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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 --FIFTY-SIXTH DAY--SATURDAY, January 14, 1865.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met at the usual hour, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Duncan.
The Speaker announced the following gentlemen as the special committee to whom was referred the President's message and accompanying documents in relation to the arrest of the Hon. Henry S. Foote:
Messrs. Clark of Missouri, Gilmer of North Carolina, Chilton of Alabama, Gholson of Virginia, and McCallum of Tennessee.
The Speaker laid before the House a Senate bill "to amend an act approved August twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled 'An act to provide for local defense and special service;'" which was read a first and second time, engrossed, read a third time, and passed.
Also, Senate joint resolution "of thanks to General Stand Watie, Colonel Gano, and the officers and men under their command."
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Lyon, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported
A bill "to establish a depository in connection with the Treasury Department."
The bill was read a first and second time.
Mr. Hanly moved to amend the bill by adding as follows:
Provided, That no one shall be employed who is subject to military duty.
The amendment prevailed.
Mr. Wickham moved to strike out the proviso exempting the deposits from taxation, on the ground that inducement was already offered by the guaranty of the Government for safe-keeping of the deposits,
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and that additional inducement would have the effect of withdrawing from the banks of the States all deposits.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was read the third time and passed.
Mr. Barksdale, from the Committee on Finance, reported
A bill "explanatory of the word 'family' in the fifth section of the act to amend the tax law, approved June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, so as to make it include all the white and colored members of any household of a plantation."
The bill was read a first and second time.
Mr. Wickham moved that on the next payment of taxes, taxpayers shall be credited with the excess they paid during the present year; which was agreed to.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
The House then proceeded with the consideration of the exemption bill.
The clause relating to exemption of ministers of the gospel was amended as follows, viz:
Every member of religion in discharge of regular ministerial duties who, on the seventeenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, was authorized to preach according to the rules of the denomination to which he belongs.
Pending which,
Mr. J. M. Smith moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table.
The motion of Mr. J. M. Smith was lost, and the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Logan offered an amendment to exempt all mechanics and agriculturists over 45 years of age, habitually engaged in the prosecution of their callings, who have eight white persons in their families dependent upon them; which was agreed to.
Mr. J. M. Smith moved further to amend the bill by extending the provision to all persons who would be exempted under this head had they not been in the Army.
The amendment prevailed.
Mr. Blandford moved to reconsider the vote by which the House agreed to the amendment of Mr. Logan.
Mr. Gholson moved to recommit the bill, with the amendments, to the Committee on Military Affairs, with instructions that they report the present exemption bill without the fifteen-negro clause.
Mr. Lester moved, in addition, that in lieu of the fifteen-negro clause there should be inserted a clause exempting all agriculturists actively engaged in producing supplies on the 17th February, 1864.
Mr. Goode offered a substitute for both propositions, that the bill be recommitted to the committee, with instructions that it modify the present exemptions, take from the President all power over details, and place in the military service all persons between the ages of 17 and 45.
Mr. Logan moved to lay the amendments and substitute on the table; which motion prevailed.
And the House, on motion of Mr. Leach,
Adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.
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