Mr. Landrum moved, at 10 o'clock and 10 minutes a. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, J Yeas It was decided in the negative, { 46 84 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. Charles F. Adams Green Adams Cyrus Aldrich Thomas J. Barr Charles L. Beale W. McKee Dunn Thomas M. Edwards Thomas D. Eliot Mr. Alfred Ely So the House refused to adjourn. Mr. John J. Perry John U. Pettit Thomas C. Theaker Mr. Kunkel moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Friday next. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Nays.. 45 88 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. Charles F. Adams Cyrus Aldrich William H. English Emerson Etheridge Mr. Reuben E. Fenton Robert Hatton William Helmick So the House refused to adjourn over. Mr. Charles L. Scott William Smith William N. H. Smith James H. Thomas Mr. John W. Noell William Stewart Thomas C. Theaker Samuel H. Woodson. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Colfax; The House accordingly again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Thaddeus Stevens reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 217) making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending June 30, 1861, had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. Dawes then called up, as the regular order of business, the Missouri contested election case. Pending which, Mr. Vallandigham moved, at 10 o'clock and 55 minutes a. (Thursday,) that the House adjourn. Pending which, On motion of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Friday next. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Vallandigham; And being put, Yeas... It was decided in the affirmative, {Nay... 92 83 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Green Adams John C. Burch Henry C. Burnett Williamson R. W. Cobb Thomas Corwin Jabez L. M. Curry Daniel C. De Jarnette Mr. Philip B. Fouke Mr. William E. Niblack John W. H. Underwood Mr. Thomas D. Eliot John F. Farnsworth So the motion was agreed to. Mr. John L. N. Stratton 斷 John Woodruff. And the House accordingly adjourned until Friday next, at 11 o'clock a. m. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1860. The following petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Wade: The petition of Julius Dougherty, praying for an increase of pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Gilmer: The petition of John B. Troy, relative to extending the time for locating land warrants under the act of July 27, 1842; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Ashley: The petition of citizens of the District of Columbia, praying for the establishment of a metropolitan police; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. McKnight: The petition of Manassus McFadden-heretofore referred January 5, 1859; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Daily gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to provide for the completion of the public buildings in the Territory of Nebraska, and for other purposes. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their Chief Clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 307. An act to repeal the second section and other portions of an act passed the 2d day of June, 1858, entitled "An act to provide for the location of certain confirmed private land claims in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes;" and S. 497. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for giving effect to certain treaty stipulations between this and foreign governments for the apprehension and delivery up of certain offenders;" in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The Senate have concurred in the resolution of this House, adopted on the 21st ultimo, that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives declare their respective houses ad journed sine die on Monday, the 18th day of June next, at 12 o'clock. meridian." On motion of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Clerk of this House be directed to request the Senate to return to this House the bill (H. R. 501) entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1861," to enable this House to supply a clerical omission in the engrossment of the same. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 4th instant, information respecting the Court of Claims; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House copies of the legislative journals of the Territory of Nebraska; which were referred to the Committee on the Territories. Mr. Carter, by unanimous consent, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 823. A bill to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to extend the Washington branch of their road to the Potomac river, and across the same, by an extension of the present structure known as the Long Bridge, for the purpose of connecting with the Virginia railroad at that point; and H. R. 825. A bill to extend the Alexandria and Washington railroad into the District of Columbia. And also introduced a bill (H. R. 824) to incorporate the Washington City and Georgetown Railway Company; all of which bills were severally read a first and second time, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Maynard, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That, on and after Monday next, the House will take a recess daily from 4 o'clock p. m. until 7 o'clock p. m. On motion of Mr. Delano, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the petition of Joel Thomas and others, heirs of John Thomas, be taken from the table, and that the same be recommitted to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Larrabee, by unanimous consent, submitted the views of a minority of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, as to the action of that department in the matter of the contract of Messrs. Rice, Baird & Heebner for furnishing the marble necessary for the exterior of the Capitol extension; which were ordered to be printed. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to return to the House the bill (H. R.501) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1861, in compliance with the request of this House. The Senate have disagreed to the amendment of this House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 44) confirming certain land entries under the 3d section of the act of 3d March, 1855, entitled "An act making appropriations for the service |