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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 --FORTY-EIGHTH DAY--THURSDAY, January 5, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Read.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, asking that certain funds arising out of the revenues of the Post-Office Department, and which have gone into the miscellaneous funds of the Treasury, be placed to the credit of the Post-Office Department; also, a communication recommending the appointment of a commissioner of taxes for the Trans-Mississippi Department; which were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Lyon, under a suspension of the rules, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back favorably the following Senate bills, viz:
A bill "to provide for lighting and warming the Executive Mansion, and to supply forage and commissary stores to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States."
The bill was postponed and made the special order for Wednesday next.
A bill "to authorize the appointment of certain tax officers for the Trans-Mississippi Department;" which was made the special order, after the existing special orders were disposed of, and ordered to be printed.
The committee also reported back unfavorably Senate bill "declaring four per cent bonds receivable in payment of taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four."
The bill was laid on the table.
Mr. Wickham moved a suspension of the rules, in order to allow him to introduce two bills from the Committee on Military Affairs, in order to have them printed.
The motion prevailed, and
Mr. Wickham reported a bill "to provide payment for horses lost in service," and a bill "to authorize the promotion of officers; noncommissioned officers, and privates for distinguished valor and skill, or peculiar competency or merit."
The bills were ordered printed and were made special orders after those existing are disposed of.
Mr. Goode moved a suspension of the rules, in order to allow him to make a report from the Special Committee on Impressments; which motion was lost.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business; which was the bill "to authorize the consolidation of companies, battalions, and regiments."
The question being on the motion of Mr. Vestee reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Marshall was agreed to,
Mr. Chambers called the question; which was ordered.
Mr. Vest demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
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The question recurring on the adoption of the amendment,
Mr. Marshall demanded the yeas and nays;
Which were ordered,
So the amendment was lost.
The question being on the amendment of Mr. Barksdale, which authorizes the election of the officers for the new organizations? subject to the examination and approval of an army board,
Mr. Chambers moved to strike out the provisions in the amendment which provides for the examination of the officers by a board.
Mr. Chrisman called the question; which was ordered, and the motion of Mr. Chambers was lost.
Mr. Akin offered an amendment providing that in case the officers elected are reported incompetent by the board of examination, a reelection shall take place, and if the officer elected then be also declared incompetent, the position shall be filled by appointment.
Mr. Marshall moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Akin by a provision limiting the selection of officers for the consolidated commands to those holding the same grade in the former organizations.
The question being on Mr. Marshall's amendment,
The question was ordered, and the amendment was rejected.
The question recurring on the substitute of Mr. Akin,
The same was lost.
The question now being on the amendment Of Mr. Barksdale,
The yeas and nays were ordered;
So the amendment did not prevail.
A motion was made to reconsider the vote rejecting the amendment of Mr. Barksdale; which motion was lost.
Mr. Bell, by consent, withdrew the amendment offered by him on yesterday to the proposition of Mr. Snead in relation to the elective system.
On motion,
The House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
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