Tennessee.
  • 4. Mr. Foster of Alabama.
  • 5. Mr. Branch of Texas.
  • 6. Mr. Chrisman of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. Hilton of Florida.
  • 8. Mr. J. T. Leach of North Carolina.
  • 9. Mr. W. E. Smith of Georgia.
• 20. Indian Affairs.
• • 1. Mr. Singleton of Mississippi.
  • 2. Mr. Hanly of Arkansas.
  • 3. Mr. Miller of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. Foster of Alabama.
  • 5. Mr. Murray of Tennessee.
  • 6. Mr. Chrisman of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. Turner of North Carolina.
  • 8. Mr. Echols of Georgia.
  • 9. Mr. Rogers of Florida.
  • Mr. Boudinot, corresponding member.
• 21. Patents.
• • 1. Mr. Heiskell of Tennessee.
  • 2. Mr. Fuller of North Carolina.
  • 3. Mr. Whitfield of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. Lamkin of Mississippi.
  • 5. Mr. Bell of Georgia.
  • 6. Mr. H. W. Bruce of Kentucky.
  • 7. Mr. Chilton of Alabama.
• 22. Claims.
• • 1. Mr. Smith of North Carolina.
  • 2. Mr. Welsh of Mississippi.
  • 3. Mr. Akin of Georgia.
  • 4. Mr. Holliday of Virginia.

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  • 5. Mr. Dickinson of Alabama.
  • 6. Mr. Heiskell of Tennessee.
  • 7. Mr. Triplett of Kentucky.
  • 8. Mr. Farrow of South Carolina.
  • Special Committee on Illegal Seizures.
  • 1. Mr. Foote of Tennessee.
  • 2. Mr. Clopton of Alabama.
  • 3. Mr. Hartridge of Georgia.
  • 4. Mr. Funsten of Virginia.
  • 5. Mr. J. M. Leach of North Carolina.
• Special Committee to Inquire into the Charges Against Mr.
  W. R. W. Cobb.
• • 1. Mr. Chilton of Alabama.
  • 2. Mr. A. H. Garland of Arkansas.
  • 3. Mr. Montague of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. J. T. Leach of North Carolina.
  • 5. Mr. Murray of Tennessee.
• Special Committee Under Mr. Funsten's Resolution Relative to
  Compensation for Patent.
• • 1. Mr. Funsten of Virginia.
  • 9. Mr. Fuller of North Carolina.
  • 3. Mr. Heiskell of Tennessee.
  • 4. Mr. Read of Kentucky.
  • 5. Mr. Welsh of Mississippi.
• Special Committee Under Mr. Perkins' Resolution in Relation to
  Reporting Proceedings of Congress.
• • 1. Mr. Perkins of Louisiana.
  • 2. Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi.
  • 3. Mr. Gholson of Virginia.
  • 4. Mr. Akin of Georgia.
  • 5. Mr. Gaither of North Carolina.

Mr. Chilton submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the President be requested to furnish for the information of this House an alphabetical list of all the disbursing officers of the Government who are in default or have failed to render their accounts within the time prescribed by law or the regulations of the Departments respectively to which they belong, showing--

• 1. The rank and Department to which such persons respectively belong.
• 2. The amount of public moneys in the hands of each unaccounted for.
• 3. The date of the last accounting of each of such persons.
• 4. What steps, if any, have been taken to compel such persons to furnish their accounts, with
• 5. Such explanatory remarks as may tend to show a reasonable excuse (if any exists) for the failure to account.

(2) Resolved, That this information be caused to be furnished at the next session of this Congress, and that the President select any period between this and the first Monday in December next as the period from which the information shall date;
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Mr. Clopton presented the memorial of Ro. H. Wynne, asserting a claim for assessing the tax in kind; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Pugh presented the memorial of sundry citizens of the Eighth Congressional district of Alabama, praying relief for Lieut. Col. I. B. Feagin; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Blandford presented the petition of sundry citizens of Chattahoochee County, Ga., praying relief from the 500 per cent forfeit for failure to deliver the tax in kind; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. Orr presented the memorial of the field officers in Featherston's brigade, Loring's division, asking a modification of the law allowing officers to draw rations; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Farrow presented the memorial of Captain Hewetson, asking relief in relation to certain money captured by the enemy; which was referred to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Farrow submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to inquire and report upon the expediency of so amending the sixth section of an act entitled "An act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds" approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, as that the duties laid upon imposts, and thereby pledged, may hereafter be payable in foreign instead of in sterling exchange as now required by law;
which was adopted.

Mr. Farrow introduced

A bill "to secure a more extended publication and circulation of the general orders issued from the Adjutant-General's Office;"
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Printing.

Mr. J. T. Leach introduced

A bill "to increase the pay of officers and soldiers of the Confederate States;"
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments.

Mr. Heiskell submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire and report what legislation is necessary to prevent and correct the inequalities in the prices paid to citizens of different States under the impressment laws, and the abuses of those laws by officers of the Army;
which was adopted.

Mr. Heiskell presented a communication from General Buckner, making suggestions as to courts-martial: which was referred to the committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Foote introduced

A bill "to facilitate the detection and punishment of frauds in the Commissary and Quartermaster's Departments among the disbursing officers of the Government generally;"
which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments.

Mr. Simpson submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the papers in the case of Robert Y. Jones be withdrawn from the files of the House and be referred to the Committee on Claims.
which was adopted.

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Mr. Chambers introduced

A bill "to amend an act to provide a staff and clerical force for any general who may be assigned by the President to duty at the seat of government, approved March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two."

Mr. Chambers moved that the rule be suspended requiring the bill to be referred to a committee.

The motion was lost, and the bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

And the House, on motion of Mr. Chilton, adjourned.

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