Mr. William B. Stokes Lansing Stout Miles Taylor Mr. John W. H. Underwood Mr. Warren Winslow Clement L. Vallandigham Samuel H. Woodson James H. Thomas So the second resolution was agreed to. 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. 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 said Francis P. Blair, jr., then appeared, was sworn to support the Constitution of the United States, and took his seat in the House. Mr. Boyce moved, at 5 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Hickman having called up the report of the Committee on the Judiciary upon the message of the President of the United States of the 28th of March last, protesting against certain proceedings of the House of Representatives Mr. Crawford made the point of order, that inasmuch as the said report had been made the special order for yesterday and to-day, "after the expiration of the morning hour," it was not in order at this time (the "morning hour" not having yet commenced) to consider the same. The Speaker overruled the said point of order on the ground that the committee had authority to report any time, which, under the precedents, carries with it the right to consider at any time the report when made. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Crawford appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the affirmative. So the decision of the Chair was sustained, The House having proceeded to the consideration of the said report, The Speaker stated the question to be on agreeing to the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the House dissents from the doctrines of the special message of the President of the United States of March 28, 1860; That the extent of power contemplated in the adoption of the resolutions of inquiry of March 5, 1860, is necessary to the proper discharge of the constitutional duties devolved upon Congress; That judicial determinations, the opinions of former Presidents, and uniform usage sanction its exercise; and That to abandon it would leave the executive department of the government without supervision or responsibility, and would be likely to lead to a concentration of power in the hands of the President, dangerous to the rights of a free people. Pending which, Mr. Hickman moved the previous question; which was seconded. Pending the question on ordering the main question, Mr. James Craig moved that the whole subject be laid upon the table; which motion was disagreed to. 81 The question was then put, Shall the main question be now put ? And it was decided in the affirmative, {es (Yeas. 62 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Mr. John A. Gilmer Daniel W. Gooch Galusha A. Grow John A Gurley James T. Hale J. Morrison Harris Robert Hatton William Helmick John Hickman William A. Howard James Humphrey William Irvine Francis W. Kellogg David Kilgore De Witt C. Leach James M. Leach M. Lindley Lee Henry C. Longnecker Owen Lovejoy Gilman Marston Charles D. Martin James B. McKean Robert McKnight Edward McPherson James K. Moorhead Justin S. Morrill Edward Joy Morris Mr. Thomas A. R. Nelson Cadwalader C. Washburn James Wilson Mr. John W. Noell George H. Pendleton Clement L. Vallandigham John V. Wright. So the main question was ordered to be now put. Mr. Hickman moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said resolution? And it was decided in the affirmative, {es... 87 40 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Mr. Ezra B. French John A. Gilmer Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Edward Joy Morris Isaac N. Morris Thomas A. R. Nelson William N. H. Smith Cadwalader C. Wasl. burn James Wilson Mr. Hickman moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton. one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 500. An act for the relief of William A. Winder, of the United States army; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. Mr. Taylor, by unanimous consent, moved that Mr. Houston and himself be excused from further service on the Committee on the Judiciary. Pending which, Mr. Burnett moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. And then, On motion of Mr. William A. Howard, at 6 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1860. Before the journal of yesterday was read, On motion of Mr. Allen, 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, Cyrus Aldrich, John B. Alley, Thomas L. Anderson, James M. Ashley, Elijah Babbitt, William Barksdale, Thomas J. Barr, Charles L. Beale, Francis P. Blair, jr., Thomas S. Bocock, John Y. Brown, Henry C. Burnett, Martin Butterfield, James H. Campbell, Horace F. Clark, Sherrard Clemens, Clark B. Cochrane, Roscoe Conkling, Thomas Corwin, John Covode, Samuel S. Cox, Reuben Davis, Henry L. Dawes, William H. Dimmick, Thomas M. Edwards, Orris S. Ferry, Thomas B. Florence, Augustus Frank, Muscoe R. H. Garnett, John A. Gilmer, Daniel W. Gooch, James H. Graham, Galusha A. Grow, James T. Hale, Chapin Hall, J. Morrison Harris, John B. Haskin, George S. Hawkins, Joshua Hill, Charles B. Hoard, John Hutchins, Albert G. Jenkins, Lawrence M. Keitt, John W. Killinger, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, James M. Leach, John A. Logan, Henry C. Longnecker, Charles D. Martin, Elbert S. Martin, John A. McClernand, John McQueen, John J. McRae, W. Porcher Miles, John S. Millson, William Millward, Sydenham Moore, Isaac N. Morris, William E. Niblack, John T. Nixon, Abraham B. Olin, George W. Palmer, John J. Perry, John U. Pettit, John F. Potter, James M. Quarles, James C. Robinson, Albert Rust, George W. Scranton, Daniel E. Sickles, William E. Simms, Otho R. Singleton, Daniel E. Somes, Francis E. Spinner, James A. Stallworth, Benjamin Stanton, Thaddeus Stevens, John W. Stevenson, Lansing Stout, John L. N. Stratton, Charles R. Train, Zebulon B. Vance, Charles H. Van Wyck, John P. Verree, Edward Wade, Israel Washburn, jr., Edwin H. Webster, James Wilson, Warren Winslow, John Wood, John Woodruff, and Samuel H. Woodson. And then, By unanimous consent, all further proceedings in the call were dispensed with. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. E. B. Washburne: The memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, remonstrating against the passage of a bill now pending before Congress entitled "An act for the codi. fication of the revenue laws of the United States;" which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Carter: Two petitions of citizens of the District of Columbia, for the establishment of a metropolitan police in the District of Columbia; which were referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Parrott: Two petitions of citizens of the Territory of Kansas praying for a donation of public lands to aid in the construction of railroads in said Territory; which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Israel Washburn, jr.: The petition of Sally Eastman, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Garnett: The letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the secretary of the Light-house Board, relative to the light-house at Cape Charles, Virginia; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Pendleton: The petition of Nancy Mason, Sally Drake, and Maxfield Huston, heirs of Colonel William Crawford, of Pennsylvania, praying compensation for services rendered in defending the borders of that State and of Virginia during the war of the revolution; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills and joint resolutions of this House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 89. An act to liquidate the unadjusted contracts of the Tennessee river improvement; H. R. 85. An act for the relief of R. K. Doebler; H. Res. 34. Joint resolution for the relief of John T. Robertson, of Virginia; H. Res. 32. Joint resolution for the relief of Henry Woods; H. Res. 17. Joint resolution for the relief of William H. DeGroot; H. R. 627. An act for the relief of the widow and other heirs of William Higgins, deceased; H. R. 600. An act for the relief of the children and heirs of Alexander Montgomery; H. R. 528. An act for the relief of Beda Hayes, widow of Dudley Hayes, of Granby, Hartford county, Connecticut; HI. R. 393. An act granting an invalid pension to Nathan Randall; H. R. 370. An act for the relief of Israel Johnson; H. R. 349. An act for the relief of Peter Rogerson & Son, of St. John's, Newfoundland, owners of the British brig "Jessie;" |