Also, a bill (H. R. 1537) amendatory of the act to incorporate the Capi tol, North O Street and South Washington Railway Company; to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Horace Davis: A bill (H. R. 1538) to provide for the purchase of a site and commencement of a building for the post office at San Fraucisco, California; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Robbins: A bill (H. R. 1539) to pay arrears of pension to Rebecca Sanders, of North Carolina; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 1540) for the relief of John F. Foard; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Haskell: A bill (H. R. 1541) to provide for the sale of the land of the Miami Indians, in Kansas; to the Committee on the Public Lands. Also, a bill (H. R. 1542) to provide for the funding and redemption of United States notes; to the Committee of Ways and Means. By unanimous consent, resolutions were introduced, read, and severally referred to the Committee of Accounts as follows, viz: By Mr. Quinn: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Eugene Durnin the sum of $94.56, balance due him for services for the month of October, 1877, in the Doorkeeper's department, and charge the same to the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. By Mr. Frank Jones: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be, and he is hereby, directed to pay William H. Prescott for services rendered in the engineer's department during the months of April, May, and June, 1877, at the rate of $100 per month. Also: Resolved, That Frank Augerer be, and he is hereby, continued in the service of this House as a page during the present Congress. Mr. Singleton moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill H. R. 1526, to provide for deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Pending which, Mr. Singleton moved that when the House resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill H. R. 1526, (deficiency appropriations,) all general debate thereon shall be limited to thirty minutes; which motion was agreed to. Mr. Singleton moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The motion of Mr. Singleton was then agreed to; and the House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill H. R. 1526, and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wright reported that the committee, having had under consideration the said bill, had come to no resolution thereon. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 99. An act for the relief of the estate of Amos Ireland, deceased; S. 145. An act for the relief of Edwin A. Clifford; S. 225. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act for the relief of Nancy S. Ledford," approved March 3, 1871; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. On motion of Mr. Singleton, Ordered, That when the House again resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill H. R. 1526, all general debate thereon shall be limited to one minute. Mr. Singleton moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. And then, On motion of Mr. Singleton, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill H. R. 1526, (deficiency appropriations;) and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wright reported that the committee, having had under considération the said bill H. R. 1526, had directed him to report the same with sundry amendments. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the said amendments, Mr. Singleton demanded the previous question on the bill and amendments; which was seconded and the main question ordered. Mr. Singleton moved to reconsider the vote by which the main question was ordered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table which latter motion was agreed to. The amendments of Mr. Foster and Mr. Yeates were agreed to. Provided, That the unexpended balance of the appropriation made for star service in the transportation of the mails for the last fiscal year, or so much thereof as may remain after settling accounts touching said service during said year, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the same service during the current fiscal year. Mr. Foster demanded the yeas and nays on concurring in the amend ment. Pending which, Mr. Butler, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., moved that the House do now adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the yeas and nays, Mr. Mills, at 4 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., moved that the House do now adjourn. And being put, Yeas It was decided in the negative, Nays Not voting.. 121 132 38 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles E. Hooker Mr. William McKinley jr. Mr. Terrence J. Quinn Lyne S. Metcalfe William R. Morrison Joseph H. Rainey Those who voted in the negative are Mr. J. D. C. Atkins Jordan E. Cravens Mr. H. L. Dickey Those not voting Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken George A. Bagley Lucien B. Caswell J. R. Chalmers Samuel S. Cox John R. Eden Aug. A. Hardenbergh are— Mr. D. B. Culberson C. B. Darrall Abram S. Hewitt So the House refused to adjourn. Mr. Frank Jones Mr. Hilary A. Herbert Mr. Amos Townsend Mr. Charles B. Roberts Jacob Turney Robert B. Vance Nelson H. Van Vorbes Alfred M. Waddell Mr. John H. Reagan Leonidas Sexton Robert Smalls Milton I. Southard Horace B. Strait Thomas Swann Martin I. Townsend William D. Veeder Casey Young. The question then recurring upon the amendment, the yeas and nays were ordered. And the question being put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? Yeas It was decided in the negative, Nays Not voting.. 108 129 54 Mr. Mark H. Dunnell E. John Ellis Thomas M. Gunter Robert A. Hatcher Mr. Daniel M. Henry Charles E. Hooker Mr. Romualdo Pacheco Those who voted in the negative are Mr. William Aldrich J. D. C. Atkins William Claflin Alvah A. Clark John B. Clarke Mr. Jacob D. Cox Augustus W. Cutler Andrew H. Hamilton Mr. Frank Jones John S. Jones Thomas B. Reed Mr. Charles M. Shelley Nelson H.Van Vorhes Mr. Americus V. Rice So the amendment was not concurred in. John H. Reagan Mr. Singleton moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was non concurred in, and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. Pending which, Mr. Robbins, at 5 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., moved that the House do now adjourn. Pending which, Mr. Durham moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet on Friday next; which motion was not agreed to. The question then recurred upon the motion of Mr. Robbins; which was agreed to, and the House accordingly adjourned. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1877. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Boyd: Papers relating to the bill to credit Charles E. Fahnestock, postmaster at Glassford, Illinois, with the amount stolen from him by burglars; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Buckner: A paper relating to the establishment of a postroute from High Hill to Loutre Island, Missouri; By Mr. Davidson: A paper relating to the establishment of a postroute from Perry to Deadman's Bay, Florida; By Mr. Durham: A paper relating to the establishment of a postroute from Burgin to Bryantsville, Kentucky; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Errett: Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the repeal or amendment of the bankrupt law in such a manner as to afford a better protection to creditors and to enforce a more speedy and honest distribution of bankrupt estates; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Gunter: The petition of Susan J. Berry, to be paid the amount due her late husband for services rendered as an officer in the United States Army; By Mr. John T. Harris: The petitions of Andrew J. Baugher, Abraham Blosser, (administrator of Jonas Blosser, deceased,) Peter Blosser, Joseph Bowman, Joseph Bowman, (administrator of John Bowman, deceased,) John W. Bowman, Isaac Bowman, Michael Bowman, Mary Brenaman, Samuel Carpenter, Samuel Cline, Thomas P. Crawford, Henry Early, Noah Early, J. B. Eastham, Dr. W. D. Ewing, Noah Flory, Elizabeth Garber, (administratrix of Abraham Garber, deceased,) Eli A. Garber, Samuel Garber, Samuel Good, Adam Gowl, William C. Harrison, Christian Hartman, Samuel D. Humbert, Thomas Kirkpatrick, William F. Kyger, (administrator of Alexander Kyger, deceased,) Christian Landes, John W. Landes, Daniel Landes, Morgau Layton, Samuel S. Long, Elder Isaac Long, William D. Maiden, Daniel Miller, Samuel A. Miller, Daniel Miller, Joseph M. Miller, Joseph B. Moyers, Noah A. Royer, James Ritchie, John Rubush, Abraham Sayer, James Smith, Emanuel Spitzer, John Wampler, Samuel H. Wampler, P. W. Whitmer, Martin Whitmore, Elder John Wine, Curtis Yates, Peter Zetter, for compensation for stock driven off by order of General Sheridan ; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Haskell: Papers relating to the bill for the relief of A. T. Mueller, of Allen County, Kansas; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Hunton: The petition of George Foster, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Ketcham: Papers relating to the claim of Theodore Dehon, for rice taken from him by the United States Army; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Lapham: The petition of Elizabeth Page, for a pension; to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. McMahon : The petition of Levan Records, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. |