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The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Terms, etc. (search)
Representatives. The House met at 11 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Patterson, of the Episcopal Church. The House took up the bill to provide for laying a specie export duty on cotton and tobacco. The question was, on the motion of Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky, to recommit the bill, with instructions to report a bill seizing all the cotton and tobacco in the country on Government account. It was adopted. Yeas, 43; nays, 31. Mr. Miles, from the Military Committee, reported back thouse passed a Senate bill to regulate the pay of lieutenants of the navy while commanding on shore, giving them the same pay as when on board ship. The Chair announced the following as the Special Committee on the Exchange of Prisoners: Messrs. Marshall, of Kentucky; Perkins, of Louisiana; Gilmer, of North Carolina; Clark, of Missouri, and Funsten, of Virginia. Mr. Branch, of Texas, introduced a series of patriotic resolutions, adopted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, concerni
The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1865., [Electronic resource], Statistics of slavery. (search)
, and ought not to be suspended exception extreme cases, where the public safety imperatively demands it: That the people of the Confederacy are engaged in a great struggle for Liberty, and no exigency now exists requiring its suspension." Mr. Leach asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and resulted as follows: Yeas.--Messrs. Anderson, Bell, Boyce, Branch, Clopton, Colyar, Cruikshank, Darden, Foster, Fuller, Garland, Gilmer, Lamkin, J. M. Leach, J. T. Leach, Lester, Logan, Marshall, Miles, Murray, Orr, Ramsay, J. M. Smith, W. E. Smith, Turner and Wickham--26. Nays.--Messrs. Akin, Baldwin, Batson, Baylor, Blandford, Bradley, H. W. Bruce, Burnett, Chrisman, Clarke, Cluskey, Conrow, De Jarnette, Dupre, Ewing, Farrow, Gaither, Gholson, Goode, Gray, Hanly, Hatcher, Herbert, Hilton, Holden, Johnston, Keeble, Lyon, Machen, Moore, Norton, Perkins, Read, Russell, Sexton, Shewmake, Simpson, Snead, Staples, Triplett, Villere, Wilkes and Mr. Speaker--43. So the resoluti
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
and its merits discussed at some length by Messrs. Hunter, Brannon and Armstrong. The amendments having all been agreed to, the bill was ordered to be engrossed. The House bill for the relief of Benjamin Brinker, the agent for the county of Frederick for the distribution of supplies to the families of soldiers, and who had stolen from him by the Yankees thirty-odd thousand dollars, in moneys and bonds, belonging to said soldiers' families, was taken up, explained by Messrs. Thomas and Marshall, read the third time, and passed by the following vote: Yeas, 37; nays, 0. The bill to authorize the purchase and sale, or distribution, of supplies to the indigent families of soldiers and others throughout the State was taken up on motion of Mr. Coghill. Mr. Coghill offered a substitute for the bill, which was read. House bill, with slight amendments, on the same subject, was offered as a substitute, to Mr. Coghill's substitute, by Mr. Douglas, and the last-mentioned substi
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], "rich man's War — poor man's fight." (search)
heir 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, Wickham and Mr. Speaker--23.] Mr. Shewmake, of Georgia, moved to amend the third so as to provide that payment shall be made for any
The Daily Dispatch: February 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], The last Paris fashions. (search)
63. Total number, 7,538. The communication was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. On Mr. Hunter's motion, the chair was vacated for a short time in order that Colonel Mosby, who was then in the capitol, might be introduced to the members of the Senate. The bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to empower the Governor to have made out, and field in the State Department, complete lists of the State forces, was taken up and discussed. On motion of Mr. Marshall, the bill was laid on the table, and the Senate went into secret session. House of Delegates. The House met at 12 M. The following bills were introduced: A bill providing for the settlement of claims of the State of Virginia against the Confederate Government. A bill to make the crime of horse-stealing punishable with stripes and death. A bill for the relief of Joseph G. Bullock, of Fluvanna county. A bill for the relief of W. W. Taylor, late sheriff of B
The Daily Dispatch: February 8, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
