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The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], "rich man's War — poor man's fight." (search)
ion: "Provided further, That in no event shall any portion of said slaves or free negroes so impressed have arms placed in their hands, or be mustered into the Confederate States service, or be used at any time as soldiers in said service." The proviso was laid on the table by the following vote: Ayes.--Messrs. Akin, Atkins, Baldwin, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Bell, Blandford, Branch, E. M. Bruce, Burnett, Carroll, Chilton, Clark, Clopton, Cluskey, Colyar, Conrow, Dickinson, Dupre, Elliott, Ewing, Farrow, Gaither, Garland, Gholson, Gray, Hatcher, Hilton, Holder, Johnston, Keeble, Lester, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, Menees, Miller, Moore, Norton, Read, Russell, Sexton, Shewmake, Simpson, Snead, Triplett, Villere, Wilkes and Witherspoon--50. Nats.--Messrs. Anderson, Chambers, Cruikshank, Darden, Echols, Fuller, Gilmer, Goode, Herbert, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, McMullin, Miles, Orr, Ramsay, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Turner, Wickha
The Daily Dispatch: February 7, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
roes in the Confederate States, to be used as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy may think best, to aid in the military defence of the country. Mr. Moore believed that we could make the negroes efficient soldiers against the Yankee negroes and Dutch. Mr. Hatcher, of Missouri, moved to lay the resolution on the table; upon which the yeas and nays were ordered and the motion was lost. Yeas, 32; nays, 39. The resolution then went to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Dupre, of Louisiana, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, requesting the President to inform the House why the cotton in Savannah was not destroyed previous to the evacuation of that place. Mr. Chambers, of Mississippi, offered a resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether, under the Constitution, the Confederate Government has any power to purchase or impress slaves, to be used as soldiers upon condition of future emancipation. Laid on the table — yeas,
The Daily Dispatch: March 10, 1865., [Electronic resource], The Dispatch. (search)
s, with an amendment by the Senate to strike out of the fourth section the following proviso: "Provided, That not more than twenty-five percent, of the male slaves between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, in any State, shall be called for under the provisions of this act." The amendment was concurred in by the following vote: Ayes.--Messrs. Anderson, Barksdale, Batson, Baylor, Blandford, Bradley, H. W. Bruce, Carroll, Clark, Clopton, Conrad, Darden, De Janette, Dickinson, Dupre, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Garther, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Johnston, Keeble, Lyon, Marchen, Marshall, McMullin, Menees, Miller, Moore, Murray, Perkins, Read, Simpson, Snead, Staples, Triplett, Villere. Nays--Messrs. Atkins, Baldwin, Branch, Chambers, Colyar, Cruikshank, Fuller, Gholson, Gilmer, Hartridge, Hatcher, Herbert, Holliday, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Logan, McCallum, Ramsay, Rogers, Sexton, J. M. Smith, Smith of North Carolina, Turner, Wickham, Wilkes, Witherspoon, Mr. Speaker.
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1865., [Electronic resource], One thousand Dollars reward. (search)
rch 9, 1865. The House met at half past 7 o'clock. The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President, covering a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury of estimates of appropriations required for the support of the Government during the year 1865. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The special order, namely: the bill to authorize the appointment of certain tax officers for the Trans-Mississippi Department, was considered and passed. Mr. Dupre, from the Committee on Printing, reported favorably a Senate bill "in relation to printing and binding, in pamphlet form, the acts, resolutions and treaties adopted at each session of Congress." The bill was considered and passed. Mr. Machen, from the Committee on Quartermaster and Commissary Departments, reported favorably a bill for furnishing bagging and rope for the packing of tithe cotton. Passed. Mr. Machen, from the same committee, to whom had been referred a resolution of
The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1865., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
ted favorably a bill to increase the commutation value of hospital rations, for a limited period, which was considered and passed. The unfinished business, being the bill "to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus," was taken up. The question being, shall the bill pass? Mr. Darden demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered and recorded as follows: Yeas.--Baston, Bradley, E. M. Bruce, H. W. Bruce, Carroll, Christian, Clark, Cluskey, Conrad, Conrow, De Jarnette, Dupre, Elliott, Ewing, Funsten, Gholson, Goode, Gray Hartridge, Hatcher, Heiskell, Holliday, Johnston, Keeble, Lyon, Machen, Miller, Moore, Perkins, Read, Russell, Sexton, Swan, Triplett, Villere, Wilks, Mr. Speaker. --Yeas, 36. Nays.--Anderson, Baldwin, Barksdale, Baylor, Blandford, Branch, Burnett, Clopton, Colyar, Darden, Farrow, Fuller Gaither, Gilmer, Hanley, Herbert, J. M. Leach, Marshall, McCallum, McMullen, Miles, Ramsay, Rogers, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Smith of N. C., Snead, Staples, T
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ssage was received from the President, returning, without his approval, a bill to provide for the payment of arrears now due to the army and navy, and stating his objections thereto. The question being shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the President, it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those who voted in the affirmative were-- Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Baylor, Blandford, Branch, H. W: Bruce, Christian, Clark, Clopton, Cluskey, Darden, Dupre, Elliott, Farrow, Gaither, Gholson, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Herbert, Johnson, Keeble, Machen, Marshall, McCallum, McMullin, Perkins, Pugh, Read, Rogers, Russell, Simpson, J. M. Smith, Triplett, Turner, Villere, Wickham and Witherspoon--39. Those who voted in the negative were-- Messrs. Barksdale, Batson, Bradley, E. M. Bruce, Carroll, Colyar, Conrad, Conrow, De Jarnette, Dickinson, Ewing, Hatcher, Holliday, Lyon, Menees, Mills, Sexton and Wilkes--18. On motion of Mr. Ma
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