To the House of Representatives: I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to its resolu. tion of the 12th instant, a report from the Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, D. C., November 15, 1877. R. B. HAYES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 14, 1877. The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th instant, requesting him "to inform the House, if not incompatible with the public interests, what amount of indemnity has been paid to this government by the Government of Spain on account of the execution of General Ryan and others at Santiago de Cuba, November 4, 1873, and what disposition has been made of such funds as may have been received," has the honor to report to the Presi dent that the amount of indemnity paid by the Government of Spain on that account was eighty thousand Spanish dollars, yielding, less exchange, the sum of $77,797.44 in coin; that claims thereon have been settled and paid to the amount of $58,202; that a claim for $2,500 has been settled, but is not yet paid; and that the unexpended balance of the Virginius indemnity is invested in 5 per cent. registered bonds of the United States. The Secretary of State has also to state that, as the heirs of General Ryan failed to prove that he was a citizen of the United States, nothing has been paid to them from said indemnity funds. Respectfully submitted. To the PRESIDENT. WM. M. EVARTS. A message from the Senate by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 315. An act authorizing the changing of the name of the ship Samuel G. Reed; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House of Repre sentatives. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted Mr. Sexton for the remainder of the present session. Mr. Ewing moved that the House take a recess until 7 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m. Pending which, Mr. Conger, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., moved that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Ewing, the same was agreed to, with the understanding that no business was to be transacted during the said session. The House thereupon took a recess until 7 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m. After the recess, (7even o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.,) The House resumed the consideration of the special order, (H. R. 805.) After debate, On motion of Mr. Dunnell, at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., House adjourned. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1877. the The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz: By the Speaker: The petition of E. A. Wheeler, for a pension; to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. Banning: Memorial of the American Nurserymen's Association, that a commissioner be sent to examine the present status of the forests of Europe, to study the means by which their perfection has been reached, and to report the results of his investigation for the benefit of the agriculturists and other citizens of our country; to the Committee on Agriculture. Also, the petition of Albert Brinkman and Henry B. Spooner, for pensions; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Rush Clark: Papers relating to the claim of C. L. Quackenbush, for damages on account of his wrongful arrest and detention by United States authorities; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Haskell: Papers relating to the claim of Charles S. Wilder, for reimbursement of the amount paid to the Shawnee tribe of Indians for certain lands, title to which has been adjudged void; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Abram S. Hewitt: The petition of Charles B. Meyers, of New York, for relief on account of the loss of his distillery, illegally seized; to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. House: The petition of Martha Somerville, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Hunton: Papers relating to the claim of William Falls, for damage done to his property by the United States Army; Also, the petition of Maria Gibson, for pay for property taken by the United States Army; Also, the petition of the heirs of Edward Auld, of similar import; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Kelley: The petition of certain manufacturers, merchants, underwriters, and others, of New York, Pennsylvania, and other States, that immediate steps be taken to insure the proper representation of this country at the Paris exposition; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also, the petition of Mary H. Moore, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Martin I. Townsend: Papers relating to the claim of Jerome A. Eisenlord, administrator, for services rendered as surgeon United States Volunteers; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Townshend: The petition of Captain Joseph F. Nolen and others, for an appropriation to encourage rifle practice among uniformed militia of the States; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Wait: A paper relating to the establishment of a post-route from Warrenville, by way of West Ashford, Mount Hope, and Mansfield Center, to Willimantic, Connecticut; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. Benjamin A. Willis: Memorial of citizens of Pennsylvania, who have been in the military service of the United States and who are now in the uniformed militia service, for an appropriation for the encouragement of rifle practice; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Atkins, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 902) making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other purposes, with amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, accompanied by the following report, viz: The Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. No. 902) making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other purposes, together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, having considered the same, beg leave to report as follows: They recommend concurrence in the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15. They recommend non concurrence in the amendments numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 14. Mr. Atkins demanded the previous question, which was seconded, and the main question ordered, which was upon the adoption of the report. Pending which, Mr. Hale demanded a separate vote on the several amendments of the Senate to the said bill. And the question being put on the first Senate amendment, viz: Page 1, line 5, strike out "two thousand" and insert two thousand fire hundred, the same was agreed to. The question then being on the following amendment, viz: Page 1, line 17, strike out "privates" and insert enlisted men, the same was agreed to. The question then being on the following amendments, viz: and Page 1, line 19, after "clerks" insert not exceeding fifty-four, the same were disagreed to. The question then being on the following amendment, viz: Strike out the following, after the word "provided," in line 27: "That a force of four cavalry regiments shall be recruited to one hun dred men in each company, and the same shall be employed in the defense of the Mexican and Indian frontiers of Texas: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the recruiting the number of men on the Army rolls, including Indian scouts and hospital stewards, beyond twenty thousand men, of whom four full cavalry regiments shall be kept in service on the Mexican frontier in Texas," and insert the following: That cavalry regiments may be recruited to one hundred men in each company, and kept as near as practicable at that number; and a sufficient force of cavalry shall be employed in defense of the Mexican and Indian frontier of Texas, And being put, viz: Will the House agree to the same? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken William Aldrich Mr. Thomas M. Browne Mr. H. J. B. Cummings Horatio C. Burchard Lorenzo Danford Mr. William P. Frye Mills Gardner Jay A. Hubbell Morton C. Hunter Mr. H. L. Humphrey Mr. Benjamin F. Marsh Mr. Joseph H. Rainey Those who voted in the negative are Mr. J. D. C. Atkins Henry B. Banning Philip Cook Jordan E. Cravens Mr. Milton J. Durham Thomas M. Gunter So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Eppa Hunton Frank Jones Mr. Frank Hiscock John K. Luttrell Mr. J. M. Thornburgh J. W. Throckmorton Mr. E. W. Robertson W. C. Whitthorne Mr. John Howard Pugh Milton Sayler Leonidas Sexton Robert Smalls Milton I. Sonthard William D. Veeder. The question then being on the following amendment, viz: And being put, viz: Will the House agree to the same? And it was decided in the affirmative, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William Aldrich William J. Bacon George A. Bagley John H. Baker William H. Baker Latimer W. Ballon Nathaniel P. Banks Thomas M. Bayne Horatio Bisbee.jr. Thomas A. Boyd Mr. Lorenzo Brentano Mark S. Brewer Mr. Jacob M. Campbell Mr. H. J. B. Cummings Joseph G. Cannon Simeon B. Chittenden William Claflin Rush Clark Lorenzo Danford Horace Davis Nathaniel C. Deering Dudley C. Denison Mark H. Dunnell Jeremiah W. Dwight Benjamin T. Eames Charles C. Ellsworth Russell Errett Mr I. Newton Evans James L. Evans Mr. John S. Jones Joseph Jorgensen Mr. Charles O'Neill Those who voted in the negative are Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken J. D. C. Atkins Mr. Milton J. Durham Jordan E. Cravens Geo. G. Dibrell William W. Garth Thomas M. Gunter Mr. J. H. Stewart Mr. Charles E. Hooker So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Charles H. Morgan John W. Stone Michael D. White Mr. William M. Robbins Mr. Leonidas Sexton The question then being taken on the following amendments, the same were severally agreed to, viz: Page 4, strike out all after "thousand," in line 5, to and including line 6. Page 6, line 9, strike out "one hundred" and insert fifty. Page 8, line 18, strike out "bags, clothing" and insert clothing bags. Page 8, line 23, after "officers" insert appointed by the Secretary of War. Page 8, line 23, strike out "suitable." Page 9, line 4, strike out "seventy" and insert seventy-one. |