Stald of the Alexanderss for the of the of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1856. The Senate have passed bills of this House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 317. An act for the relief of Smith & Hunt, of Toledo, Ohio; and H. R. 764. An act to change the times for holding the terms of the district court of the United States for the northern district of Alabama; severally without amendment. The Senate have agreed to the amendment of this House to the bill of the Senate (S. 228) for the relief of Valentine Wehrheim. Mr. Train, from the select committee appointed under the resolutions of the House of March 5, 1860, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives be di. rected to issue process for the arrest of Charles A. Dunham, of New York city; Alexander Hay, Gideon G. Westcott, and Albert Schofield, of the city of Philadelphia; William Kearns, of Reading, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Vallandigham gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to regulate the mode of proceeding in contested elections in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 317. An act for the relief of Smith & Hunt, of Toledo, Ohio; H. R. 764. An act to change the times for holding the terms of the district court of the United States for the northern district of Alabama. When Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 452. An act for the relief of Sylvester Gray; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. A message was received from the President of the United States, by J. Buchanan, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 7th instant, approve andsign a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 284., An act for the relief of John W. Taylor and certain other assignees of pre-emption land locations. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the report of the Committee of Elections in the Missouri contested election case; the pending question being on the resolutions reported from the said committee. After debate, Mr. Dawes moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. On motion of Mr. Gartrell, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That there be a call of the House. The roll having been called, the following named members failed to answer to their names, viz: Green Adams, John B. Alley, Thomas L. Anderson, Elijah Babbitt, J. R. Barrett, Alexander R. Boteler, John Y. Brown, James H. Campbell, Sherrard Clemens, Clark B. Cochrane, Roscoe Conkling, Thomas Corwin, Muscoe R. H. Garnett, Chapin Hall, John B. Haskin, George S. Hawkins, John Hutchins, Lawrence M. Keitt, David Kilgore, John W. Killinger, Elbert S. Martin, John A. McClernand, W. Porcher Miles, Laban T. Moore, John T. Nixon, Abraham B. Olin, George W. Palmer, James M. Quarles, Charles B. Sedgwick, Daniel E. Sickles, Daniel E. Somes, Benjamin Stanton, Carey A. Trimble, Zebulon B. Vance, John P. Verree, Edwin H. Webster, and John Woodruff. And then, By unanimous consent, all further proceedings in the call were dispensed with. The first resolution was then read as follows, viz: Resolved, That Hon. J. Richard Barrett is not entitled to a seat in the thirty-sixth Congress as a representative of the first congressignal district of Missouri. And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas. ...... 94 | Nays................... 92 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are penthe field. That congres Mr. Charles F. Adams Cyrus Aldrich Mr. John F. Farnsworth Reuben E. Fenton Mr. Edward McPherson William Millward Mr. Edward Wade Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne Henry Waldron Israel Washburn, jr. E. P. Walton Alfred Wells Cadwalader C. Washburn Mr. James Wilson William Windom Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Garnett B Adrain William Allen Mr. John A. Gilmer Andrew J. Hamilton Mr. William E. Niblack John W. Noell So the first resolution was agreed to. Resolved, That Hon. J. Richard Barrett is not entitled to a seat in the thirty-sixth Congress as a representative of the first congressional district of Missouri. Mr. Dawes moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The second resolution was then read as follows, viz: Resolved, That Hon. Francis P. Blair, jr., is entitled to a seat in the thirty-sixth Congress as a representative from the first congressional district of Missouri. Pending which, the mosties Yeas... .............. 91 Navs................... 93 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Garnett B. Adrain William Allen Mr. John D. Ashmore William T. Avery Mr. William Barksdale Thomas S. Bocock Mr. Robert Hatton William S. Holman Mr. George H. Pendleton Samuel O. Peyton Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Mr. Stephen C. Foster Mr. Albert G. Porter John F. Potter Emory B. Pottle John H. Reynolds Alexander H. Rice Christopher Robinson Homer E. Royce John Schwartz George W. Scranton John Sherman Elbridge G. Spaulding Francis E. Spinner Thaddeus Stevens William Stewart John L. N. Stratton Mason W. Tappan Thomas C, Theaker Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles R. Train Henry C. Longnecker William Vandever Charles H. Van Wyck Edward Wade Henry Waldron E. P. Walton Cadwalader C. Washburn Ellihu B. Washburne Thomas D. Eliot William Millward Israel Washburn, jr. Alfred Wells James Wilson William Windom John Wood. Mr. Pryor moved, at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The second resolution was again read. And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas................... It was decided in the affirmative, 93 os ) Nays .................... 91 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Cyrus Aldrich Mr. Stephen C. Foster Augustus Frank Mr. Albert G. Porter John F. Potter Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Garnett B. Adrain Mr. Henry A. Edmundson William Allen Thomas B. Florence Philip B. Fouke Lucius J. Gartrell John A. Gilmer Andrew J Hamilton Thomas Hardeman, jr. John T. Harris Robert Hatton George S. Houston William Howard George W. Hughes James Jackson Albert G. Jenkins John J. Jones Lawrence M. Keitt Lucius Q. C. Lamar John M. Landrum James M. Leach Shelton F. Leake John A, Logan Peter E. Love William B. Maclay Mr. Horace Maynard John McQueen |