een retired by reason of disability." The President appointed, as the Senate's committee, Messrs. Dulancy, Nash and Guy. Mr. Guy offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of three to propose to the Senate a suitable response to the answer given by the Federal Government to the Commissioners sent by the Confederate States to treat for peace. The resolution was agreed to, and Messrs. Guy, Neeson and Lewis were appointed as the committee. On motion of Mr. Marshall, the Senate then went into secret session, House of Delegates. The House met at 12 M. and went immediately into secret session on the unfinished business of yesterday. When the doors were opened, Mr. Haymond, of Marion, moved, by resolution, that the order of the House closing the doors at one o'clock P. M., every day, be rescinded; and the resolution rescinding the same was agreed to. So the doors remained open. The Committee on Finance reported a substitute for the b
The Daily Dispatch: February 10, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
on, offered the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on General Laws: "Resolved, That in future it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Senate, in reckoning the pay of members, to allow for such time only as Senators are in attendance on their duties, unless they be detained by sickness or other unavoidable cause. " Mr. Hunter offered a resolution providing for going into secret session each day hereafter at one o'clock, which was discussed by Messrs. Hunter, Marshall, Johnson; and afterwards, on motion of Mr. Johnson, was laid on the table. Joint resolutions, adopted by the House of Delegates, in honor of the death of Brigadier- General Pegram, and providing for the appointment of a joint committee of ten on the part of the Senate and twenty on the part of the House of Delegates to attend his funeral, were read and adopted, the rules being suspended for that purpose. On motion (at 1 o'clock), the Senate resolved into secret session. Note.
The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1865., [Electronic resource], The sword of justice. (search)
ereof may elect. The fourth section of the bill provides that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize a change in the relation which the said slaves shall bear towards their owners as property, except by consent of the States in which they may reside, and in pursuance of the laws thereof. Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, moved that the bill be rejected. He wanted to test the sense of the House upon this subject of arming negroes. He wanted to have a vote upon it. Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky.--Yes, let us have a vote on it. Let the country know where we stand. Mr. Hartridge, of Georgia, asked that the vote on the rejection of the bill be taken by ayes and noes. Ordered. The vote being taken on the motion to reject, resulted — ayes, 21; noes, 53. So the bill was not rejected. The House resumed the consideration of the special order, viz: the bill "to levy additional taxes for the year 1865 for the support of the Government," and without arriving at
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1865., [Electronic resource], What will they do with us? (search)
mended. Mr. Watson, of Mississippi, offered, as a substitute for the bill, a bill reported by the minority of the House Military Committee. On motion, by Mr. Orr, the further consideration of the subject was postponed till Monday, and the substitute ordered to be printed. Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, introduced the following, which was placed on the calendar and ordered to be printed: "A bill to Abolish the office of all officers engaged in Discharging the Duties of Provost-Marshall except within the lines of an army in the field. "The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the office of all officers now engaged in performing the duties of provost-marshal, outside the lines of an army in the field, be, and the same is hereby, abolished: Provided, That all officers who may have been disabled and assigned to the discharge of these duties shall not lose their commissions, but may be assigned to other duties. "Section 2. That all officers w
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], Proclamation by the President, appointing a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, with thanksgiving. (search)
cie value. Passed. Mr. McMullin, of Virginia, presented certain patriotic resolutions, adopted some time since by Forsberg's brigade, of Wharton's division. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Funsten, of Virginia, the Committee on Flag and Seal, reported back, Without amendment, Senate bill to establish the flag of the Confederate Senates; which was passed. On motion of Mr. Boyce, Admiral Buchanan was tendered a privileged seat on the floor of the House. Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky, from the Committee of Conference on the bill for the trial of offences committed by members of the reserves by military courts, submitted a report making certain not very material alterations in the bill as passed by the House. The report was adopted. Several patriotic resolutions, adopted by various meetings of citizens and soldiers, were presented and ordered to be printed. The House took up and passed the bill to pay for horses lost in service.-- [Provides for
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